Five-time world champion Philip Köster won the World Cup off Westerland on Sylt. The exceptional German surfer missed his sixth world title, but the joy of the victory in front of his family and the fans was great.
Köster, whose parents are from Hamburg, won the home game on the tour only for the second time. And the first triumph of the now 28-year-old was ten years ago. And so it wasn’t surprising that he celebrated his victory and the associated vice world championship properly: “It’s a great feeling to have won my home World Cup for the second time in front of my family and the German fans. Next year will take hold I’m back and want to win my sixth world title,” said Köster.
For the surfing star, who first arrived with his wife Manca and his two-year-old daughter Malia, a win in waveriding in the first half of the season was enough. Because of the unfavorable weather conditions, the second series had to be canceled this weekend.
“That was the best day I’ve ever had on Sylt,” Köster said a week ago after the first half of the season. After that, and thus even before the final weekend, the Brazilian Marcilio Browne had already been confirmed as the new world champion.
Aschaffenburg native Erpenstein remains third
Sarah-Quita Offringa triumphed in the women’s category. It was the 20th world title for the athlete from the small Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba off the coast of Venezuela. Lina Erpenstein from Aschaffenburg came third and for the first time in her career also secured third place on the podium in the Tour classification. “I’m super happy, the conditions in the first half of the season were epic. Unfortunately, the second half of the season couldn’t start. Then I could have intervened again in the fight for the world title,” said Erpenstein.
After a two-year break due to Corona, the final of the world’s largest windsurfing event took place on Sylt. Around 150,000 people watched the regattas on Brandenburg Beach, which were endowed with a total of 85,000 euros.
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sports club | 02.10.2022 | 10:50 p.m
