Iballa Moreno and Luiz Diniz (Photo Alexis Rodríguez)

Two final infarction to conclude the 2023 edition of this world-wide Gran Canaria Pro-Am of Paddel Surf, where Spain and Brazil broke Japanese rule, by imposing in the form Queen of SUP SURF, male and female categories... the organization wanted the competitors to be in the water very early, beginning at 8: 00 in the morning, this decisive day of semi-finals and finals.

With waves that arrived at a few moments at two meters and after the previous heats, they managed to enter the last competition and to choose the title the sisters Kaede and Sakura Inoue, the Argentine Luchy Cosoloto and Iballa Moreno. The grancanaria did not have a successful start, with two first failed attempts, because it did not have the chosen waves the consistency necessary to finish the journey.

But it is at this moment that the experience and claw of the grancanaria came to light, fighting without rest and climbing to the second provisional position, once the first 15 minutes were consumed. The Argentine Cosoloto and the Japanese Kaede Sakura were strong in the last stretch and even the score of the last wave, defended by the Argentine, it was not known whether Iballa was up with the world champion trophy with only 17 tenths of point.

In the male category, the consistency and regularity demonstrated by the French Benoit Carpentier throughout this international event, pretended an end in his favor, if he did not neglect the always restless Taka Inoue, a ridder who never misses a wave, extending the maneuvers to the last sigh. But the forces failed him just in the equator of the 40 minutes that the jury gave on this occasion, for finding himself filling the tide and as a result slowing down the series.

However, it was the second wave of the Brazilian Luiz Diniz with a score of 8.10, which caused a return to the classification by giving this finalist gas as he was the leader of the provisional. Neither the numerous vertical turns to the very rocks of Inoue nor the best wave of this final by the Brazilian also Leonardo Gimenes managed to take Diniz's dream, exultant once he jumped to the ground and to be aware that he had achieved his first world title.