Norman Landa and Tristan Guilbaud prevail in Round 2 at Sooruz Lacanau Pro
Basque Country?s Norman Landa and France?s Tristan Guilbaud successfully made it through into Round 3 (Round of 96) at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 5-Star Sooruz Lacanau Pro after managing to clinch the win in their respective Round 2 (Round of 128) heats that went down at the Grande Plage in Lacanau, France, on Tuesday, August 14.
Landa?s fellow countryperson Indar Unanue accompanied him into the next round of the competition after securing runner-up position in the 15th heat. Great Britain?s Stuart Campbell and France?s Adrien Valero finished in third and fourth place respectively, which resulted in their elimination from the competition.
The 16th heat saw France?s Rudy Marechal accompany his compatriot Guilbaud to Round 3 after getting his hands on the second-place finish. Reunion Island?s Jorgann Couzinet and Great Britain?s Jayce Robinson found their competition coming to a premature end after rounding out the bottom-two positions.
While the opening day of the competition had started with ideal conditions, the arrival of winds during the afternoon session offered a significant challenge for the surfers as they competed for survival during the second round.
Pitted against Unanue, Campbell and Valero in the 15th heat, Landa had his work clearly cut out for him. The conditions prevented him and his rivals from making the most of the three-to-four foot waves on offer. By the end of the heat, he had managed to reach a heat-total of 9.43 points after earning a 4.83 and 4.60 off his best-two waves. The effort proved sufficient to earn him top honours and take him through into the next round.
Unanue accompanied his compatriot into the next round after earning a 5.50 and 3.57 off his best-two waves for a heat-total of 9.07 points.
Campbell and Valero finished with a heat-total of 7.17 and 5.34 points respectively, which consequently led to their elimination from the competition.
The final heat of Round 2 turned out to be yet another low-scoring affair with all four surfers struggling to hold their own in demanding conditions.
Guilbaud managed to eventually walk away with the win by scoring a mere 3.17 and 4.20 off his best-two waves for a heat-total of 7.37 points.
Marechal collected a couple of scores in the three-point range to finish with a heat-total of 7.04 points, securing runner-up place and consequently advancing to the next round.
Couzinet and Robinson found their competition come to a premature end after finishing with a heat-total of 7.00 and 5.56 points respectively.
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