SURF -"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPORT"

SURF - "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPORT"











Tuesday, August 26, 2014

2014 -RANKING MEN'S - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR - ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS

2014 -RANKING MEN'S -World Championship Tour - Association of Surfing Professionals

Position     Surfer              Country                 Points
1.               Gabriel Medina (BRA)                 46,150
2.               Kelly Slater       (USA)                  38,350
3.               Joel Parkinson   (AUS)                  36,150
4.               Michel Bourez   (PYF)                  34,500
5.               Mick Fanning    (AUS)                  34,400
6.               Taj Burrow        (AUS)                  33,700
7.               Adriano de Souza(BRA)               30,600
8.               Kolohe Andino    (USA)               27,700
9.               Nat Young           (USA)               27,650
10.             Owen Wright       (AUS)               24,900

7th stop -BILLABONG PRO TAHITI 2014 - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia -Aug.15/26,2014

7th stop - BILLABONG PRO TAHITI  2014- Teahupo'o, Tahiti - French Polynesia - Aug 15/26, 2014

ROUND 1
heat
1.Kelly Slater(USA) 16.40 x Sebastian ZietzHAW) 10.34 x Glenn Hall(AUS)4.53
2.Michel Bourez(PYF)9.66 x Matt Wilkinson(AUS) 7.63 x Raoni Monteiro(BRA)7.17
3.Taj Burrow(AUS) 12.50 x Brett Simpson(USA)9.17 x Adam Melling(AUS) 5.07
4.Mick Fanning(AUS)18.16 x Mitch Coleborn(AUS)9.47 x Alejo Muniz(BRA) 8.10
5.Adrian Buchan(AUS)16.30 X Joel Parkinson(AUS)16.30 x Nathan Hedge(AUS)15.77
6.Gabriel Medina(BRA)14.33 x T. Puhetini()12.17 x Mitch Crews(AUS) 9.43
7.Dion Atkinson(AUS)15.33 x Miguel Pupo(BRA) 13.27 x Adriano de Souza(BRA)13.10
8.Nat Young(USA)16.50 x CJ Hobgood(USA) 8.27 x Tiago Pires(POR)8.26
9.Kolohe Andino(USA)13.76 x Aritz Aramburu(SPA)11.44 x Fredrick Patacchia(HAW)10.74
10.Jadson Andre(BRA)16.64 x Julian Wilson(AUS)15.94 x Josh Kerr(AUS)7.93
11.Owen Wright(AUS)6.34 x Bede Durbidge(AUS)5.43 x Travis Logie(SAF)3.10
12.Kai Otton(AUS)18.24 x John J. Florence(HAW)15.83 x Jordy Smith(SAF)8.73

ROUND 2
heat
1.Joel Parkinson(AUS)17.17 x 12.30 T. Puhetini()
2.Nathan Hedge(AUS)12.00 x 11.77 Adriano de Souza(BRA)
3.Josh Kerr(AUS)17.90 x 11.24 Mitch Coleborn(AUS)
4.Brett Simpson(USA)11.50 x 5.33 Jordy Smith(SAF)
5.John J. Florence(HAW)11.00 x 2.43 Raoni Monteiro(BRA)
6.Bede Durbidge(AUS) 6.33 x 2.93 Glenn Hall(AUS)
7.Tiago Pires(POR) 7.77 x 7.60 Julian Wilson(AUS)
8.Aritz Aramburu(SPA)17.46 x 17.04 Fredrick Patacchia(HAW)
9.CJ Hobgood(USA)- x - Travis Logie(SAF)(injured)
10.Mitch Crews(AUS)10.17 x 8.60 Miguel Pupo(BRA)
11.Sebastian Zietz(HAW)15.80 x 2.00 Alejo Muniz(BRA)
12.Matt Wilkinson(AUS)13.27 x 8.83 Adam Melling(AUS)

