Aloha Classic: Marcilio Browne is world champion, Antoine Martin wins the event

Anyone who wanted to pull an all-nighter to watch the big season finale up close was left watching on their mobile phones. Instead of a live stream, information was only available via live scoring or Insta stories. Due to "complicated logistical restrictions", there were no live pictures, but there will be highlight clips later. Only three livestream days were announced, but it is incomprehensible why the third day the day before yesterday was used for interviews without wind.

Despite this, the wind was back and the double elimination could continue. World Championship leader Ricardo Campello and Marc Paré wanted to continue their race to catch up after their early exit in the single, with Campello determined to win his first title. In their first heat of the day, the fourth round in total, everything went according to plan and both progressed. But the next round was the end for both of them. Paré finished last in the four-rider heat, while Ricardo Campello was also eliminated in third place, less than one point behind.

Tears for Ricardo Campello

That made it clear: Campello finished the Aloha Classic in seventh place and Marcilio Browne is the world champion. The defending champion was in third place after the single elimination, which was enough for him to secure his third title in total. "I'm so glad it's over, there's a lot of adrenaline. Now I can't wait to finally get on the water," said Brawzinho, who watched the heat from the beach. A visibly crestfallen Ricardo said afterwards in tears: "It's going to be hard to process. It's been really close this year and my last heat was my best heat here at the Aloha Classic. I've been so close so many times, it's really frustrating. I'm 38 years old now...I wanted to win this title at least once in my life. I'm still on top, let's see what happens next year."

Away from the World Championship drama, water sports prodigy Kai Lenny won the heat with an outstanding 18.47 points, by far the highest score of the day. However, he lost in the following round to Hookipa local Morgan Noireaux, who in turn lost to Camille Juban. Then the new and old world champion Brawzinho finally got on the water and won his heat against Camille, but then it was over - the wind died down again as the rain set in. This means that everything remains the same at the top of the event rankings: Antoine Martin wins the Aloha Classic ahead of Bernd Roediger and Brawzinho!

Maria Behrens finishes fourth at the Aloha Classic

The women were also unable to complete their double elimination. Sarah-Quita Offringa was already crowned world champion, but Lina Erpenstein was determined to work her way forward. She entered the action in the second round, but was eliminated in third place behind Angela Cochran and Sarah Hauser. "I have mixed feelings, it's a really nice day here. I rode my best heat here, so I'm happy about that," she told the PWA afterwards.

Sarah Hauser, on the other hand, put in a spectacular performance that was only stopped by the weakening wind. In the last heat of the day, the New Zealander won against Maria Behrens from Lübeck, who was sensationally in third place after the single elimination. This meant that Behrens slipped down to fourth place, but nevertheless a spectacular debut at the Aloha Classic! Hauser finished the contest in third place behind Coco Foveau and Sarah-Quita Offringa, who did not make it onto the water.

Results Maui Strong Aloha Classic

Gents

• 1st Antoine Martin
• 2 Bernd Roediger
• 3 Marcilio Browne
• 4th Camille Juban
• 5th Morgan Noireaux
• 6th Kai Lenny
• 7 Ricardo Campello
• 8 Marc Paré
• 9th Takara Ishii
• 9th Jake Schettewi

Ladies

• 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa
• 2nd Coco Foveau
• 3. Sarah Hauser
• 4th Maria Behrens
• 5 Shawna Cropas

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