WSL - WORLD SURF LEAGUE
Photo -Fantástico - Television Program -REDE GLOBO - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-Sunday night of July 19th, 2015
-Check the post of surfworldtour.blogspot.com on July 21st, 2015
I took my degree in Business Administration, took good grades and received a scholarship from my state government,Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to study Marketing in San Francisco State Univeristy in the United States of America. After on and worked in big companies, banks, and so on. However I hate much pressure, competition; I did not feel so comfortable at all.
In 1995, I had the opportunity to teach Statistics and English at High School. Than in 1999, I took my Postgraduate degree in Advanced English. And I quitted the lessons in May 2006.
I only entered in the surfing world in 2008 WCT- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR - in Praia da Vila, Imbituba, Santa Catarina, South of Brazil, because I want to turn my life away, after
my father dead at final of 2005(ten years now). So I am far from being a surf analyst, but I would like just point out some DETAILS.
This championship was so different from all WCTs I had been since : 2008, 2009, 2010, in Imbituba,Santa Catarina; 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro,RJ, Brazil.
In April, at second Stage-RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH - Australia -The final result was:
Mick Fanning(AUS)15.27 x 15.27 Adriano de Souza(BRA).
They tied in the heat - when this happens the Champion is who surfed the best wave; in this Final was Mick Fanning(AUS) wave 8.17 x 7.77 wave Adriano de Souza(BRA).
So Mick Fanning(AUS) was the 1st place, and won 10,000 at Ranking while A. de Souza(BRA), 8,000.
See, I am not saying that M. Fanning(AUS) did not deserve the victory- only that was a smooth DETAIL.
In July, in J-Bay, South Africa, M. Fanning(AUS)suffered a shark attack at the Final and the stage was cancelled.
It was an Australian final: M. Fanning(AUS) x J. Wilson(AUS) and both surfers finished in 2nd place, each one scored 8,000 points. Who might imagine a "shark attack" in professional surfing event???
Who might win the stage ???
The champion would score 10,000 points and and the 2nd- 8,000 points- this was a big DETAIL.
On the order hand, I may comment on the surfers performance: they are professional athletes, and are in excellent shape on the manuevers, but depends on wave conditions. I am from the Southern(RS) Brazil, where the color of sea water is darker. I had already been in many surf spots : Cidreira, Pinhal, Tramandaí, Imbé, Mariluz, Atlântida, Arroio do Sal,and Torres, border of Santa Catarina, where I guess the sea has better conditions. I also lived in Garopaba, Santa Catarina, where there are many beaches for surfing: Praia do Silveira(for me the best in Garopaba -WCT 2003), Ferrugem, Siriu, Gamboa; Praia do Rosa, Praia da Vila (WCTs),in Imbituba; Praia da Joaquina(WCT), Praia Mole, and other beaches in Florianopólis, the capital of this amazing state. Here, in Rio de Janeiro I already visited Arpoador, Barra da Tijuca, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Pontal, Macumba, Prainha. However the people comment the best beach for surfing is Saquarema; I also visited Cliff House in San Francisco and Stinson beaches in California,USA. And I may say all of them are different and have different conditions, different waves, and so on.
Unfortunatelly, I have never been to Hawaii yet, but there the waves break close to the shore; they are strong and with tubes,and coral below so some surfers may take some advantages there. Also depends on sea conditions.
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Last year, the current champion Gabriel Medina almost won in Pipeline. The current competitors that won there are: Bede Durbidge(AUS), Kelly Slater(USA), Taj Burrow(AUS), Jeremy Flores(FRA), Joel Parkinson(AUS) and Julian Wilson(AUS). However, the American Kelly Slater(USA)is the surfer that won more times(six) there. And some surfers, do not have good records there!
We should think about!!!
I might be so wrong but this disputed Final in Pipeline, Hawaii may surprise the world of
surfing. Perhaps one of competitors may clinch the World Title for a DETAIL: a wave, a tenth at last second, for instance!!!
Try guess???
Let's watch this long awaited stage in Pipeline!!!
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