<strong>It is up to you to choose the surfers who will take part in this unforgettable adventure </strong>

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CASCAIS (January 12, 2015) – Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong’s Poll is coming to an end. The <strong>online voting</strong>, which is taking place at <strong>capituloperfeito.com</strong>, will end <strong>tomorrow </strong>(Tuesday), final results being officially released firsthand through the event’s media partners.

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Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong is a unique <strong>barrel-oriented </strong>surfing competition, which is meant to take place in <strong>massive, hollow tubes</strong>. The event will take place at the iconic <strong>Carcavelos Beach</strong>, in Cascais, gathering surfers from different countries and generations in a quest for the perfect wave.

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It is up to you and all the fans to narrow down the 40 Candidates List to the <strong>13 final contenders, </strong>who will take part in this special event, granting the winner a <strong>7500€ </strong>1st place check and providing the audience with a <strong>high quality surfing show</strong>.

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Surfers up for polling are organized under four different categories, including a new voting category (International Surfers) featuring some of the <strong>best tube riders in the world</strong>. Fans will thus have the chance to pick up three internationally known athletes to attend the competition alongside with Portuguese barrel masters.

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The most voted surfers will join wildcard <strong>Nic von Rupp</strong>, winner of the previous edition, and former European champ <strong>Rodrigo Herédia</strong>, the local wildcard. One last wildcard is held by the organization to invite <strong>one of the athletes left out by the public</strong>, in order to rescue one among the less popular surfers by allowing him to also attend the contest.

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After the results release, Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong will enter its holding period for two consecutive months (<strong>January 15</strong><strong>th </strong><strong>to March 15</strong><strong>th</strong>), along which surfing forecast will be closely monitored by <strong>Surfline </strong>experts to make sure the event goes down on the <strong>best day of winter </strong>(offering the best barreling conditions). The contenders are notified of the event status within only a <strong>72 hours’ notice</strong>.

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This is a unique opportunity to witness some of the best men competing at their best. It’s up to you to select the stars of this unforgettable adventure ― go to <strong>capituloperfeito.com </strong>and vote for your favorite!

The <strong>Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong </strong>is sponsored by Allianz, the Municipality of Cascais, Billabong, Kia, MOCHE and MEO and it is associated with media partners RTP, Fuel TV, Jornal i, Mega Hits, SURFPortugal e SurfTotal.

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<strong>CANDIDATES </strong>

<strong>Competitors </strong>

Frederico Morais

Gony Zubizarreta

João Kopke

José Ferreira

Marlon Lipke

Miguel Blanco

Pedro Henrique

Tiago Pires

Tomás Fernandes

Vasco Ribeiro

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<strong>Free Surfers </strong>

Alex Botelho

António Silva

Edgar Nozes

Filipe Jervis Pereira

Francisco Alves

Ivo Cação

João Guedes

Pedro Boonman

Ruben Gonzalez

Tomás Valente

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<strong>Soul Surfers </strong>

Alexandre Ferreira

André Pedroso

Belmiro Mendes

Jó Bento

José Gregório

Joackim Guichard

João Macedo

Luca Guichard

Paulo Rodrigues

Tiago Oliveira

<strong>International Surfers </strong>

Aritz Aranburu

Bruno Santos

Cory Lopez

Elohe Ali Alvarez

Jérôme Sahyoun

Kiron Jabour

Maxime Huscenot

Nathan Hedge

Pedro Vianna

Ricardo dos Santos

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<strong>WildCards</strong>

Nicolau von Rupp (former winner)

Rodrigo Herédia (local surfer)

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