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| Tom Whitaker (AUS) Foto:Daniel Smorigo / WSL |
Just like the first day, the Quiksilver Saquarema Pro presented by Powerade began at a high level on Thursday of clean sea and good waves of 3-5 feet at Itauna Beach. The defending champion of the QS 10,000 Saquarema, Wiggolly Dantas won the first heat of the day and in the second Australian veteran Tom Whitaker, 35, set a new record points for the championship with 17.50 which totaled in his first presentation at the Surf City of the Lakes Region of Rio de Janeiro. The program on Thursday is to perform the eight batteries remaining to close the initial round and the first eight of the second phase.
"The sea fell slightly today (Thursday), but hit over the counter, got better for surfing and I managed to find two waves that were enough to go first in the battery," said Wiggolly Dantas, after the victory over French Maxime Huscenot, also the São Paulo Deivid Silva and Medi Veminardi, Reunion Island. "I'm very focused on this championship and quiet, last year I won here, a result that was instrumental in my rating for the CT and Saquarema is a special place, always gives high waves that fit well with my surfing and I am well pleased be here again. "
Another champion of this Saquarema stage held since 2009 in the Brazilian surfing Maracanã opened in the clash on Thursday. But Santa Catarina Willian Cardoso and the other two much younger competitors were surprised by veteran Tom Whitaker. The Australian is 35 years old, currently travels mainly to be chief of staff of a brand, but found two great waves in Itaúna left to pluck a 9.43 score in the best of them and total 17.50 points, surpassing the 16, 96 Dusty Payne Hawaiian record on Wednesday.
The Willian Cardoso Santa Catarina yet come close to the classification, but lost the race for second place to the US Michael Dunphy, with the Portuguese José Ferreira getting last. In this first round of the Quiksilver Saquarema Pro, the top two teams in each heat advance to the second stage, the third place is in 49 place with 1,000 premium brand dollars and 600 ranking points of WSL Qualifying Series, while the fourth ends in 73 place with 750 dollars and 550 points.
"It was amazing! I felt very comfortable here in this sea, has good waves on drums and enjoyed it a lot," said Tom Whitaker. "The priority (choice of the next wave) was instrumental in this battery so that surfers could choose the proper positioning to get the best waves. No doubt this helped me a lot. I learned to use my priority and I was lucky to find this wave perfect, I could make the most of. "
Even in the morning there were over three batteries of the first phase on Thursday, but disputes continue until late afternoon, should go to the eighth confrontation of the second phase. The Costa Rican Carlos Munoz completed an incredible air to win the third heat of the day and the American Luke Davis went second. Already the fourth became paralyzed by power outages and began minutes after the Australian Dion Atkinson and Hawaiian Fredrick Patacchia winning the fight by both Ceará of vacancies Messiah Felix and Hawaiian Mason Ho.
Then one of the novelties of the elite top-34 World Surf League this year, Matt Banting, Australia, debuted with victory in the 21st of 24 batteries of the first phase, but another rookie was eliminated in the next heat, Ricardo New Zealand Christie. He was barred by his compatriot Billy Stairmand, and the US Kanoa Igarashi. In total, fifteen stars of the sport's biggest division are in Saquarema disputing the deciding 10,000 points of Quiksilver Saquarema Pro in the fight by the ten vacancies that will complete the group of the world's best surfers for the Samsung Galaxy Surf League World Championship Tour 2016.
The POWERADE presents QUIKSILVER PRO SAQUAREMA 2015 is a stage of the World Circuit WSL - World Surf League, which is sponsored by the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, City of Saquarema and support of CCR - Via Lagos, Brazilian Association of Surfing Professionals (ABRASP) Surfing Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FESERJ) and Association of Surfing Saquarema (ASS). The event is being broadcast live by www.worldsurfleague.com.
NOTE: today send another text later in the day with the highlights of Thursday at Itauna Beach!
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POWERADE FIRST STAGE PRESENTS QUIKSILVER PRO SAQUAREMA:
----------- 1 and 2 = Stage / 3 = 49 place ($ 1,000 and 600 pts) / 4 = 73 place ($ 750 and 550 pts):
------------ Batteries that opened Thursday:
17: 1-Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 2-Maxime Huscenot (FRA), 3-Deivid Silva (BRA), 4-Medi Veminardi (REU)
18: 1-tone Whitaker (AUS) 2-Michael Dunphy (USA), 3-William Cardoso (BRA), 4-Joseph Ferreira (PRT)
19: 1-Carlos Munoz (CRI), 2-Luke Davis (USA), 3-Charles Martin (GLP), 4-Tanner Hendrickson (HAV)
20: 1-Dion Atkinson (AUS), 2-Fredrick Patacchia (HAV), 3-Messias Felix (BRA), 4-Mason Ho (HAW)
21: 1-Matt Banting (AUS) 2-Steven Pierson (TAH), 3-Frederico Morais (PRT), 4-Ezekiel Lau (HAV)
22: 1-Stairmand Billy (NZL), 2-Kanoa Igarashi (US), 3-Ricardo Christie (NZL), 4-Nakagima Flavio (BRA)
23: Jesse Mendes (BRA), Davey Cathels (AUS), Marc Lacomare (FRA), Perth Standlick (AUS)
24: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Tiago Pires (PRT), Mitch Crews (AUS), Soli Bailey (AUS)
SECOND PHASE - batteries already formed - 3 = 25 place ($ 1,900 and 1,100 points) / 4 = 37 place ($ 1,600 and 1,000 pts):
1st: Matt Wilkinson (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Stu Kennedy (AUS), Nathan Yeomans (USA)
2nd: Jack Freestone (AUS), Michael Rodrigues (BRA), David do Carmo (BRA), Alex Ribeiro (BRA)
3rd: Italo Ferreira (BRA), Alejo Muniz (BRA), Granger Larsen (HAW), Takumi Yasui (JPN)
4th: Joan Duru (FRA), Connor O'Leary (USA), Marlon Lipke (PRT), Marco Giorgi (URU)
5th: Dusty Payne (HAW), Wade Carmichael (AUS), Noe Mar McGonagle (CRI), Conner Coffin (USA)
6th: Aritz Aranburu (ESP), Mitch Coleborn (AUS), Cooper Chapman (AUS), Thomas Woods (AUS)
7th: Adam Melling (AUS), Nic Von Rupp (PRT), Hiroto Ohhara (JPN), Micheal Wright (AUS)
8th: Ryan Callinan (AUS), Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY), Caio Ibelli (BRA), Bino Lopes (BRA)
------------ Batteries that are open through Friday:
9th: Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAV), Luke Davis (USA), Tom Whitaker (AUS)
10: Dion Atkinson (AUS), Carlos Munoz (CRI), Michael Dunphy (USA), Maxime Huscenot (FRA)
