Quiksilver Pro France 2019

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Quiksilver Pro France
Venue Capbreton, Hossegor and Seignosse
Location Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Dates3 to 11 October 2019
Competitors36 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Jérémy Florès  Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg   Italo Ferreira  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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The Quiksilver Pro France 2019 was the ninth event of the Men's Championship Tour in the 2019 World Surf League. It took place from 3 to 11 October at Capbreton, Hossegor and Seignosse in Landes, France, and was contested by 36 surfers. [1]

Contents

In the final, France's Jérémy Florès defeated Brazil's Italo Ferreira to win the fourth Championship Tour event of his career and become the first Frenchman to win the event. [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 3 to 11 October. [4]

Seeding Round

Heat 1
1 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 12.50
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 11.90
3 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.07
Heat 2
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 11.94
2 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 10.10
3 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 9.60
Heat 3
1 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 14.40
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 14.33
3 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 14.00
Heat 4
1 Jorgann Couzinet Flag of France.svg 12.67
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 12.66
3 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 9.26
Heat 5
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 12.63
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 10.60
3 Marc Lacomare Flag of France.svg 9.74
Heat 6
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 14.40
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 11.87
3 Marco Mignot Flag of France.svg 11.04
Heat 7
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.10
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 13.34
3 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 7.94
Heat 8
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.44
2 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.57
3 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 9.47
Heat 9
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 13.84
2 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 11.67
3 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 9.94
Heat 10
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.24
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 10.50
3 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.13
Heat 11
1 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 13.84
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.67
3 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 11.67
Heat 12
1 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.77
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 9.10
3 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 8.90

Elimination round

Heat 1
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 9.66
2 Marco Mignot Flag of France.svg 6.06
3 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 2.46
Heat 2
1 Marc Lacomare Flag of France.svg 11.20
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 7.94
3 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 6.07
Heat 3
1 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.07
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 8.43
3 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 4.30

Round of 32

Heat 1
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 13.83
2 Frederico Morais Flag of Portugal.svg 12.40
Heat 2
1 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 8.37
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 6.07
Heat 3
1 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.16
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5.30
Heat 4
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.33
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 13.00
Heat 5
1 Marc Lacomare Flag of France.svg 12.83
2 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 12.17
Heat 6
1 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.93
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 9.70
Heat 7
1 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.33
2 Jorgann Couzinet Flag of France.svg 6.17
Heat 8
1 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.56
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 8.33
Heat 9
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 9.76
2 Marco Mignot Flag of France.svg 8.84
Heat 10
1 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.93
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 8.60
Heat 11
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.60
2 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 10.77
Heat 12
1 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 12.43
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 11.00
Heat 13
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 10.34
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.27
Heat 14
1 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 14.50
2 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 13.23
Heat 15
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 11.67
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 7.56
Heat 16
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 13.83
2 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 11.77

Round of 16

Heat 1
1 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 15.50
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 6.67
Heat 2
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.17
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.83
Heat 3
1 Marc Lacomare Flag of France.svg 8.87
2 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.63
Heat 4
1 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.33
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.33
Heat 5
1 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.00
2 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 9.50
Heat 6
1 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 11.77
2 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 8.83
Heat 7
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 10.33
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 6.00
Heat 8
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 13.84
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 8.06

Quarterfinals

Heat 1
1 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 14.40
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.17
Heat 2
1 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.00
2 Marc Lacomare Flag of France.svg 12.84
Heat 3
1 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 13.30
2 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.00
Heat 4
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 13.93
2 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 11.36

Semifinals

Heat 1
1 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 16.33
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4.73
Heat 2
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 11.60
2 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 10.83

Final

Heat 1
1 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 15.00
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 8.23

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References

  1. ↑ "Quiksilver Pro France, Oct 3 - 13, 2019". World Surf League. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jeremy Flores Wins 2019 Quiksilver Pro France". Quiksilver. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Updates to the 2019 CT Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Quiksilver Pro France 2019 / Event PDF". World Surf League. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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