<strong>Major surfing brand is sponsoring the event’s second season in October/November</strong>

<em>CASCAIS (June 8, 2016) </em>– There will be a new logo on Allianz Perfect Chapter’s billboards when the event is reactivated later this year. <strong>Quiksilver is the event’s new main sponsor</strong>, providing its endorsement to one of the greatest surfing competitions taking place in Europe today.

The event, which is gathering some of the <strong>best tube riders in the world at Praia do Norte </strong>within a waiting period running from <strong>October 5</strong><strong>th </strong><strong>to November 15</strong><strong>th</strong>, will be <strong>webcasted on the company’s website </strong>with regular social media alerts on Quiksilver’s facebook page, currently followed by <strong>over 4 million people</strong>.

According to the event organizer <strong>Rui Costa</strong>, this new sponsorship shows Perfect Chapter’s appeal towards surf fans around the world, while taking its media reach to a new level. “We welcome and are pleased by this recognition, coming from one of surfing’s most highly regarded companies. It is an honor to see Perfect Chapter on the slim list of special events sponsored by Quiksilver, alongside historical contests such as In Memory of Eddie Aikau. We are glad to have earned the trust of Quiksilver’s management team half way to the event’s second season, which is also a great responsibility. We will do whatever it takes to honor that trust”, Costa said.

Quiksilver General Manager in Portugal, <strong>José Gregório</strong>, is also pleased to announce this new partnership, conveying the brand’s wishes to extend the sponsorship to Perfect Chapter’s future editions. “Perfect Chapter is a unique event, with a huge appeal towards surf fans. We are glad to be part of it, especially now that it is taking place at Praia do Norte. With our help and Nazaré’s international appeal, I believe this event can grow greatly in 2016. Quiksilver is the most followed surf brand on social media, which will allow us to push the event furtherer than any other brand. When we join a project, we are fully committed to make it a success for everyone involved. The time couldn’t be better for this partnership”, Gregório stated.

Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Quiksilver waiting period will resume in October with the same Surfers List, featuring <strong>Bruce Irons</strong>, <strong>Bobbdy Martinez</strong>, <strong>Koa Rothman</strong>, <strong>CJ Hobgood</strong>, <strong>Nic von Rupp</strong>, <strong>Tiago Pires </strong>and many other surf stars. Expectations are high for the event’s second season, the organization standing committed to set the most voted surfers in the best surfing conditions the Portuguese coast has to offer.

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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