Adriano de Souza

Adriano "Mineirinho" de Souza (born February 13, 1987) is a Brazilian professional surfer and also the 2015 WSL World Champion. He has been competing on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2005.[1]

Adriano de Souza
de Souza in 2009
Personal information
Born (1987-02-13) February 13, 1987
Sao Paulo, Brazil
ResidenceFlorianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight137 lb (62 kg)
Surfing career
Best year2015 - WSL World Champion
Career earnings$2,073,400
SponsorsHD, Red Bull, Oakley, Oi, G-Shock, Mitsubishi do Brasil, FCS fins, Banana Wax, JBL, Mini Kalzone, Nossolar.
Major achievements
Surfing specifications
StanceNatural (Regular)
Shaper(s)Al Merrick (Channel Island Surfboards)
Quiver5’10 x 17 ⅞” x 2 ⅛”
Favorite wavesRiozinho
Favorite maneuversBoosting airs

Overview

Adriano de Souza is seen by many as the "hardest working man" on the WSL Tour. To many observers, like 1989 World Champion and WSL commentator Martin Potter, and former top-44 surfer and WSL commentator Ross Williams, Adriano is more eager to learn, more willing to fight, and spends more time learning the game and trying to evolve his surfing than any of his peers/competitors -- with the likely exception of 11-time World Champion Kelly Slater.

Few other surfers have built the same reputation of working hard to learn and evolve on competitive surfing. Most of the other WSL surfers are somewhat perceived to be natural-talented people who don't give a 100% effort on their professional careers -- and thus rarely reach 100% of their competitive potential during surfing heats.

WSL commentators Potter and Williams usually highlighted during WSL surf broadcasts about how Adriano gets to the venues of the surf contests much earlier than his opponents, sometimes weeks in advance, to learn and adapt as much as possible. They also usually talk about how Adriano almost "never falls" on his waves, and how he loves to fight for the inside position and surf the first wave of every heat.

Surf journalist/historian Matt Warshaw wrote in the Encyclopedia of Surfing that Adriano is a "determined pro surfer, (...) built like a terrier (5'6", 137 pounds) and fixed to his board with a wide, squat, function-first stance". Warshaw noted that during Adriano World Title campaign he "rode with near-monomaniacal intensity and often willed his way to heat victories against more talented surfers". Warshaw also stated that Adriano was for the most part heralded as a worthy and deserving World Champion "after years of being ignored or ridiculed by surfing's English-speaking tastemakers". [2]

The tale of how Adriano asked -- and then begged and then convinced -- Banzai Pipeline top local surfer Jamie O'Brien (surfer) to stay at his house during the season finale in Hawaii (in order to be able to surf the break everyday and to learn its tricks straight from O'Brien) became famous in the surfing world. [3] It showed the lengths Adriano was willing to go in order to improve his surfing abilities and win the WSL Surfing World Title.

Surfing career

Accomplishments
2003
  • Won ASP World Junior Championship (Youngest champion ever - Age 16)[4]
2005
  • Won ASP 5-Star event – Billabong Costa do Sauipe
  • Won ASP Super Series event – Rip Curl Pro Hossegor
  • ASP World Qualifying Series Winner[5]
2006
2007
  • Ranked #28 on the 2007 ASP World Tour
  • Won ASP 6-Star event – Onbongo Pro Surfing
  • Won ASP 6-Star event – Maresia Surf International
2008
  • Ranked #7 on the 2008 ASP World Tour
  • Won ASP 5-Star event – Billabong ECO Surf Festival
  • Won ASP 4-Star event – Mark Richards Pro Newcastle
2009
  • Ranked #5 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
  • Won first ASP World Tour event – Billabong Pro Mundaka – Mundaka, Spain
2010
2011
  • Ranked #5 on the 2011 ASP World Tour[6]
  • Won ASP World Tour event – Billabong Pro Rio – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Won ASP World Tour event – Rip Curl Pro Portugal – Peniche, Portugal
2012
  • Ranked #5 on the 2012 ASP World Tour rankings[7]
  • Won ASP 6-Star event – Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay – South Africa
2013
  • Ranked #12 on the 2013 ASP World Tour rankings[8]
  • Won ASP World Tour event – Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach – Torquay, Australia
2014
  • Ranked #8 on the 2014 ASP World Tour rankings[9]
  • Won ASP 6-Star event – Australian Open of Surfing – Manly Beach, Australia
2015
2016
2017
  • Won Oi Rio Pro Tour event – Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Victories
WCT Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
2017Oi Rio ProSaquarema Brazil
2015Margaret River ProMargaret River Australia
2015Billabong Pipe MastersBanzai Pipeline Hawaii
2013Rip Curl ProBells Beach Australia
2011Billabong Rio ProRio de Janeiro Brazil
2011Moche Rip Curl Pro PortugalPeniche Portugal
2009Billabong Pro MundakaMundaka Spain
WQS Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2014Hurley Australian OpenSydney Australia
2012Billabong ProJeffrey's Bay South Africa
2008Mark Richards ProNewcastle Australia
2008Billabong ECO Surf FestivalCoconut Coast Brazil
2007Onbongo Pro SurfingUbatuba Brazil
2007Maresia Surf InternationalMaresias Brazil
2005Billabong Costa do SauipeCosta do Sauípe Brazil
2005Rip Curl Pro HossegorHossegor France
Juniors Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2003Won ASP World Junior Championship