ROUND 3
heat
1.Tiago Pires(POR)18.67 x 13.57 Taj Burrow(AUSS)
2.Adrian Buchan(AUS) 16.33 x 14.73 Josh Kerr(AUS)
3.Michel Bourez(PYF)14.90 x 14.77 Aritz Aramburu(SPA)
4.Kolohe Andino(USA) 18.10 x 10.17 Mitch Crews(AUS)
5.Bede Durbidge(AUS)13.10 x 13.10 CJ Hobgood(USA)
6.Gabriel Medina(BRA) 18.80 x 13.44 Nathan Hedge(AUS)
7.Brett Simpson(USA 16.23 x 13.17 Joel Parkinson(AUS)
8.John J.Florence(HAW)19.93 x 18.50 Sebastian Zietz(HAW)
9.Kai Otton(AUS)18.17 x 18.06 Nat Young(USA)
10.Kelly Slater(USA)19.44 x 6.43 Jadson Andre(BRA)
11.Owen Wrigth(AUS)18.36 x 5.30 Matt Wilkinson(AUS)
12.Dion Atkinson(AUS)16.50 x 5.94 Mick Fanning(AUS)

ROUND 4
heat
1.Adrian Buchan(AUS)14.66 x Michel Bourez(PYF)13.73 x Tiago Pires(POR) 6.84
2.Gabriel Medina(BRA)17.37 x Kolohe Andino(USA)15.57 x Bede Durbidge(AUS)9.00
3.John J. Florence(HAW) 18.16 x Kai Otton(AUS)12.10 x Brett Simpson(USA) 8.67
4.Kelly Slater(USA) 19.44 x Owen Wright(AUS)16.74 x Dion Atkinson(AUS)12.50

ROUND 5
heat
1.Bede Durbidge(AUS)15.40 x 14.66 Michel Bourez(PYF)
2.Kolohe Andino(USA) 15.53 x 6.16 Tiago Pires(POR)
3.Dion Atkinson(AUS) 19.33 x 14.77 Kai Otton(AUS)
4.Owen Wright(AUS)19.87 x 12.83 Brett Simpson(USA)

QUARTERFINALS
heat
1.Bede Durbidge(AUS)19.87 x 19.00 Adrian Buchan(AUS)
2.Gabriel Medina(BRA) 17.27 x 15.27 Kolohe Andino(USA)
3.John J. Florence(HAW) 19.67 x 17.76 Dion Atkinson(AUS)
4.Kelly Slater(USA)19.80 x 16.10 Owen Wright(AUS)

SEMIFINALS

1.Gabriel Medina(BRA) 18.67 x 4.17 Bede Durbidge(AUS)
2.Kelly Slater(USA)19.77 x 19.77 John John Florence(HAW)

FINAL
Gabriel Medina(BRA) 18.96 x 18.93 Kelly Slater(USA)


CONGRATULATIONS GABRIEL MEDINA(BRA) Champion BILLABONG PRO TAHITI 2014- Teahupo'o, French Polynesia



Monday, August 25, 2014

2014- RANKING WOMEN'S - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR- ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS

2014 - RANKING WOMEN'S - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR - ASSOCIATION OF   SURFING PROFESSIONALS

Position       Surfer                Country                     Points
1.                 Carissa Moore    (HAW)                     44,900
2.                 Sally Fitzgibbons(AUS)                      44,700
3.                 Tyler Wright       (AUS)                      41,000
4.                 Stephanie Gilmore(AUS)                    40,750
5.                 Malia Manuel        (HAW)                  31,900
6.                 Lakey Peterson      (USA)                   26,900
7.                 Bianca Buitendag  (SAF)                    25,200
8.                 Dimity Stoyle        (AUS)                   23,350
9.                 Laura Enever         (AUS)                   22,050
10.               Courtney Conlogne(USA)                  18,950
                    Coco Ho                  (HAW)                18,950

6th stop- Women's - VANS US OPEN OF SURFING 2014-Huntington Beach, California, USA

6th stop -WOMEN'S - VANS US OPEN OF SURFING 2014- Huntington Beach, California, USA - July 27/Aug 03, 2014

