Pires close to the WCT

At the closing date of the World Surfing News, Portuguese-born Tiago Pires leads the ASP World Qualifying Series ranking with 9175 points.  Pires is thus soon to become the first Portuguese in history to be part of the WCT.

“Everything takes me to win.  It is a wonderful feeling.  I only have to remain concentrated”, commented Pires in an interview given to press representatives of the ASP in Europe.

He also commented that the evolution of surfing in the old continent is slow.  But he considers that, after all, the European surfers confide that they can continue fighting.  He finished the interview saying: “Things are changing very slowly, but more than one hopes for.  The fact that Mikael Picon and Jeremy Flores classified to the WCT, contributed to ending the lack of confidence of the European surfers.  I think we have many Europeans ready to fight from now on.”

Pires was born on March 13, 1980, at the wave-rich region of Ericeira, Portugal.  He has won and reached the finals of several WQS events; was European Junior Champion, Runner up at the World Junior Championships in 1998 – ISA and ASP in 2000.  He was crowned as the best rookie at the 2000 Hawaiian Triple Crown, among other results.

He has carried out a great campaign in 2007 and is in great shape to make history in his home country.

 

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