The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2019 is an event in the 2019 World Surf League Men's and Women's Championship Tour. This year's event marks the return of the women's competition to Peniche after 8 years without it.
Brazilian surfer, Italo Ferreira was the men's winner becoming the first ever back-to-back winner as he won the event in 2018. He also ascended to the top spot of the Men's Championship Tour leaderboard surpassing the previous yellow jersey carrier, the world champion Gabriel Medina.
American surfer, Caroline Marks won the women's event and her second Championship Tour trophy of the year. The 17-year-old surfer defeated world number two, Lakey Peterson in the final.
Background The 11th edition of the event will be hosted in Peniche, Portugal from 16 to 28 October at the Supertubos beach in Peniche, Leiria, Portugal.
Italo Ferreira, from Brazil, is the defending champion as he won the competition in 2018.
Format
A new competition format was introduced for the 2019 Championship Tour. All 36 surfers take part in the Seeding Round. The top two surfers in each heat advance directly to the Round of 32, while the lowest-placed surfer in each heat enters the Elimination Round. In each of the four heats in the Elimination Round, the top two surfers advance to the Round of 32, while the lowest-placed surfer is eliminated from the competition. From the Round of 32 onwards, the competition follows a single elimination format, with the winner of each head-to-head heat advancing to the next round and the loser being eliminated.
Competition
Men's tournament
Seeding Round
Heat 11Willian Cardoso10.60 2Kanoa Igarashi8.83 3Ricardo Christie5.50 Heat 2 1Griffin Colapinto10.96 2Kolohe Andino9.20 3Soli Bailey7.74 Heat 3 1Yago Dora13.56 2Italo Ferreira12.37 3Frederico Morais8.37 Heat 4 1Caio Ibelli10.84 2Jordy Smith8.30 3Crosby Colapinto5.17
Heat 51Filipe Toledo11.70 2Vasco Ribeiro9.563Ezekiel Lau9.33 Heat 6 1Gabriel Medina14.672Joan Duru8.603Miguel Blanco6.80 Heat 71Jack Freestone10.302Jadson André9.533Owen Wright8.73 Heat 81Deivid Silva11.342Jérémy Florès9.163Leonardo Fioravanti6.43 Heat 91Julian Wilson12.662Conner Coffin10.973Jesse Mendes7.33 Heat 101Peterson Crisanto11.042Adrian Buchan8.773Seth Moniz5.47 Heat 111Sebastian Zietz11.502Wade Carmichael10.133Ryan Callinan6.76 Heat 121Michael Rodrigues12.272Kelly Slater11.003Michel Bourez8.06
Elimination round
Heat 11Owen Wright10.962Miguel Blanco9.873Ricardo Christie6.60 Heat 21Crosby Colapinto12.102Leonardo Fioravanti11.473Seth Moniz9.66 Heat 31Jesse Mendes15.902Frederico Morais12.763Ryan Callinan11.33 Heat 41Soli Bailey13.002Michel Bourez10.603Ezekiel Lau8.46
Round of 32
Heat 1 1Jordy Smith8.57 2Crosby Colapinto3.17 Heat 21Griffin Colapinto10.802Adrian Buchan7.54 Heat 3 1Kolohe Andino11.83 2Jadson André8.17 Heat 41Michael Rodrigues9.272Deivid Silva7.27
Heat 51Filipe Toledo14.602Vasco Ribeiro10.10 Heat 6 1Wade Carmichael11.10 2Yago Dora10.60 Heat 7 1Kanoa Igarashi12.30 2Leonardo Fioravanti11.86 Heat 8 1Kelly Slater15.56 2Sebastian Zietz1.93 Heat 9 1Gabriel Medina13.67 2Miguel Blanco8.33 Heat 10 1Caio Ibelli12.97 2Michel Bourez11.57 Heat 111Peterson Crisanto16.542Jérémy Florès15.00 Heat 121Jesse Mendes11.202Owen Wright10.93 Heat 13 1Italo Ferreira16.20 2Frederico Morais10.33 Heat 14 1Conner Coffin13.64 2Willian Cardoso9.60 Heat 15 1Jack Freestone15.00 2Joan Duru11.10 Heat 161Soli Bailey12.702Julian Wilson11.43
Round of 16
Heat 11Jordy Smith10.842Griffin Colapinto3.76 Heat 21Kolohe Andino14.842Michael Rodrigues11.57 Heat 31Filipe Toledo14.602Wade Carmichael9.27 Heat 4 1Kanoa Igarashi10.53 2Kelly Slater9.10
Heat 51Caio Ibelli8.502Gabriel Medina8.17[I] Heat 6 1Peterson Crisanto14.34 2Jesse Mendes12.46 Heat 7 1Italo Ferreira13.83 2Conner Coffin10.83 Heat 8 1Jack Freestone13.83 2Soli Bailey12.40
Quarterfinals
Heat 1 1Jordy Smith13.40 2Kolohe Andino10.97 Heat 21Kanoa Igarashi15.242Filipe Toledo12.26 Heat 31Caio Ibelli12.862Peterson Crisanto11.83 Heat 41Italo Ferreira18.402Jack Freestone16.87
Semifinals
Heat 11Jordy Smith15.832Kanoa Igarashi12.66Heat 21Italo Ferreira15.432Caio Ibelli14.86
Final
Heat 11Italo Ferreira18.432Jordy Smith6.17[I]
Women's tournament
Seeding Round
Heat 1 1Sally Fitzgibbons 9.942Brisa Hennessy9.20 3Paige Hareb7.90 Heat 21Macy Callaghan12.602Nikki Van Dijk10.333Lakey Peterson10.26 Heat 3 1Carissa Moore 14.00 2Silvana Lima9.00 3Alana Blanchard7.37 Heat 41Caroline Marks11.642Johanne Defay10.273Keely Andrew5.10 Heat 51Courtney Conlogue11.902Bronte Macaulay11.103Tatiana Weston-Webb11.07 Heat 61Coco Ho8.362Stephanie Gilmore7.503Malia Manuel7.03
Elimination round
Heat 1 1Lakey Peterson12.672Keely Andrew6.33 3Alana Blanchard5.34 Heat 2–Tatiana Weston-Webb––Paige Hareb–3Malia Manuel INJ
Round of 16
Heat 11Caroline Marks12.672Bronte Macaulay9.83 Heat 21Stephanie Gilmore13.072Macy Callaghan12.13 Heat 31Sally Fitzgibbons12.672Keely Andrew9.50 Heat 4 1Tatiana Weston-Webb14.67 2Coco Ho10.60
Heat 51Carissa Moore13.202Paige Hareb11.00 Heat 6 1Johanne Defay10.66 2Brisa Hennessy9.54 Heat 7 1Lakey Peterson13.43 2Silvana Lima8.54 Heat 81Nikki Van Dijk12.402Courtney Conlogue12.34
Quarterfinals
Heat 11Caroline Marks15.172Stephanie Gilmore12.07Heat 21Tatiana Weston-Webb13.672Sally Fitzgibbons9.14Heat 31Carissa Moore16.062Johanne Defay7.50Heat 41Lakey Peterson11.332Nikki Van Dijk8.83
Semifinals
Heat 11Caroline Marks13.162Tatiana Weston-Webb7.70Heat 21Lakey Peterson13.232Carissa Moore11.50
Final
Heat 11Caroline Marks13.732Lakey Peterson6.27
References
External links World Surf League