Frederico joins Vasco Ribeiro and Miguel Blanco in round 3 in Peniche
Kikas took second place in the third round of the elimination round, with a score of 12.76 points, taking Supertubos Beach to the red with a wave to the right where he managed to make a good tube, which earned him 7.43 points (out of 10 possible), and allowed to overtake Australian Ryan Callinan.
Portuguese surfer Frederico ‘Kikas’ Morais today secured the move to the next phase of the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal in Peniche, joining the other two Portuguese surfers already qualified for the third round.
Kikas took second place in the third round of the elimination round, with a score of 12.76 points, taking Supertubos Beach to the red with a wave to the right where he managed to make a good tube, which earned him 7.43 points (out of 10 possible), and allowed to overtake Australian Ryan Callinan.
Brazilian Jesse Mendes won the heat with 15.90 points, followed by Kikas and Ryan Callinan (11.33), with Australian, who is one of Frederico Morais’s best friends, to be removed from the Peniche race. , something the Portuguese regretted in the quick interview he gave reporters shortly after finishing his drums, despite the joy he felt in moving on.
In the next phase of the championship, the Portuguese will face the top three Brazilians ranked in the ranking of the World Surfing League (WSL). Vasco Ribeiro competes against Filipe Toledo (# 2) in heat 5, Miguel Blacno faces Gabriel Medina (# 1) in ninth heat, and Kikas will face Ítalo Ferreira (# 4) in 13th. heat ‘of the third round.
