25 April, 2009 : - - Estoril, Carcavelos, Portugal – FUTURES FINS team rider wunderkind Alejo Muniz of Brazil won the ASP WQS 6-Star Estoril Quiksilver Pro 2009 event today finishing on top of the final encounter against fellow finalist Masatoshi Ohno (JAPAN), clinching crucial 2500 ratings’ points and a US$ 25.000 check, the richest winner’s prize of the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS). Muniz, 19, whose talent and performances already rocketed him to the status of Brazilian surfing’s next best thing, dominated the Estoril Quiksilver Pro 2009 throughout the week coming out on top of the pack with a couple of 9.60 point rides and an impressive 18.60 point heat combination on Day 3 of competition. Despite the tricky conditions of the final day, Muniz not only showed technical skills but came-up with solid tactics and maturity using his natural talent to defeat two of the world’s best surfers.
“I am just so happy I cannot even realize what I have done right now,” Muniz said. “My only wish coming here was to have fun as much as I could and enjoy my surfing in any kind of waves. It is the perfect day for me and I managed to get the best out of these conditions so I could not have hoped for anymore.”
Muniz was riding the new Futures Fins BLACK STIX 2.0 in the EA template.
FUTURES FINS TEAM RIDER Romain Cloitre (REU), 20, got his best result ever today by reaching the Semifinals of the ASP WQS 6-Star event, the Reunion island born surfer and former ASP European Junior champion confirming his rise in the last couple of years.
