The Allianz Figueira Pro, the inaugural stage of the MEO Surf League 2025, the 1st division of Portuguese surfing, is scheduled to start on Friday, March 28, and will feature the illustrious presence of Frederico Morais.
With vast international experience, after several stints on the World Surf League circuit, and with three national titles under his belt, “Kikas” is back in action in the main national surfing competition, with the competitive lineup for the inaugural stage already known.
Frederico Morais, national champion in 2020, 2015 and 2013 and a competitor on the world circuit between 2017 and 2024
“It’s great to be able to return to the MEO Surf League. It’s a circuit that has a very high level and that will push me and be in my best shape, at a time when I’m in the process of recovering from an ankle injury. It’s a good way to start warming up my engines for the international competitions, after having had my first approach to the competition in Peniche, after being sidelined by injury for three months. I hope to feel more confident in my foot and I’m very happy to be back competing on home soil with all the fans watching. I go into this stage with an open mind. I want to test and push my foot, without a specific outcome in mind, to be 110 per cent when the Challenger Series circuit starts. My goal for this year is to requalify for the world tour and I feel like I will be able to do so.”
After competing for the last time in the MEO Surf League in 2023, Frederico now returns to the best national surfing, just a few months after suffering a serious injury to his right ankle. Something that makes the Allianz Figueira Pro the ideal stage for “Kikas” to be able to favourably improve his physical condition, while at the same time facing the other big names in national surfing. This is a wave that leaves him with good memories, as he was the winner of this stage in 2020.
In addition to Frederico Morais, Guilherme Ribeiro and Teresa Bonvalot, reigning national champions, will also be competing, wearing the yellow Go Chill jersey.
Highlights Men’s Draw
H1: Tiago Stock x Martim Carrasco x Salvador Vala x trialist
H3: Luís Perloiro x Francisco Queimado x João Ladeira x Frederico Morais
H10: Halley Batista x Daniel Nóbrega x Matias Canhoto x Jéjé Vidal
Highlights Women’s Draw
H1: Teresa Pereira x Lua Escudeiro x Ana Mel x Camilla Kemp
H3: Francisca Veselko x Matilde Pinto x Miriam Julião x Laura Lobo
H4: Teresa Bonvalot x Maria Salgado x Sofia Matos
In addition to opening hostilities in the fight for the national titles, the Allianz Figueira Pro is, at the same time, the first of three stages of the Allianz Triple Crown, a sub-trophy that will distinguish the best surfers who obtain the best results in the stages of Figueira da Foz, Ericeira and Ribeira Grande.
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, over the years, contributed to the preservation of biodiversity and the regeneration of ecosystems.
In terms of parallel prizes, the Allianz Figueira Pro will include Prio Best Wave (best wave of the stage), Bom Petisco Girls Score (best score exclusively dedicated to women), Waversby Round (best sporting performance in round 3), the traditional dispute for the best manoeuvre in the Expression Session and also the prizes reserved for the best local surfers from Figueira da Foz.
It will also be in Figueira da Foz that the Wildcard race for the Quiksilver Fest begins, a highly prestigious international competition that takes place in France and which this year will feature the presence of the best male and female ranked surfers from the MEO Surf League at the invitation of Quiksilver.
Regarding Fantasy Surfer, participants can now choose their favourite surfers and form teams to compete for great prizes.
Fantasy Surfer Prize for stage winner: Quiksilver surfing suit, Highline model Deadline for team formation: Call time on the first day of the competition All stages can be followed live on Sport TV, as well as on other official media: 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 organization 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 Municipality of Figueira da Foz and the technical support of the Figueira da Foz Surf Association and the Mais Surf Development Association, and the Portuguese Surf Federation.
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