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Quiksilver Pro Kicks Off The Championship Tour

Quiksilver Pro Kicks Off The Championship Tour

Date: 2019-04-12

Coolangatta, Queensland Australia, where Italo Ferreira of Brazil and Caroline Marks from the USA, won the Quiksilver Pro and Boost Mobile Pro Gold Coast, the opening stop on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). The Final Series took place at Duranbah Beach, the event's backup site, in two-to-four foot waves, to determine the first winners of the season.

17-year-old Caroline Marks earned her career-first event win and vaults to No. 1 on the World Rankings. With only one year on the CT to her name, the young competitor is off to a phenomenal start in her career, already reaching the very top to set the tone for the year ahead.

"I'm really emotional right now," Marks said. "I can't believe it. I'm speechless. It's incredible to be a part of this sport. I just want to thank everyone at WSL, I'm so grateful."

En route to her first win, Marks defeated seven-time WSL Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) in the Quarterfinals, Malia Manuel (HAW) in the Semifinals, and three-time WSL Champion Carissa Moore (HAW) in the Final.

In 2018, Italo Ferreira proved himself to be one of the most exciting surfers, winning three CT events and finishing the year in fourth place on the Jeep Leaderboard. "Winning this event at the start of the year is unbelievable," Ferreira said. The 24-year-old got his World Title campaign off to a perfect start with a come-from-behind victory over Californian Kolohe Andino (USA).

Ferreira eliminated the in-form South African, Jordy Smith, in the Semifinals andWade Carmichael (AUS) in the Quarterfinals. The innovative surfer posted some of the event's highest scores in the earlier rounds, while also winning the Red Bull Airborne Gold Coast at the start of the waiting period.