Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks upsets world No. 1 in Portugal surfing event

Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks upsets world No. 1 in Portugal surfing event

PENICHE - Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks upset American Caitlin Simmers, the world No. 1 and defending World Surf League champion, on Monday to advance to the semifinals of MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal.

Frenchman Marco Mignot qualified this Tuesday in Peniche for the 8th final of the Pro Portugal by defeating American Griffin Colapinto.

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Mexican Alan Cleland couldn’t beat South African Jordy Smith by 11.33 to 9.74 today in his 32 round series in Supertubes, Peniche, Portugal. Sudafricnao had a quick start in his series, adding 6.5 and 4.83 with which he stayed until it ended. Meanwhile, Alan had to look for corners to be able to execute maneuvers in the deteriorated conditions of Supertubes and just 10 minutes away found a left in which he made two maneuvers and fell in the thir…

During the morning, the organization delayed the start of the race due to sea conditions, with the waves' growing ', allowing the quarter-finals of the women's team to start at 11:05 and the semifinalists were set to take place in two to four hours. The North American Caroline Marks, world champion in 2023 and Olympic champion in 2024, winner of the Portuguese stage in 2019, will discuss the first semi-final with the Australian Molly Picklum, wh…

Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks upsets world No. 1, American Caitlin Simmers

Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks upset American Caitlin Simmers, the world No. 1 and defending World Surf League champion, on Monday to advance to the semifinals of MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Brooks, 17, posted a quarterfinal score of 12.67 to defeat the 19-year-old American who scored 12.40. She will face 22-year-old Hawaiian Gabriela Bryan in Tuesday’s semifinal. “I made a lot of mistakes in that heat,” Brooks said. “Going up against Caity …