Searching for the 2018 World Champion title WSL - World Surf League

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Searching for the 2018 World Champion title WSL - World Surf League
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After the event OI RIO PRO in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the World Circuit of Professional Surfing departed to the other side of the world, to the beautiful waters of Bali in Indonesia, one of the most famous  and glamorous stages of "pro" surfing. Bali returned to the World Circuit this season.

Replaced the event of  Fiji(CT#5)that was out this year.

 Two events were disputed in Bali, Indonesia, as follows:
 
CT# 5 - Bali Pro Keramas -Bali, Indonesia;

CT# 2 - Uluwatu CT Indonesia - Bali, Indonesia - June 08th/11th; -replaced Margaret River, Australia, that was  cancelled due "shark atictivity in the competition area.

The Brazilian surfer of Rio Grande do Norte(RN)Italo Ferreira(BRA)clinched his second championship in the season; he also won in Bells Beach, Australia, however Julian Wilson(AUS)still was in the top of the the Jeep Leaderboard Ranking and wore the Yellow Jersey in Uluwatu CT Indonesia. In the second contest in Bali, another Brazilian surfer clinched the Championship, this time was William Cardoso(BRA)but the Ranking did not change so much.

CT#6 - In July the World circuit went to Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, for disputing the Corona Open J-Bay. Filipe Toledo(BRA)faced the Australian Wade Carmichael(AUS)and overcame the rookie again(the first was in Saquarema, Brazil and overcame another Australian, Julian Wilson in the Ranking. So the surfer of Ubatuba,(São Paulo)reached the top of the Jeep Leaderboard Ranking; 2014 World Champion, Gabriel Medina(BRA)was the third in the Ranking and Italo Ferreira(BRA)the fourth. So now Filipe Toledo(BRA), so focused this season and in great shape would wear the Yellow Jersey in Tahiti, French Polynesia.

CT#7 - In August the CT arrived in Teahupo'o, one of the most traditional and beautiful beaches of the World Circuit of Surfing . Last year, G. Medina(BRA) was defeated by J. Wilson(AUS)on the last wave of the contest for small difference. The 2014 World Champion, G. Medina(BRA) with his greatness declared that J. Wilson(AUS)deserved the victory. But this season was different. The Brazilian surfer of Maresias beach, São Sebastião, São Paulo(SP) clinched the championship in Tahiti over the Australian O. Wright(AUS)- always surfed very well there - and jumped to the second
position of the Jeep Leaderboard Ranking, and has a difference of 6,300 points of the top 1 - Filipe Toledo(BRA).

CT#8 -Surf Ranch Pro , Lemoore, California, United States of America -
The Brazilian Filipe Toledo(BRA)will wear the Yellow Jersey in this different contest. The top 1, "Filipinho" that is is living in California, clinched the Championship last year in Trestles. The competition this year will be so different  with a window of only four days; September 6th/9th, because the waves are created by a mechanism, that controls the water  the wind, and the competition do not depend directly of nature, swells, and so...
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Finally let's wait what is coming up in California, but anyway the dispute for the Title this year is so tied up between the Brazilians F. Toledo(BRA), G. Medina(BRA), I. Ferreira(BRA), and the Australians J. Wilson(AUS), W. Carmichael(AUS). F. Toledo(BRA)and J. Wilson(AUS)are seaching their first World Championship, and G. Medina(BRA)is fighting for his second title of World Champion. Last season,the talentous G. Medina(BRA)won the two next contests in France and Portugal and arrived in Pipeline with chance of being the Champion. F. Toledo(BRA)already won two events this season, in Brazil and South Africa, and he  is his best moment in the World Circuit since he entered in 2013, at my opinion.



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This text above was written by Paulo Piqueres - surfworldtour.blogspot.com /surfworldtour.com/surf pro channel  Paulo Piqueres started working with professional surf in 2008 at Hang Loose Pro,  Santa Catarina, Brazil;he is  graduated in Business Administration at Unisinos -Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos -São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil and  Postgraduated in Advanced English at PUC - Pontifície Universidade Católica, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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