ROUND 1
heat
1.Dimity Stoyle(AUS)14.03 x Malia Manuel(HAW)12.97x Johanne Defay(FRA)10.74
2.Tyler Wrigth(AUS)10.27 x Paige Hareb(NZL)6.53 x Laura Enever(AUS)5.86
3.Carissa Moore(HAW) 13.16 x L. Hurst( )12.60 x Pauline Ado(FRA)10.00
4.Sally Fitzgibbons(AUS)8.67 x Tatiana Weston-Webb(HAW)7.87 x Alessa Quizon(HAW)2.23
5.Stephanie Gilmore(AUS)15.77 x Coco Ho(HAW)12.50 x Alana Blanchard(HAW)
6.Lakey Peterson(USA)14.70 x Nikki Van Dijk(AUS)8.00 x Bianca Buitendag(SAF)8.00

ROUND 2
heat
1.Johanne Defay(FRA) 13.44 x 11.83 Alessa Quizon(HAW)
2.Paige Hareb(NZL) 13.76 x 13.43 Coco Ho(HAW)
3.Malia Manuel(HAW) 15.17 x 6.67 L. Hurst( )
4.Tatiana Weston-Webb(HAW) 14.67 x 13.97 Bianca Buitendag(SAF)
5.Laura Enever(AUS) 12.67 x 11.00 Alana Blanchard(HAW)
6.Nikki Van Dijk(AUS)11.43 x 8.10 Pauline Ado(FRA)

ROUND 3
heat
1.Malia Manuel(HAW)18.13 x Tatiana Weston-Webb(HAW) 10.93 x Tyler Wright(AUS) 7.77
2.Carissa Moore(HAW)13.37 x Laura Enever(AUS) 9.00 x Nikki Van Dijk(AUS) 7.10
3.Sally Fitzgibbons(AUS) 14.03 x Dimity Stoyle(AUS) 3.00 x Johanne Defay(FRA) 9.10
4.Stephanie Gilmore(AUS) 14.16 x Lakey Peterson(USA) 12.50 x Paige Hareb(NZL)11.10

ROUND 4
heat
1.Nikki Vann Dijk(AUS) 12.90 x 12.50 Tatiana Weston-Webb(HAW)
2.Tyler Wright(AUS) 17.67 x 9.13 Laura Enever(AUS)
3.Johanne Defay(FRA) 14.10x 11.03 Paige Hareb(NZL)
4.Lakey Peterson(USA) 15.44 x 11.83 Dimity Stoyle(AUS)

QUARTERFINALS
1.Malia Manuel(HAW)10.00 x 5.43 Nikki Van Dijk(AUS)
2.Tyler Wright(AUS)15.93 x 11.93 Carissa Moore(HAW)
3.Sally Fitzgibbons(AUS)9.33 x 4.66 Johanne Defay(FRA)
4.Stephanie Gilmore(AUS)11.70 x 10.03 Lakey Peterson(USA)

SEMIFINALS
1.Tyler Wright(AUS)13.17 x 8.70 Malia Manuel(HAW)
2.Stephanie Gilmore(AUS)16.10 x 14.03 Sally Fitzgibbons(AUS)

FINAL
Tyler Wright(AUS)14.77 x 13.16 Stephanie Gilmore(AUS)


CONGRATULATIONS TYLER WRIGHT(AUS) Champion VANS US OPEN OF SURFING 2014 - Huntington Beach, CA, USA




 



Tuesday, July 22, 2014

2014 -RANKING MEN'S- World Championship Tour - Association of Surfing Professionals

2014 -RANKING MEN'S - World Championship Tour -Association of Surfing Professionals

Position    Top Surfer              Country            Points
1.              Gabriel Medina      (BRA)             36,150
2.              Joel Parkinson       (AUS)              34,400
3.              Mick Fanning         (AUS)             32,650
4.              Taj Burrow             (AUS)             31,950
5.              Michel Bourez        (PYF)             30,500
6.              Kelly Slater             (USA)            30,350
7.              Adriano de Souza   (BRA)            30,100
8.              Nat Young              (USA)            25,900
9.              Kolohe Andino       (USA)            22,500
10.            Josh Kerr                (AUS)            19,700

