Monday dawned with very small waves at Barra da Tijuca and the beginning of the Hi Rio Pro was postponed to 7:00 am Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro. The first call of the day is for both categories, with the coaching staff deciding whether the Brazilian leg of the Samsung Galaxy Surf League World Championship Tour will begin with the male or the female, after analyzing the conditions of the sea. The deadline for the fourth stop of the world title race goes to the 22 and the best surfers in the world gained an extra day off to train in Rio's waves, or to rest from the trip to Brazil. With the postponement of the competition, the only attraction on Monday in Barra da Tijuca is the press conference of the highlights on the world circuit at 17.00 in Royalty Barra Hotel, Av. Pepe, 690.
World champion Gabriel Medina, the leader of the ranking in 2015, Adriano de Souza, the winner of the first stage of the season in Gold Coast, Filipe Toledo, eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater, the triple champion Mick Fanning, the world twice champion and leader of the ranking Current, Carissa Moore, and the Ceará note 10, Silvana Lima, will be meeting journalists at the press conference of Rio Hi Pro. After the unprecedented world title won by Gabriel Medina last year and the great start to the season of the three Brazilian steps from Australia, the expectation is crowded beach every day in Barra da Tijuca Postinho.
"We are already monitoring a large swell (ripple) on the way, we have to be aware of the wind conditions, but the waves are to have a good size and it will be fun," said the commissioner of the World Surf League, Kieren Perrow, responsible for announcement of the technical committee decision every day Hi Rio Pro. "Today (Monday) we have seen that there will be changes in sea conditions throughout the day, will remain so with small waves, so the event will be" off . "We will be watching how will tomorrow (Tuesday). If the wind is not too strong and the swell up a little, we may have good waves to start the event."
The Hi Rio Pro will happen at a special moment in the history of Brazilian surfing. In 2015, Rio de Janeiro capital is celebrating 25 years hosting steps valid for the world title and the date coincides with the celebrations of the 450 anniversary of the city of Rio de Janeiro. And this will also be the first time that Adriano de Souza will compete with the yellow jersey of leader of the world rankings, won position with victory at the Drug Aware Pro Margaret River.
Before, Adriano had already lost the tiebreaker the title of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach in the final against Australian Mick Fanning and stopped in the semifinals of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, which ended with Filipe Toledo celebrating his first victory in the Samsung Galaxy World Surf Championship League tour. In addition to the seven members of the elite top-34, the "national team" CT compete reinforced by Alejo Muniz and São Paulo Alex Ribeiro and David do Carmo.
"I'm very calm, I'm here in Rio for ten days training for this championship and now is wait for the day that will start right," said Adriano de Souza, who spoke about defending the lead ranking in Brazil. "This is the dream of every surfer, is the goal of each of us being in front of the ranking and thank God I'm a very good time and I'm hoping to get another good result here. I have given a fallen here as well early, the waves are really weak today (Monday), but the work can not stop. "
CALL TO 7 HOURS - Just like on Monday, the first call on Tuesday was scheduled for 7:00 am in the Barra da Tijuca Postinho. Like every day, the coaching staff of the Hi River Pro meets to analyze the conditions and decide whether the competition begins the male or female category, or whether it will be postponed again to wait for the best waves in Postinho or Half da Barra, where near Posto 6 is installed alternative structure of the Brazilian stage of the Samsung Galaxy World Surfing Championship Tour League.
If the coaching staff choose to start the championship for the men's category, the first battery Hi Rio Pro will be between the Australian Taj Burrow, Frenchman Jeremy Flores and the American Brett Simpson, Kelly Slater already entering the second heat of the day, Gabriel Medina in the room, Mick Fanning in the fifth and sixth Adriano de Souza debut with the "lycra" yellow number 1 in the world. For starts by the girls, the first to compete in Barra da Tijuca will be the American Lakey Peterson, the South African Bianca Buitendag and Hawaiian Alessa Quizon.
