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Friday dawned with very strong winds by the entry of a cold front in the Lakes Region of Rio de Janeiro that brought bigger waves for Itauna Beach, but with the sea change in offering not good conditions for the continuation of the Quiksilver Saquarema Pro presented by Powerade. The "lay day" was decreed in the third call of the day, 13.00, with the next meeting of the technical committee set for 6:30 am Saturday in Saquarema, to restart the second stage of the competition the 6:45 a.m. at Itauna Beach. Of the 96 enrolled, only 36 of 11 countries remain in the second title match QS 10000 of the year, worth a prize of $ 40,000 and 10,000 points in the decisive fight the ten places for the elite top-34 World Surf League. The winner will be set on Sunday.
On Thursday was held up to half of the second phase, twelve surfers already going to dispute classification for the second round of the Quiksilver Saquarema Pro in single round of clashes formed by three competitors. Among the 24 surfers who will compete in these six batteries, which were scheduled to take place on the afternoon of Friday and ended postponed to Saturday, Australians are most with eight representatives, followed by Brazil with four, the Paulistas Wiggolly Dantas, Jesse Mendes Caio Ibelli and the Bahia Bino Lopes. In addition to representatives of these two countries who shared the titles in the six editions of Saquarema stage, are three surfers in the United States, two from France and one in Hawaii, one of Portugal, one from Japan, one from New Zealand, one from Costa Rica one of Tahiti and the Canary Islands.
The international confrontation that was transferred to open Saturday at Itauna Beach will have Australian Adam Melling and Micheal Wright, the Portuguese Nic Von Rupp and Japanese Hiroto Ohhara. The next battery, Brazilian Caio Ibelli and Bino Lopes dispute two places to the third stage with Australian Ryan Callinan and Jonathan Gonzalez, the Canary Islands. And on the third day enters the defending champion of the Quiksilver Saquarema Pro, Wiggolly Dantas against Hawaiian Fredrick Patacchia, Australian Tom Whitaker and American Luke Davis.
In this last phase of batteries consist of four competitors, the top two from each progress to the qualifying round for the second round, the third place is in 25 place with 1,100 points and $ 1,900 prize, while the latter expires on 37 .the with 1,000 points and $ 1,600. Those who go to the third round, only confrontation with three surfers in the sea, the first two follow for the quarter-final and the final parting of the seventh edition of the Quiksilver Saquarema Pro in 17 place with 2,200 points and $ 2,700 .
With five surfers, Australians are also most in the list of the twelve to have qualified for the third stage in the batteries which closed Thursday at Itauna Beach, Jack Freestone, Stu Kennedy, Connor O'Leary, Cooper Chapman and Thomas Woods . Brazil has two, Italo Ferreira and Sao Paulo Alex Ribeiro, as well as Hawaii, with Dusty Payne and Granger Larsen. Others are French Joan Duru, the American Nathan Yeomans and the Costa Rican Noe Mar McGonagle.
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.
ON QUIKSILVER - Quiksilver was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Huntington, California, United States. The brand develops and distributes on every continent a wide range of products including clothing, shoes and accessories geared for men, women and children. The group also includes the Roxy and DC Shoes brand and is recognized for offering quality products for sports practitioners with boards and nature enthusiasts who seek a lifestyle from outdoor sports including surfing, skateboarding, snowboarder BMX, among others.
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 THE QUIKSILVER PRO SAQUAREMA - 3 = 25 place ($ 1,900 and 1,100 points) / 4 = 37 place ($ 1,600 and 1,000 pts):
------------ Batteries that closed Thursday:
1a: 1-Stu Kennedy (AUS) 2-Nathan Yeomans (USA), 3-Adrian Buchan (AUD), 4-Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
2nd: 1-Jack Freestone (AUS) 2-Alex Ribeiro (BRA), 3-Michael Rodrigues (BRA) 4-David do Carmo (BRA)
3rd: 1-Italo Ferreira (BRA) 2-Granger Larsen (HAW), 3-Yasui Takumi (JPN) 4-Alejo Muniz (BRA)
4.a: 1-Joan Duru (FRA), 2-Connor O'Leary (USA), 3-Marlon Lipke (PRT), 4-Marco Giorgi (URU)
5th: 1-Dusty Payne (HAW), 2-Noe Mar McGonagle (CRI), 3-Conner Coffin (USA) 4-Wade Carmichael (AUS)
6th: 1-Thomas Woods (AUS) 2-Cooper Chapman (AUS), 3-Mitch Coleborn (AUS), Aritz Aranburu 4-(ESP)
------------ Postponed batteries to open the Sabbath:
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)
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)
11: Matt Banting (AUS), Billy Stairmand (NZL), Perth Standlick (AUS), Soli Bailey (AUS)
12: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Jesse Mendes (BRA), Steven Pierson (TAH), Kanoa Igarashi (US)
STAGE - batteries already formed - 1 and 2 = Eighth of Final / 3 = 17 place with $ 2,700 and 2,200 points:
1st: Stu Kennedy (AUS), Alex Ribeiro (BRA), Granger Larsen (HAW)
2nd: Italo Ferreira (BRA), Jack Freestone (AUS), Nathan Yeomans (USA)
3rd: Dusty Payne (HAW), Joan Duru (FRA), Cooper Chapman (AUS)
4th: Connor O'Leary (AUS), Noe Mar McGonagle (CRI), Thomas Woods (AUS)