Day 3 Of The Boundi Billabong Pro Portugal

The top forty-eight remaining surfers at the ASP World Qualifying 6-Star Boundi Billabong Pro in Ericeira Portugal saw three to four foot waves and posted great scores going for the valuable 2500 ratings points, which will go to the winner of the event.  So it’s no surprise that the top seeds were the ones who took control of the event so far.  Heitor Alves of Brazil pulled the highest score surfing a near flawless 9.87 points out of 10 from the very international contingent of surfers. 

“I am very happy to get through that heat because it was not an easy one,” Alves said. “The waves were perfect, clean, long and offering great potential so I went for the maximum comitment and it paid off.”

Alves, a rookie on this year’s ASP World Tour, will soon catch up with all Dream Tour campaigners in California and hopes to leave Europe with solid confidence as the learning so far among the elite has not been easy.

“I am learning on every aspect of my surfing and it is hard sometimes,” Alves said. “I feel like I have improved competing against the world’s best surfers and am really feeling good and fit. I cannot wait to get next round going.”

UPCOMING ROUND 4 HEATS
Heat 1: Matt Wilkinson (AUS), Nic Muscroft (AUS), Pedro Henrique (BRA), Patrick Beven (FRA)
Heat 2: Brad Ettinger (USA), Shaun Cansdell (AUS), Rhys Bombaci (AUS), Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
Heat 3: Hira Teriinatoofa (PYF), Marco Polo (BRA), TJ Barron (HAW), Marlon Lipke (DEU)
Heat 4: Bobby Hansen (NZL), Bernardo Miranda (BRA), Nathan Hedge (AUS), Glenn Hall (AUS)
Heat 5: Heitor Alves (BRA), Michel Bourez (PYF), Leigh Sedley (AUS), Mikael Picon (FRA)
Heat 6: Yadin Nicol (AUS), Steve Noble (AUS), Tonino Benson (HAW), Wiggoly Dantas (BRA)
Heat 7: Ruben Gonzalez (PRT), Brett Simpson (USA), Corey Ziems (AUS), Anthony Petruso (USA)
Heat 8: Joel Centeio (HAW), Phil MacDonald (AUS), Pablo Paulino (BRA), Mike Losness (USA)
Heat 9: Mason Ho (HAW), Jadson Andre (BRA), Che Stang (USA), Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 10: Eneko Acero (EUK), Gavin Roberts (ZAF), Tiago Pires (PRT), Drew Courtney (AUS)
Heat 11: Dane Gudauskas (USA), Yuri Sodre (BRA), Tanner Gudauskas (USA), Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 12: Tim Boal (FRA), Greg Emslie (ZAF), Nathan Yeomans (USA), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)