Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2019

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Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Location Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
Dates17 to 27 April 2019
Competitors36 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   John John Florence  Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii
Silver medal icon.svg   Filipe Toledo  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2019 was the second event of the Men's Championship Tour in the 2019 World Surf League. It took place from 17 to 27 April in Bells Beach, Victoria, and was contested by 36 surfers. [1]

Contents

In the final, John John Florence of Hawaii defeated Brazil's Filipe Toledo to win his sixth Championship Tour event, and his first at Bells Beach. [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 17 to 27 April. [4]

Seeding Round

Heat 1
1 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 12.23
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 9.97
3 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.20
Heat 2
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 10.26
2 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.07
3 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.84
Heat 3
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 15.87
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 10.63
3 Xavier Huxtable Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.23
Heat 4
1 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 10.57
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 10.06
3 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 9.73
Heat 5
1 Jacob Willcox Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.74
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.73
3 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 11.00
Heat 6
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 13.70
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.00
3 Harrison Mann Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.87
Heat 7
1 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 10.77
2 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 10.60
3 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 9.56
Heat 8
1 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 10.77
2 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 8.67
3 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.37
Heat 9
1 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 11.83
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 10.10
3 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.04
Heat 10
1 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 10.67
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 10.60
3 Reef Heazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.34
Heat 11
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.00
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 7.67
3 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 7.53
Heat 12
1 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 10.87
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 10.46
3 Mikey Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.33

Elimination round

Heat 1
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.30
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10.80
3 Harrison Mann Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.37
Heat 2
1 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.03
2 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.74
3 Xavier Huxtable Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.40
Heat 3
1 Reef Heazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.67
2 Mikey Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.50
3 Jesse Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg 11.46
Heat 4
1 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 12.83
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 11.07
3 Joan Duru Flag of France.svg 7.64

Round of 32

Heat 1
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 11.84
2 Julian Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.20
Heat 2
1 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 11.97
2 M. Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg 11.67
Heat 3
1 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 13.43
2 Soli Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.83
Heat 4
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.50
2 Michel Bourez Flag of France.svg 10.76
Heat 5
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 14.50
2 Caio Ibelli Flag of Brazil.svg 13.07
Heat 6
1 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.00
2 Mikey Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8.50
Heat 7
1 Jacob Willcox Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.24
2 Kolohe Andino Flag of the United States.svg 12.20
Heat 8
1 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 13.17
2 Wade Carmichael Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.87
Heat 9
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 16.03
2 Reef Heazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7.80
Heat 10
1 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 12.20
2 Yago Dora Flag of Brazil.svg 9.63
Heat 11
1 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16.10
2 Ricardo Christie Flag of New Zealand.svg 12.07
Heat 12
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 17.67
2 Jadson André Flag of Brazil.svg 11.24
Heat 13
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 13.76
2 Jack Freestone Flag of Australia (converted).svg 9.10
Heat 14
1 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 14.03
2 Ezekiel Lau Flag of Hawaii.svg 13.44
Heat 15
1 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 12.07
2 Adrian Buchan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.93
Heat 16
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 14.10
2 L. Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg 13.27

Round of 16

Heat 1
1 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 10.80
2 Peterson Crisanto Flag of Brazil.svg 6.87
Heat 2
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.93
2 Conner Coffin Flag of the United States.svg 9.93
Heat 3
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 14.10
2 Seth Moniz Flag of Hawaii.svg 7.13
Heat 4
1 Jacob Willcox Flag of Australia (converted).svg 11.80
2 Deivid Silva Flag of Brazil.svg 10.04
Heat 5
1 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 17.27
2 Willian Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg 7.76
Heat 6
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 18.16
2 Owen Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16.97
Heat 7
1 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 12.20
2 Jérémy Florès Flag of France.svg 6.03
Heat 8
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 13.10
2 Kanoa Igarashi Flag of Japan.svg 11.03

Quarterfinals

Heat 1
1 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.67
2 Kelly Slater Flag of the United States.svg 5.67
Heat 2
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 14.17
2 Jacob Willcox Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13.06
Heat 3
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 16.87
2 Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg 15.17
Heat 4
1 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 15.23
2 Italo Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg 8.40

Semifinals

Heat 1
1 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 13.40
2 Ryan Callinan Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12.84
Heat 2
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 16.80
2 Jordy Smith Flag of South Africa.svg 15.24

Final

Heat 1
1 John Florence Flag of Hawaii.svg 14.30
2 Filipe Toledo Flag of Brazil.svg 13.83

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References

  1. ↑ "Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Apr 17 - 27, 2019". World Surf League. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Florence wins Rip Curl Pro in a nailbiter". The Guardian. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Updates to the 2019 CT Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach / Event PDF". World Surf League. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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