6th stop - J-BAY OPEN - Kouga, Eastern Cape, South Africa - July 10th/21st, 2014

6th stop -J-BAY OPEN -Kouga, Eastern Cape, South Africa - July 10th/21st, 2014

Round 3
heat
1.Joel Parkinson(AUS) 14.83 x 8.50 Adam Melling(AUS)
2.Josh Kerr(AUS) 11.73 x10.77 Miguel Pupo(BRA)
3.Taj Burrow(AUS) 12.74 x 12.33 Adrian Buchan(AUS)
4.Adriano de Souza(BRA)15.04 x 14.37 Sebastian Zietz(HAW)
5.Kolohe Andino(USA) 13.30 x 11.10 Julian Wilson(AUS)
6.Matt Wilkinson(AUS)18.36 x 15.37 Kelly Slater(USA)
7.Gabriel Medina(BRA) 15.46 x 15.17 Aritz Aramburu(SPA)
8.Owen Wright(AUS)13.40 x 8.00 John John Florence(HAW)
9.Fredrick Patacchia(HAW)11.60 x 5.44 Nat Young(USA)
10.Mick Fanning(AUS)16.33 x 10.27 Kai Otton(AUS)
11.CJ Hobgood(USA) 14.00 x 13.87 Jordy Smith(SAF)
12.Alejo Muniz(BRA)11.50 x 10.60 Michel Bourez(PYF)

Round 4
heat
1.Joel Parkinson(AUS)16.44 x Josh Kerr(AUS)8.47 x Taj Burrow(AUS)8.40
2.Matt Wilkinson(AUS)14.34 x Kolohe Andino(USA)12.17 x Adriano de Souza(BRA)10.37
3.Owen Wright(AUS)15.60 x Gabriel Medina(BRA)13.76 x Fredrick Patacchia(HAW)13.70
4.Alejo Muniz(BRA)12.57 x Mick Fanning(AUS)12.40 x CJ Hobgood(USA)10.50

Round 5
heat
1.Adriano de Souza(BRA)10.33 x 9.04 Josh Kerr(AUS)
2.Taj Burrow(AUS) 12.83 x 9.34 Kolohe Andino(USA)
3.Gabriel Medina(BRA)11.17 x 11.10 CJ Hobgood(USA)
4.Mick Fanning(AUS) 15.67 x 8.13 Fredrick Patacchia(HAW)

Quarterfinals
heat
1.Joel Parkinson(AUS)14.50  x 10.33 Adriano de Souza(BRA)
2.Matt Wilkinson(AUS)17.83 x 16.44 Taj Burrow(AUS)
3.Owen Wright(AUS)17.40 x 16.07 Gabriel Medina(BRA)
4.Mick Fanning(AUS) 16.66 x 9.67 Alejo Muniz(BRA)

Semifinals
heat
1.Joel Parkinson(AUS) 18.83 x 15.54 Matt Willkinson(AUS)
2.Mick Fanning(AUS)15.17 x 11.90 Owen Wright(AUS)

Final
Mick Fanning(AUS)  17.00    x      13.60  Joel Parkinson(AUS)

Congratulations!!! Mick Fanning(AUS)Champion J-Bay Open 2014 - South África



BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 -The last day, May 12th -Monday

THE LAST DAY, MAY 12TH - MONDAY - BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014


