<strong>Bruce Irons, Bobby Martinez, Nic von Rupp and others to gather at Nazaré for the 2016 final battle</strong>

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<em>NAZARÉ (October 28</em><em>th </em><em>2016) – </em>The 5th annual Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Quiksilver, the original <strong>one-day tube riding competition </strong>taking place in Portugal every year, will be hold this <strong>Monday </strong>(October 31) at <strong>Praia do Norte</strong>, bringing some of the <strong>best tube riders in the world </strong>to the majestic scenario of the <strong>Nazaré Canyon</strong>.

After extending the original waiting period into a second season in October/November, an unprecedented decision motivated by the lack of (perfect) conditions to run the contest in 2016 first trimester, the event’s organization has finally called the competition ON as forecast indicates <strong>good-to-epic conditions </strong>this Monday at Praia do Norte.

Everything is in set for the <strong>2016 final battle between some of the year’s standouts</strong>, namely <strong>Bruno Santos</strong>, who has finished 5th in the World Tour 7th stop in Tahiti; <strong>Damien Hobgood</strong>, who went straight out of being the man of the day at Cloudbreak in June to becoming the Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang’s runner-up in August; and <strong>Bruce Irons</strong>, who was already attracting attention in February with a remarkable performance in the Volcom Pipeline Pro final days, alongside Uruguayan <strong>Marco Giorgi </strong>who finished 5th in the competition.

The event will have a <strong>7:30 am first official call </strong>at Praia do Norte, with Pedro Scooby, Miguel Tudela, Bobby Martinez, Nic von Rupp, Tiago Pires, João Guedes, Francisco Alves, Miguel Blanco, Alex Botelho, Koa Rothman, Ruben Gonzalez and local charger Bruno Grilo completing the contenders list.

The 16 surfers are being <strong>scored solely upon their tube riding skills </strong>once the competition starts, going head to head for a global <strong>20,000€ prize money </strong>plus parallel awards for best tube, highest score, worst wipeout and most passionate claim. Whoever gets eliminated from the competition with the highest score is also taking some extra money home.

In addition, the event’s organization is awarding the most committed surfer with a special trophy named after Brazilian surfer <strong>Ricardo dos Santos</strong>, who was a victim of murder last year just a few days after getting chosen by the fans to take part in the

2015 Perfect Chapter edition. The <strong>Rds Commitment Award </strong>is honoring the most vigorous athlete according to <strong>commitment </strong>and <strong>raw courage </strong>criteria.

The event will be webcasted live at perfect-chapter.com/live and www.quiksilver.com. <strong>Expect nothing less than an unforgettable show with the best surfers on the best waves! </strong>

The Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Quiksilver is sponsored by Allianz, Quiksilver, Nazaré City Council, Kia, MEO and it is associated with the media partners RTP, Fuel TV, Jornal i, Mega Hits, SURFPortugal, Beachcam, Surf Session, Fluir, Waves and Surfing Life.

<strong>THE SURFERS </strong>

Nic von Rupp

Tiago Pires

João Guedes

Francisco Alves

Miguel Blanco

Alex Botelho

Bruce Irons

Pedro Vianna “Scooby”

Miguel Tudela

Marco Giorgi

Damien Hogbood

Bobby Martinez

Bruno Santos

Bruno Grilo

Ruben Gonzalez

Koa Rothman

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