{"id":36779,"date":"2012-10-14T13:10:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T20:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=36779"},"modified":"2012-10-14T13:19:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-14T20:19:49","slug":"rip-curls-almost-all-day-hold-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=36779","title":{"rendered":"Rip Curl’s Almost All Day Hold Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTravis Logie (ZAF), 33, took out Damien Hobgood (USA), 33, in Round 2.
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\nProps to anyone who was able to stay up through a full night (at least in the US) of Rip Curl Pro Portugal<\/a><\/strong> holds. But finally, as the sun dropped low over the Atlantic, Brett Simpson and Matt Wilkinson finally got into the water to kick off the final four heats of Round 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been down since 6:30am assessing the conditions,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cWilko (Matt Wilkinson) and I have been having fun all day as he was here too \u2013 we\u2019re friends out of the water, but we were just trying to catch the best waves we can. I had a really good opportunity solidify my lead out there more, but was unable to.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Simpson slipped through that one, but in round three he’ll meet Gabriel Medina and that could be even more challenging. For the official word form the ASP follows the jump.SUPERTUBOS, Peniche\/Portugal (Sunday, October 14, 2012) \u2013 The final four Round 2 heats of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal were completed this afternoon in challenging two-to-three foot (1 metro) waves at Supertubos.<\/p>\n

Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal not only plays an important role in the hunt for the 2012 ASP World Title, but also the requalification campaigns of the world\u2019s best surfers.
\nBrett Simpson (USA), 27, current ASP WCT No. 18, negotiated a challenging affair as the first heat of the day, commencing at an uncharacteristic 4:45pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been down since 6:30am assessing the conditions,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cWilko (Matt Wilkinson) and I have been having fun all day as he was here too \u2013 we\u2019re friends out of the water, but we were just trying to catch the best waves we can. I had a really good opportunity solidify my lead out there more, but was unable to.\u201d
\nWhile the heat didn\u2019t offer tremendous scoring opportunity, Simpson was relieved to put up some modest score on the board in hopes of building momentum throughout the latter rounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy last few heats have been 2s and 3s and it\u2019s been a little frustrating but we\u2019re all professionals,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cwe\u2019re down here and we just want to get the best waves. I\u2019m excited, it\u2019s a bummer for Wilko (Matt Wilkinson) but we both got chances. I want to keep my dreams alive on this tour and I feel like I have a lot more to give to it so hopefully I can just keep pushing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simpson will face Gabriel Medina (BRA), 19, in Round 3 of competition.<\/p>\n

Kai Otton (AUS), 32, compatriot Adam Melling (AUS), 27, in a slow affair this afternoon, advancing directly to Round 3 of competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was actually really lucky to get that good left,\u201d Otton said. \u201cI made a paddling mistake and I couldn\u2019t catch the wave \u2013 maybe I\u2019m too old. I don\u2019t know, but I missed it and gave up priority and Adam (Melling) actually got a nice right-hander straight after. I was just lucky enough that my left was behind that, otherwise he would have had the heat. Tomorrow looks reasonably good and there\u2019s an Armaggeddon swell coming which I think it\u2019s going to wash away the whole scaffolding so they probably want to finish by Tuesday. You know, conditions like last year don\u2019t come very often so if we get even half of that, it\u2019d be pretty amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Otton has drawn Owen Wright (AUS), 22, in the next round of competition.<\/p>\n

Kolohe Andino (AUS), 18, 2012 ASP WCT rookie, continued his form run throughout Europe defeating sole Portuguese representative Tiago Pires (PRT), 32, in the final heat of the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s finally paying off,\u201d Andino said. \u201cI\u2019ve been trying really hard to wake up early, stretch and all that stuff. It\u2019s a bummer for Tiago (pires), he\u2019s probably got all his people down here but it\u2019s cool to see that they\u2019re really passionate about surfing and their surfers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following a mid-season injury that sidelined him for several events, Andino\u2019s recent performance has helped his requalification campaign to rejoin the world\u2019s elite in 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t worry about anything else except for trying to requalify and trying to have some good heats,\u201d Andino said. \u201cI was worried about trying to win an event at the start of the year, and I couldn\u2019t even make a heat. Tavarua was like the moment when it really popped, I made a fool of myself after I loss to Tiago (Pires) and then I got injured so I had some time to regroup so I\u2019m pretty happy that I\u2019m making a few heats here and there.\u201d
\nAndino will take on Taj Burrow (AUS), 34, when competition resumes.<\/p>\n

Travis Logie (ZAF), 33, current ASP WCT No. 27, survived a hard-fought battle against tour stalwart Damien Hobgood (USA), 33, in this afternoon\u2019s \u201cDamo (Hobgood) is a good friend of mine and he\u2019s definitely one of the guys you don\u2019t want to get out here as he\u2019s so good in the barrel,\u201d Logie said. \u201cHe\u2019s beaten me so many times in all sorts of \u2018QS and \u2018CT events so I\u2019m stoked to get one over him but he\u2019s a good friend I\u2019m also bummed to see him down. I just want to take a moment to send a shout out to one of my best friend back home, Rat and his sister Jackie their father passed away this morning, this one\u2019s for those guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

When competition resumes, up first will be John John Florence (HAW), 19, up against Travis Logie (ZAF), 31, in Heat 1 of Round 3 at the Rip Curl Pro Portugal.<\/p>\n

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

Magic Seaweed, official forecaster for the Rip Curl Pro Portugal, is calling for:
\n– Mix of smaller swell on Monday morning before longer period swell fills in into the later afternoon.
\n– Tuesday sees a transition from northerly winds to onshore westerly conditions.
\n– Disruptive storm creating onshore conditions through the middle of the week.
\n– Possible transition between storms hints at contestable conditions sometime around Fri\/Sat before the risk of another storm creating problem winds towards the end of the window.<\/p>\n

Highlights from the Rip Curl Pro Portugal will be available via http:\/\/live.ripcurl.com
\nFor more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n

RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL REMAINING ROUND 2 RESULTS:
\nHeat 9: Brett Simpson (USA) 12.50 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 11.40
\nHeat 10: Kai Otton (AUS) 11.67 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 8.00
\nHeat 11: Travis Logie (ZAF) 10.94 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.27
\nHeat 12: Kolohe Andino (USA) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)<\/p>\n

RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:
\nHeat 1: John John Florence (HAW) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
\nHeat 2: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)
\nHeat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA)
\nHeat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Alejo Muniz (BRA)
\nHeat 5: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
\nHeat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW)
\nHeat 7: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
\nHeat 8: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
\nHeat 9: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
\nHeat 10: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
\nHeat 11: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Bede Durbidge (AUS)
\nHeat 12: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Yadin Nicol (AUS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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