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MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2018
The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2018 was an event in the 2018 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour. Background The 10th edition of the event was hosted in Peniche, Portugal from 16 to 27 October at the Supertubos beach in Peniche, (Leiria, Portugal). Italo Ferreira, who represents Brazil, is the current champion. Brazilian football player, Neymar Jr., was one of the notable attendees of the event. He had flown from Paris to support his fellow countryman and defending Men's Championship Tour leader, Gabriel Medina. In an interview with the WSL, Medina said, "He's a really good friend. It's good to have that kind of support. He's an inspiration for me." Italo Ferreira was crowned the champion, defeating Frenchman Joan Duru, who was competing in his first ever Championship Tour final. Ferreira's win also eliminated previous champion Gabriel Medina Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira (born 22 December 1993) is a Brazilian professional surfer who won the 2014, 2018 and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supertubos
Supertubos (Portuguese for ''Supertubes'') is a wave and beach located in Peniche, Portugal. The break is the site of the MEO Pro Portugal from the World Surf League Men's and Women's Championship Tour event. The wave did not come into mainstream international spotlight until the Rip Curl Pro Search Event in 2009. It has been qualified as having 'Totally Epic' quality as a wave. Major surfing competitions The beach hosts every year the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, a professional surfing competition, from the World Surf League Men's and Women's Championship Tour. On the tour calendar, this is one out of two European competitions and the tenth out of eleven competitions overall. At national level, the beach hosts every year the "Bom Petisco Peniche Pro" from the Liga MEO Surf Men's and Women's Championship Tour, the last competition of the national championship calendar. References See also * List of beaches in Portugal * Praia do Norte (Nazaré) Praia do Norte (‘North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordy Smith
Jordan Michael "Jordy" Smith (born 11 February 1988) is a South African professional surfer, competing on the World championship tour surfing (WCT). In 2007 Smith won surfing's World Qualifying Series, the second-tier tour which leads to qualification for the World championship tour (WCT) surfing. Jordy Smith won both the 2010 and 2011 Billabong J-Bay competitions in South Africa. He has also won 2014 and 2016 Hurley Pro at trestles California . In 2013 he won the Rio Pro in Brazil. All of these contests are part of the world championship tour. Smith grew up in Durban and started surfing at age 3. He attended a local Durban high school, Glenwood High School. Smith is known for the manoeuvres "rodeo flip" and full rotation "alley-oops' and he has been sponsored by O'Neill since 2007. In 2014, Smith married South African model Lyndall Jarvis. Outside surf, Smith is a supporter of S.L. Benfica. He has qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rip Curl Pro Portugal
MEO Pro Portugal formerly known as ''MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal'', ''Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal'' or ''Rip Curl Pro Portugal'' is a professional surfing competition of the WSL World Tour held every year in October at the Supertubos beach in Peniche, Portugal. The event was first founded in 2009 as ''Rip Curl Search Portugal''. The defending men's champion is the Brazilian surfer Italo Ferreira who won the event both in 2018 and 2019, being the first back-to-back winner ever on the event. The defending women's champion is the American surfer Caroline Marks, the youngest winner ever on the event. Wins her second Championship Tour tournament of her career In 2016, due to the lack of surfing conditions on Supertubos beach'','' the World Surf League, WSL organization explored other possibilities in the peninsula and moved temporarily to Point Fabril, between Almagreira (Vila do Porto), Almagreira and Pico da Mota, where the waves were big and curly providing a good show for the spect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Bourez
Michel Bourez (born 30 December 1985) is a French professional surfer. Biography Bourez was born on the island of Rurutu in the Tuamotus Islands in French Polynesia and started surfing at age 13. European champion in 2006, Michel entered the ASP World Tour in 2009. His best results on the World Tour came in 2014, with a fifth place in the overall classification, having won twice during the year; at Margaret River Pro 2014 and Rio de Janeiro and third place in Fiji Pro. His 2015 season was hampered by a severe injury in May, when doing a free surf session at Teahupoo. A fractured hand and cervical vertebra forced him out of the Rio and Fiji events. In 2016, he earned his third career victory at the Billabong Pipeline Masters, final event of the 2016 World Tour, finishing sixth overall. He qualified to represent France at the debut of surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career and Results * 2014: ** Winner of Margaret River Pro 2014 at Margaret River (Australia). ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Wilkinson (surfer)
