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WILSON VENCE E MEDINA ASSUME A LIDERANÇA - Lance! Newspaper, Saturday,
Oct. 13th, 2018 - Poliesportivo - page 20 - Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brazil
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Wilson wins and Medina takes the leadership
In France Medina reaches the Semifinals and is the new leader overtaking Filipinho.
Wilson celebrates triumph in the stage AFP
The Australian Julian Wilsonj won the stage of France or World Circuit of Surfing, in Hossegor,
defeated the also Australiaan Ryan Callinan in the Final hebt by tight scores 15.34to 14.23.
The stage was very good for the Brazilian Gabriel Medina. The Champion of the stage in the season
of 2017 was defeated in the Semifinal to Wilson. However, by reaching the Semifinals, took the leadership of the competition. This occurs by the following motive: Filipinho started the stage in the leadership. But was defeated in the Round 3 and scored only 1,750 points, reaching to 51,450.
Medina started as deputy-leader four Thousand points behind. As arrived in the Semifinals, guaranteed more 6,500 points, reaching 51,770. It is worth to remember that after the French duel are only two stage left. Portugal, in Peniche, from Tuesday and Pipeline, in Hawaii, in December.
The unique in real conditions of taking the title of one Brazilian one's s Julian Wilson. He jumped to 47,125 points.
Marathon
The Organization decided to prolong as much as possible the stage yesterday, because that necessarily the surfers will have the stage of Portugal in the next week. Because of this, in the same day were disputed the Round 4, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals and the Final that finishes under strong fog and in the end of afternoon.
Medina
Gabriel Medina - that won the last two stages - won the two first heats that disputed. In the Round 4, finished in seconc place.(13.90), behind the Australian Mickey Wright(13.94), but defeating Michael Rodrigues(6.90) and advanced to the Quartefinals. In the heat two excelente waves let Medina in comfortable advantage over the Hawaiian Sebastian Zietz. In the end, 12.44 x 10.43. In the Semifinals against Julian Wilson, Medina had good performance. But the Australian took the unique score 10 of all the stage and the Brazilian did not score to defeat him: 16.67 x 15.44 -
I am happy by reaching the leadership and and want to analise this wave score "10" of Wilson - said Medina about that one that is his strongest rival in the Circuit.
Other brazucas
Besides Medina and Michael, Adriano de Souza and William Cardoso arrived to the Round 4 and in the same heat. In this heat, Ryan Callian won with Mineirinho in second and Cardoso eliminated.
In the Quarterfinals, Adriano de Souza was defeated by Connor Coffin.
The final
Callinan started very well and the kept ahead of Wilson till four minutes to go. In this moment, his rival scored an excellent wave, receiving 8.67 and turn up the heat, took the leadership.
Needing a score 7.33 to overcame the compatriot Callinan, tried but the waves did not showed up.
In the end, Wilson won with 15.34 to 14.23, but Callinan also became happy therefore only disputed in France because received the Wild Card and overcame many favorites, including F. Toledo in the Round 3.
Brazilian storm
The "Brazilian storm", how is called the legion of brazucas in the elite of surfing, keeps going very well in this season. Till the moment, from ten stages, the Brazilian too eight: Brazil and South África(Filipinho); Tahiti and Califórnia(Medina); Bells beach/Austrália and Corona/Bali(Italo Ferreira); and William Cardoso(Corona/Bali). The Brazilians only did not win the opening stage, Golden Coast/Austrália and the yesterday one. In both Julian Wilson won.
Brazuca : a slang for Brazilian
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