Fiji Pro 2016

Fiji Pro 2016 ; at the Surf
Location	Namotu (FJI)
Dates	05 to 17 June
Competitors	36 from 8 nations
Medalists
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Last updated August 20, 2019

The Fiji Pro 2016 was an event of the World Surf League for 2016 World Surf League.

The Fiji Pro was an event on the WSL Championship Tour. The event was held every year at Namotu in Tavarua, Fiji until 2017.

The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The World Surf League was previously known as the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) from 1983 to 2014. The organization was founded in 1976 by Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick.

The 2016 World Surf League World Championship Tour (WCT) is a professional competitive surfing league run by the World Surf League. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world. Surfers receive points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour is announced the 2016 World Surf League Surfing World Champion.

Namotu Island is one of the few hundreds of islands that make up the country of Fiji. It is in the southernmost part of the chain of islands called the Mamanuca Islands, which are just west of Nadi. Namotu is located just off the southwestern coast of the main island of Fiji known as Viti Levu. Namotu Island Resort, a haven for tourists, lies about five nautical miles west of Viti Levu.

Tavarua is a heart-shaped island resort in Fiji. It has an area of 29 acres (120,000 m²). The island is close to the main Fijian island, Viti Levu, and is surrounded by a coral reef.

The tournament was won by Gabriel Medina (BRA), who beat Matt Wilkinson (AUS) in final.

Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira is a Brazilian professional surfer, also the 2014 and 2018 WSL World Champion. Medina joined the world's elite of the World Surf League Tour in 2011, and in his rookie year he finished within the top 12 of the ASP World Tour at the age of 17. In March 2014 he won the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Media sources credit him as being the second person to have executed a maneuver called the "Backflip". Medina also became the first person ever to land this move in competition.

Round 1

Heat 1
	1	John Florence	10.33
	2	Alejo Muniz	9.33
	3	Davey Cathels	8.60

Heat 2
	1	Filipe Toledo	13.76
	2	Ryan Callinan	12.56
	3	Jack Freestone	9.94

Heat 3
	1	Jadson Andre	14.60
	2	Stuart Kennedy	12.67
	3	Gabriel Medina	12.26

Heat 4
	1	Keanu Asing	13.04
	2	Matt Wilkinson	12.56
	3	Josh Kerr	10.26

Heat 5
	1	Miguel Pupo	15.23
	2	Italo Ferreira	15.10
	3	Alex Ribeiro	8.63

Heat 6
	1	A. de Souza	11.73
	2	Tevita Gukilau	8.17
	3	Kanoa Igarashi	4.84

Heat 7
	1	Matt Banting	10.34
	2	Julian Wilson	9.16
	3	Conner Coffin	3.57

Heat 8
	1	Wiggolly Dantas	15.60
	2	Mick Fanning	11.90
	3	Kai Otton	8.47

Heat 9
	1	Jérémy Florès	12.67
	2	Nat Young	9.70
	3	Dusty Payne	8.46

Heat 10
	1	Jordy Smith	16.67
	2	Adrian Buchan	15.44
	3	Taj Burrow	10.44

Heat 11
	1	Adan Melling	11.26
	2	Michel Bourez	11.14
	3	Caio Ibelli	8.60

Heat 12
	1	Kelly Slater	16.13
	2	Kolohe Andino	15.90
	3	Sebastian Zietz	12.60

Round 2

Heat 1
	1	Italo Ferreira	10.67
	2	Tevita Gukilau	3.50

Heat 2
	1	Matt Wilkinson	13.10
	2	Alex Ribeiro	11.10

Heat 3
	1	Gabriel Medina	15.94
	2	Ryan Callinan	14.10

Heat 4
	1	Alejo Muniz	14.00
	2	Julian Wilson	11.17

Heat 5
	1	Mick Fanning	16.10
	2	Kai Otton	14.40

Heat 6
	1	Dusty Payne	16.50
	2	Nat Young	14.67

Heat 7
	1	Taj Burrow	15.30
	2	Caio Ibelli	13.03

Heat 8
	1	Kanoa Igarashi	13.17
	2	Sebastian Zietz	10.53

Heat 9
	1	Josh Kerr	15.00
	2	Kolohe Andino	14.74

Heat 10
	1	Michel Bourez	11.50
	2	Stuart Kennedy	8.83

Heat 11
	1	Adrian Buchan	14.84
	2	Jack Freestone	13.16

Heat 12
	1	Conner Coffin	13.17
	2	Davey Cathels	10.16

Round 3

Heat 1
	1	Gabriel Medina	14.50
	2	Matt Banting	4.33

Heat 2
	1	Michel Bourez	10.67
	2	Kanoa Igarashi	5.46

Heat 3
	1	Dusty Payne	7.20
	2	Filipe Toledo	6.50

Heat 4
	1	Kelly Slater	16.56
	2	Jordy Smith	11.66

Heat 5
	1	Wiggolly Dantas	6.94
	2	Conner Coffin	6.83

Heat 6
	1	A. de Souza	15.27
	2	Keanu Asing	11.00

Heat 7
	1	Jadson Andre	14.50
	2	Italo Ferreira	13.73

Heat 8
	1	Josh Kerr	14.26
	2	Jérémy Florès	12.73

Heat 9
	1	Mick Fanning	13.40
	2	Adan Melling	9.17

Heat 10
	1	John Florence	18.76
	2	Taj Burrow	18.60

Heat 11
	1	Adrian Buchan	13.54
	2	Miguel Pupo	9.93

Heat 12
	1	Matt Wilkinson	13.93
	2	Alejo Muniz	8.50

Round 4

Heat 1
	1	Gabriel Medina	14.60
	2	Dusty Payne	11.16
	3	Michel Bourez	10.23

Heat 2
	1	Kelly Slater	19.77
	2	Wiggolly Dantas	13.34
	3	A. de Souza	11.60

Heat 3
	1	Mick Fanning	18.07
	2	Josh Kerr	15.07
	3	Jadson Andre	13.43

Heat 4
	1	Matt Wilkinson	16.56
	2	John Florence	16.43
	3	Adrian Buchan	15.16

Round 5

Heat 1
	1	A. de Souza	11.34
	2	Dusty Payne	10.37

Heat 2
	1	Wiggolly Dantas	14.27
	2	Michel Bourez	3.77

Heat 3
	1	Adrian Buchan	15.67
	2	Josh Kerr	10.66

Heat 4
	1	John Florence	17.00
	2	Jadson Andre	10.17

Quarter finals

Heat 1
	1	Gabriel Medina	10.86
	2	A. de Souza	8.83

Heat 2
	1	Kelly Slater	18.70
	2	Wiggolly Dantas	9.94

Heat 3
	1	Adrian Buchan	14.60
	2	Mick Fanning	13.40

Heat 4
	1	Matt Wilkinson	14.63
	2	John Florence	10.93

Semi finals

Heat 1
	1	Gabriel Medina	14.67
	2	Kelly Slater	12.03

Heat 2
	1	Matt Wilkinson	13.33
	2	Adrian Buchan	12.00

Final

Heat 1
	1	Gabriel Medina	15.60
	2	Matt Wilkinson	6.34

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