Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2019 Explained

Event:	Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Location:	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Dates:	3 to 8 April 2019
Competitors:	36
Nations:	9
Gold:	Italo Ferreira
Silver:	Kolohe Andino
Gold Nation:	BRA
Silver Nation:	USA
Previous:	2018
Next:	2020

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2019 was the first event of the Men's Championship Tour in the 2019 World Surf League. It took place at Coolangatta in Gold Coast, Queensland, and was contested by 36 surfers.^[1]

The event window was 3 to 13 April, but the competition was completed between 3 and 8 April.

Italo Ferreira defeated Kolohe Andino in the final to win the fourth World Surf League event of his career.

Format

A new competition format was introduced for the 2019 Championship Tour. All 36 surfers take part in Round 1. The top two surfers in each heat advance directly to Round 3, while the lowest-placed surfer in each heat enters Round 2. In each of the four heats in Round 2, the top two surfers advance to Round 3, while the lowest-placed surfer is eliminated from the competition. From Round 3 onwards, all heats are head-to-head, with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser being eliminated.^[2]

Competition

The competition started on 3 April, with the final taking place on 8 April.^[3]

Round 1

Heat 1 1 Griffin Colapinto 10.26 2 Soli Bailey 9.83 3 Owen Wright 8.23

Heat 2 1 Jack Freestone 10.67 2 Ezekiel Lau 10.47 3 Jordy Smith 5.03

Heat 3 1 Yago Dora 14.33 2 Italo Ferreira 11.93 3 Kelly Slater 9.70

Heat 4 1 Joan Duru 11.10 2 Filipe Toledo 9.53 3 Caio Ibelli 7.60

Heat 5 1 Seth Moniz 11.17 2 Reef Heazlewood 9.50 3 Julian Wilson 8.36

Heat 6 1 Gabriel Medina 13.84 2 Ryan Callinan 13.57 3 Mateus Herdy 7.23

Heat 7 1 Adrian Buchan 10.13 2 Conner Coffin 10.00 3 Jadson André 8.40

Heat 8 1 Michel Bourez 13.27 2 Jérémy Florès 8.90 3 L. Fioravanti 7.57

Heat 9 1 M. Rodrigues 13.17 2 Wade Carmichael 13.07 3 Ricardo Christie 12.67

Heat 10 1 Kanoa Igarashi 12.73 2 Deivid Silva 12.00 3 Sebastian Zietz 8.03

Heat 11 1 Kolohe Andino 11.00 2 Jesse Mendes 10.90 3 Willian Cardoso 8.40

Heat 12 1 Mikey Wright 12.10 2 John Florence 10.93 3 Peterson Crisanto 8.36

Round 2

Heat 1 1 Mateus Herdy 12.77 2 Julian Wilson 11.23 3 L. Fioravanti 10.66

Heat 2 1 Jordy Smith 13.93 2 Ricardo Christie 12.56 3 Caio Ibelli 10.63

Heat 3 1 Owen Wright 13.73 2 Peterson Crisanto 13.50 3 Kelly Slater 10.63

Heat 4 1 Willian Cardoso 12.93 2 Sebastian Zietz 11.64 3 Jadson André 8.90

Round 3

Heat 1 1 Filipe Toledo 13.93 2 Soli Bailey 11.50

Heat 2 1 John Florence 14.83 2 Adrian Buchan 11.20

Heat 3 1 Kanoa Igarashi 13.14 2 Jesse Mendes 8.50

Heat 4 1 Conner Coffin 11.00 2 Jérémy Florès 8.70

Heat 5 1 16.07 2 Julian Wilson 13.40

Heat 6 1 Seth Moniz 12.60 2 Griffin Colapinto 12.57

Heat 7 1 Kolohe Andino 14.10 2 Peterson Crisanto 12.90

Heat 8 1 Owen Wright 10.14 2 Ezekiel Lau 5.00

Heat 9 1 Gabriel Medina 19.13 2 Mateus Herdy 12.23

Heat 10 1 Yago Dora 15.64 2 Joan Duru 14.57

Heat 11 1 Jordy Smith 11.27 2 Ryan Callinan 10.53

Heat 12 1 Mikey Wright 14.26 2 Jack Freestone 10.47

Heat 13 1 Italo Ferreira 16.53 2 Ricardo Christie 13.10

Heat 14 1 Willian Cardoso 13.47 2 M. Rodrigues 12.13

Heat 15 1 Wade Carmichael 15.50 2 Sebastian Zietz 8.80

Heat 16 1 Michel Bourez 10.96 2 Deivid Silva 9.70

Round 4

Heat 1 1 John Florence 14.06 2 Filipe Toledo 13.27

Heat 2 1 Conner Coffin 12.27 2 Kanoa Igarashi 12.06

Heat 3 1 Seth Moniz 13.37 2 Reef Heazlewood 10.97

Heat 4 1 Kolohe Andino 12.03 2 Owen Wright 11.23

Heat 5 1 Gabriel Medina 13.00 2 Yago Dora 12.53

Heat 6 1 Jordy Smith 13.57 2 Mikey Wright 11.07

Heat 7 1 Italo Ferreira 12.70 2 Willian Cardoso 11.30

Heat 8 1 Wade Carmichael 14.43 2 Michel Bourez 10.70

Quarterfinals

Heat 1 1 John Florence 11.00 2 Conner Coffin 10.56

Heat 2 1 Kolohe Andino 12.33 2 Seth Moniz 11.47

Heat 3 1 Jordy Smith 13.17 2 Gabriel Medina 9.23

Heat 4 1 Italo Ferreira 11.07 2 Wade Carmichael 9.77

Semifinals

Heat 1 1 Kolohe Andino 9.23 2 John Florence 8.96

Heat 2 1 Italo Ferreira 15.33 2 Jordy Smith 14.67

Final

Heat 1 1 Italo Ferreira 12.57 2 Kolohe Andino 12.43

External links

• World Surf League

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, Apr 3 - 13, 2019 . World Surf League . 1 April 2019.
2. Web site: See the New 2019 CT Format . World Surf League . 15 March 2019 . 3 April 2019.
3. Web site: Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast / Event PDF . World Surf League . 6 April 2019.