Brazil's Yago Dora surfed with power and precision to win his first world title on Tuesday, triumphing over California's Griffin Colapinto at the WSL finals in solid waves at Fiji's Cloudbreak reef.
The 29-year-old from Florianopolis had his best ever year on surfing's world tour, winning two events and qualifying as the top seed for the one-day, winner-takes-all finals for the top five surfers.
"It's unbelievable. The signs were all there for me. I felt something special this week, since I got here in Fiji, I knew something going my way," Dora said from the water in front of a flotilla of spectator boats.
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