On the second day of the Fiji stop of the World Surfing Tour, Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition. The result allowed the athlete from Rio Grande do Sul to qualify for the WSL Finals, a tournament that will decide the champion of the 2024 season. On the men’s side, Gabriel Medina and Ítalo Ferreira ended up in the quarterfinals and round of 16, respectively, while Yago Dora is still alive.
Tatiana Weston-Webb’s Career
Tatiana started the repechage heat well, facing American Sawyer Lindblad. She made good runs and hit waves of 5.33 and 3.50, taking the lead. She later adjusted her second score to 4.93 and extended her already built lead. In the end, the Brazilian caught a small tube, improved her total to 11.50 and advanced to the quarterfinals at Cloudbreak.
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Later, in the penultimate phase of the second day of competition, Tati returned to the sea for the quarterfinals, where she faced Costa Rican Brisa Hennessy. The surfer from Rio Grande do Sul immediately scored a 6.17 in the first seconds of the clock. Shortly after, she repeated the score in another attempt, characterized by good jerks and a lot of speed. Final result: 12.34 in favor of the Brazilian and qualification for the semifinals.
Medina puts on another show for Fiji in the round of 16
The first Brazilian to compete in the men’s category was Gabriel Medina, a three-time World Tour champion. After a good time with few waves, he got his first relevant score with a 5.07. Then, in the final stretch of the pool, the Brazilian showed what he does best. Medina came out of a huge tube and got an incredible 9.87 (watch the video below). He continued the event, thanks to the triumph over the American Jake Marshall by 14.94 to 12.60.
Next up was Yago Dora to try to take the lead, facing Moroccan Ramzi Boukhiam. He started with a strong pace, quickly getting two scores above 5.50. With a comfortable lead, Yago started to melt in the heat and performed the best maneuvers. He thus changed his score with scores of 7.33 and 6.93 and defeated his rival with a total of 14.26.
Unlike his compatriots, Ítalo Ferreira failed to make it past the eighth-finals. Facing Hawaiian Barron Mamiya, the Rio Grande do Norte athlete had a hard time visualizing the best opportunities in the sea. Despite surfing an incredible total of 14 waves, Ítalo ended his participation with a score of 8.80, against his opponent’s 11.67.
Male neighborhoods
Closing the Fiji event this Thursday (22), the last heats played were valid for the men’s quarterfinal stage. Gabriel Medina immediately entered the water with the aim of conquering a place in the semi-final and clashed with the American Griffin Colapinto. The Californian athlete started with a great sequence of maneuvers and obtained 8.33, putting pressure on the Brazilian. Medina began to focus on the antennas. After some errors, he hit a great rotation and obtained 6.83. In the final minutes Gabriel does not find another good opportunity and ends up eliminated with the score of 10.16.
Source: Terra
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