-EXTRA Newspaper - Rio de Janeiro,Brazil, Friday - December 4th, 2015
ON THE WAVES
RICO DE SOUZA
esportesprj@extra.inf.br
PIPELINE : 45 years of story
In 2015, the Pipeline Masters - last edition of World Tour, that is upcoming on next Tuesday -complets 45 years of existence. The first event was organized in 1971 by the Hawaiian Fred Hammings, with the name of Hawaiian Masters. There were just six invited surfers, awards of US$ 1 thousand and sponsorship of Continental Airlines. After the single-heat the great winner was the Hawaiian Jeff Hakman that received US$ 500 - the other five divided the US$ 500 left. From that time to nowadays the tournament developed, gained strenght and worldwide exposure in function of wave of Pipeline, that is amazing for breaking just 75 meters from the sand, transforms the beach in a large theater, a large arena. Who ever saw Pipeline breaking big, on a perfect day, sunny, will never forget. That is why the Circuit ends here.
The expectation to know who will be the world champion is great. The Australian Mick Fanning leads the ranking, with 49,900 points. Right behind comes three Brazilians: Filipe Toledo, with 49,700; Adriano de Souza 49,450; and Gabriel Medina with 45,350 -all well matted. Fanning is very focused, has great experience in Pipeline, as on the lefts, when the sea is big, as on the rights, the "backdoor". I would not like to be on him but he is a strong competitor. Filipe does not have much experience in Pipeline, although he is in a spectacular stage. If the sea is small or medium, in "backdoor" or even on the lefts, he may surprise and be world champion. It is the new generation, it would be very nice to see he clinches the title. Adriano knows how to do accurately what the judges want, he is a great competitor. He can win but also does not have a great historic in Pipeline.He is the most consistent, perhaps he deserves the conquest. Defending world champion, Medina is a very complete surfer: in addition to raze in aerials , smashes when the sea is classic. He is a fearless guy, has no fear, go inside on the tubes and is another major competitor at stage. Let's see if the conditions help us to have one of Brazilians world champion. Aloha and good waves.!
On the tube
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SIX-TIME CHAMPION - The American Kelly Slater, eleven times world champion, is the surfer that won more in Pipeline: six times.
EXTRA -Newspaper -Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday, December 4th, 2015 -extra.globo.com
JOGO EXTRA -page 11.
Version by Paulo Piqueres -Postgraduate in Advanced English at PUC -Pontifície Universidade Católica -Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul-Brazil
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