Filipe surfes wave during the Recap -WSL/Divulgation
Filipe Toledo and Mineirinho advanced to Round 3
Second and third position in WCT in the season, Brazilians won the Recap and are still alive in the dispute for Circuit title
NÚCLEO POLI
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After fell in the Round 1 of the decisive stage of World Circuit of Surfing (WCT) in Pipeline, Filipe Toledo and Adriano de Souza, the Mineirinho, passed over the Recap yesterday and advanced to Round 3 in Hawaii.
Surfing in the opening heat, the deputy leader Filipe Toledo, did not have an easy task. His rival none other than the local veteran Bruce Irons, brother of the legend three-times World Champion, Andy Irons.
Surfing with tranquility, Toledo took two scores over seven points(7.00 and 7.23), while the Hawaiian scored 5.07(2.67 and 2.40); Filipinho advanced to the Round 3.
Mineirinho, third position in this year, surfed against the Australian, Jack Robinson. And it was not easy.
The rival scored 7.33 and 5.17, added up 12.50, while the Brazilian, in his penultimate wave, turned the heat , with a 8.27, e finished with 13.10.
Untill the close of this edition, other disputes of the Recap still happen in Hawaii. The duels of Round 3 take the winners to Round 4, while the losers are eliminated.
Six surfers still fight for the WCT title . Mick Fanning(AUS), leader of the season,has as direc rival
Filipe Toledo. How the "brazuca"(slang that means Brazilian) has a stage of discard, they are technically tied. If they would be defeated at same Round, the championship goes to the surfer of São Paulo(SP).
By the way, Mineirinho, Gabriel Medina and Julian Wilson need combinations to continue dreaming about.
Jadson and Pupo fell in the Round 2
While Filipe Toledo and Mineirinho passed through the Recap in Hawaii. Jadson Andre and Miguel Pupo did not have the same luck. The first was eliminated by the Hawaiian Sebastian Zietz(10.50 to 6.74), while the second was eliminated by the Australian Adrian Buchan, by score 13.17 to 6.50.
Who guaranteed the place into Round 3 yesterday was the still postulant to the title JulianWilson.
He defeated his compatriot Wade Carmichael by 12.83 to 6.00.
Kelly Slater(USA)also triumphed, eliminating the local Dusty Payne by 15.57 to 14.93.
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