Show de tubos e aéreos no primeiro dia do Oi Rio Pro no Postinho

Os melhores do dia foram Kelly Slater e Adriano de Souza nos tubos da manhã na Barra da Tijuca e à tarde Filipe Toledo dominou o espaço aéreo com seus voos na sexta vitória brasileira da terça-feira no Rio de Janeiro
Kelly Slater (EUA) Foto:Daniel Smorigo / WSL

Show pipes and air on the first day of Hi Rio Pro in Postinho

The best of the day were Kelly Slater and Adriano de Souza in the morning tubes in Barra da Tijuca and evening Filipe Toledo dominated the airspace with their flights on Friday Brazilian victory Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro

Kelly Slater (EUA) Foto:Daniel Smorigo / WSL
The Hi Rio Pro opened the Brazilian leg of the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League Championship with a pipe and air show in good waves of 3-5 feet Postinho in sunny Tuesday in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. The eleven times world champion Kelly Slater led the surfing incredible spectacle tubes to register unbeatable 19.27 points out of 20 possible with notes 9.77 and 9.50. Then came five Brazilian win streak with Wiggolly Dantas, the world champion Gabriel Medina, Italo Ferreira, the leader of the ranking Adriano de Souza and Jadson André. Those who came closer to Slater records were Adriano and Filipe Toledo. Mineirinho debuted with yellow lycra world number one taking a Tubaco note 9.73 to total 17.90 points. And Philip used the air to ensure victory by 16.27 points to 9.70 note of the most spectacular flight of the first day in Rio de Janeiro.

"In fact, I could not sleep very well and even like a" lay day "(postponement) today (Tuesday) to train a little more. But I felt great on drums, the waves were good and I tried get the largest of the series that provided good barrels, "said the master of masters, Kelly Slater. "In waves like those of today, you have to trust your instincts, seek to align the tube and not be too ambitious, try not to get too deep. He had a beautiful wave that I do not finalized because it was so deep, so you have to come to understand the wave to make the most of it and that's what I did. "

After Kelly Slater show, the São Paulo Wiggolly Dantas began a series of five consecutive victories with all Brazilian also taking adrenalizantes tubes on its batteries. Guigui defeated a former champion of the Brazilian stage of the World Surf League, Hawaiian John John Florence, in addition to former world champion CJ Hobgood in the third heat of the day. And the next, the beach even more crowded with the crowd shouting "Medina, Medina, Medina" in the way of world champion to the sea. And Gabriel Medina confirmed the expectations of the public taking good barrels to defeat the Hawaiian Fredrick Patacchia and Alejo Muniz.

"The waves were kind of complicated in my heat, but I'm feeling pretty good and I was happy to get a good surfing tube to make the score 7 something that assured me the victory," said Gabriel Medina. "I had a good start to the year there in Australia but do not feel any pressure on me for results. I deal well with it and just try to do my best in the waves. Here I am at home, I feel good with all this crowd cheering for me, then just even think about surfing the best for them. "

LEADER TOPS -. After Renan Italo Ferreira also found a beautiful tube to overcome the triple world champion Mick Fanning, defending the second position in the world rankings at Hi Rio Pro The Australian will now have to compete in a round the most and will face the São Paulo David do Carmo at the opening of the second phase. David debuted with Adriano de Souza in the next confrontation, but Adriano did not give any chance to his opponents in his first heat with the 2015 ranking leader yellow lycra in Brazil. He took several tubes, one better after another, to snatch a 9.73 judges the second best wave of the day in Barra da Tijuca Postinho. Adriano was the one who came closest of 19.27 points Kelly Slater to total 17.90 points with notes 9.73 and 8.17.

"There is a lot of pressure on me now that I'm in front of the ranking, but my strategy was surfing my best to win the heat and good that everything went well because I really good waves," said Adriano de Souza. "I'm very proud of myself and it's great to compete in my country, with all fans on our side. But the event only started now and the road is long even for my goal is to conquer a good result here. I could well start the year here in Australia and need to keep me focused to continue like this and I keep myself in front of the ranking. "

AIR ATTACK - The Tuesday began with great Postinho pumping tubes on left and right, but then the tide changed, the wind increased and the air space in Barra da Tijuca had to be closed to flights of the best surfers in the world. Who knew better use Postinho ramps to take off was the Brazilian Filipe Toledo, which has shown some of its arsenal of sensational air to take the third highest score of the day - 9.70 - and also make the third highest score in show surfing on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, 16.27 points. The American Kolohe Andino also completed in this beautiful air battery, but came in second, with Australian Adam Melling last.

"I am very happy to be back here in Rio de Janeiro and compete at home is very good with this crowd cheering for us that generates a lot of confidence," said Filipe Toledo. "I ended up having to risk air maneuvers because he stopped to run the pipes. I made some unsuccessful attempts, but could hit an angry there to advance directly to the third stage, which was the initial goal. The good thing is that Brazilians broke today. The Mineiro (Adriano) gave a beautiful performance, Gabriel (Medina) also broke the Wiggolly (Dantas), the Italo (Ferreira), so I think that the support of the crowd on the beach is doing very well for everyone and we hope it stays that way. "

In the round of presentation of the world's best surfers in Hi Rio Pro, the only battery with participation of Brazilian won by a competitor from another country was the penultimate 11.ae the first phase. In it, the Sao Paulo Miguel Pupo ended up being beaten by Australian Matt Banting. He will now try to take advantage of the second chance to qualify for the third stage in the tenth battery against another Australian, Adam Melling. Already defeated in clashes with dual participation of Brazil were scheduled to open the second phase. The first heat is between the triple world champion Mick Fanning David do Carmo, the second Alex Ribeiro faces Hawaiian John John Florence and third Alejo Muniz takes Taj Burrow.

