Rio Waida Naik ke Peringkat Enam Dunia Usai Runner Up di Abu Dhabi

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Atlet selancar ombak Indonesia Rio Waida naik ke peringkat enam World Surfing League (WSL).
Peringkat ini naik usai Rio Waida menjadi runner up liga selancar dunia Surf Abu Dhabi Pro, perhentian kedua untuk Champion Tour (CT), Minggu (16/2) dengan total nilai 14,50.
Menurut catatan peringkat WSL pada Selasa (18/2), Rio mengumpulkan 9.130 poin dari dua turnamen CT yang telah dilakoninya.
Peselancar berdarah Indonesia-Jepang itu mendapatkan 1.330 poin setelah kandas pada babak 32 besar Pipe Pro di Oahu, Hawaii, AS, akhir bulan lalu.
Dalam liga selancar dunia yang digelar di Abu Dhabi tersebut, Rio harus mengakui kehebatan peselancar Brazil peraih emas Olimpiade dan predikat juara dunia 2019, Italo Ferreira yang mencatatkan total nilai 17,27.
Rio pun mendapatkan 7.800 poin lewat penampilan apiknya di turnamen CT dalam dengan teknologi gelombang ombak buatan sepanjang 500 meter yang berlokasi di Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UEA.
Usai turnamen tersebut, Rio merasa lebih "haus" akan kemenangan dan lebih terdorong untuk menjalani kompetisi lebih banyak lagi dan semakin bekerja keras untuk mencapai tujuan.
Rio selanjutnya akan tampil dalam MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal di Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal, pada 15-25 Maret.
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