It’s halftime in our Super SUP Euro Spring Tour, which means it’s time to tally up the prize money from the first three races and see who had the most lucrative three weeks so far—and who is leading our rankings.
Despite skipping the Battle for Hercules, Marie Carmen Rivera and Shuri Araki are leading the prize money charts with a clean sweep, earning €2,600 each by winning every race they’ve entered so far.
Donato Freens is also doing quite well for himself, having earned €2,450. His third place at the Sancti Petri race cost him some potential winnings, but he remains close to the top.
Next up is Csillag Kocsis, who has earned €1,850 to date. Unfortunately, she fell ill in Greece and wasn’t able to compete in the long-distance race there, nor did she attend the Sancti Petri event. We expect to see her back in action this weekend at the Costa Blanca race.
Also earning a respectable amount is Duna Gordillo, currently sitting at €1,650.
A bit of a disappointing payday so far for Esperanza Barreras, with just €1,000 in prize money. She may have been better advised to attend the ICF event in Greece—it might have been more lucrative.
Price money cart as half way through May
Men €€€
| Rank | Name | Earning |
| 1 | Shuri Ariak | 2600 |
| 2 | Donato Freens | 2450 |
| 3 | Fernando Perez | 1275 |
| 4 | Arthur Arutkin | 1075 |
| 5 | Christian Andersen | 775 |
| 6 | Eri Tenorio | 650 |
| 7 | Blue Ewer | 450 |
| 8 | ANASTASIOS TSOURIS | 400 |
| 9 | Sergio Cantoral | 375 |
| 10 | Aaron Sanchez | 375 |
| 11 | PAOLO MARCONI | 200 |
| 12 | Antonio Morillo | 175 |
Women €€€
| Rank | Name | Earning |
| 1 | Marie Cramen Rivera | 2600 |
| 2 | Csillag Kocsis | 1850 |
| 3 | Duna Gordillo | 1650 |
| 4 | Esperanza Barreras | 1000 |
| 5 | Alba Frey | 950 |
| 6 | Susak Molinero | 850 |
| 7 | Kyiaki Logtheti | 800 |
| 8 | Anabel Page | 400 |
| 9 | Maddie Leblanc | 300 |
| 10 | NATALIA NOVITSKAIA | 250 |
| 11 | Katniss Paris | 200 |
| 12 | Skadi Langbein | 200 |
| 13 | Brianna Orams | 200 |
| 14 | Alexia Soto | 175 |
| 15 | Bianca Toncelli | 175 |
The total prize money earned in the women’s category was €11,600, while on the men’s side it was €10,800. The difference here lies in the fact that not everyone competed in the same races. For example, the dominant Spanish women did not travel to Greece and therefore missed out on prize money, and the turnout at Sancti Petri was surprisingly low.
We now look forward to the three biggest events of the year: World SUP Festival Costa Blanca, SUP World Fest Barcelona, and the Lake Rocks Festival in Austria.
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