BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 -The last day, May 12th -Monday

THE LAST DAY, MAY 12TH - MONDAY - BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014


. I WOKE UP SO EARLY TO ARRIVE SOON AT THE LAST EVENT DAY. I WORE A HAWAIIAN STYLE SHORT AND SITE T-SHIRT. surfworldtour.com THAT SOON WILL BE ON THE NET. THE SITE HAPPENED IN 2013, BUT THE BLOG: surfworldtour.blogspot.com, EXISTS FROM 2010 WITH MANY POSTS AND ACCESS FROM MANY COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL,USA, AUSTRALIA, ENGLAND, GERMANY, SPAIN, AND SO ON. THIS TIME I TOOK THE 317 BUS WHICH IS FASTER, AND ARRIVED AT EVENT ABOUT 8:00 AM, THE NICE RECEPTION GIRL TOLD ME THAT WAS CONFIRMED THE EVENT WOULD FINISH THAT DAY.THE SEA WAS GETTING DOWN, THE SWELL HAS GONE. WHEN I ARRIVED ON THE BEACH THE COMPETITION WAS IN ROUND 5.
HEAT 2 -KOLOHE WAS LEAVING THE WATER, HE DEFEATED TRAVIS LOGIE(SAF) WITH INTERFERENCE.
AT HEAT 1, KELLY SLATER(USA)DEFEATED ADRIANO DE SOUZA(BRA)THAT WON BILLABONG RIO 2011, IN ARPOADOR BEACH.

AT HEAT 3, MICHEL BOUREZ DEFEATED JOEL PARKINSON, THAT BROKE HIS SURFBOARDS IN THE WAVES. IT WAS REPLACED BUT JOEL SPEND SOME PRECIOUS MOMENTS IN THE HEAT.

AT THE LAST HEAT OF ROUND 5.
HEAT 4 -SEBASTIAN ZIETS(HAW) DEFEATED JOSH KERR(AUS). SEBASTIAN WAS SURFING VERY WELL FACING A GOOD SURFER AS JOSH KERR.
ROUND 5 RESULTS:
HEAT 1 - KELLY SLATER(USA) 15.50 X 3.73 ADRIANO DE SOUZA(BRA)
HEAT 2 - KOLOHE ANDINO(USA)-interference-6.83 x 6.50 TRAVIS LOGIE(SAF)
HEAT 3 - MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) 8.60 X 8.10 JOEL PARKINSON(AUS)
HEAT 4 - SEBASTIAN ZIETZ(HAW) 11.76 x 8.17 JOSH KERR(AUS)
SO THEM WCT HAD ALREADY THE 8 TOP SURFERS TO QUARTERFINALS.
QUARTERFINALS

HEAT
1. KELLY SLATER(USA) X NAT YOUNG(USA)
2. KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) X BEDE DURBIDGE(AUS)
3. MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) X JORDY SMITH(SAF)
4. TAJ BURROW(AUS) X SEBASTIAN ZIETS(HAW)

HEAT 1
AT THIS FIRST HEAT, KELLY DEFEATED NAT YOUNG, THE SURFER OF SANTA CRUZ, A SURF TOWN IN CALIFORNIA, SO KELLY WAS IN SEMIFINALS AND NAT OUT OF THE COMPETITION, WITH THE 5TH PLACE.

HEAT 2
KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) DEFEATED BEDE DURBIDGE(AUS),KOLOHE SURFED WITH RISK MANUEVERS TO WIN BEDE DURBIDGE'S POWER SURF.

HEAT 3
THE TAHITIAN MICHAEL BOUREZ, TEAHUPPO'S LOCAL DEFEATED THE LAST BILLABONG RIO PRO CHAMPION JORDY SMITH(SAF).

HEAT 4
THE AUSTRALIAN TAJ BURROW SURFED VERY WELL WITH BEAUTIFUL MANUEVERS, DEFEATED SEBASTIAN ZIETZ(HAW), THAT ALSO SURFED BETTER THIS YEAR.


