Yago Dora secured a place in the semifinals of the Cloud 9 event in the Philippines after defeating Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi in the quarterfinals. The Brazilian remains in contention for the title, while fellow Brazilian Filipe Toledo ended his campaign after losing to Australia’s Ethan Ewing.
Dora scored 17.37 points, with waves rated 9.87 and 7.50. Igarashi finished with 9.60 from scores of 4.93 and 4.67. The result placed Dora among the event’s top four competitors.
Toledo was beaten by Ewing 17.17 to 14.93. The Australian advanced with scores of 9.17 and 8.00, while Toledo recorded 9.43 and 5.50.
In the first quarterfinal, Australia’s Jack Robinson defeated Seth Moniz 14.17 to 10.50. Robinson will face Ewing in the semifinals. The final quarterfinal will be contested by Brazil’s Gabriel Medina and Australia’s George Pittar, with the winner completing the semifinal lineup.
Sources: Globo Esporte.