Here is the draw & updated wildcard/injury replacement info for the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2016 (18th – 29th October) INJURIES Bede, Owen and Mick will again be OUT, with Stu Kennedy, Seabass Zietz and Dusty Payne respectively. Although there are no official (new) changes to the draw in regards to injuries, it could be worth taking note of the following: Keanu Asing – Looks like there’s … Read more
Hi there folks out there in Stats Land. We’re super stoked to be able to share with you today the insights of an elite level surf athlete who has spent a lot of time surfing with – and against – the best surfers in the world. He’s a Euro local and a barrel hunting machine. … Read more
In 1999, modern-day big-wave charger Shane Dorian held the famous Bell aloft and uttered the now-famous phrase “no kook has ever won Bells”. For me, this quote raises more questions than answers: was he was implying that the venue is guaranteed to sort the men from the boys? Was he suggesting that other venues somehow … Read more
Firstly, let me apologise for the lateness of my article; Travis Logie forced me to go on hold every few hours in order to reflect the true nature of the contest. The final result may be spectacular, but you could just lose your mind getting to it. Speaking of losing one’s mind: How bat-shit-crazy was … Read more
Wow, the Moche Rip Curl Pro was intense! We saw some very unexpected results with ratings leaders Mick Fanning and Adriano de Souza eliminated in R3, Julian Wilson and Owen Wright out even earlier in R2 and Gabriel Medina unable to capitalize with a QF loss (moving up only one spot). The biggest jumps were … Read more
France was a lot more entertaining than we though it would be, and our picks did pretty well. There’s nothing better than the Tier A Lock taking the cake at 9% started – thank you, Gabby! Our second Tier A pick Adriano de Souza locked in the second-best score amongst the upper crust as well. … Read more