MEN'S QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
HEAT 1 - KELLY SLATER(USA) 14.50 X 12.37 NAT YOUNG(USA)
HEAT 2 - KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) 12.44 X 7.40 BEDE DURBIDGE(AUS)
HEAT 3 - MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) 16.83 X 11.67 JORDY SMITH(SAF)
HEAT 4 - TAJ BURROW(AUS) 15.66 X 7.20 SEBASTIAN ZIETZ(HAW)

SO THE SEMIFINALS WERE DEFINED:
HEAT
1. KELLY SLATER(USA) x KOLOHE ANDINO(USA)
2. TAJ BURROW (AUS) X MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF)

SO THE EVENT TURNED ON TO WOMEN'S COMPETITION AT QUARTERFINALS:

WOMEN'S QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
HEAT 1 - LAKEY PETERSON(USA) 13.47 X 13.26 PAULINE ADO(FRA)
HEAT 2 - CARISSA MOORE(HAW) 15.50 X 7.00 ALESSA QUIZON(HAW)
HEAT 3 - TYLER WRIGHT(AUS) 15.37 X 14.43 NIKKI VAN DIJK(AUS)
HEAT 4 - SALLY FITZGIBBONS(AUS)14.77 X 12.90 COCO HO

AND WENT STRAIGHT AWAY TO SEMIFINALS:

HEAT 1 -CARISSA MOORE(HAW)17.97 X 6.00 LAKEY PETERSON(USA)
HEAT 2 -SALLY FITZGIBBONS(AUS)15.17 X 9.80 TYLER WRIGHT(AUS)
AND THE FINAL
SALLY FITZGIBBONS(AUS) 16.27 X 14.67 CARISSA MOORE(HAW)

CONGRATULATIONS SALLY FITZGIBBONS(AUS) CHAMPION WOMEN'S RIO PRO 2014 -RIO DE JANEIRO-BRAZIL




SO THE EVENT TURNED BACK TO MEN'S SEMIFINALS:
MEN'S SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
HEAT 1 -KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) 14.73 X 14.17 KELLY SLATER(USA)
HEAT 2 -MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) 15.30 X 12.33 TAJ BURROW(AUS)

HEAT 1-KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) X KELLY SLATER(USA)
AT THIS CONFRONT OF "K", KOLOHE WAS TAKING RISKS AT RADICAL MANUEVERS,AND DEFEATED KELLY FOR LITTLE DIFFERENCE AT END OF THE HEAT. THE THE 11X WORLD CHAMPION, KELLY SLATER, BEFORE THE POST-HEAT INTERVIEW WITH THE WINNER, SHOOK KOLOHE HAND BY HIS VICTORY. AN ATTITUDE RESERVED JUST TO THE REAL CHAMPIONS.

HEAT 2 -MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) X TAJ BURROw(AUS)
AT THIS HEAT, TAJ BURROW(AUS)THE 3 TIMES CHAMPION IN BRAZIL DID NOT RESIST THE STRONG AND ACCURATE MICHEL BOUREZ SURFING.

THE FINAL WAS DEFINED:
KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) X MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF)

THE FINAL RESULT:
MICHEL BOUREZ(PFY) 13.84 x 10.93 KOLOHE ANDINO(USA)
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR IN BRAZIL WAS FINISHING WITH SURPRISING FINAL, ALL SURFING ELITE WAS IN BARRA, THE WORLD CHAMPIONS, THE CHAMPIONS IN BRAZIL, THE STORMY GENERATION, BESIDES THE BEST SURFERS IN THE WORLD.
MICHEL SURFED A GOOD WAVE E DID THE POINTS NECESSARY BUT KOLOHE DID NOT GIVE UP EASILY, SURFED VERY WELL, TOOKING RISKS, AND GOT HIS BEST RESULT IN WCT A SECOND PLACE IN BILLABONG RIO PRO.THE THEAHUPPO'S LOCAL, MICHEL IS A STRONG SURFER AND ALREADY WAS CHAMPION IN MARGARET RIVER THIS YEAR, BUT THE TOP SURFER IN RANKING UP TO 4TH STOP IS THE 11 TIMES WORLD CHAMPION KELLY SLATER(USA). MAYBE THE YEAR OF TAHITIAN MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) IS ARRIVING OR KELLY WITH HIS SEA READING AND SMOOTH SURF MAY GO THROUGH???
LET'S SEE!




CONGRATULATIONS MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) CHAMPION BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014- BARRA DA TIJUCA - RIO DE JANEIRO - BRAZIL