Christian Merello won the Puertecillo Classic in amazing conditions

<sup>With one of the best left-hand waves in the world breaking epically, with 4 to 6-feet tubular waves, the sixth phase of the Chilean Surfing Circuit – the Puentecillo Classic - took place, a two-star event for the Chilean ranking. Christian Merello, taking advantage of his radical surfing, was the great champion of the event.

It was carried out from March 7-11 and all those days the waves broke perfectly. So perfect that the best, pre-classified seeds, who supposedly would get into the water after the first two heats, begged the organizers to let them run the first heat, forgetting about the seeding system.

The final crash was between known surfers: Diego Medina, Ramón Medina, Edwin del Río and Merello himself. They exchanged the lead several times after plenty of excellent waves, but in the end, Merello was awarded the championship title. Ramón Navarrro came in second, and Diego Medina and Edwin del Río occupied the third and fourth places respectively.

In the Ladies category, the clash was between this championship’s eternal rivals: Mariane Lombardi and Jessica Anderson. The latter surfed best at the finals and obtained the contest title.

Maxi “El Duende” Cross de Reñaca was the Junior champion while Renato “Pelecho” Aguirre won the Masters title with a comfortable lead.

The next phase of the Chilean Surfing Circuit will take place at the classical waves of Punta Lobos, where the Punta Lobos Ceremonial Classic will also take place. This is a four-star event that will celebrate its 10th anniversary. The waiting period for the best waves begins on the last days of March.

To watch a video of the contest click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpY7OZdEgWQ</sup>

Standings after the sixth stage

Open

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