Pro surfers will head back to Sao Miguel, Azores Islands this September for two events! Here's everything you need to know about..
What?
The Ribeira Grande Pro Junior is a fresh new addition to the 2019 European Junior Qualifying Series and as the last event of the season, it will crown this year's regional champions as well as qualify the very best for the upcoming World Junior Championships.
The Ribeira Grande Pro Junior will decide the 2019 European Junior titles from September 13-15, 2019 on Sao Miguel island, Azores.
The following week will see top dogs in the 2019 Qualifying race for next year's Championship Tour head back to Sao Miguel for the QS6,000 Azores Islands Pro. This event has crowned past and current CT surfers in epic conditions in the past and rarely disappoints! Tropical blue barrels and high-performance surfing are back to Sao Miguel!
Where?
Do we still need to introduce the Azores? Most will have seen footage of it over the years, a lucky few might even have traveled there and surfed its incredible spots. Right in the middle of the Atlantic, the archipelago consists of green, volcanic islands, much-like a European Hawaii and boasts a coastline battered by swells from all directions.
The QS6,000 Azores Airlines Pro will bring some of the world's best surfers back into the paradisiacal Azores Islands.
Sao Miguel is the largest of the 9 main islands and has been hosting QS events for years, showing the world how beautiful and surf-friendly its coast is with waves for surfers of all levels. Volcanoes, hot springs, lakes and fishing villages make a visit on the island an unforgettable experience.
When?
The Ribeira Grande Pro Junior will unfold from September 13-15 and the Azores Islands Pro the following week from September 17-22, 2019.
Check out all photos, videos, results and of course the LIVE Webcast from Azores right here on worldsurfleague.com.
Azores Welcome Junior and QS Action in September
Nicolas Leroy
Pro surfers will head back to Sao Miguel, Azores Islands this September for two events! Here's everything you need to know about..
What?
The Ribeira Grande Pro Junior is a fresh new addition to the 2019 European Junior Qualifying Series and as the last event of the season, it will crown this year's regional champions as well as qualify the very best for the upcoming World Junior Championships.
The following week will see top dogs in the 2019 Qualifying race for next year's Championship Tour head back to Sao Miguel for the QS6,000 Azores Islands Pro. This event has crowned past and current CT surfers in epic conditions in the past and rarely disappoints! Tropical blue barrels and high-performance surfing are back to Sao Miguel!
Where?
Do we still need to introduce the Azores? Most will have seen footage of it over the years, a lucky few might even have traveled there and surfed its incredible spots. Right in the middle of the Atlantic, the archipelago consists of green, volcanic islands, much-like a European Hawaii and boasts a coastline battered by swells from all directions.
Sao Miguel is the largest of the 9 main islands and has been hosting QS events for years, showing the world how beautiful and surf-friendly its coast is with waves for surfers of all levels. Volcanoes, hot springs, lakes and fishing villages make a visit on the island an unforgettable experience.
When?
The Ribeira Grande Pro Junior will unfold from September 13-15 and the Azores Islands Pro the following week from September 17-22, 2019.
Check out all photos, videos, results and of course the LIVE Webcast from Azores right here on worldsurfleague.com.
Azores Airlines Pro
Portugal's Frederico Morais captures victory at the QS 6,000 Azores Airlines Pro and breaks into the Top 10 on the Qualifying Series.
In all-time Atlantic conditions, Portuguese superstar Frederico Morais nails the win in the Azores and and moves into QS Top 10.
With the swell on blast for the Azores Airlines Pro, there were moments of heroics, but also some serious beatings.
The swell filled in for the Azores Airlines Pro and competitors had to put it all on the line to make the Final 16.
Surfers take on chunky eight-foot surf and only the bravest advance into Finals day.
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