In the sixth heat in this round at Supertubos beach, the Portuguese champion won 13.73 points (7.83 and 5.9), but it wasn’t enough compared with the 14.74 (8.67 e 6.07) by John John, who is defending the title he won in Peniche last year.

Vasco Ribeiro, junior world champion in 2014, ended the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, in 10th place at the and second last stage, a lot worse than the third place he took in 2015, when he reached the semi-finals as a guest.