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The WCT stopped in Portugal last week, Peniche did its best Backdoor impersonation and John John Florence slotted-

in accordingly. Weaving through heaving 4-to-6-foot cylinders, he pulled a 9-point ride en route to dismantling tour

veteran Ace Buchan with a 19.53 Round 2 heat total. Next, the Hawaiian threw cold water on red-hot Owen Wright’s

world title campaign in Round 3 with another 9 point ride. John John advanced, but came up .38 points short in the

round before the quarters after a heat-ending exchange with Bede Durbidge. John John finished equal 9th for the

event, his best finish yet on this, his freshman year on the WCT. Next-up is the O’Neill Coldwater Classic, Oct. 26 to Oct.

31, followed up by the Rip Curl Search Somewhere in San Francisco, Nov. 1 to Nov. 12.

John John locked and loaded with his sights set on another 9-point ride. Photo: Justin Barnwell