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TRIBUTE to JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW) -
2024 WORLD CHAMPION OF SURFING - WSL - World Surf League
by Paulo Piqueres
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The Hawaiian surfer JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW) reached his THIRD WORLD CHAMPION OF SURFING TITLE last Friday, September 6th, on the FIRST day of the window of the event "10" LEXUS WSL FINALS.
The event "10" was in the beach of Lower Trestles, in San Clemente, CALIFORNIA, USA.
John John Florence(HAW) defeated the Brazilian surfer Italo Ferreira(BRA) in the TITLE MATCH.
Italo Ferreira(BRA)was in the 5th position in the RANKING before the FINALS, but he won three matches:
Match 1- defeated E. Ewing(AUS)
Match 2 - defeated Jack Robinson(AUS)
Match 3 - defeated Griffin Colapinto(USA)
In the TITLE MATCH, John John Florence won the first 2 heats of 3, defeated Italo Ferreira(BRA) and reached the 2024 WORLD CHAMPION of SURFING TITLE.
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Italo Ferreira(BRA) was WORLD CHAMPION of SURFING - WSL in 2019 when he defeated Gabriel Medina(BRA), in last stage of the season in BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS, Banzai Pipeline, Oahu- Hawaii; that time Gabriel Medina(BRA)was two times WORLD CHAMPION of SURFING.
Nowadays, Gabriel Medina(BRA) is three times WORLD CHAMPION of SURFING, in 2014, 2018 n 2021.
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John John Florence(HAW) entered in WORLD circuit of SURFING in 2012, and in his first year in the elite of SURFING, the Hawaiian surfer won the event BILLABONG RIO PRO.
That event in Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL, started in Arpoador beach, where the Round 1 was disputed, and afterwards the event moved to Barra da Tijuca beach.
The FINAL was disputed on MAY 16th, 2012, when John John Florence defeated the Australian surfer Joel Parkinson(AUS).
Joel Parkinson(AUS) was the WORLD CHAMPION of the 2012 season.
The Brazilian fans of SURFING liked so much the easygoing style of JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW).
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In 2016, the event in Brazil was OI RIO PRO, and started in Grumari beach, and finished in Barra da Tijuca beach.
JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW) was the Champion of this event, by the second time in stage of BRAZIL, when the Hawaiian surfer defeated Jack Freestone(AUS) in the FINAL.
The Extra Newspaper - extra.globo.com released the headline:
JOHN JOHN party in RIO
Medina and Mineirinho did not advance the Semifinals and the Hawaiian reached the TITLE of RIO stage of the CIRCUIT.
Adriano de Souza(BRA)was 2015 WORLD CHAMPION in last stage of the season in PIPELINE.
You may check out all the content of this Headline, in the day May 20th, 2016 on this blog.
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In October of 2016, JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW) reached his first title of WORLD CHAMPION of SURFING, in event "10" - Meo RIP CURL Pro PORTUGAL, Peniche, Portugal - Men's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour - WSL -World Surf League.
The Hawaiian surfer defeated C. Coffin(USA)in the FINAL.
The ZERO HORA newspaper of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil released the headline:
"THE NEW KING OF THE WAVES"
You may check out this content on October 26th, 2016 on this blog.
You may also check out "JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW)2016 WORLD CHAMPION OVERVIEW -MEN'S SAMSUNG GALAXY CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR - WSL - WORLD SURF LEAGUE on this blog.
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In 2017, JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW)reached his second WORLD CHAMPION of SURFING TITLE in BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS, Banzai PIPELINE, Oahu, Hawaii, the event "11" of the season.
The Hawaiian surfer J. J. FLORENCE(HAW) was defeated by the surfer Jeremy Flores(FRA), but reached the TITLE, finished in the RANKING first position of the 2017 season.
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JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW) entered for the group of elite surfers with three WORLD CHAMPION TITLES as follow:
Tom Curren(USA)
Andy Irons(HAW)
MIck Fanning(AUS)
Gabriel Medina(BRA)
JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW)
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