Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2019

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Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Location Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Dates3 to 8 April 2019
Competitors36 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Italo Ferreira  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg   Kolohe Andino  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2019 was the first event of the Men's Championship Tour in the 2019 World Surf League. It took place at Coolangatta in Gold Coast, Queensland, and was contested by 36 surfers. [1]

Contents

The event window was 3 to 13 April, but the competition was completed between 3 and 8 April.

Italo Ferreira defeated Kolohe Andino in the final to win the fourth World Surf League event of his career.

Format

A new competition format was introduced for the 2019 Championship Tour. All 36 surfers take part in Round 1. The top two surfers in each heat advance directly to Round 3, while the lowest-placed surfer in each heat enters Round 2. In each of the four heats in Round 2, the top two surfers advance to Round 3, while the lowest-placed surfer is eliminated from the competition. From Round 3 onwards, all heats are head-to-head, with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser being eliminated. [2]

Competition

The competition started on 3 April, with the final taking place on 8 April. [3]

Round 1

Heat 1
1 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 10.26
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.83
3 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.23
Heat 2
1 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.67
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 10.47
3 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 5.03
Heat 3
1 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 14.33
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 11.93
3 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 9.70
Heat 4
1 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 11.10
2 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 9.53
3 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 7.60
Heat 5
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.17
2 Reef Heazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.50
3 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.36
Heat 6
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 13.84
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.57
3 Mateus Herdy Flag of Brazil.svg 7.23
Heat 7
1 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.13
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 10.00
3 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 8.40
Heat 8
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 13.27
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 8.90
3 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 7.57
Heat 9
1 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 13.17
2 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.07
3 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 12.67
Heat 10
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 12.73
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 12.00
3 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 8.03
Heat 11
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 11.00
2 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 10.90
3 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 8.40
Heat 12
1 Mikey Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.10
2 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 10.93
3 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 8.36

Round 2

Heat 1
1 Mateus Herdy Flag of Brazil.svg 12.77
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.23
3 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 10.66
Heat 2
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 13.93
2 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 12.56
3 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 10.63
Heat 3
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.73
2 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 13.50
3 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 10.63
Heat 4
1 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 12.93
2 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.64
3 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 8.90

Round 3

Heat 1
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 13.93
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.50
Heat 2
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.83
2 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.20
Heat 3
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 13.14
2 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 8.50
Heat 4
1 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 11.00
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 8.70
Heat 5
1 Reef Heazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16.07
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.40
Heat 6
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 12.60
2 Griffin Colapinto Flag of the United States.svg 12.57
Heat 7
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 14.10
2 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 12.90
Heat 8
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.14
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 5.00
Heat 9
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 19.13
2 Mateus Herdy Flag of Brazil.svg 12.23
Heat 10
1 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 15.64
2 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 14.57
Heat 11
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 11.27
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.53
Heat 12
1 Mikey Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.26
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.47
Heat 13
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 16.53
2 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 13.10
Heat 14
1 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 13.47
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 12.13
Heat 15
1 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15.50
2 Sebastian Zietz Flag of Hawaii.svg 8.80
Heat 16
1 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 10.96
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 9.70

Round 4

Heat 1
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.06
2 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 13.27
Heat 2
1 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 12.27
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 12.06
Heat 3
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.37
2 Reef Heazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.97
Heat 4
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 12.03
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.23
Heat 5
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 13.00
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 12.53
Heat 6
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 13.57
2 Mikey Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.07
Heat 7
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 12.70
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 11.30
Heat 8
1 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14.43
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 10.70

Quarterfinals

Heat 1
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.00
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 10.56
Heat 2
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 12.33
2 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 11.47
Heat 3
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 13.17
2 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 9.23
Heat 4
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 11.07
2 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.77

Semifinals

Heat 1
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 9.23
2 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 8.96
Heat 2
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 15.33
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 14.67

Final

Heat 1
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 12.57
2 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 12.43

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References

  1. ↑ "Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, Apr 3 - 13, 2019". World Surf League. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "See the New 2019 CT Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast / Event PDF". World Surf League. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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