MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2018
# MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2018

The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2018 was an event in the 2018 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour.

## Background

The 10th edition of the event was hosted in Peniche, Portugal from 16 to 27 October at the Supertubos beach in Peniche, (Leiria, Portugal). Italo Ferreira, who represents Brazil, is the current champion.

Brazilian football player, Neymar Jr., was one of the notable attendees of the event. He had flown from Paris to support his fellow countryman and defending Men's Championship Tour leader, Gabriel Medina. In an interview with the WSL, Medina said, "He's a really good friend. It's good to have that kind of support. He's an inspiration for me."

Italo Ferreira was crowned the champion, defeating Frenchman Joan Duru, who was competing in his first ever Championship Tour final. Ferreira's win also eliminated previous champion Gabriel Medina from the Championship Tour.

## Results

### Round 1

| Heat 1 1 Ryan Callinan 9.53 2 Ezekiel Lau 9.00 3 Owen Wright 6.50 | Heat 2 1 Jordy Smith 9.73 2 Yago Dora 5.57 3 Keanu Asing 4.54 | Heat 3 1 Italo Ferreira 10.94 2 Frederico Morais 6.20 3 Wiggolly Dantas 4.43 | Heat 4 1 Julian Wilson 14.50 2 Connor O'Leary 12.00 3 Vasco Ribeiro 9.47 |
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| Heat 5 1 Tomas Hermes 10.50 2 Filipe Toledo 9.56 3 Miguel Blanco 4.17 | Heat 6 1 Gabriel Medina 13.17 2 Samuel Pupo 6.03 3 Patrick Gudauskas 4.77 | Heat 7 1 Adrian Buchan 9.10 2 Miguel Pupo 8.30 3 Wade Carmichael 5.80 | Heat 8 1 Conner Coffin 12.16 2 Griffin Colapinto 10.17 3 Joan Duru 3.17 |
| Heat 9 1 Ian Gouveia 11.50 2 Kolohe Andino 5.76 3 Jérémy Florès 1.80 | Heat 10 1 Jesse Mendes 8.83 2 Willian Cardoso 7.03 3 Sebastian Zietz 2.54 | Heat 11 1 Kanoa Igarashi 14.77 2 Matt Wilkinson 6.77 3 Adriano de Souza 6.17 | Heat 12 1 Michel Bourez 10.47 2 Michael February 6.73 3 Michael Rodrigues 1.67 |

### Round 2

| Heat 1 1 Filipe Toledo 12.67 2 Samuel Pupo 5.03 | Heat 2 1 Owen Wright 9.33 2 Miguel Blanco 7.73 | Heat 3 1 Wade Carmichael 8.03 2 Vasco Ribeiro 7.90 | Heat 4 1 Kolohe Andino 12.33 2 Wiggolly Dantas 9.73 |
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| Heat 5 1 Willian Cardoso 14.50 2 Keanu Asing 9.67 | Heat 6 1 Michael Rodrigues 13.00 2 Miguel Pupo 10.10 | Heat 7 1 Joan Duru 12.83 2 Adriano de Souza 4.50 | Heat 8 1 Matt Wilkinson 11.33 2 Sebastian Zietz 10.83 |
| Heat 9 1 Jérémy Florès 12.50 2 Michael February 9.84 | Heat 10 1 Patrick Gudauskas 11.10 2 Griffin Colapinto 10.66 | Heat 11 1 Ezekiel Lau 13.26 2 Connor O'Leary 8.36 | Heat 12 1 Frederico Morais 11.44 2 Yago Dora 9.16 |

### Round 3

| Heat 1 1 Italo Ferreira 13.66 2 Jesse Mendes 13.30 | Heat 2 1 Ezekiel Lau 13.40 2 Kolohe Andino 13.40 | Heat 3 1 Matt Wilkinson 12.83 2 Jordy Smith 12.77 | Heat 4 1 Frederico Morais 11.33 2 Conner Coffin 10.40 |
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| Heat 5 1 Michel Bourez 12.33 2 Michael Rodrigues 11.14 | Heat 6 1 Gabriel Medina 13.60 2 Ryan Callinan 7.33 | Heat 7 1 Joan Duru 12.50 2 Filipe Toledo 12.10 | Heat 8 1 Kanoa Igarashi 13.60 2 Jérémy Florès 9.77 |
| Heat 9 1 Wade Carmichael 10.17 2 Tomas Hermes 5.30 | Heat 10 1 Owen Wright 15.27 2 Patrick Gudauskas 6.97 | Heat 11 2 Adrian Buchan 9.66 1 Willian Cardoso 7.03 | Heat 12 1 Julian Wilson 13.90 2 Ian Gouveia 7.17 |

### Round 4

| Heat 1 1 Italo Ferreira 14.60 2 Matt Wilkinson 13.30 3 Ezekiel Lau 6.00 | Heat 2 1 Gabriel Medina 11.67 2 Michel Bourez 7.84 3 Frederico Morais 3.63 | Heat 3 1 Joan Duru 11.50 2 Kanoa Igarashi 9.10 3 Wade Carmichael 7.93 | Heat 4 1 Owen Wright 12.16 2 Julian Wilson 12.10 3 Adrian Buchan 11.13 |
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### Quarter finals

| Heat 1 1 Italo Ferreira 16.10 2 Michel Bourez 5.20 | Heat 2 1 Gabriel Medina 16.16 2 Matt Wilkinson 11.03 | Heat 3 1 Joan Duru 11.57 2 Julian Wilson 5.10 | Heat 4 1 Owen Wright 11.17 2 Kanoa Igarashi 4.60 |
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### Semi finals

| Heat 1 1 Italo Ferreira 16.47 2 Gabriel Medina 14.73 | Heat 2 2 Joan Duru 13.60 1 Owen Wright 12.00 |
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### Final

Heat 1

1

Italo Ferreira

15.93

2

Joan Duru

10.77 :

