FISE WORLD SERIES Final Stop Langkawi. Logan Martin grabs the 2015 title. By Bart de Jong
The final stop of the FISE World Series took place in Langkawi, one of the many islands of Malaysia. In great weather conditions it came down to the very last day to crown the 2015 champion. Points leaders Logan Martin (AUS) and Daniel Sandoval (USA) did not make any mistakes in Saturday's semi-final and easily transfered to the 12-men final event on Sunday. The park set-up at the Eagle Square was looking good with a hipped jump box, step-up, quarters, the hitching post, and a giant wall on one side. For street moves a flatrail was added plus some manual pads/ledges but focus for all riders was more on the transitions that were offered on the transportable course. The crowd turned up in full force, DJ Mike Rock took care of the tunes, Catfish was on the mic and it was time to start that party.
Vladislav Melnik (RUS) qualified in 12th place and that's where he ended up at. Vladislav trucked the bank to bank section and also tailwhipped the long distance. The Russian added a turndown
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