Global Surf League: Ribeira d’Ilhas, Ericeira – Portugal (Sunday, September 27, 2020) — The Euro Cup of Surfing continues this coming week with the second one and final forestall within the WSL Countdown sequence at the Previous Continent, the MEO Portugal Cup of Surfing, which ready duration extends from September 28th to October 2d.

The development is totally cell, that means it might move just about any place at the coast, however number one places given the present forecast had been established in Peniche (Supertubos, house of the Portuguese Championship Excursion forestall) and Ericeira (Ribeira d’Ilhas, Challenger Sequence venue).

The primary name shall be made at 7:30am GMT+1 / 2:30am ET / 11:30pm PT (day sooner than) at Ribeira d’Ilhas on Monday. This match will movement LIVE on worldsurfleague.com, the WSL app, and Gasoline TV.

Ferreira & Defay Lead into Forestall No.2 of Euro Cup of Surfing

Italo Ferreira (BRA) is recently probably the most talked-about surfer on this planet, and for just right explanation why. He’s the reigning WSL Champion after claiming the win within the dramatic 2019 season end in Hawaii, and because then he has gained the one two occasions he entered, first the Onda Do Bem Countdown match, and final week the French Rendez-Vous of Surfing.

He drove all the way down to Portugal handiest mins after profitable in France and can indubitably be the number 1 favourite on this match. At first as a result of he loves Portugal, nevertheless it’s now not a one-way boulevard, Portugal loves him again. He gained the MEO Rip Curl Professional Portugal the final two years and has some other runner-up end to his identify in Peniche, and he additionally completed 2d again in 2014 on the Global Juniors in Ericeira.

Global No. eight Johanne Defay (FRA) has been fairly quieter within the off season, nevertheless it looks as if she has now not misplaced any edge and her paintings off excursion has paid off. She got here into final week’s French Rendez-Vous the very best seeded surfer and marched at the box to say the development’s victory.

Substitute Surfers Stay Issues Attention-grabbing in Portugal

A couple of notable adjustments within the match’s draw have took place since final week, and the sector in Portugal shall be even more potent with new (and now not so new) names coming to shake issues up. A 2d Brazilian surfer with a powerful track-record in Portugal, Jadson Andre will fill in for Jeremy Flores’ absence.

Very long time Championship Excursion competitor Aritz Aranburu (ESP), QS warrior Henrique Pyrrait (PRT) and junior wildcard Afonso Antunes (PRT) whole the boys’s draw. At the ladies’s aspect, Ariane Ochoa (EUK), Carolina Mendes (PRT), Francisca Veselko (PRT), Camilla Cardoso (PRT) and junior wildcard Mafalda Lopes (PRT) have additionally earned spots within the MEO Portugal Cup of Surfing.

The MEO Portugal Cup of Surfing is supported through MEO, Tourism of Portugal, Portuguese Waves, Jeep, EDP, Hertz, Buondi, Oceano Azul Basis, with legit broadcast spouse Gasoline TV.

UPCOMING MEO PORTUGAL CUP OF SURFING MEN’S RD1 HEATS:
Warmth 1: Jadson Andre (BRA), Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA), Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)
Warmth 2: Italo Ferreira (BRA), Vasco Ribeiro (PRT), Henrique Pyrrait (PRT)
Warmth 3: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN), Maxime Huscenot (FRA), Afonso Antunes (PRT)
Warmth 4: Frederico Morais (PRT), Gatien Delahaye (FRA), Aritz Aranburu (ESP)

UPCOMING MEO PORTUGAL CUP OF SURFING WOMEN’S RD1 HEATS:
Warmth 1: Rachel Presti (DEU), Anat Lelior (ISR), Ariane Ochoa (EUK)
Warmth 2: Johanne Defay (FRA), Carolina Mendes (PRT), Camilla Cardoso (PRT)
Warmth 3: Pauline Ado (FRA), Yolanda Hopkins (PRT), Mafalda Lopes (PRT)
Warmth 4: Teresa Bonvalot (PRT), Nadia Erostarbe (EUK), Francisca Veselko (PRT)

 

In regards to the WSL

The Global Surf League (WSL), established in 1976, is the house of browsing. The WSL is devoted to converting the sector throughout the inspirational energy of browsing through developing original occasions, stories, and storytelling to encourage a rising, international group to are living with function, originality, and stoke.

The WSL is an international group, headquartered in Santa Monica and with regional places of work in North The usa, Latin The usa, Asia Pacific, and EMEA. The WSL possesses a deep appreciation for the game’s wealthy heritage whilst selling development, innovation, and function on the very best ranges.

The WSL is created from Excursions & Occasions, celebrating the sector’s easiest surfers throughout all disciplines and every year working greater than 180 international contests and crowning the undisputed Global Champions throughout all divisions; WSL WaveCo, the place innovation meets revel in; and WSL Studios, which gives easiest at school storytelling throughout festival, way of life, and conservation.

 

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