{"id":43712,"date":"2013-10-09T11:23:38","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T18:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=43712"},"modified":"2013-10-09T12:10:29","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T19:10:29","slug":"rip-curl-pro-portugal-wraps-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=43712","title":{"rendered":"Rip Curl Pro Portugal Wraps Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wilconson6308Mochport13Kirstin<\/a><\/p>\n

Unless you’re staying up all night, it’s difficult to catch much of the European leg of the ASP World Tour<\/a><\/strong>. But thankfully, the events are on full replay. And we just hooked up our Chromecast <\/a><\/strong>so we should be all good of for the remainder of the 2013 Rip Curl Pro Portugal<\/a><\/strong>. What did we miss during today’s Round 1 action? Well we missed Matty Wilkinson<\/strong> (pictured above) sending Quik Pro Champ Mick Fanning<\/strong> right into round two. We also missed Jacob Willcox<\/strong> getting past Kelly Slater<\/strong> and Kolohe Andino<\/strong> in their H1R5 heat. Wilko was pretty happy with his R1 win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew where I wanted to sit and I was just hoping that the conditions wouldn\u2019t change too much,\u201d Wilkinson said. \u201cI got a few okay ones at the start and it was kind of scary I saw Mick (Fanning) get a wave before my last one and I thought it might be the score so I didn\u2019t know if I was chasing a score or not. That last one, I knew I was deep, I took off and was just pumping as hard as I could cause I really wanted to make it, I was stoked.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the official word from the ASP and R1 results, follow the jump.SUPERTUBOS, Peniche\/Portugal (Wednesday, October 9, 2013) \u2013 The Rip Curl Pro Portugal presented by Moche commenced today at the iconic venue of Supertubos, with the world\u2019s best surfers battling through Round 1 in clean three-to-five foot (1 \u2013 1.5 metro) waves.<\/p>\n

Stop No. 9 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Rip Curl Pro Portugal possesses the very real possibility of crowning the 2013 ASP World Champion \u2013 an event that played out through today\u2019s opening round drama.<\/p>\n

Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 25, put on a dominant performance this morning, netting a 17.37 out of a possible 20 to advance over current ASP frontrunner Mick Fanning (AUS) 32 and event wildcard Francisco Alves (PRT), 20.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew where I wanted to sit and I was just hoping that the conditions wouldn\u2019t change too much,\u201d Wilkinson said. \u201cI got a few okay ones at the start and it was kind of scary I saw Mick (Fanning) get a wave before my last one and I thought it might be the score so I didn\u2019t know if I was chasing a score or not. That last one, I knew I was deep, I took off and was just pumping as hard as I could cause I really wanted to make it, I was stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently sitting No. 24 on the 2013 ASP WCT rankings, Wilkinson is in need of a strong finish to the year if he is to remain amongst the world\u2019s elite next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019m competing well, hopefully I can keep doing it,\u201d Wilkinson said. \u201cI love it here, getting barreled on a sandy bottom is the funnest thing you can do, and here\u2019s one of the best places in the world to do that. This year the bank is more lefts than rights, which I\u2019m pretty stoked about. It makes you feel good running down the beach and knowing there\u2019s a lot of support, I\u2019m not really sure why but they seem to always liked me so I like it here too !\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacob Willcox (AUS) 16, winner of the yesterday\u2019s Moche trials and wildcard into this event, caused another major upset this morning, relegating 11-time ASP World Champion and current ASP WCT No. 2, Kelly Slater (USA), 41, into the elimination Round 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was pretty fun out there, I got a couple of good ones,\u201d Wilcox said. \u201cI was stoked to get the opportunity to surf against those guys in the Trials, let alone win so I\u2019m really happy. I got a few waves out here yesterday so I knew the banks pretty well and this is my second time competing in a WCT so I just knew I had to keep calm and it worked out pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilcox opened strong against his battle with the sporting icon, finding a big lefthand barrel to net an excellent 8.00 point ride.<\/p>\n

