The favourites for the win at the Lords of Tram GKA Big Air Kite World Cup, like world champion Andrea Principi (ITA), countryman Lorenzo Casati, and Jamie Overbeek (NED), advanced through the early rounds without drama.
Spain´s Jeremy Burlando landed a berth in the semi-final after taking his quarter-final heat, helped by a huge Contraloop Backroll Boardoff for 7.93. That put Lorenzo Casati in second, though he still advanced at the expense of Aaron Hadlow. Dutchman Jamie Overbeek came out of the blocks fast in his quarter-final and never looked back to take the win in tricky breezes. Only Josué San could keep up with Overbeek and his second place earned him a semi-final spot, sending Marc Jacobs out after he withdrew with an ankle injury. World champion Andrea Principi continued the dominant form he had shown in his opening heat and swept to the semi-final with a big display that showed mastery of the difficult conditions. France’s Edgar Ulrich also advanced as the wind dropped out and ended the first day’s proceedings. Ulrich won a run-off with Jason van der Spuy (RSA) after a scoring discrepancy forced the two back out on the water.
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