Filipinho é papo 10 -Extra - Newspaper - Thursday, May 17th, 2018 - Surfe - Jogo Extra -page 9 - Rio de Janeiro -Brazil
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Filipinho flies for receiving the grade 10
Filipinho is "10"
Brazilian took maximum grade and advances to the Quarterfinals of the Saquarema stage
Renato de Alexandrino
renato.alexandrino@oglobo.com.br
Filipe Toledo showed that he is not for kidding even. Considered one of the favorites to the top places in the podium in the CT of Saquarema, the surfer of São Paulo(SP) received yesterday the first grade 10 of the event when passed to the Quarterfinals. Besides him, Gabriel Medina, Yago Dora and Michael Rodrigues also advanced. The forecast for today is of small waves, and the championship may be finalized tomorrow or on Saturday, already with bigger waves.
Filipinho dominated the Brazilian heat, against Michael and Ian Gouveia, showing a strong and fast surf in the backside(from back to the wave)in the lefts of Itaúna. Already in the end of the heat, with the win almost guaranteed, hitted a high aerial and with perfect rotation for taking the grade 10.
-In that time, I was so nervous yet, afraid of Ian and Michael, because are two surfers with great talent. But that wave came and I was in the right place and in the right time - said Filipinho.
For the first time in the history of Circuit a stage may have four Brazilians disputing the Semifinals.
The first heat of Quarterfinals will be between Filipe and the American Kolohe Andino. The surfer of Ceará(CE)faces the Australian Julian Wilson, leader of the Ranking. Medina, that did the party of crowd with his win in the Round 4, faces the Australian Wade Carmichael. And the surfer of Santa Catarina(SC)Yago, that reached the Semifinals in Saquarema in the last year, faces the Hawaiian Ezekiel Lau.
The surprise of yesterday was the elimination of the Hawaiian John John Florence. The two-time World Champion was behind of Yago and Carmichael, and finished the event in ninth position. After four stages, the Hawaiian collects weak results, staying far of fighting for the third World Championship.
-The wave came and I was in the right place and in the right time-.
