Straight off a win at the Roxy Pro France, current Jeep Yellow Jersey Carissa Moore (HAW) kept her fire going into her first heat in Peniche. The Hawaiian, who won the event the last time it was held here in 2010, found a connection with the Supertubos lineup right away and scored one of the very few barrels of the day to back up her main score and advance in first out of Round 1.

“It wasn’t bad for a start I was stoked to work my way into a rhythm even with the pre-comp nerves,” said Moore. “I’m happy to get rolling, win my heat and get on to the next round. I feel like there’s a lot of work to do (before claiming a potential world title), I’ve been watching this event for years and it’s so tricky anything can happen so I’m having realistic expectations that it will still end up in Maui. I’m just going to try my best and enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed all the previous events this year.”

Silvana Lima (BRA) advanced in second behind Moore. Rip Curl wildcard and former CT athlete Alana Blanchard (HAW) had the second-best score of the heat with a 6.47 but couldn’t find a backup and failed to advance. She will be facing tough competition in the Elimination Round 2 when the event resumes.