Oi Rio Pro 2019

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Oi Rio Pro
Location Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dates20 to 23 June 2019
Competitors36 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Filipe Toledo  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg   Jordy Smith  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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The Oi Rio Pro 2019 was the fifth event of the Men's Championship Tour in the 2019 World Surf League. It took place from 20 to 23 June in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, and was contested by 36 surfers. [1]

Contents

In the final, Brazil's Filipe Toledo defeated Jordy Smith of South Africa to win the eighth 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

The competition took place from 20 to 23 June. [4]

Seeding Round

Heat 2
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 12.10
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.40
3 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6.93
Heat 3
1 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 16.33
2 Adriano de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg 11.27
3 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 11.16
Heat 5
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 12.17
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 11.07
3 Mateus Herdy Flag of Brazil.svg Injured
Heat 6
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.67
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 10.53
3 Alex Ribeiro Flag of Brazil.svg 9.60
Heat 7
1 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 10.47
2 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 9.00
3 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 6.30
Heat 8
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.67
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 9.06
3 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 6.00
Heat 9
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 10.87
2 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 10.80
3 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 9.93
Heat 10
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.77
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.90
3 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.43
Heat 11
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.17
2 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 11.53
3 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.74
Heat 12
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 11.13
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 10.76
3 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 7.23

Elimination round

Heat 1
1 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.77
2 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 12.00
3 Alex Ribeiro Flag of Brazil.svg 7.33
Heat 2
1 K. Kymerson Flag of Brazil.svg 11.43
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 9.67
3 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.54
Heat 3
1 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 14.83
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 10.73
3 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 7.54

Round of 32

Heat 1
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 14.26
2 Adriano de Souza Flag of Brazil.svg 10.27
Heat 2
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 11.93
2 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 8.20
Heat 3
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 13.67
2 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 10.37
Heat 4
1 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 12.40
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.13
Heat 5
1 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 13.27
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 7.13
Heat 6
1 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 12.06
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 6.20
Heat 7
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.90
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 6.10
Heat 8
1 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 11.60
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 11.10
Heat 9
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.83
2 K. Kymerson Flag of Brazil.svg 9.24
Heat 10
1 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.37
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 11.40
Heat 11
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 15.83
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.00
Heat 12
1 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 10.73
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.57
Heat 13
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 12.87
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.56
Heat 14
1 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 14.83
2 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 8.33
Heat 15
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 11.44
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 6.10
Heat 16
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 13.00
2 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 10.90

Round of 16

Heat 1
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 17.84
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 14.83
Heat 2
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 13.17
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 10.83
Heat 3
1 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 12.83
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 7.43
Heat 4
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.00
2 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 13.60
Heat 5
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.66
2 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.33
Heat 6
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 15.63
2 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 9.67
Heat 7
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 14.07
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 11.53
Heat 8
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 14.43
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 9.27

Quarterfinals

Heat 1
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 11.00
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 7.57
Heat 2
1 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 13.17
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.83
Heat 3
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg w/o
2 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg Injured
Heat 4
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 13.10
2 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 12.00

Semifinals

Heat 1
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 16.00
2 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 10.30
Heat 2
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 16.06
2 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 10.40

Final

Heat 1
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 18.04
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 8.43

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References

  1. ↑ "Oi Rio Pro, Jun 20 - 28, 2019". World Surf League. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Filipe Toledo Wins Oi Rio Pro In Dramatic Fashion". The Inertia. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Updates to the 2019 CT Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 8 Jun 2019.
  4. ↑ "Men's Championship Tour / Oi Rio Pro / Event PDF". World Surf League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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