Laura Enever (AUS), 21, will take on current ASP Women’s WCT No. 1 Carissa Moore (HAW), 20, in this morning’s Quarterfinals at the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro.
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio De Janeiro/Brazil (Saturday, May 11, 2013) – The final day of the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro has been called on this morning, with the Quarterfinals commencing at 7:30am in clean one-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca.
Stop No. 5 of 7 on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT), the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro enjoyed a full day of high-performance action from the world’s best female surfers yesterday, setting the pace for this morning’s dramatic culmination.
“The swell has dropped slightly, but we still have clean conditions and we’ll be taking advantage of today’s surf as it will be the best remaining in the women’s window,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge said. “Quarterfinals will commence at 7:30am and we will have an event champ by day’s end. Good luck to all our remaining competitors.”
COLGATE PLAX GIRLS RIO PRO QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS:
QF 1: Lakey Peterson (USA) vs. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) QF 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) vs. Laura Enever (AUS) QF 3: Malia Manuel (HAW) vs. Tyler Wright (AUS) QF 4: Courtney Conlogue (USA) vs. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF)
BILLABONG RIO PRO ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Gustavo Fernandes (BRA) Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Messias Felix (BRA) Heat 3: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Jack Freestone (AUS) Heat 4: Jeremy Flores (BRA) vs. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) Heat 5: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Yadin Nicol (AUS) Heat 6: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW) Heat 7: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) Heat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Adam Melling (AUS) Heat 9: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Brett Simpson (USA) Heat 10: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS) Heat 11: Alejo Muniz (BRA) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA) Heat 12: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) vs. Filipe Toledo (BRA)
