Today's US OPEN saw the fourth round of the MENS event, which had not yet been held.
Michael Rodrigues, Brazil
Michael Rodriguez, also known as "M-ROD," riding the LOST SUB-DRIVER model "CARBON WRAP," took advantage of the board's bounce to ride every wave from outside to inside, finishing in second place. He didn't seem to be struggling to hit the board as hard as the other surfers to get through the waves, and the double flex of the "CARBON WRAP" made surfing these types of waves a breeze.
"Evan Geiselman" USA
Florida's small wave warrior, Evan Geiselman, was carving even in the thick outside waves. And on the inside, his strategy seemed to be to successfully perform air reverses to score points, as he did so multiple times. Apparently, the waves in Florida are smaller than in California, so surfers become better at generating speed themselves, and Kelly also hails from the same small Florida waves. Even in Japan, there are many JPSA surfers who excel in small waves in Shonan. In Round 4, last year's winner, Kanoa, took first place, followed by Evan in second place.
Because there is a time difference between Japan and the US, by the time this blog is published,
Round 5 is scheduled to take place.
The four members of the LOST team who have advanced to Round 5 are:
"Kolohe Andino"
"Griffin Colapinto"
"Michael Rodriguez"
"Evan Geiselman"
Nishii, who is on-site, will report on their Round 5 results in a blog post to be published tomorrow!