Matt Wilkinson is a professional Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ... surfer. Known for being a goofyfooter, Wilkinson is from a small town called Copacabana in New South Wales. In 2016, he won his first two Championship Tour events. Career victories References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from the Central Coast (New South Wales) Australian surfers 21st-century Australian people World Surf League surfers {{Surfing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérémy Florès
Jérémy Florès (born 27 April 1988 on Reunion Island) is a French surfer who grew up on Reunion Island, France, where he began surfing at the age of 3. He continued his surfing development on family trips to Australia, Europe and Hawaii, all the while maintaining his education through correspondence courses. He turned professional in 2007, the same year in which he was awarded 'Rookie of the Year' by the WSL, and has won the prestigious Billabong Pipeline Masters in Hawaii both in 2010 and 2017. In 2015, Jeremy also beat reigning champion Gabriel Medina in the prestigious Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Tahiti with a 16.57 total heat score. From 2012-2015 Reunion Island has had a much larger than normal problem with sharks attacking surfers and bodyboarders along its beaches. As a local surfing legend, Jeremy is often asked his opinion. He knows many people that have been maimed and killed on the island, including a friend he calls his brother, who lost his life in a shark attack. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolohe Andino
Kolohe Andino (born March 22, 1994, in San Clemente, California) is an American surfer. Andino began surfing at a young age and holds the record for winning the most National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) titles of any male competitor, becoming the youngest to win one at age 15 in 2009. His breakthrough happened in 2011 after he won the Vans Pier Classic and the ASP 6-Star Quiksilver Brazil Open of Surfing. In 2019, Andino qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in surfing. His name, Kolohe, means "little rascal" in Hawaiian. Surfing career Son of top-ranked surfer, Dino Andino, Kolohe Andino began surfing at a young age as he followed his father to surfing trips; by age 8, Andino had already begun fielding sponsors who wished to represent him. By high school, he had retained professional surfer Mike Parsons as his coach and at age 15, Andino became the youngest winner of an National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) title and holds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Gouveia
Ian Gouveia (born October 27, 1992) is a Brazilian professional surfer who competes on the World Surfing League Men's World Tour since 2017.Cavalcanti, Fillippo.Ian Gouveia chega à elite do surfe para perpetuar legado de Fabinho (in Portuguese), Globo.com (Grupo Globo), December 26, 2016. Career Victories WSL World Championship Tour References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gouveia, Ian Brazilian surfers 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from São Paulo World Surf League surfers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Gudauskas
Patrick Gudauskas (born November 20, 1985 in La Jolla La Jolla ( , ) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood within the city of San Diego, California, United States, occupying of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781. La Jolla is surrounded on ...) is an American/Lithuanian professional surfer. He won several surfing competitions including the 2008 O'Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro. References External links Profile at World Surf League 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from San Diego American surfers Lithuanian surfers {{US-surfing-bio-stub Lithuanian Decent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipe Toledo
Filipe Toledo (born April 16, 1995) is a Brazilian professional surfer who has competed on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2013. He’s a second-generation pro who grew up outside of Ubatuba, Brasil on the northeastern coast of the state of São Paulo. His father, and long-time coach, Ricardo, was a two-time national champion. In 2014, as his career took flight, Filipe convinced his entire family to move to San Clemente, California. In 2014, after also competing in some events on the Qualifying Series (WQS), Toledo became the WQS champion. In 2015, Toledo had one of the best year of his professional career on the WSL World Championship Tour (CT), managing to grab his first 3 CT event wins and getting at least one perfect 10 in each final he competed. Toledo was also the surfer with most CT event wins of the year and went on to finish the 2015 season in 4th place. In 2016, Toledo suffered a string of injuries which caused him to miss 2 CT events. He went onto finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Ribeiro
Vasco Babel Ribeiro Pessoa (born 22 November 1994) is a Portuguese professional surfer. Currently he's competing inn the WSL Men's Qualifying Series, mostly known as the QS which allows 10 surfers every year to qualify for the main competition, the Championship Tour. At club level he represents Estoril Praia. Career In 2014, Vasco won the 2014 World Junior Championships, becoming the first Portuguese junior world champion in surfing. He won the Liga MEO Surf, the portuguese national championship, for a five time record, winning it in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2021. WSL World Championship Tour References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Vasco Portuguese surfers 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Cascais World Surf League surfers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
