| www.ibaworldtour.com MUSIC The Kremlin Succession "I Need A Sin" Damian King, from Port Macquirie in New South Wales, Australia made history on day five of the Encanto Pro Puerto Rico today, when he became the first person to be a dropknee and prone world champion. King was carried on the shoulders of his Australian friends to the competitors area. Ardiel Jimenez from the Canary Islands, the man Damian King had to beat to become world champion, walked over and congratulated him on his win. Damian's father in-law, Jimmy, handed him a beer before King walked on stage to receive his trophy. Visibly emotional, Damian King thanked his father in-law for all his support and the crowd for being so great. Puerto Rican, Natasha Sagardia, caused two major upsets in today's Women's World Tour round four and quarterfinal heats. Natasha beat world numbers one and two, Eunate Aguirre from the Basque Country and Brazilian Neymara Carvalho, while her mother cheered for her from the beach. Sagardia's win over Aguirre means the WWT title race will be decided in the Azores Islands, the final stop on the WWT. Australian Women's Tour champion Lily Pollard will face Natasha Sagardia in the semi-finals. The other semi is between Brazilians, Karla Costa-Taylor and Isabela Sousa. Former dropknee world champions, Cesar Bauer from Peru and Dave Hubbard from Hawaii are through to the DKWT semi-finals along with Reunion Islander, Amaury Lavernhe. The swell is forecast to pick up over night. A call ... |
