Breaking: Filipe Toledo beats local wildcard Benji Brand in dying seconds, stays alive!

"I'm happy to surf real Pipe!"

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Filipe Toledo, current world no. 2 just beat Hawaiian wildcard Benji Brand in Round 2 Heat 2 in the dying seconds.

An almost shocker, an almost absolute shocker which would have gifted countryman Gabriel Medina the 2018 World Title.

I suppose Julian Wilson can still make a move?

Can Julian Wilson still make a move?

Back to Filipe, such a nail biter of a heat. Such stress. The swell building, coming in from the north northwest according to Momentum Generation standout Ross Williams. The time, ticking down. Filipe following Benji Brand in the lineup a little bit lost. A little confused. Carrying a 3.76 for minutes. Looking, peeking. “He can go right, he can go left, he just needs to get up under the hood…” Strider said from the water.

Then Filipe snagged a small one but stayed in the barrel forever then kicked a little air at the end.

Under the hood.

“Sketchy times for Filipe…” said Ross.

Then he dodged a bullet and won.

Whew.

Filipe Toledo told Rosie in the post-heat interview, “It’s definitely a new feeling for me. This year it’s more special. For the situation to be so close and competing against Gabes and Jules… pressure pressure. I’m happy to surf real Pipe.”

No Gabriel Medina 2018 World Champ yet.

Tune in for more!

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Lorlac
Lorlac
7 years ago

Philly did that thing at Pipe where he kinda wanted to go and he paddled a bit, but he paddled to a bad spot then didn’t paddle hard enough so Kelly got the wave and Philly said “Fuck!” and Kelly got a mad barrel

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

I can’t believe Ronny didn’t ask mick about his issues with the chosen people.

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago

Do tell

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

It’s all in the that book by that Chad guy
154th place in the pulitzer

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago

Oh yeah. Still on my list… oops

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
7 years ago

Mick is actually Nick Dee!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Nick wishes!

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

It’s all about Gab and Jules now!
Sustainable guy, ops! Kelly smashed Fil
But Fil battle back with an incredible backdoor ride. Maybe 9 and half to 10.
But I’m really glad about Filipe, for Tchopo, Sunset and Pipe.

And one idea occured me… maybe the time to an exchange on Fil’s corner needs happen… maybe.

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
7 years ago

Even if he had made it and got a ten he wouldn’t have won the heat. I wouldn’t miss the whistling!

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

For sure. Was a combo at that moment.
Ricardo is excelent for Filipe. Emmotional support and organization.
Extremely important in the organization in the family, all life.
But maybe… maybe…

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
7 years ago

Maybe, I was hoping Toledo would win the title, but Kelly dismantled him, Toledo is going to crush it next year, this loss is going to make him stronger!

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago

And italo going for some consistency. Should be fun.

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

Italo in my opinion, needs to calm down. He at times take this eletric persona too deep… He needs more sometimes the cold blood, and add more cerebral moves…

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
7 years ago

Italo is the Gilles Villeneuve of surfing, absolutely brilliant, but I can’t see him putting a full campaign together!

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

In this way…
89 champ and even Occy are good exemples… when they really undestand how the show goes on, and sharpened their focus.

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago

Certainly not if they run the Belgium esso pro any time soon. Salut Gilles. I would turn for Francois cevert. Asking for a friend!

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
7 years ago

Cevert was a handsome devil, apparently he slept with Bridget Bardot!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Must have been a short queue that night.

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago

I’d turn back for her

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Did you hear how much Cafe com leite he drinks.?

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

To all this electricity??? I think is only black coffee!!!
Nespresso, Italian expresso, colombian and brazilian coffee!

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
7 years ago

I’m a tea drinker myself!

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

Man… I’m totally in coffee, but like teas too!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Yeah, maybe when Gabs retires hell win one

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

He takes Matahi at Tchopo, a great and smart move, humble.
I wish he will make this for Hawaii in the future. He must improve to learn, more and more, the hawaiian line up

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

He needs a step dad.

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

hahahaha no no
Only a guy that understands some, and more, details!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Yeah I got that
What up with that
I love you wsl

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago

Kanoa caught outside ! Looks like Torture .
Without peer at the Pier .
Petrified by fear at ( finally ) real nasty proper pipe .

Jen See
Jen See
7 years ago

oh hey hiiiiiii. i had to do some stuff. also, i went surfing! it was mostly bad, actually!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  Jen See

Wiggs missed ya!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Fuk
Medina woul have got an eleven if he made that

Nick Carroll
Nick Carroll
7 years ago

It’s amazing, these surfers are risking CERTAIN DEATH!

