CASCAIS (February 18, 2015) – The 4th annual <strong>Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong </strong>has been called ON for <strong>Friday</strong>. Some of the best tube riders in the world are joining the Portuguese crew for a one-day barrel-oriented competition at <strong>Carcavelos Beach </strong>(Cascais, Portugal). First official call is scheduled for <strong>7 am </strong>tomorrow morning.

Being an event where participants are chosen by the public through free web-based polling, event organizers have immediately convoked the most voted surfers to attend the competition. Some of them, though, are currently in Australia competing in WSL qualifying events and won’t be able to attend Perfect Chapter, urging the organization to make the necessary replacements.

<strong>João Kopke</strong>, <strong>Alex Botelho</strong>, <strong>Filipe Jervis Pereira</strong>, <strong>Cory Lopez </strong>and <strong>Edgar Nozes </strong>are thus replacing Frederico Morais, Vasco Ribeiro, José Ferreira, Aritz Aranburu and Nathan Hedge, who are attending the Australian events. Tomás Fernandes, Gony Zubizarreta and Pedro Henrique were originally up for replacement (under the Competitors category) but are also competing in Australia, leaving room for Kopke, Botelho and Jervis to take a shot at one of the most wanted surfing titles in Europe.

Thus, the final 16 Perfect Chapter contenders are Tiago Pires, Miguel Blanco, Marlon Lipke, João Kopke, Alex Botelho, Filipe Jervis Pereira, Francisco Alves, João Guedes, Ruben Gonzalez, Alexandre Ferreira, Pedro Scooby, Bruno Santos, Cory Lopez, Nicolau von Rupp, Rodrigo Herédia and Edgar Nozes.

A <strong>15,000€ </strong>global <em>prize money </em>will be at stake as well as special awards for <strong>best tube </strong>(Allianz, 2000€), <strong>best score </strong>(Kia, 1000€), <strong>worst wipeout </strong>(Nixon, 500€) and <strong>most passionate claim </strong>(VonZipper, 300€).

In addition, as a tribute to <strong>Ricardo dos Santos</strong>, the event’s organization is awarding the <strong>most committed surfer </strong>with a trophy named after the Brazilian surfer, who was among the 13 athletes chosen by the fans to take part in the competition. The <strong>Rds Commitment Award </strong>is honoring the most vigorous surfer according to commitment and raw courage criteria, as a way of celebrating Ricardinho’s memory and legacy.

The event will be webcasted live at <strong>perfect-chapter.com</strong>.

The Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong is sponsored by Allianz, the Municipality of Cascais, Billabong, Kia, MOCHE and MEO and it’s associated with the media partners RTP, Fuel TV, Jornal i, Mega Hits, SURFPortugal, SurfTotal, Carve, Surf Session and Hardcore.

<strong>THE SURFERS </strong>

Tiago Pires

Miguel Blanco

Marlon Lipke

João Kopke

Alex Botelho

Filipe Jervis Pereira

Francisco Alves

João Guedes

Ruben Gonzalez

Alexandre Ferreira

Pedro Scooby

Bruno Santos

Cory Lopez

Nicolau von Rupp

Rodrigo Herédia

Edgar Nozes

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