Carlos Muñoz Wins Open, Juniors, Boys in Torneo Day & Night Playa Date of Circuito Nacional de Surf DAYSTAR 2008-2009 Presented by Coca-Cola Zero In Playa Carmen This Past Weekend

National Title Comes Down to Jason Torres and Federico Pilurzu

Playa Carmen Surf Contest - Finals 2009 - from Maluca Videos

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Playa Carmen, COSTA RICA March 10, 2009 – The 16-year-old surfer from Esterillos, Carlos Muñoz, made history and amazed the crowds this past Saturday and Sunday by dominating the categories of Boys, Juniors, and Open during the Torneo Day & Night Playa, the fifth and second-to-last date of Costa Rica's Circuito Nacional de Surf DAYSTAR 2008-2009 presented by Coca-Cola Zero (CNS). And in the Open finals, the young hotshot even bested the two surfers who are now in place fighting to take the national championship title--Jaco's Jason Torres and Tamarindo's Federico Pilurzu. Torres and Pilurzu have visited the winner's podiums 5 and 3 times, respectively, and are chomping at the bit to head to the 6-star, 2,500-points Gran Final Terrazas Reef Playa in Playa Hermosa in May.

Considered in Costa Rica--and Latin America--the rising promise of surf--Muñoz obtained during the final heat the highest combination score of the tournament with 17.50, in addition to the best wave to date of the contest, according to the Federacion de Surf de Costa Rica (FSC) which earned a 9.50. This occured after the surfer pushed two aerials on the first one, and then a 360 with the addition of some radical maneuvers where he cut to a floater so advanced, Muñoz flew for a second time.

 

Altogether, with the three categories, Muñoz surfed 45 minutes at podium 1. First Boys Finals, then Juniors and directly from the Junior finals, the forces seemed run out due to the strong current that crossed in the afternoon hours of Playa Carmen. Nevertheless, he was able to explore surfficiently and find the best wave zone where he remained. In the last 5 minutes of the Open heat, Pilurzu, Torres, and Jefferson Tascon (Jaco, and new the to Open finals situation), invaded the point where Muñoz sat. It didn't matter. Whether bad luck or lack of time, Pilurzu and Torres did not represent major danger for the young surfer.

 

With Muñoz, the town of Esterillos had an impressive showing in the Torneo Day & Night Playa in Playa Carmen. In the past years, he has held a championship record in Juniors when he was only 15 years old. In addition, Muñoz was a record national champion on the CNS for Juniors, Boys, Grommets, and Mini-Grommets, consecutively from 2008 through 2005. And, he holds the record for being the national surf champion for Boys and Juniors for 3 years in a row.

 

"I want to thank my family, my sponsors, the competitors, the Federacion for organizing the dates of the Nacional Circuito.Today something has been fulfilled in me that I have dreamt about for years," said Muñoz during his trophies acceptance speech.

 

Muñoz's showing this weekend in Playa Carmen, will undoubtedly put his name on top of a short list of elite surfers who will be considered for the Costa Rica National Surf Team who will be competing for their country at the International Surfing Assocation (ISA) Billabong World Surfing Games Costa Rica 2009 in Hermosa this August. Already Muñoz' has been chosen as a member of the Costa Rican National Junior Surf Team that will travel to Ecuador for the ISA World Junior Surfing Games 2009 between March 28 and April 5, 2009.

 

In the Women's division, there remains the unstoppable 16-year-old Nataly Bernold of Jaco, once again took it all. At the Torneo Day & Night Playa in Playa Carmen, she surpassed 3 more rivals in her finals heat--Lisbeth Vindas (Jaco), Liz Block (USA), and Kristin Wilson (USA). The member of team Roxy and Red Bull was crowned the winner of the Women's Open and will, certainly, earn her second national championship after the Gran Final Terrazas Reef Playa in Playa Hermosa in May.

 

The next date of the Circuito Nacional de Surf 2008-2009 DAYSTAR will be the the Gran Final Terrazas Reef Playa in Playa Hermosa in May. It will distribute 2,500 points to the winners of each category and is a 6-star event.

 

It’s important to note that the Torneo Day & Night Playa is realised in Playa Carmen thanks to the support of Coffee Artemiz, Pizzería Tomato and Hotel and Commercial Center Playa Carmen. The CNS DAYSTAR 2008-2009 presented by Coca-Cola Zero Sponsors are: 69 Slam, 911 Groovy Radio, Balance Natural, Banana Wax, Banzaii Surfboards, Billabong, Coca-Cola Zero, Carton Surfboards, Christian Surfers, Day & Night Beach Club, DAYSTAR, FCS, Gimnasio Platinum, Gorilla, Hotel Backyard, Hotel Terraza del Pacífico, Ibarquero Design, Jass Surf Shop, Mango, Powerade, Quiksilver, Quique, Redbull, Reef, Roca Bruja, Surfos Magazine, Surftech, Witch’s Rock Surf Camp, WOW Surf Shop.

 

For more information on the Circuito Nacional de Surf DAYSTAR 2008-2009 or the Federacion de Surf de Costa Rica, please go to the webpage at www.surfingcr.net.

 

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