WSL World Championship Tour
Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 3rd 17th 9th 2nd 5th 9th 2nd 25th 3rd 3rd 5th 9th 9th
Rip Curl Pro 33rd 17th 9th 17th 5th 3rd 9th 1st 5th 2nd 13th 5th 13th
Margaret River Pro - - - - - - - - 9th 1st 13th 5th 13th[12]
Rio Pro - - - - - 1st 5th 2nd 9th 13th 3rd 1st 25th
Corona Bali Protected - - - - - - - 9th - - - - 9th
J-Bay Open 5th 5th 5th 17th 5th 13th - - 5th 5th 9th 13th 9th
Billabong Pro Teahupoo 33rd 17th 5th 5th 9th 25th 13th 25th 25th 13th 25th 13th 13th
Surf Ranch Open - - - - - - - - - - - - 13th
Quiksilver Pro France 17th 33rd 3rd 33rd 25th 25th 25th 13th 13th 3rd 9th 13th 5th
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal - - - - 25th 1st 3rd 13th 5th 13th 5th 13th 25th
Billabong Pipeline Masters 33rd 33rd 9th 17th 13th 13th 13th 13th INJ 1st 13th 13th INJ
Fiji Pro 33rd - 3rd - - - 5th 25th 5th 13th 5th 13th -
Hurley Pro at Trestles 17th 17th - 5th 13th 5th 3rd 9th 5th 2nd 25th 5th -
O'Neill Coldwater Classic - - - - - - 5th - - - - - -
Rip Curl Search 17th 33rd 17th 9th 5th 13th - - - - - - -
Quiksilver Pro New York - - - - - 9th - - - - - - -
Santa Catarina Pro 17th 17th DNP 2nd 9th - - - - - - - -
Billabong Pro Spain 9th 9th 5th 1st - - - - - - - - -
Boost Mobile Pro - - 9th - - - - - - - - - -
Rank 20th 28th 7th 5th 10th 5th 5th 13th 8th 1st 11th 8th 19th
Earnings - - - - $87.250 $276.750 $142.500 $190.000 $277.500 $377.000 $149.500 $232.250 $129.100

References
  1. "ASP Surfer Profile: Adrian De Souza". ASPWorldTour.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31.
  2. "Entry: Adriano de Souza". encyclopediaofsurfing.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. "Ariano de Souza Staying at J.O.B.'S House for Pipe Masters". tracksmag.com.au. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  4. "THE 100 GREATEST SURFERS OF ALL TIME". surfeuropemag.com. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  5. "2005 - O título QS de Adriano de Souza". datasurfe.com.br. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
  6. "2011 ASP World Championship" (PDF). aspworldtour.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-24.
  7. "2012 ASP World Tour Rankings". aspworldtour.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  8. "2013 ASP World Tour Rankings". aspworldtour.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  9. "2014 ASP World Tour Rankings". aspworldtour.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  10. "2015 WSL World Tour Rankings". aspworldtour.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  11. "2016 ASP World Tour Rankings". aspworldtour.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  12. "WSL to Complete Canceled Margaret River Event at Uluwatu". Surfer.com.
Achievements
Preceded by
Gabriel Medina		 World Surf League Surfing World Champion (men's)
2015		 Succeeded by
John John Florence
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