\u201cKelly (Slater) had priority and I was just up the beach a little bit more,\u201d Wilcox continued. \u201cThis left came and I just pulled into it and got a pretty good score. That got me rolling through the heat and I managed to get a couple other ones to back it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julian Wilson (AUS) 24, defending event winner, launched his 2013 campaign in Peniche with a convincing heat win in the sluggish high tide lineup. Wilson locked into a clean backside barrel to take the lead and spent the remainder of the 30-minute exchange trying to back it up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe waves looked fun before it started, obviously the tide is a little bit high but I think today will probably be one of the best days,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cI thought there was going to be a few more opportunities than what was out there, my first wave ended up being my best wave and at the time I thought it was just something to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fresh off a Quarterfinal berth in France and sitting at No. 6 on the ASP WCT rankings coming into Portugal, Wilson kept the ball rolling and will look to put on another strong performance to solidify his position.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I can do good here, I really enjoy these waves and I know what boards have worked here in the past,\u201d Wilson continued. \u201cI have a lot of experience cause I\u2019ve won it here before, so I take it as a positive and will take it wave by wave. I really enjoy coming here and getting barreled, hopefully I can get on a roll and try to defend my title.\u201d<\/p>\n

John John Florence (HAW) 20, back in full flight from an early season injury, capped off Round 1 with a strong performance, exhibiting his supernatural affinity with the barrel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s still little barrels out there, it\u2019s just a matter of finding them,\u201d Florence said. \u201cWhen the tide really dropped out, it got really slow and made the waves kind of weaker, I just got really lucky. This is the last event traveling before I get home, and ending here in big barrels it\u2019s kind of like Pipeline but on a beach, it\u2019s pretty sick.\u201d<\/p>\n

When competition resumes, up first will be Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, against Fancisco Alves (PRT), 20, in the opening heat of the elimination Round 2.<\/p>\n

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow at 7:45am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.<\/p>\n

Highlights from the Rip Curl Pro Portugal will be available via www.live.ripcurl.com<\/p>\n

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n

RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL ROUND 1 RESULTS:
\n\u2028Heat 1: Julian Wilson (AUS) 11.34, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 4.63, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 4.20\u2028Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 11.50, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 6.53, Brett Simpson (USA) 4.93\u2028Heat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.00, Travis Logie (ZAF) 7.77, Dillon Perillo (USA) 2.96
\nHeat 4: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.43, Frederico Morais (PRT) 9.16, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 5.90\u2028Heat 5: Jacob Willcox (AUS) 13.07, Kelly Slater (USA) 9.60, Kolohe Andino (USA) 5.50\u2028Heat 6: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 17.37, Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.60, Francisco Alves (PRT) 7.56
\nHeat 7: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 12.77, Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.07, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 3.73\u2028Heat 8: Josh Kerr (AUS) 12.37, Alejo Muniz (BRA) 12.10, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 7.16\u2028Heat 9: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 11.30, Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.50, Adriano De Souza (BRA) 9.83
\nHeat 10: Kai Otton (AUS) 11.40, Gabriel Medina (BRA) 5.63, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 5.43
\nHeat 11: John John Florence (HAW) 13.66, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 13.24, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 2.37
\nHeat 12: Nat Young (USA) 8.77, Adam Melling (AUS) 7.66, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 6.47<\/p>\n

UPCOMING RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
\n\u2028Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Francisco Alves (PRT)
\nHeat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Frederico Morais (PRT)
\nHeat 3: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Dillon Perillo (USA) \u2028Heat 4: Adriano De Souza (BRA) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)\u2028Heat 5: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Yadin Nicol (AUS)
\nHeat 6: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS) \u2028Heat 7: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Alejo Muniz (BRA)
\nHeat 8: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Damien Hobgood (USA) \u2028Heat 9: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
\nHeat 10: Brett Simpson (USA) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA) \u2028Heat 11: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Adam Melling (AUS) \u2028Heat 12: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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