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Italo Ferreira Wins In Portugal
Italo Ferreira Wins In Portugal
Peniche, Portugal andItalo Ferreira from Brazil has won theMEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Stop No. 10 of 11 on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), over Joan Duru (FRA) in a Final held in clean three-to-four foot (1 - 1.2 metre) surf at the iconic Supertubos beach break.
Tens of thousands of fans flocked the beach and dunes of Supertubos tosupport the athletes and enjoy high-performance surfing at one of Europe's finest surfing spots. The electric vibe peaked every time surfers took their act to the air and fans lit up in loud cheers.
The 10th edition of the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugalwitnessed incredible performances by the world's best surfers earlier this week as Supertubos pumped heavy surf, and culminated with Ferreira's first-ever win on Portuguese soil.
"This is crazy, I can't believe it," Ferreira said. "In my first year I got a second here, so now I've got my first win here. Thank you Portugal and thank you to everyone on the beach and my family and friends. I'm so excited. That was a crazy year for me, I got a couple of wins and some bad results, but I'm just living my dream and this is the best feeling."
World No. 4 Ferreira claimed his third event victory of the season after winning the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach and the Corona Bali Protected earlier this season. Despite being inconsistent with six early losses, the 24-year-old is in hisbest-ever season on the Championship Tour and will be a strong contender for the World Title race in years to come. In an incredible air show, Ferreira defeated compatriot Gabriel Medina (BRA) in the Semifinals and effectively sent the World Title race to Hawaii by depriving Medina of a win in Portugal.

