Lobitos, Nov. 08 (ANDINA).- Peruvian surfer Sofia Mulanovich has just been crowned champion of the Movistar Peru Classic presented by Rip Curl, event No. 5 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women's World Tour.
Event No. 5 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women's World Tour, the Movistar Peru Classic culminated in offshore three-to-four foot (1 - 1.5 metre) waves at Lobitos today, and delivered all the drama and action the fans had been waiting for.
Mulanovich, who suffered a horrific wipeout yesterday, was a standout in the hard-fought Final, muscling through one section after another on her backhand, to post an impressive 15.00 out of a possible 20.
While the lead would seesaw back and forth between the Peruvian and the Australian, it was ultimately Mulanovich who would come away with the win in front of a raucous crowd on the sand.
"It doesn't even feel real that this is happening right now," Mulanovich said. "I have wanted to win this event for so long, and have always been disappointed. To do it here, in front of my friends and family and in good waves at Lobitos is a dream come true. Viva Peru!"
MOVISTAR PERU CLASSIC FINAL RESULTS:
1 - Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 15.00
2 - Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 14.74
MOVISTAR PERU CLASSIC SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 15.60 def. Coco Ho (HAW) 15.17
SF 2: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 16.27 def. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16.20
MOVISTAR PERU CLASSIC QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Coco Ho (HAW) 14.74 def. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 10.16
QF 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 9.27 def. Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
QF 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16.16 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 6.83
QF 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 10.67 def. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 10.17
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