Surf DM 2018 - Day 2
Juniors, cadets and open women start
The second day of the #surfDM 2018 began in glorious sunshine. While the previous day the surfing action was juggled from a podium, the contest started on Tuesday in both the north and the south.
Team rider Dylan Groen kicked things off in the first heat of the juniors. He impressed the spectators with radical turns and was able to secure second place in the quarter-finals with a score of 9.96. This put the 18-year-old in a positive mood, which meant that he started the semi-final in the afternoon in high spirits. This mood was also noticeable in the water, because despite deteriorating wave conditions, Dylan impressed with confident manoeuvres and surfed his way to first place. He will now compete in the final against Wavetours team rider Tim Elter, Juan Fischer and Lenni Jensen.
The second day of the contest was definitely not a relaxed round for Tim. The morning began with the semi-final in the Cadets class (U16), where he impressed with well-executed and particularly steep turns. With a final score of 11.23 points, he was delighted to take first place. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much time to realise this, as the 14-year-old’s heat in the junior class began after a break of just ten minutes. However, Tim kept his nerve (as usual) and surfed his way into the semi-finals with wonderful waves and 11.19 points. After a short break, things continued here too. With a score of 12.70 points, Tim performed even better than in the morning, meaning that half of the junior final will be made up of Wavetours team riders.
The heats of the (Grand) Masters meant a longer break for the Wavetours team riders before the Open class opened with the women. Meanwhile, the beach filled up with people eagerly watching the contest. With pleasant temperatures, good music and a great atmosphere, Lilly von Treuenfels was able to get ready for her first heat. She chose her waves with focus and ultimately secured second place, just behind the American Rachel Presti. This was celebrated properly on the beach, where Lilly was greeted by a large fanbase.
Valeska Schneider also travelled to the event with a lot of support, but she had to enter the water in much worse wave conditions. The wide-breaking close-outs made a good performance extremely difficult, but Valeska was able to assert herself with her experience, securing her ticket for the semi-finals of the Open Women with first place.
Despite the long day, the contest day was a complete success for everyone involved. In order to make the most of the good wave conditions in the morning, the third day of competition will start tomorrow at 8.00 am. Until then, it’s time to hang out in the hammocks in the camp and we’ll see you all tomorrow in the morning.