. I WOKE UP SO EARLY TO ARRIVE SOON AT THE LAST EVENT DAY. I WORE A HAWAIIAN STYLE SHORT AND SITE T-SHIRT. surfworldtour.com THAT SOON WILL BE ON THE NET. THE SITE HAPPENED IN 2013, BUT THE BLOG: surfworldtour.blogspot.com, EXISTS FROM 2010 WITH MANY POSTS AND ACCESS FROM MANY COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL,USA, AUSTRALIA, ENGLAND, GERMANY, SPAIN, AND SO ON. THIS TIME I TOOK THE 317 BUS WHICH IS FASTER, AND ARRIVED AT EVENT ABOUT 8:00 AM, THE NICE RECEPTION GIRL TOLD ME THAT WAS CONFIRMED THE EVENT WOULD FINISH THAT DAY.THE SEA WAS GETTING DOWN, THE SWELL HAS GONE. WHEN I ARRIVED ON THE BEACH THE COMPETITION WAS IN ROUND 5.
HEAT 2 -KOLOHE WAS LEAVING THE WATER, HE DEFEATED TRAVIS LOGIE(SAF) WITH INTERFERENCE.
AT HEAT 1, KELLY SLATER(USA)DEFEATED ADRIANO DE SOUZA(BRA)THAT WON BILLABONG RIO 2011, IN ARPOADOR BEACH.

AT HEAT 3, MICHEL BOUREZ DEFEATED JOEL PARKINSON, THAT BROKE HIS SURFBOARDS IN THE WAVES. IT WAS REPLACED BUT JOEL SPEND SOME PRECIOUS MOMENTS IN THE HEAT.

AT THE LAST HEAT OF ROUND 5.
HEAT 4 -SEBASTIAN ZIETS(HAW) DEFEATED JOSH KERR(AUS). SEBASTIAN WAS SURFING VERY WELL FACING A GOOD SURFER AS JOSH KERR.
ROUND 5 RESULTS:
HEAT 1 - KELLY SLATER(USA) 15.50 X 3.73 ADRIANO DE SOUZA(BRA)
HEAT 2 - KOLOHE ANDINO(USA)-interference-6.83 x 6.50 TRAVIS LOGIE(SAF)
HEAT 3 - MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) 8.60 X 8.10 JOEL PARKINSON(AUS)
HEAT 4 - SEBASTIAN ZIETZ(HAW) 11.76 x 8.17 JOSH KERR(AUS)
SO THEM WCT HAD ALREADY THE 8 TOP SURFERS TO QUARTERFINALS.
QUARTERFINALS

HEAT
1. KELLY SLATER(USA) X NAT YOUNG(USA)
2. KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) X BEDE DURBIDGE(AUS)
3. MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) X JORDY SMITH(SAF)
4. TAJ BURROW(AUS) X SEBASTIAN ZIETS(HAW)

HEAT 1
AT THIS FIRST HEAT, KELLY DEFEATED NAT YOUNG, THE SURFER OF SANTA CRUZ, A SURF TOWN IN CALIFORNIA, SO KELLY WAS IN SEMIFINALS AND NAT OUT OF THE COMPETITION, WITH THE 5TH PLACE.

HEAT 2
KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) DEFEATED BEDE DURBIDGE(AUS),KOLOHE SURFED WITH RISK MANUEVERS TO WIN BEDE DURBIDGE'S POWER SURF.

HEAT 3
THE TAHITIAN MICHAEL BOUREZ, TEAHUPPO'S LOCAL DEFEATED THE LAST BILLABONG RIO PRO CHAMPION JORDY SMITH(SAF).

HEAT 4
THE AUSTRALIAN TAJ BURROW SURFED VERY WELL WITH BEAUTIFUL MANUEVERS, DEFEATED SEBASTIAN ZIETZ(HAW), THAT ALSO SURFED BETTER THIS YEAR.


