Nakashio Tops São Sebastião Round as Pinkerton Falls in Loaded Heat

Kana Nakashio of Japan posted the highest heat total of the women’s Round of 32 at the Banco do Brasil São Sebastião Pro, winning the final heat with 14.40 points Wednesday as the Challenger Series field was cut to 16 at Praia de Maresias.

Her win came in the round’s strongest heat by a distance. Canada’s Sanoa Dempfle-Olin took second with 13.83, and Kirra Pinkerton of the United States was eliminated with 13.67, a score that would have won any of the other seven heats. American Alyssa Spencer finished fourth with 11.37.