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

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.

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.

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>.

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.

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.

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>.

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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