Hi Rio Pro is presented by Corona sponsored by Hi, Samsung, Riotur, the Rio de Janeiro City Hall, State Government of Rio de Janeiro, with the Department of Sport, Recreation and Youth, Sports Incentive Law, in addition to the Jeep, Go Pro, Coppertone and Guarana Antarctica. The Brazilian WCT event will be broadcast live by www.worldsurfleague.com
PRESS CONFERENCE - it is confirmed the press conference of Hi Rio Pro also on Monday, May 11 at 17:00 in the hall of Royalty Barra Hotel in Pepê Avenue, 690, station 2 of Barra da Tijuca. World champion Gabriel Medina, the current leaders of the world rankings, Adriano de Souza and the Hawaiian Carissa Moore, the winner of the first stage of the season in Gold Coast, Filipe Toledo, the triple world champion Mick Fanning, eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater and the Ceará note 10, Silvana Lima, will compose the board to meet journalists.
CREDENTIALS - only participate in the press conference the journalists who are already with the press credential Hi Rio Pro in the arm. The credentials should be removed during the May 11, Monday, the accreditation section on the event arena entrance in Barra da Tijuca Postinho. You must present a photo ID to receive a wristband, which must be determined by the attendant in the journalist's wrist. The credential is personal, nontransferable and irreplaceable and can not be withdrawn until the end of the event.
The HI AND SPORT - The Hi has a long history of supporting the sport, with sponsorship of major events, teams and athletes. The Hi was one of the official sponsors of the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 and the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 also bet on basketball sponsoring the Global NBA Games Rio 2014 and the NBA 3X tournament with Hi Guys, whose ambassador world champion Gabriel Medina. This year has sponsored the Summer Games and the Cariocas Hi Bowl Skate Jam and the encouragement of Hi sporting projects, especially extreme sports and urban, it is one of the marketing investment pillars of Hi. The company has great expertise in participation, whether sponsored or provision of telecommunications services in major competitions held in the country and the Brazilian stage of the World Surf League is more of them.
ABOUT WORLD SURF LEAGUE - the World Surf League (WSL) organizes annual competitions of professional surfing and live broadcasts of each stage by worldsurfleague.com, with all the drama and adventure of competitive surfing anywhere and time to happen . The WSL sanctions are for the circuits: World Surf League Championship Tour (CT), which defines the world champions of the season, Qualifying Series (QS), Big Wave Tour, Longboard and Junior Pro. The organization of the WSL is based in Santa Monica, California, with offices in New York, as well as seven regional offices support the organization of events, in North America, Hawaii, South America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia.
FIRST PHASE OF RIO PRO HI - Victoria = Stage / = 2 and 3 Second Phase:
1st: Taj Burrow (AUS), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Brett Simpson (USA)
2nd: Kelly Slater (USA), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Richard Christie (NZL)
3rd: John John Florence (HAW), Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), CJ Hobgood (USA)
4th: Gabriel Medina (BRA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAV), Alejo Muniz (BRA)
5th: Mick Fanning (AUS), Italo Ferreira (BRA), Alex Ribeiro (BRA)
6th: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Kai Otton (AUS), David do Carmo (BRA)
7th: Josh Kerr (AUS), Jadson Andre (BRA), Dusty Payne (HAW)
8th: Jordy Smith (AFR), Sebastian Zietz (HAW), Keanu Asing (HAV)
9th: Nat Young (USA), Bede Durbidge (AUS), Glenn Hall (IRL)
10th: Filipe Toledo (BRA), Kolohe Andino (USA), Adam Melling (AUS)
11th: Julian Wilson (AUS), Miguel Pupo (BRA), Matt Banting (AUS)
12th: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Owen Wright (AUS), Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
FIRST FEMALE STAGE HI RIO PRO - Victory = Stage / 2.ae = 3rd Phase:
1st: Lakey Peterson (USA), Bianca Buitendag (AFR), Alessa Quizon (HAV)
2nd: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Johanne Defay (FRA), Laura Enever (AUS)
3rd: Carissa Moore (HAW), Dimity Stoyle (AUS), Luana Coutinho (BRA)
4th: Tyler Wright (AUS), Coco Ho (HAW), Keely Andrew (AUS)
5th: Courtney Conlogue (USA), Silvana Lima (BRA), Sage Erickson (USA)
6th: Malia Manuel (HAW), Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAV), Nikki Van Dijk (AUS)