Gabriel Escudero, the best surfer in Ecuador

Gabriel Escudero, from Puerto Rico, obtained his first ALAS Latin Tour Open victory in the third stage in Ecuador during the third weekend of February.

“This is my first check, my first triumph in the ALAS tour, the biggest prize that I’ve ever won, it’s a dream came true. To Puerto Rico!” said Escudero once he became champion at Montañita.

This was not an easy task for the Puerto Rican. Rafael “Nono” Pereyra was also determined to win the Open division. This time, the promising Venezuelan surfer couldn’t beat Escudero’s experience. Escudero was solid in the competition and focused on winning. The final score was 13.10 for the Puerto Rican surfer to 11.34 for Pereyra.

Josie Graves, the other Puerto Rican surfer, ended up on the ninth place after he lost the sixth round against Argentinean surfer Martin Passeri.

Nowadays, Gabriel Escudero is in the 17th place in the ALAS rankings, after his participation in Peru and Ecuador. Whereas Josie Graves is in the 12th place after he participated in the four stages of the tour.

About International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980. 

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since.  The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).

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