Nick Carroll
Nick Carroll
7 years ago
Reply to  Nick Carroll

ps Sunset must be off its fucken face

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  Nick Carroll

Yeah he went out with Bruce last nite.

Wiggolly's Paddling Style
Wiggolly's Paddling Style
7 years ago

Who wouldn’t look like shit after a depresso bong sesh with Bruce. How many times can you say “my brother” in a sentence mate fuck.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Many times my brother.

Instalo Feedeira
Instalo Feedeira
7 years ago

On a paralel universe Wiggolly is a deceased 3x world champion who dies during a flight connection in Bangkok. Being found on a hotel room with anal beads and a belt around his neck, he is survived by his younger brother Weslley who has become an addict to M&Ms Skittles and Tim Tams and is now a mere shadow of his older brother and 50kg heavier.

Wiggolly's Paddling Style
Wiggolly's Paddling Style
7 years ago

He’d die for a fucken Tim-tam hey

Instalo Feedeira
Instalo Feedeira
7 years ago

Nothing is better than the sugar rush of a Tim-tam ducked in coffee.

AdultLearnerDisability
AdultLearnerDisability
7 years ago

Everytime I hear that Jeep commercial. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago

Tough Love ….

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago

I surf the mute button

AM
AM
7 years ago

Patty G deserves to go through for packing those two bombs!

Phat-wan kerr
Phat-wan kerr
7 years ago
Reply to  AM

the last 60 seconds of his heat would suggest otherwise.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  AM

Instead he’s just packing

channelbottom
channelbottom
7 years ago

Damn. I was asleep and now have to go to work!
Cold, stale replays for me.

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

Come home , put the phone in the microwave , and Bing , just like a live one ?
Hot like chili ….

channelbottom
channelbottom
7 years ago

I have to watch on my phone because that’s where I have the app!
But yeah…

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

Try the new TV dinner ? Kanoa Igarashi’s Chicken of the Sea ………
RedBull gives you ( chicken ) Wings ?

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

Watch it big with chromecast

Chazz Michael Michaels
Chazz Michael Michaels
7 years ago

Martin Potter should be hung, drawn and quartered.

NEGATRON
NEGATRON
7 years ago

I love that Man like a Father…

Nick Carroll
Nick Carroll
7 years ago

Ha ha fuck I’m watching Ross in the post show, he is talking literally without moving a muscle of his face.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  Nick Carroll

It’s called botox
He’s a vain mthafuka.

grumpy local
grumpy local
7 years ago

How damn fantastic to see the GOAT having a proper swing and pulling into a couple of meaty ones. Then cursing loudly when he was clipped on the end. The old man still has some fire in the belly! Bring it on!! Also, Ryan Callinan is sensational and a threat to take out the entire comp.

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago

Ross Williams: kelly ‘lying through his teeth’

Discuss

longtom
longtom
7 years ago

he read BG ……

I called it 3 days ago

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago
Reply to  longtom

You’re absolutely right! But why? Why would OKe11y say, and I assume believe, such a thing (and so many others)? This is the story we want to see, no?

On second thoughts, who cares? Hahaha

Lorlac
Lorlac
7 years ago

That was great. Missed Ross so much. How amazing that he can just slide back in like that. I wonder how the contract reads.

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago

Hm. Gosford yeeeez about to win with 2.93?!

Edit: you wouldn’t script this

91350
91350
7 years ago

Worst score totals ever??
Fucking embarrassing

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago
Reply to  91350

At least abandon the duel heat situation until more waves start coming in.

mattjohnson
mattjohnson
7 years ago

I wouldn’t lay any money on Medina at this point. The Ocean can be very one sided sometimes..

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
7 years ago
Reply to  mattjohnson

Oh really? I’ll lay all of mine on him. How much you got? I think I have $8.50 and a 3/4 wetsuit from our Fairytale.

mattjohnson
mattjohnson
7 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

Well, that’s more than I’ve got. Still wouldn’t put any $ on Medina. Wilson isn’t that far behind in the rating points, he could still pull it off. You can’t tell what the ocean is gonna dish out to someone in a heat…

Audit In Progress
Audit In Progress
7 years ago
Reply to  mattjohnson

You realize this is GABRIEL Medina we’re talking about, right? You’ve surely seen him surf before?

mattjohnson
mattjohnson
7 years ago

Hahaha, stranger things have happened.

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago
Reply to  mattjohnson

Fore sure you can say the same thing for Julian .. or Filipe… or… Asing… or… all them!
Surf is such a strange sport…
And what a S.O.B. is the Ocean…

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Who does Brasil want to win
Phil or gab.?

Johnny Spiteri
Johnny Spiteri
7 years ago

More importantly… Who does GOD want to win??

