<strong>Filipe Jervis, Balaram Stack, Lucas Chumbo and William Aliotti </strong><strong>make last-minute entrances</strong>

<strong>NAZARÉ (February 23, 2018) – </strong>The heat draw for the 6th annual Perfect Chapter powered by Reef has been changed due to last minute withdrawals. Some of the 16 surfers chosen by the fans will not be able to attend the competition, urging the organization to make the necessary replacements according to people’s preferences.

Nic von Rupp and Nathan Florence are among the surfers who have withdrawn from the event due to schedule overlapping with sponsored surf trips. They are being respectively replaced by longtime Perfect Chapter contender <strong>Filipe Jervis </strong>and newly blessed with a win at Praia do Norte <strong>Lucas Chumbo</strong>.

Currently contesting a world qualifying event in Newcastle, Australia, Kiron Jabour is also withdrawing. <strong>Balaram Stack </strong>will be taking his spot.

As last minute invitee, Frenchman <strong>William Aliotti </strong>is attending the event as a replacement for Aritz Aranburu, who up until this morning was expecting to get a flight back from Newcastle but failed to do so. This logistical impasse made it impossible to get any of the remaining athletes on the alternates list – Koa Rothman, Dylan Graves and Mikala Jones – to come to Portugal on time to take part in the competition.

In short, here’s your final Surfers List: Anthony Walsh, Alex Gray, Cory Lopez, Bruno Santos, Pedro Scooby, Balaram Stack, Lucas Chumbo, William Aliotti, Tiago Pires, Pedro Boonman, Miguel Blanco, João Guedes, Alex Botelho, António Silva, Filipe Jervis and Bruno Grilo.

The event is having its first official call at 7:30 am tomorrow morning and it will be webcasted live at https://capituloperfeito.com/live-2/?lang=en. Tune in!

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