The mid-point stop of the kite-surf discipline on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour lands in Sylt, Germany. It comes shortly after the conclusion of the event at Rio de Janeiro’s Saquarema surf break. The rugged North Sea coastline of Sylt will provide a vastly different stage, presenting unique challenges that will likely be…
Matchu Lopes
Men’s Kite-Surf Finals
On Day 10, the wind and waves finally arrived, setting the stage for an unforgettable spectacle. The conditions were extraordinary, making it a day for the books. Matchu Lopes, Airton Cozzolino, Charly Martin, and Sebastian Ribeiro emerged as the ones to watch, fearlessly conquering the massive waves of Saquarema. Experience the highlights from the competition’s…
Matchu Lopes makes it two-for-two titles in Rio
Spain’s Matchu Lopes seized back-to-back crowns when he won the Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in spectacular style, closing out the heat with a barrel that he joyously claimed. The Cape Verdean had won the first Kite-Surf stop of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour on home waters at…
Matchu Lopes makes it two-for-two crowns in Rio
Spain’s Matchu Lopes seized back-to-back crowns when he won the Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in spectacular style, closing out the heat with a barrel that he joyously claimed. The Cape Verdean had won the first Kite-Surf stop of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour on home waters at…
Duotone Neo 2020 Product Clip
The ultimate wave-riding machine in the line up has won more world wave and strapless freestyle events and championships than any other kite. The Neo is the choice of our highly decorated wave riding team, Airton Cozzolino, Matchu Lopes, Sebastian Ribeiro and James Carew – all choose the Neo to compete on the GKA Strapless…
Duotone Academy App
The Duotone Academy APP is proud to announce ten new kite-surf tutorials that will set you up for good. Backed by the best in the game: 4x World Champion Airton Cozzolino and 1x World Champion Matchu Lopes as well as seasoned experts, Sebastian Ribeiro, James Carew and Patri McLaughlin, this dream team takes us back…
Wave finals
That’s it for GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde 2023. The world cup was run over the first three days of the 11-day competition window. Forty-five athletes—28 men and 17 women—had travelled from all over the world to battle on the renowned break in the Qatar Airways GKA World Tour. GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape…
Winners stake world title claims
Standout performances came from a clutch of Brazilians, including Gabriel Benetton, Sebastian Ribeiro and Pedro Matos, who came fourth overall after running up against an ‘on fire’ Cozzolino. Australia’s James Carew suffered at the Italian’s hands too. The reigning world champion made a shock exit before the quarter finals after he was defeated in a…
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Denmark 2021
The wind forecast changed constantly throughout the week, and unfortunately, it was just not enough to get the event underway. Hvide Sande is an amazing location, which usually offers fantastic kiting conditions. It has been unlucky to not be able to showcase these amazing conditions with our competitors and live-stream, but everyone who has been…