Phat-wan kerr
Phat-wan kerr
7 years ago
Reply to  Johnny Spiteri

M-rod

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago
Reply to  Phat-wan kerr

M-god?

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  Johnny Spiteri

The mail is that God fucked off to another galaxy a while ago

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

He’s on the lamb,
of god

channelbottom
channelbottom
7 years ago
Reply to  Johnny Spiteri

E-Lo?

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
7 years ago
Reply to  Johnny Spiteri

The Reef ! Suffer little children, and forbid them not , to come unto me …….ouch !

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

Bex
Gab or Fil? I wish Fil, but he’s still an incomplete surfer, if you compare both.
In my opinion Sunset proves that, his lack of lecture of the line up… Pipe is a treat… Gab have presence and like a, “cold blood”…
Gab is more a complete surfer, but Fil has much more creativity, and I think, space to grow.
And I really admires Julian, and think he deserves too.
Without JJF in the title race, I think these guys, maybe Italo too, are the boys.
And I will like Owen’s get his one. He’s fantastic.
Much more guys are coming: Josh, Peterson, and a more experient Colapinto…
But arrives is one thing… all them arrive… stay is another thing…
And win…

surfmom
surfmom
7 years ago

You’re a good bloke, Paulo

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  surfmom

See
Brazzos are cool!

Paulo De Tarso Duarte
Paulo De Tarso Duarte
7 years ago

Bex cool… cool… cool… nice word… never a word seemed so nice hahaha
at this moment, it’s the true Inferno here at Rio
39° celsius sunday,
Expected 40° today… monday
And summer even begins…

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago

Well you can blame it all on those smelly liberals with their hate speech/crimes
They are the biggest threat to our planet today!!

Nick Dee
Nick Dee
7 years ago
Reply to  mattjohnson

Medina was a fraction away from a 10, with an unbelievable ride of supernatural skill. Whether or not Gabriel wins the heat, gambling is obviously not for you. Gambling is stupid but those with crappy judgment should definitely not gamble. Medina toyed with it. Natural justice he won.

mattjohnson
mattjohnson
7 years ago
Reply to  Nick Dee

If gambling paid off Las Vegas would be out of business, how many times in sports has someone come from behind to take the winning spot

Nick Dee
Nick Dee
7 years ago

For me, Chas missed the meat on the bone. Filipe kept cool & judiciously got a bomb at the start of the heat for an 8.0. This said, I wasn’t happy with his post-heat interview, which exposed an unstable competitive psyche. I recall at the wave pool event how mentally involved Filipe got with one of Gabriel’s waves, as though Filipe himself was Gabriel and Gabriel’s biggest fan. Filipe invested too much of his psyche into Gabriel’s wave. Similarly, his post-heat interview showed Filipe is overly & unduly mentally influenced by others externally. It may sound illogical (because he can be the most confident guy on earth) but Filipe needs total self-confidence and distance his mind from the morons (including the WSL commentators) who criticise him. Filipe is rare talent. Glad to hear Kelly graciously mentored Filipe before the heat. I’m heading for a swim now. Seth boasted a great air and Gabriel has Seth. (Owen always looks great but never does well at Pipe). Via Medina!

channelbottom
channelbottom
7 years ago
Reply to  Nick Dee

Your insightful comments are always better when not focused on conspiracy theory.
Well done NickD.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

I concur.

Nick Dee
Nick Dee
7 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

I don’t post conspiracy theories. You sound brainwashed.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  Nick Dee

It’s better than the alternative

surfmom
surfmom
7 years ago
Reply to  Nick Dee

Hahaha solid response.

channelbottom
channelbottom
7 years ago
Reply to  Nick Dee

My non-existent hair means the shampoo goes right through to the grey matter.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

Wet response.

longtom
longtom
7 years ago

you scraped that bone pretty clean Chas!

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
7 years ago
Reply to  longtom

Shit! Damn it! I started drinking early…. I’m showing myself out.

longtom
longtom
7 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

no, no….I was thinking as I watching : this is so incredible it needs it’s own post and now.

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
7 years ago
Reply to  longtom

That heat was nuts! I wrote the whole thing like Filipe lost while watching then had to go change verbs, subjects and objects. I thought no way he was getting the score.

longtom
longtom
7 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

ha I felt opposite…..after his first ride I was confident he would prevail.

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
7 years ago
Reply to  longtom

That’s because you’re a professional.

Owen's Outgoing Tide
Owen's Outgoing Tide
7 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

Only one heat early Chas. That must make you semi pro or savant. You get to choose your reality.

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
7 years ago

Chas loves nothing more in life than to be proven wrong!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
7 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

Keep drinking, and scraping
Its more fun


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