Margaret River Pro 2019

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Margaret River Pro
Location Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
Dates29 May to 4 June 2019
Competitors36 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   John John Florence  Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii
Silver medal icon.svg   Kolohe Andino  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The Margaret River Pro 2019 was the fourth event of the Men's Championship Tour in the 2019 World Surf League. It took place from 29 May to 4 June in Margaret River, Western Australia, and was contested by 36 surfers. [1]

Contents

In the final, Hawaii's John John Florence defeated American Kolohe Andino to win the seventh Championship Tour event of his career. [2]

Format

A new competition format was introduced for the 2019 Championship Tour. All 36 surfers take part in the Seeding Round. The top two surfers in each heat advance directly to the Round of 32, while the lowest-placed surfer in each heat enters the Elimination Round. In each of the four heats in the Elimination Round, the top two surfers advance to the Round of 32, while the lowest-placed surfer is eliminated from the competition. From the Round of 32 onwards, the competition follows a single elimination format, with the winner of each head-to-head heat advancing to the next round and the loser being eliminated. [3]

Competition

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter finals Semi finals Final
            
Flag of Brazil.svg Italo Ferreira 13.74
Flag of France.svg Michel Bourez 12.14
Flag of Brazil.svg Italo Ferreira 15.36
Flag of Hawaii.svg John John Florence 17.73
Flag of Hawaii.svg John John Florence 13.67
Flag of Hawaii.svg Sebastian Zietz 12.40
Flag of Hawaii.svg John John Florence 14.60
Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Ibelli 14.10
Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Ibelli 14.50
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Slater 10.26
Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Ibelli 15.26
Flag of South Africa.svg Jordy Smith 15.24
Flag of South Africa.svg Jordy Smith 14.16
Flag of the United States.svg Conner Coffin 10.77
Flag of Hawaii.svg John John Florence 18.50
Flag of the United States.svg Kolohe Andino 15.10
Flag of Hawaii.svg Seth Moniz 14.20
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Robinson 9.97
Flag of Hawaii.svg Seth Moniz 13.34
Flag of the United States.svg Kolohe Andino 13.90
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Wright 12.73
Flag of the United States.svg Kolohe Andino 15.26
Flag of the United States.svg Kolohe Andino 10.83
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Julian Wilson 9.00
Flag of Brazil.svg Peterson Crisanto 11.70
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Julian Wilson 16.27
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Julian Wilson 13.40
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Callinan 11.60
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Callinan 14.57
Flag of Japan.svg Kanoa Igarashi 14.07

The competition took place from 29 May to 4 June. [4]

Seeding Round

Heat 1
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.84
2 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 11.64
3 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 10.34
Heat 2
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 12.73
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.80
3 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 9.33
Heat 3
1 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 10.56
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.27
3 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 10.17
Heat 4
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 14.03
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 12.84
3 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 11.90
Heat 5
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 14.70
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 11.94
3 Jacob Willcox Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.60
Heat 7
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 14.77
2 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 9.14
3 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.93
Heat 8
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 11.70
2 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.23
3 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.73
Heat 9
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.57
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 9.77
3 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 9.57
Heat 10
1 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.53
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 12.67
3 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.50
Heat 11
1 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 14.60
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 13.34
3 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 9.70
Heat 12
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.10
2 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 12.00
3 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 5.33

Elimination round

Heat 1
1 Jack Robinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.60
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.83
3 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.67
Heat 2
1 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 15.34
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 13.00
3 Jacob Willcox Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.23
Heat 3
1 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 14.66
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 13.77
3 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 13.46
Heat 4
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 16.50
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 14.40
3 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.93

Round of 32

Heat 1
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 15.00
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3.50
Heat 2
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 12.17
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 4.27
Heat 3
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.83
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.16
Heat 4
1 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.87
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 4.93
Heat 5
1 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 13.67
2 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 13.23
Heat 6
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 10.06
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 7.34
Heat 7
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg w/o
2 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg w/d
Heat 8
1 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 12.33
2 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 9.20
Heat 9
1 Jack Robinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 18.57
2 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 6.73
Heat 10
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.77
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 2.14
Heat 11
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.40
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 5.50
Heat 12
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 13.20
2 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 12.00
Heat 13
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.47
2 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 4.30
Heat 14
1 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 14.23
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 14.10
Heat 15
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.83
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 7.63
Heat 16
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 14.83
2 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 11.10


Round of 16

Heat 1
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 13.74
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 12.14
Heat 2
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.67
2 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.40
Heat 3
1 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 14.50
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 10.26
Heat 4
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 14.16
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 10.77
Heat 5
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.20
2 Jack Robinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.97
Heat 6
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 15.26
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.73
Heat 7
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16.27
2 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 11.70
Heat 8
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.57
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 14.07

Quarterfinals

Heat 1
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 17.73
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 15.36
Heat 2
1 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 15.26
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 15.24
Heat 3
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 13.90
2 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.34
Heat 4
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.40
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.60

Semifinals

Heat 1
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.60
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 14.10
Heat 2
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 10.83
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.00

Final

Heat 1
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 18.50
2 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 15.10

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References

  1. ↑ "Margaret River Pro, May 29 - Jun 9, 2019". World Surf League. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "John John Florence Claims Second Surfing Win In 4 Tries At Margaret River Pro". Team USA. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Updates to the 2019 CT Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Margaret River Pro 2019 / Event PDF". World Surf League. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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