PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura Grand Slam - Estredo turns it on

9:27 PM Mon 2 Aug 2010 GMT

'Gollito push loop - PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura Grand Slam 2010' &copy John Carter / PWA

PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura Grand Slam day ten report. Jose 'Gollito' Estredo, three times world champion, takes the second double elimination to steal the show in Fuerteventura, and seal the deal for his fourth PWA world title with an event to spare. On the tenth and final day of competition off Sotavento's glorious white sands, a strong breeze with the occasional piece of swell rolling in turned the waters into the perfect playground for the world's best freestylers. With the second double elimination well underway from the previous day, those still left with a chance battled their hearts out to improve ...

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