Merello, Lombardi & González become 2008 Chilean Champions

Source: Chilean Surf Federation Press Office - www.fechsurf.cl

The last stage of the Chilean Surfing Circuit that took place in La Puntilla (Pichilemu) on December 6 and 7, established the Chilean 2008 champions:

Christian Merello, Marianne Lombardi and Christian Gonzáles in the Open, Ladies and Junior categories respectively.

In addition to this prestigious title, they also earned a two million Chilean pesos award: a million for Merello and half a million each for Gonzáles and Lombardi. The Chilean Surf Federation has already made known that registration for the 2009 National Surfing Circuit is already under way.

2008 Chilean Surfing Tour Ranking
Open
1º Cristián Merello
2º Leonardo Acevedo
3º Francisco Álvarez

Junior
1º Cristián González
2º Guillermo Satt
3º Tomás Villegas
3º Maximiliano Cross

Open Ladieso
1º Marianne Lombardi
2º Jessica Anderson
3º Trinidad Segura

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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