A short day of action at the EDP Ericeira Pro still provides heavyweight bouts and brilliance from familiar faces. Portugal’s notorious fog banks tested the competitors’ patience with nearly a full day of holding before getting underway and stacked bouts provided heavy upsets, excellent showcases, and rising talents staking their claim in the Old Country. The EDP Ericeira Pro is the 4th stop of the Challenger Series. Currently seated at No. 5 in the rankings, Portugal's Francisca Veselko will be hungry to win in front of her home crowd, but she'll have to surpass current No. 3 Sally Fitzgibbons who won the event in 2024. As the only pathway to pro surfing’s highest level of competition, the Championship Tour, and the stop in Portugal will be a defining moment for athletes looking to be a part of the next generation of professional surfing history. Portugal will be pressure packed. The path to the Tour runs through Portugal
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