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2017- WSL - World Surf League Championship Tour (CT)Men's Overview of Australian Events
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CT#1-Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast- Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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We can not forget that in the 2015 season, in the last stage in Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
Owen Wright(AUS)had chances of being the World Champion. Less chances, but unfortunately
he was injured during the surfing sessions in Pipeline(check the post of the blog Australians
Surfers injured in Pipeline Overview -Dec.24th,2015).Owen Wright(AUS)always was a edge surfer
since he entered the World Circuit of Surfing in 2010. He stayed the season of 2016 recovering
of the accident in Pipeline, and was depending of Medical avaliation to compete this year, but
it seems he is very well, and started the season with a victory over his compatriot
Matt Wilkinson(AUS)that won this event last year.
Gabriel Medina(BRA) and John John Florence(HAW)are draw in the third place, and perhaps will
continue the dispute of last season(2016), let's wait to see wheter this dispute will continue
or not in Margaret River and Bells Beach. The surprise was Connor O'Leary(AUS)that in his
first year in the tour was defeated by the Champion of the stage, Owen Wright(AUS)in the
Quarterfinals.
CT#2-Drug Aware Margaret River Pro Men's -Margaret River, Australia
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In this second event in Australia, the 2016 World Champion, John John Florence(HAW)took the
first place in the WSL Ranking of Men's championship Tour - Jeep Leaderboard, after defeated
Kolohe Andino(USA), that is surfing very well this season, with nice grades,around 19.00
in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals and is in the third position in the Ranking. Owen Wright(AUS)
that is the second position was defeated by Jack Freestone(AUS)in the Quarterfinals.
Jack Freestone(AUS)disputed the final of 2016 OI Rio Pro in Barra da Tijuca, after defeated
Gabriel Medina(BRA)in the semifinals.In the fourth position in the Ranking is Jordy Smith(RSA)that
did not reach the Quarterfinals in Gold Coast, but reached in Margaret River, and was defeated
by Kolohe Andino(USA)by small difference.Adriano de Souza(BRA)also is the 4th position in the
Ranking, that also did not reach the Quartefinals in Gold coast, disputed the Quarterfinals in
Margaret River,but was defeated by Filipe Toledo(BRA), that did not reach the Round 3 in Gold Coast.
Matt Wilkinson(AUS) is the 5th position, defeated John John Florence(HAW)in Gold Coast by small
difference, but did not reach the Round 3 in Margaret River.Conner Coffin(USA)is surfing better
this season, reached the Round 5 in Gold coast and Margaret River.Gabriel Medina(BRA)began well
this year, however did not reach the Round 3 in this second event.
CT#3-Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach - Bells Beach, Australia
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John John Florence(HAW)is searching his World Championship of Surfing for the second time
with excellent shape and performance in the manuevers in the heats;reached two Semifinals
in Gold Coast and Bells, besides to be the Champion in Margaret Margaret River; is the leader of
the Ranking -Jeep Leaderboard -WSL, and will surf with yellow jersey in Saquarema, Brazil, in
the 4th stop of the tour. Others edge surfers are in the second position: Owen Wright(AUS)that
won in Gold coast and reached the Quartefinals in Margaret River; Jordy Smith(RSA)that is the
deputy World champion of last season, 2016;the South African, reached the Quarterfinals in
Margaret River and was the champion in Bells.Adriano de Souza(BRA), 2015 World Champion,
is in the fourth position in the Ranking, and Kolohe Andino(USA)is just behind in the 5th position
Filipe Toledo(BRA)is in the 6th position; Caio Ibelli(BRA)defeated John John Florence(HAW) in
Bells for small difference, and reached his first Final in the Tour, and is the 7th position.
Gabriel Medina(BRA)2014 World Champion, unfortunatelly was defeated in the Round 3, and is in the 11th position in the Ranking -Jeep Leaderboard. The Brazilians fans of Gabriel Medina(BRA)are
still awaiting a victory of the great champion of 2014 season in our country.
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