The Gran Canaria’s legendary waves were pumping, offering the world’s top athletes a platform on which to perform and an epic finish to the 2019 APP World Tour. Congratulations to Event Winners Wellington Dos Reis and Iballa Ruano Moreno as well to the newly crowned 2019 Men’s World Champion Poenaiki Raioha and the 5 times Women’s World Champion Izzi Gomez.
The Current World #1 Poenaiki Raioha from Tahiti wraps an incredible year with the 2019 World Title on a spectacular finals day in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Photo: APP World Tour / Gran Canaria
In a gripping final, after the World Championship was won by Poenaiki Raioha, Wellington Dos Reis pulls out all the stops to capture the Gran Canaria Pro-Am event win.
Photo: APP World Tour / Gran Canaria
Iballa Ruano Moreno secures the event victory at El Loret and wins the Gran Canaria Pro-Am. This Canary Island native and 2018 World Champion showed lethal talent in front of her hometown crowd in Las Palmas to capture her 2nd back-to-back victory!
Photo: APP World Tour / Gran Canaria
Top 5 Men
Top 5 Women
U18 Division
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