PREMIERE GIRLS - After the twelve men batteries, started the women's category to close Tuesday of good waves in Postinho. Unlike the Brazilians who shone on the first day of Hi Rio Pro, the only two representatives among girls disappointed and finished in last place without finding good waves in their batteries. The São Paulo Luana Coutinho, who is competing as a guest of the Brazilian stage of the World Surf League, only added half a point against the ratings leader Carissa Moore of Hawaii. And Silvana Lima was hit by the deputy leader, Courtney Conlogue of the United States. The two will have a new chance of ranking in the second phase for Brazil to continue fighting for the women's title in Barra da Tijuca.

Hi Rio Pro has new sponsorship naming quota of Hi and presentation of Corona, with the Brazilian stage of the World Surf League being held sponsored by Hi, Samsung, Riotur, the Rio de Janeiro City Hall, State Government of Rio de Janeiro by the Department of Sport, Recreation and Youth, Sports Incentive Law, as well as Jeep, Go Pro, Coppertone and Guarana Antarctica. The Hi Rio Pro is being broadcast live by www.worldsurfleague.com

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.


SECOND PHASE OF HI RIO PRO - = Stage Victory / Defeat = 25 place with 500 points and $ 9,000 for participating:
1st: Mick Fanning (AUS) x David do Carmo (BRA)
2nd: John John Florence (HAW) x Alex Ribeiro (BRA)
3rd: Taj Burrow (AUS) x Alejo Muniz (BRA)
4th: Josh Kerr (AUS) x CJ Hobgood (USA)
5th: Jordy Smith (AFR) x Ricardo Christie (NZL)
6th: Nat Young (USA) x Brett Simpson (USA)
7th: Julian Wilson (AUS) x Dusty Payne (HAW)
8th: Joel Parkinson (AUS) x Keanu Asing (HAV)
9th: Owen Wright (AUS) x Glenn Hall (IRL)
10: Miguel Pupo (BRA) x Adam Melling (AUS)
11: Kolohe Andino (USA) x Kai Otton (AUS)
12: Adrian Buchan (AUS) x Fredrick Patacchia (HAV)

RESULTS OF HI RIO PRO IN TUESDAY IN Postinho TIJUCA BAR:

FIRST MALE phase - Stage Victory = / = 2 and 3 Second Phase:
1st: 1-Jeremy Flores (FRA) = 17.12, 2-Brett Simpson (USA) = 7.12, 3-Taj Burrow (AUS) = 6.30
2nd: 1-Kelly Slater (USA) = 19:27, 2-Adrian Buchan (AUS) = 12.60, 3-Richard Christie (NZL) = 11.76
3rd: 1-Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) = 15.97, 2-John John Florence (HAW) = 10.66, 3c. J. Hobgood (USA) 9.94 =
4th: 1-Gabriel Medina (BRA) = 12:33, 2-Fredrick Patacchia (HAV) = 7.77, 3-Alejo Muniz (BRA) 4.90 =
5th: 1-Italo Ferreira (BRA) = 7.14, 2-Mick Fanning (AUS) = 9:33, 3-Alex Ribeiro (BRA) = 2.47
6th: 1-Adriano de Souza (BRA) = 17.90, 2-Kai Otton (AUS) = 11.60, 3-David do Carmo (BRA) = 5.67
7th: 1-Jadson Andre (BRA) = 4.14, 2-Josh Kerr (AUS) = 11.97, 3-Dusty Payne (HAW) = 10:03
8th: 1-Sebastian Zietz (HAV) = 6.12, 2-Jordy Smith (AFR) = 10.67, 3-Keanu Asing (HAV) = 10.60
9th: 1-Bede Durbidge (AUS) = 14.84, 2-Glenn Hall (IRL) = 11.94, 3-Nat Young (USA) = 6.17
10th: 1-Filipe Toledo (BRA) = 16:27, 2-Kolohe Andino (USA) = 11.93, 3-Adam Melling (AUS) = 8.40
11th: 1-Matt Banting (AUS) = 9.76, 2-Miguel Pupo (BRA) = 9:26, 3-Julian Wilson (AUS) = 9:10
12th: 1-Matt Wilkinson (AUS) = 14.96, 2-Joel Parkinson (AUS) = 13:47, 3-Owen Wright (AUS) = 10:34

FIRST FEMALE STAGE HI RIO PRO - Victory = Stage / 2.ae = 3rd Phase:
1st: 1-Bianca Buitendag (AFR) = 12 o'clock, 2-Lakey Peterson (USA) = 10:20, 3-Alessa Quizon (HAV) = 8.50
2nd: 1-Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) = 11.73, 2-Johanne Defay (FRA) = 8.00, 3-Laura Enever (AUS) = 4.67
3rd: 1-Carissa Moore (HAW) = 9.50, 2-Dimity Stoyle (AUS) = 3.40, 3-Luana Coutinho (BRA) = 0:50
4th: 1-Keely Andrew (AUS) = 7.11, 2-Tyler Wright (AUS) = 9.83, 3-Coco Ho (HAW) = 8:53
5th: 1-Courtney Conlogue (USA) = 13:33, 2-Sage Erickson (USA) = 10.00, 3-Silvana Lima (BRA) = 3:13
6th: Malia Manuel (HAW), Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAV), Nikki Van Dijk (AUS)