| Aerial mode activated in Puerto Escondido |
| Thursday, 04 October 2012 08:51 |
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Mark McCarthy stands out at the IBA Zicatela Pro 2012, as Round 5 of competition ran to completion, at Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
The South African bodyboarder posted the highest heat total and the highest single wave score of the event so far, with a 9.68-point ride in Round 3. McCarthy later won his Round 4 heat with a combination of barrels and high flying aerial maneuvers, leapfrogging him directly into the quarterfinals where he is guaranteed nothing less than a 5th place finish. The remaining Round 4 heat winners were current number 1 seed Dave Winchester, Jared Houston and Brazil's Magno Passos who managed to edge out number 3 seed, Jeff Hubbard. Hubbard relegated to Round 5, managed to avoid elimination, but defeating the Brazilian trialist Sergio Louis in a nail-biting man-on-man heat. Six time World Champion Guilherme Tamega managed to avoid Round 5 today, but his second place finish in Round 4, forced him into Round 6 where he will face the accomplished young Australian Tom Rigby tomorrow. |











