Pro Santa Cruz pres. by Oakley brings Europe's Best surfers to central Portugal.
Portugal's Pro Santa Cruz pres. by Oakley will return in its third edition with a men's QS 3,000 next week. The quality of the waves and infrastructures in Santa Cruz have already made it a favorite among some of the best surfers on the planet and this year's list of competitors include big names again like Kanoa Igarashi, Joan Duru, Wiggolly Dantas, Leonardo Fioravanti, Miguel Pupo, Jadson Andre, Ryan Callinan and many more.
The last edition crowned Marco Giorgi in an epic Final clash against Thiago Camarao. An unfriendly forecast meant surfers took on stormy surf on finals day but it never stopped them from performing radical maneuvers for their shot at the event title.
The event also has a major ambassador in current World No. 15 and national hero Frederico Morais. Fred made it all the way to the Semis and was stopped by a flaring Camarao, but he'll be back next week to fly the Portuguese flag alongside long-time WSL Championship Tour competitor Tiago Pires.
Yago Dora pushed the level with aerial antics last year. WSL / Damien Poullenot
With miles of exposed breaks and picture-perfect white sand beaches, Santa Cruz is joining the list of prime surfing destinations in Portugal, en ever-growing popular destinations for surfers from all over Europe and the world.
This event will also close the early Qualifying Series season on European soil, where five events took surfers from Israel, to Tenerife, Martinique, Caparica and Zarautz since January. QS athletes will go on to compete in Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, the U.S.A and Chile among other destinations before returning to Europe this summer for the traditional leg of events starting with Boardmasters in early August.
A live webcast production will once again take you closer to the action every step of the way. Find out more about the Santa Cruz Pro pres. by Oakley from April 24-29, and check out all the content here.
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A surfer checks out conditions just down from the contest site in Santa Cruz.
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Frederico Morais was the all-time favorite in Santa Cruz and got the locals excited with an excellent third place overall.
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Hiroto Ohhara showed brilliant moves to reach the semis as well.
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Kanoa Igarashi throws a club sandwich in a last-ditch effort to advance.
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Oakley brought the big guns to showcase their products for the visitors at the Pro Santa Cruz.
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Marco Giorgi's ecstatic vibe transpired positivity all the way until his big win.
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Miguel Tudela lights up a clean wall on his backhand.
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Marco and Thiago, friendly as ever on the podium of the event.
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Vitor Mendes was one of the most dynamic surfer all-event.
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Yago Dora put on a great show in Santa Cruz as well.
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The breathtaking beauty of the Santa Cruz coastline.
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Pro Santa Cruz Brings World-Class QS Action to Central Portugal
Nicolas Leroy
Portugal's Pro Santa Cruz pres. by Oakley will return in its third edition with a men's QS 3,000 next week. The quality of the waves and infrastructures in Santa Cruz have already made it a favorite among some of the best surfers on the planet and this year's list of competitors include big names again like Kanoa Igarashi, Joan Duru, Wiggolly Dantas, Leonardo Fioravanti, Miguel Pupo, Jadson Andre, Ryan Callinan and many more.
The last edition crowned Marco Giorgi in an epic Final clash against Thiago Camarao. An unfriendly forecast meant surfers took on stormy surf on finals day but it never stopped them from performing radical maneuvers for their shot at the event title.
The event also has a major ambassador in current World No. 15 and national hero Frederico Morais. Fred made it all the way to the Semis and was stopped by a flaring Camarao, but he'll be back next week to fly the Portuguese flag alongside long-time WSL Championship Tour competitor Tiago Pires.
With miles of exposed breaks and picture-perfect white sand beaches, Santa Cruz is joining the list of prime surfing destinations in Portugal, en ever-growing popular destinations for surfers from all over Europe and the world.
This event will also close the early Qualifying Series season on European soil, where five events took surfers from Israel, to Tenerife, Martinique, Caparica and Zarautz since January. QS athletes will go on to compete in Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, the U.S.A and Chile among other destinations before returning to Europe this summer for the traditional leg of events starting with Boardmasters in early August.
A live webcast production will once again take you closer to the action every step of the way. Find out more about the Santa Cruz Pro pres. by Oakley from April 24-29, and check out all the content here.
Frederico Morais
An epic day of action to crown the junior champs and set up the QS finals.
Local superstar Frederico Morais peaks at the right time to take out his second QS win at the Pro Santa Cruz pres. by Noah Surf House.
Kikas tops stacked field on finals day to claim the QS win on home soil.
The Pro Santa Cruz pres. by Noah Surf House winds down through the last four-man heats and decide the event's quarterfinalists.
Crunch time in Portugal as competition winds down to the man-on-man matchups.
Pro Santa Cruz 2018 pres. by Oakley
Check out some of the highlights from last year's Pro Santa Cruz, in stills.
The Pro Santa Cruz pres. by Oakley culminates with the victory of Kanoa Igarashi in fun three-to-five foot surf.
O QS 3000 Pro Santa Cruz começou na terça-feira com 144 surfistas de 21 países
The Japanese Championship Tour surfer dominates Finals day to take out yet another win on the Qualifying Series.
The Pro Santa Cruz pres. by Oakley resumes in smaller waves to complete the all-important Round Five and set up the four-man quarters.