Cloitre – Winner of Relentless Boardmasters 2011 in Newquay

Cloitre – Winner of Relentless Boardmasters 2011 in Newquay

Romain Cloitre won the Relentless Boardmasters in Newquay defeating Australian Mitch Coleborn in the final.

The 22-year-old Frenchman, Cloitre claimed his ASP Star victory by 14.77 points to 9.36 at Newquay's Fistral Beach after the culmination of a week of heats in varying surf conditions.

His backhand smashes eventually sealed the win as he achieved  a single wave score of 8.17 out of 10 for a lead that was unbeatable.

"I am really happy right now," Cloitre said. "This is my best victory in my career and I haven't had any good results in the last few months so I didn't have a lot of confidence but now I have some and I am really happy.

"The start of the Europe leg I was travelling with Tom Whitaker a lot and Oakley and he helped me to get my confidence back. He was always saying that I was going to do well in Europe and it has helped me, so thanks Tommy for that.

"I saw that Mitch had a good left and competing against him is tough because he can get a 9-point ride with one turn so it is never over when you are against him. It was a hard final and I am stoked to have come through with the win."

Coleborn was close to winning as he attempted a huge air-reverse with rotation in the final countdown of the final.

"I just cruised into that first wave," Coleborn said. "I didn't expect such a big section off the bat.

"First wave of the heat I would have liked to have found my feet before I got that section. I fell off and it almost played on my mind a bit out there.

"I didn't really consolidate on that opportunity so I was a little bit rattled. I then just tried to wait it out and the waves just never came to me."

Final results

1 – Romain Cloitre (REU) 14.77

2 – Mitch Coleborn (AUS) 9.36

Semi-final Results

SF 1: Mitch Coleborn (AUS) 15.34 Def. Mitch Crews (AUS) 13.57

SF 2: Romain Cloitre (REU) 16.16 Def. Royden Bryson (ZAF) 10.00

Quarter-final Results

QF 1: Mitch Crews (AUS) 14.53 Def. Flavio Nakagima (BRA) 11.33

QF 2: Mitch Coleborn (AUS) 13.93 Def. Jesse Mendes (BRA) 13.17

QF 3: Romain Cloitre (REU) 15.36 Def. Glen Hall (IRL) 12.00

QF 4: Royden Bryson (ZAF) 14.40 Def. Garret Parkes (AUS) 9.83

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