SÓ DÁ ELES - ZERO HORA NEWSPAPER, Monday August 20th, 2018 -JORNADA ESPORTIVA -page 16, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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ONLY THEY WIN
Medina celebrates the second title of his career on the tubes of Teahupo'o
THE BRAZILIAN STORM DOES NOT LOSE POWER IN THE WORLD CIRCUIT OF SURFING: MEDINA WON THE STAGE OF TAHITI AND FILIPINHO RUN TO THE EDGE
In a season marked by the supremacy of Brazilian surfers, the surfer of
São Paulo Gabriel Medina conquered his first title title of stage in 2018
with a decisive manuever at last minute of the Final heat in Teahupo'o, in
Tahiti.
Yesterday, the 2014 World Champion turned up the score over the Australian
Owen Wright and and was the champion, by second time in peak of French
Polynesia. The victory let Medina to the the second position of World
Circuit in direct dispute with his compatriot Filipe Toledo.
Medina reached 35,685 points and overtook the Australian Julian Wilson,
that stayed with 32,380 points after being eliminated soon in the Round 2
in Teahupo'o. In despite of his lost in the Semifinals by Owen Wright,
Filipinho extended the advantage of leadership, with 41,985 points.
Medina started the day overcame his compatriot Italo Ferreira by 13.10 to
7.57, in the Quarterfinals, phase that was disputed entirely on Sunday
after a lay day on Saturday due the weak waves.At same time Filipinho defeated
the South African Michael February by 11,43 to 8,60.
On other duels of the Quarterfinals, Owen Wright overcame the compatriot Wade
Carmichael by 16.00 to 9.57, while the French Jeremy Flores defeated the
North American Kolohe Andino by 13.34 to 5.73.
In the Semifinals, Medina eliminated Flores by 15.17 to 6.10 and Owen Wright
defeated Filipinho by 12.60 to 10.03. And in the great Final, the Brazilian was
behind the Australian in the score till the final minute, when scored 7.33
in his second wave and turned up the heat and overcame the rival by 13.50 to
12.07. Medina had already clinched the Championship in Tahiti in 2014 season.
The World Circuit will return in the next month with the dispute of the stage
in Surf Ranch, where there is the swimming pool of waves of Kelly Slater, in
California, between 6 and 9 of September.
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ENDLESS STORM
The Brazilians already clinched 6 of 7 stages disputed in 2018
2nd stage 3rd stage 4th stage
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Bells Beach Saquarema Bali
(Australia) (Brazil) (Indonesia)
Italo Ferreira Filipe Toledo Italo Ferreira
5th stage 6th stage 7th stage
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Uluwatu Jeffreys Bay Teahupo'o
(Indonesia) South Africa Tahiti
William Cardoso Filipe Toledo Gabriel Medina
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF SURFING
Surfer Points
1)Filipe Toledo(BRA) 41,985
2)Gabriel Medina(BRA) 35,685
3)Julian Wilson(AUS) 32,380
4)Italo Ferreira(BRA) 30,160
5)Wade Carmichael(AUS) 25,550
NEXT STAGE
September, 6th to 9th
Swimming pool of waves of Leemore, in California(USA)
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Version by Paulo Piqueres - Postgraduated in Advanced English -
PUC -Pontifície Universidade Católica - Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil
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