The Allianz Ericeira Pro is scheduled to start next Friday, and the competition schedule has already been released for the third of five stages of the Liga MEO Surf 2025, the 1st Division of national surfing.
The best national surfers will head to Europe’s first World Surfing Reserve, in what will be the 16th consecutive season in which the Liga MEO Surf will pass through the right-handers of Ribeira d’Ilhas, one of the noble halls of national surfing.
Tomás Fernandes and Teresa Bonvalot arrive at this stage with the Go Chill yellow jersey status, as they are leading the national ranking, with Tomás tied for first place with Luís Perloiro. They are also joined by Frederico Morais, a former world elite competitor, who is returning to the waves of Ericeira to continue regaining his competitive rhythm after an injury he suffered last winter.
It is also worth noting that the Allianz Ericeira Pro serves as preparation for Frederico Morais, Afonso Antunes and Teresa Bonvalot now that the season of the world qualifying circuit, the Challenger Series, is about to begin, which begins in early June in Australia and also passes through Ribeira D’Ilhas in October.
Men’s Competition Highlights
H8: Tomás Fernandes x Alexandre Almeida x Henrique Pyrrait x trialist
H10: João Roque Pinho x José Maria Ribeiro x Matias Canhoto x Diogo Pereira
H11: Martim Nunes x João Crespo x Eduardo Fernandes x trialist
Women’s Competition Highlights
H3: Gabriela Dinis x Sofia Matos x Mafalda Lopes
H4: Teresa Bonvalot x Eva Jorge x Mariana Pereira
Some of the representatives of the new generation of national surfing who have been making waves at the start of the MEO Surf League season will also be in action. Names such as Maria Salgado, Jaime Veselko and João Maria Mendonça were a constant presence in the final rounds of the first stages of the season and promise to make a difference in the rankings that define the national surfing champions.
João Mendonça, number 3 in the men’s ranking of the MEO Surf League 2025
“I’m going to try to approach the Ericeira stage in the same way as the previous two stages, trying to be as focused as possible to surf. Ribeira d’Ilhas is a place of good memories, where I got my first 3rd place in the MEO Surf League. I’ve been happy in Ribeira d’Ilhas, and I’ve had several championships with good waves. It’s a wave that’s a little different from the others, because you have to know how to surf it. That’s why I’m very motivated for this stage.”
Maria Salgado, number 3 in the women’s ranking of the MEO Surf League 2025
“After the stages in Porto and Matosinhos, where I reached the final, I’m going to approach the Ericeira stage very excited. I like surfing there, and Ribeira d’Ilhas is a place I have good memories of, because it usually has good waves, and I’ve also had good results. I want to give it my all and have fun as always.”
Jaime Veselko, number 9 in the MEO Surf League 2025 men’s ranking
“I got a good result in the last stage, in Porto and Matosinhos. So now I want another good result in Ericeira. That’s my goal. It’s going to be a very difficult stage, like all the others, but the wave in Ribeira d’Ilhas is a good and predictable wave, which makes it even harder to get a good result. However, the focus is the same: to do my best surfing, take advantage of the waves that can be very fun and, in the end, get the best result possible.”
The Jerónimo Martins Group is, for the seventh consecutive year, the sustainability partner of the MEO Surf League. Through awareness-raising and beach cleaning actions, this partnership has allowed, over the years, to contribute to the preservation of biodiversity and the regeneration of ecosystems. The Jerónimo Martins Group has several publications dedicated to sustainability. The highlight is Be The Story, a project that aims to tell stories that make an impact, inspire and make people reflect on topics such as the responsible use of plastic, reducing food waste and promoting healthy habits.
In terms of parallel awards, the Allianz Ericeira Pro will include Prio Best Wave (best wave of the stage), Bom Petisco Girls Score (best score exclusively dedicated to women), Waversby Round (best sports performance in round 3), the traditional competition for the best maneuver in the Expression Session and Ericeira Best Surfer, which recognizes the best local surfers.
Jaime Veselko, número 9 do ranking masculino da Liga MEO Surf 2025
“Consegui um bom resultado na última etapa, no Porto e Matosinhos. Por isso, agora quero outro bom resultado na Ericeira. Esse é o meu objetivo. Vai ser uma etapa bastante difícil, como todas as outras, mas a onda de Ribeira d’Ilhas é uma onda boa e previsível, o que faz com que vá ser ainda mais difícil fazer um bom resultado. Contudo, o foco é o mesmo: fazer o meu melhor surf, aproveitar as ondas que podem estar muito divertidas e, no fim, fazer o melhor resultado possível.”
The Allianz Ericeira Pro also continues the race for Wildcards for the Quiksilver Fest, a highly prestigious international competition held in France and which this year will feature the best ranked surfer from the MEO Surf League at the invitation of Quiksilver.
On Saturday, there will also be a party for all tastes with the “Quiksilver Everywhere” agenda that will start with a sunset party at Ribeira D’Ilhas Beach from 4 pm, then move on to the Quiksilver Boardriders store from 6:30 pm, and continue into the night at the Ouriço nightclub from midnight.
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Winner’s prize: Quiksilver Highline surfing suit
Team formation deadline: Call time on the first day of the competition
All stages can be followed live on Sport TV, as well as on other official channels: MEO Facebook, MEO app – available at position 810 on the MEO channel grid, at www.ansurfistas.com and social media at @ansurfistas.
The MEO Surf League 2025 is an organisation of the National Surfers Association, with the sponsorship of MEO, Allianz Seguros, Bom Petisco, Go Chill, Corona, Somersby, Prio, the sustainability partner Jerónimo Martins, Quiksilver, the local support of the Mafra City Council and the technical support of Ericeira Surf Clube and the Portuguese Surfing Federation.
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