Best Tube Wins $50k (Video)

Originally posted on SURFER | By Dashel Pierson | Last updated Jan 8, 2025 1:01 PM ET

Now in its 11th edition, the Capitulo Perfeito (Perfect Chapter) surf contest is returning to Portugal with an event window spanning from January 11th through March 11th. It’s a “one-day, one-swell” competition, hosted at the thumping beachbreak barrels of Carcavelos, and featuring a host of the world’s best barrel-riders. The list of names features international and local tube-slayers:

Rob Machado, Clay Marzo, Balaram Stack, Bruno Santos, Aritz Aranburu, Craig Anderson, Noah Beschen, Noa Deane, Nic von Rupp, Pedro Boonman, João Maria Mendonça and Miguel Blanco.

Additionally, competing for the 50,000 Euro ($51,520 USD) prize purse, there will be a local Portuguese surfer as voted by a fan poll, the reigning champ wildcard Tiago Stock, a winner of the trials, a “performance wildcard,” and for the first time in the event’s history, a group of Portuguese women including: Francisca Veselko, Yolanda Hopkins, Mafalda Lopes and Camila Cardoso.

As for last year’s event, here’s a recap:

“Local charger Tiago Stock has won the 10th annual Capitulo Perfeito powered by Billabong today at Carcavelos Beach, Portugal, by defeating Rob Machado (2nd), Dylan Graves (3rd) and Balaram Stack (4th) in the final.

“Carcavelos Beach dished up a day of punchy, barreling waves for all 16 contenders, with the world’s best tube specialists and the top Portuguese locals performing a full- day surfing exhibition in the 10-Year Anniversary of Capitulo Perfeito. In the end, the 18- year-old Portuguese surfer claimed the top honors, bagging the 20.000 EUR winner’s check as the first trialist to ever win the event.”

And this year, that prize money has been kicked up quite a notch.

Stay tuned for more on Capitulo Perfeito during the January 11th to March 11th window.

This article first appeared on SURFER and was syndicated with permission.

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