<strong>Aritz Aranburu, Gabe Kling, Dylan Graves and Balaram Stack make last-minute entrances</strong>

<em>NAZARÉ (October 30, 2016) </em>– The 5th Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Quiksilver heat draw has changed due to last minute withdrawals. Some of the 16 surfers chosen by the public will not be able to attend the competition, urging the organization to make the necessary replacements according to people’s preferences (polling rankings).

Bruce Irons, Koa Rothman, Marco Giorgi and Miguel Tudela are among the surfers who have withdrawn from the Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Quiksilver due to schedule overlapping with world competitions taking place in Hawaii and Brazil. Also, Bobby Martinez and Damien Hobgood are giving away their spots for personal and family reasons.

Thereby, Brazilian charger <strong>Felipe Cesarano </strong>and former World Tour surfer <strong>Eric Rebiere </strong>will be taking on Nazaré’s massive barrels as alternates. Alongside with them, <strong>four new surfers </strong>have been added to the event’s Surfers List, since Alex Gray, Wade Goodall and Ryan Hipwood – the remaining athletes on the alternates list – couldn’t make it to Portugal due to professional duties with their sponsors.

<strong>Aritz Aranburu</strong>, former WT surfer and one of the most voted athletes in Perfect Chapter’s 2015 edition; <strong>Gabe Kling</strong>, also a former WT surfer who quit the Tour to dedicate his life to pursuing perfect waves; <strong>Dylan Graves</strong>, one of the most active and vibrant free surfers of our times; and <strong>Balaram Stack</strong>, one of the most gifted young surfers in USA today, have received last-minute invitations to take part in this unique event, completing the list of surfers who will be charging Nazaré’s massive barrels tomorrow.

Lastely, former WT surfer <strong>Marlon Lipke </strong>is replacing the young portuguese surfer <strong>Miguel Blanco</strong>, who is currently dealing with injury.

In short, Perfect Chapter 2016 final contenders are <strong>Nic von Rupp, Tiago Pires, João Guedes, Francisco Alves, Marlon Lipke, Alex Botelho, Pedro Scooby, Bruno Santos, Bruno Grilo, Ruben Gonzalez, Aritz Aranburu, Gabe Kling, Dylan Graves</strong> <strong>Felipe Cesarano, Eric Rebiere </strong>and <strong>Balaram Stack</strong>.

The 5th Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Quiksilver is having its first official call at <strong>7:30 am tomorrow morning</strong>. Some of the best tube riders in the world are joining the

Portuguese crew for a one-day tube riding competition at <strong>Praia do Norte</strong>, Nazaré, going head to head for a global <strong>20,000€ prize money </strong>plus parallel awards for best tube, highest score, worst wipeout, most passionate claim and best looser (elimination with the highest score).

The event will be webcasted live at perfect-chapter.com/live and www.quiksilver.com. Tune in!

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>HEAT DRAW </strong>

H1: Felipe Cesarano, Francisco Alves, Gabe Kling, Ruben Gonzalez

H2: Nic von Rupp, Eric Rebiere, Marlon Lipke, Balaram Stack

H3: Bruno Santos, João Guedes, Aritz Aranburu, Bruno Grilo

H4: Tiago Pires, Pedro Scooby, Alex Botelho, Dylan Graves

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