The Portuguese William Ribeiro won the Japanese Kanoa Igarashi in the second round of the World Surf League in Peniche, advancing to the quarterfinals, while Frederico Morais was eliminated by the Australian Ethan Ewing.
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16/10/2026
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William Ribeiro
O portuguese William Ribeiro won Kanoa Igarashi in the second round of the World Surf League elite race (WSL) in Peniche, and is in the finals, while Frederico Morais was removed by Australian Ethan Ewing.
In the fourth battery of the second phase of the competition, Guilherme Ribeiro scored 10.33 points (in 20 possible) in the two best waves (5.50 and 4.83), eliminating the favorite Kanoa Igarashi, which scored only 5.00 points (3.67 and 1.33).
In the ‘quarters’, Guilherme Ribeiro will face the Brazilian Ithalo Ferreira, world champion in 2019 and gold medal in the Tokyo20 Games, in the second ‘heat’.
Different luck had compatriot Frederico Morais, who, with 11.17 points (5.60 and 5.57), lost in the sixth battery of the second round with Australian Ethan Ewing, who scored 15.73 (8.83 and 6.90) and made the most scored wave of the championship to date.
Both Portuguese surfers competed with invitations from the organization and Guilherme Ribeiro, two national champion (2022 and 2024), took over at the end of his drums to journalists who are “living the dream” ne Praia de Supertubes.
The best ever ranking of a Portuguese surfer in a stage of the Championship Tour (CT) in Peniche was the third place, reached by Vasco Ribeiro in 2015, the year in which ‘Kikas’ was the fifth ranked.
The Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, 10th and prepenultimate stage of the Championship Tour (CT), began today and the waiting period extends until 25 October.