MEN'S QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
HEAT 1 - KELLY SLATER(USA) 14.50 X 12.37 NAT YOUNG(USA)
HEAT 2 - KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) 12.44 X 7.40 BEDE DURBIDGE(AUS)
HEAT 3 - MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) 16.83 X 11.67 JORDY SMITH(SAF)
HEAT 4 - TAJ BURROW(AUS) 15.66 X 7.20 SEBASTIAN ZIETZ(HAW)

SO THE SEMIFINALS WERE DEFINED:
HEAT
1. KELLY SLATER(USA) x KOLOHE ANDINO(USA)
2. TAJ BURROW (AUS) X MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF)














SO THE EVENT TURNED ON TO WOMEN'S COMPETITION AT QUARTERFINALS:

WOMEN'S QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
HEAT 1 - LAKEY PETERSON(USA) 13.47 X 13.26 PAULINE ADO(FRA)
HEAT 2 - CARISSA MOORE(HAW) 15.50 X 7.00 ALESSA QUIZON(HAW)
HEAT 3 - TYLER WRIGHT(AUS) 15.37 X 14.43 NIKKI VAN DIJK(AUS)
HEAT 4 - SALLY FITZGIBBONS(AUS)14.77 X 12.90 COCO HO

AND WENT STRAIGHT AWAY TO SEMIFINALS:

HEAT 1 -CARISSA MOORE(HAW)17.97 X 6.00 LAKEY PETERSON(USA)
HEAT 2 -SALLY FITZGIBBONS(AUS)15.17 X 9.80 TYLER WRIGHT(AUS)
AND THE FINAL
SALLY FITZGIBBONS(AUS) 16.27 X 14.67 CARISSA MOORE(HAW)












CONGRATULATIONS SALLY FITZGIBBONS(AUS) CHAMPION WOMEN'S RIO PRO 2014 -RIO DE JANEIRO-BRAZIL




SO THE EVENT TURNED BACK TO MEN'S SEMIFINALS:
MEN'S SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
HEAT 1 -KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) 14.73 X 14.17 KELLY SLATER(USA)
HEAT 2 -MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) 15.30 X 12.33 TAJ BURROW(AUS)

HEAT 1-KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) X KELLY SLATER(USA)
AT THIS CONFRONT OF "K", KOLOHE WAS TAKING RISKS AT RADICAL MANUEVERS,AND DEFEATED KELLY FOR LITTLE DIFFERENCE AT END OF THE HEAT. THE THE 11X WORLD CHAMPION, KELLY SLATER, BEFORE THE POST-HEAT INTERVIEW WITH THE WINNER, SHOOK KOLOHE HAND BY HIS VICTORY. AN ATTITUDE RESERVED JUST TO THE REAL CHAMPIONS.

HEAT 2 -MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) X TAJ BURROw(AUS)
AT THIS HEAT, TAJ BURROW(AUS)THE 3 TIMES CHAMPION IN BRAZIL DID NOT RESIST THE STRONG AND ACCURATE MICHEL BOUREZ SURFING.

THE FINAL WAS DEFINED:
KOLOHE ANDINO(USA) X MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF)












THE FINAL RESULT:
MICHEL BOUREZ(PFY) 13.84 x 10.93 KOLOHE ANDINO(USA)
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR IN BRAZIL WAS FINISHING WITH SURPRISING FINAL, ALL SURFING ELITE WAS IN BARRA, THE WORLD CHAMPIONS, THE CHAMPIONS IN BRAZIL, THE STORMY GENERATION, BESIDES THE BEST SURFERS IN THE WORLD.
MICHEL SURFED A GOOD WAVE E DID THE POINTS NECESSARY BUT KOLOHE DID NOT GIVE UP EASILY, SURFED VERY WELL, TOOKING RISKS, AND GOT HIS BEST RESULT IN WCT A SECOND PLACE IN BILLABONG RIO PRO.THE THEAHUPPO'S LOCAL, MICHEL IS A STRONG SURFER AND ALREADY WAS CHAMPION IN MARGARET RIVER THIS YEAR, BUT THE TOP SURFER IN RANKING UP TO 4TH STOP IS THE 11 TIMES WORLD CHAMPION KELLY SLATER(USA). MAYBE THE YEAR OF TAHITIAN MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) IS ARRIVING OR KELLY WITH HIS SEA READING AND SMOOTH SURF MAY GO THROUGH???
LET'S SEE!




CONGRATULATIONS MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) CHAMPION BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014- BARRA DA TIJUCA - RIO DE JANEIRO - BRAZIL