Hiroto Ohara and Mahina Maeda win, Olympic Games finalists decided[2º Día Final del Abierto de Surf de Japón]| THE SURF NEWS “Surf News”

From November 1 to 3, the main race of the “2nd Japan Open of Surfing” was held without spectators at the Olympic Surf Competition Venue, Ichinomiya City, Chiba Prefecture, Tsurigasaki Beach (Shidashita).

Hiroto Ohara, who showed his great skill in the final, and Mahina Maeda, who had been scoring high from day one, won the championship and the final round of the “ISA World Surfing Games (WSG)” in May next year, which will be the final selection for the Olympics. I grabbed the entry slot.

Hiroto Ohara and Mahina Maeda, who also participated in WSG last year. Last year he handed over the position of the Olympic bid to Satoshi Murakami and Shino Matsuda, but six months later, he will try to win the Olympic ticket again in El Salvador.

The second champions are Hiroto Ohara and Mahina Maeda

On the final day of the tournament, Women’s Lipa Load Round 3 will begin at 7 am in the rain. Continuing from yesterday, there were waves from the waist to the chest.

In the main race, the same reload method as WSG (losers recovery battle) is adopted and progresses with a series of 4 people. One series lasted 20 minutes, and the final and the grand finale of Lipa Charge took place in 25 minutes.

Mahina Maeda and Minori Kawai, who won the main round without losing a single time, and Shino Matsuda and Minami Nonaka, who won the Lipa Charge Round, participated in the women’s final.

Mahina Maeda, who had a high score from day one and was doing well, caught the wave of light immediately after the start without breaking the attitude of the first attack even in the final and scored 5.67 with 4 maneuvers. After that, 5 minutes after the start, he led the series with a backup score of 3.80.

Kawai scored 4.27 and 3.57 in the first half of the series to take second place, but the score did not improve after that. Nonaka caught a wave of lights-size with a minute to play and moved up to second place, but Maeda escaped because she couldn’t return. Matsuda, who struggled to choose the waves, finished fourth.

Kana Nakashio, who finished second at the Japan Open last year, and Sara Wakita, representative from WSG Japan last year, battled Matsuda and Nonaka in the Lipa Charge Final and lost.

“I’m very happy to win the championship. I was able to ride the 5.67 wave at the beginning, but it was quite a tense match because I couldn’t get a backing and Shino was close. The fans from Hawaii and Japan are very supportive. So I want to qualify for Olympics and win a medal for Japan at the Games. “
Mahina maeda

Reio Inaba and Hiroto Ohara from the mainland, and Yuji Nishi and Nagisa Matsubara from the Lipa Charge Round will participate in the men’s final.

Ohara, who kept waiting without a ride while other players got two or more rides in the first half of the series, made the most of the priority with 11 minutes to go and blocked the west with 4.97 on the light wave.

With 6 minutes remaining, Ohara grabbed the light wave again and entered 3 maneuvers with high difficulty while the wave was not high potential, and moved up to 1st place in reverse with 8.33. In a comment on the live broadcast, Shusei Ohno explained, “I made waves myself and went to score points with my surfing skills.” Immediately afterwards, Inaba responded with 7.17 but was unable to catch up, and Ohara escaped as was.

“I am very happy to win. It is no exaggeration to say that I was practicing for this Japan Open this year. If I lose here, there will be no way to the Olympics, so I just want to win this match.” I was relieved because I was there. I have a long way to go, but I would like to get good results at the World Championships and the Olympics. “
Aliens Ohara

The players who will participate in the final selection of the Olympic Games “ISA World Surfing Games” have been decided.

Based on the results of the Japan Open, three men and women representing Japan will participate in the final selection of the “ISA World Surfing Games (WSG)” Olympic Games to be held in El Salvador in May next year.

Kanoa Igarashi and Yumeji Tsuzuki as the best Japanese players in the 2019 world rankings, Satoshi Murakami and Shino Matsuda, who became No. 1 in Asia at last year’s WSG and tentatively won the Olympic quota, and the winner of this Japan Open. Hiroto Ohara and Mahina Maeda will participate as “Wave Riding Japan”.

■ Olympic participation conditions
In order for Hiroto Ohara to participate in the Olympics, he must be in the top five, excluding CT athletes who have been confirmed to participate in the Olympics at the WSG in May 2021. If Satoshi Murakami is also in the top five , the best players will participate in the Olympic Games.
For Yumeji Tsuzuki and Mahina Maeda to participate in the Olympics, the first condition is to be among the top 7 players, excluding CT players who have already confirmed their participation in the Olympics at WSG. If anyone is in the top seven, that person and Shino Matsuda will participate in the Olympics. If they are both in the top 7 and Matsuda Shino is less than that, these two will participate in the Olympics. If all three are in the top seven, the top two will participate in the Olympics.

Results of the “2nd Japan Open of Surfing”

＜Men＞
1 alien Ohara
2nd place Reio Inaba
3 Siyusi
4th place Nagisa Matsubara
＜Women＞
1st place Mahina Maeda
2nd place Minami Nonaka
3rd place Minori Kawai
4th place Matsuda Shino

■ Official tournament website
https://japanopenofsurfing.jp

(Editorial department THE SURF NEWS)