Frederico Morais (PRT), who was called up for competition due to a numbered of injury withdrawals, earned a 9.43 for a series of huge backside hacks at Moche Rip Curl Pro. Morais scored the first nine-point ride of the event and sent World No. 2 Adriano de Souza (BRA) to Round 2 in the process.
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