After her May 3rd win at the ASP 6-Star Qualifying Series (QS) Port Taranaki Pro in New Zealand, Silvana Lima (BRA) finds her way back to the elite Tour as a wildcard in the Rio Women's Pro presented by Billabong.
Lima has a long history with the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT). She spent seven years on the Tour until re-occuring knee injuries hampered her performance, consequently preventing her from re-qualifying. But 2014 has seen a revitalization of Lima's progressive style and her results have been favorable. She currently sits atop the list of six surfers who will qualify for the 2015 ASP Women's WCT.
"I'm getting closer to being back on the WCT next year," she said after her win at Taranaki. "I just need to stay fit and focused."
Lima's QS heats have been particularly telling as she has outshone a list of WCT-ranked opponents. Her Finals victory at Fitzroy Beach was over Laura Enever (AUS), currently No. 10 on the WCT Women's rankings. Earlier in the year, at the Hunter Ports Women's Classic, Lima knocked off WCT No. 13 Nikki Van Dijk (AUS).
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Lima of Brazil eliminated No. 13 Nikki Van Dijk in the early rounds of the Newcastle Surfest in Australia.
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Lima made it to the Quarterfinals of the 4-Star 2014 Rip Curl Women's Pro in San Bartolo.
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Silvana Lima (BRA) suffered a close loss in Round 4 of the 2014 Hurley Australian Open of Surfing in February.
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Lima hitting a big aerial at the 2013 Roxy Pro in France
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Silvana Lima drifts the tail at the Ford Supergirl Pro.
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Lima topped Stephanie Gilmore and Bianca Buitendag in Round 1 of the Van's Open
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Scoring big in Huntington
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Lima posted the highest Round 3 score at the 2011 Gold Coast
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Clearly, Lima will not be out of her league, figuratively speaking, in Rio. Still, her wildcard placement puts her in a tough spot right off the bat, lining up with Paige Hareb (NZL) and the current WCT No. 1 Carissa Moore (HAW) in Heat 3 of the Rio Women's Pro presented by Billabong.
Silvana Lima Rebounds Back to WCT as Rio Wildcard
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After her May 3rd win at the ASP 6-Star Qualifying Series (QS) Port Taranaki Pro in New Zealand, Silvana Lima (BRA) finds her way back to the elite Tour as a wildcard in the Rio Women's Pro presented by Billabong.
Lima has a long history with the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT). She spent seven years on the Tour until re-occuring knee injuries hampered her performance, consequently preventing her from re-qualifying. But 2014 has seen a revitalization of Lima's progressive style and her results have been favorable. She currently sits atop the list of six surfers who will qualify for the 2015 ASP Women's WCT.
"I'm getting closer to being back on the WCT next year," she said after her win at Taranaki. "I just need to stay fit and focused."
Lima's QS heats have been particularly telling as she has outshone a list of WCT-ranked opponents. Her Finals victory at Fitzroy Beach was over Laura Enever (AUS), currently No. 10 on the WCT Women's rankings. Earlier in the year, at the Hunter Ports Women's Classic, Lima knocked off WCT No. 13 Nikki Van Dijk (AUS).
Clearly, Lima will not be out of her league, figuratively speaking, in Rio. Still, her wildcard placement puts her in a tough spot right off the bat, lining up with Paige Hareb (NZL) and the current WCT No. 1 Carissa Moore (HAW) in Heat 3 of the Rio Women's Pro presented by Billabong.
Silvana Lima
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Rio Women's Pro
A look back at the high-flying, high-scoring rides during the 2014 men's and women's elite competitions at Barra da Tijuca.
Tyler Wright's overtakes Nikki Van Dijk with a nine-point ride late in Quarterfinal 3.
Sally Fitzgibbons puts herself back in the race to the top of the podium in Rio with a nine-pointer.
Stop No. 5 on the Samsung Galaxy ASP WCT airs on ABC Sports.
Stop No. 4 on the Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour lands on American television this weekend.