Niccolò Porcella in Finale agli XXL Awards

Niccolò Porcella è tra i top 5 finalisti per il XXL Biggest Wave Awards.

Il 15 marzo scorso si è chiuso il waiting period dell’ XXL Big Wave Awrds e la WSL ha annunciato i nomi dei finalisti. Il surfista sardo Niccolò Porcella è tra i top 5 nella categoria Tag Heuer XXL Biggest Wave Award con l’onda surfata a Jaws lo scorso 25 febbraio 2016.

Il premio per la Biggest Wave va al surfista che ha preso e surfato con successo l’onda più grossa dell’anno.

I vincitori saranno annunciati il prossimo 23 aprile al Groove Theater di Anaheim, California, location ormai tradizionale per le premiazioni dell’XXL Awards. Quest’anno l’evento prevede un montepremi totale di 250.000 dollari, ripartiti fra le varie categorie.

Oltre a quelle già annunciate, rimangono da definire i finalisti delle categorie Wipeout of the Year, dove probabilmente Niccolò rientrerà con il mega wipeout subìto a Teahupoo, la Women’s Performance e la Surfline Overall Performance Awards, i cui nomi saranno annunciati tra pochi giorni.

Niccolò Porcella a Jaws lo scorso 25 febbraio 2016.

Ecco i finalisti delle categorie già annunciate:

BILLABONG RIDE OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES
Surfer prizes total $93,000 – Videographer prizes total $9,000
Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on December 6, 2015 (Video by Ryan Moss.)
Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on February 10, 2016. (Video by Dan Norkunas.)
Nathan Florence (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on May 28, 2015. (Video by Tim Bonython.)
Tyler Larronde (Haiku, Hawaii, USA) at Maverick’s, California on February 4, 2016. (Video by Josh Pomer.)
Albee Layer (Haiku, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on February 25, 2016. (Video by Elliot Leboe.)

PADDLE AWARD NOMINEE:

Surfer prize $25,000 – Photographer prize $5,000
Ben Andrews (San Francisco, California, USA) at Maverick’s, California on February 4, 2015 (Photos by Fred Pompermayer and Frank Quirarte. Video by Larry Haynes.)
Pedro Calado (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 15, 2016. (Photos by 808Photo.me, Brent Bielmann, Brian Bielmann, Wangdu Hovey and Tom Servais. Video by Dan Norkunas.)
Aaron Gold (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 15, 2016. (Photos by 808Photo.me, Brent Bielmann, Brent Broza, Aaron Lynton and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Elliot Leboe.)
Mark Healey (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Puerto Escondido, Mexico on May 3, 2015. (Photos by Nikki Brooks, Ben DeCamp, Astrid Fonseca and Edwin Morales. Video by Jaciel Santiago.)
Manny Resano (Playa Popoyo, Nicaragua) at Maverick’s, California on December 7, 2015. (Photos by Sachi Cunningham, Benjamin Ginsberg and Frank Quirarte. Video by Rafael Sauro.)

Pedro Caldado è tra i finalisti per il Biggest Paddle Award con quest’onda presa a Jaws il 15 gennaio scorso. Photo Brent Bielmann

TAG HEUER XXL BIGGEST WAVE AWARD NOMINEES:
Surfer prize $20,000 – Photographer prize $5,000
Mick Corbett (Perth, WA, Australia) at Nazaré, Portugal on February 19, 2016. (Photo by André Bernardo.)
Garrett McNamara (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Nazaré, Portugal on November 1, 2015.
(Photos by Bruno Aleixo, André Botelho, Vitor Estrelinha, Jorge Figueira and Manuel Ricardo. Video by Timelapse Media.)
Niccolo Porcella (Sardegna, Italy) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on February 25, 2016. (Photos by Erik Aeder, Rick Dombrowski, Dooma Photos, Paul Karaolides and Zack Williams. Video by Marcus Rodrigues.)
Pedro Scooby (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at Nazaré, Portugal on October 27, 2015. (Photos by Bruno Aleixo, Helio Antonio, Vitor Estrelinha, Pedro Miranda and Hugo Silva. Video by André Callado.)
Yuri Soledade (Haiku, Maui, Hawaii) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on February 25, 2016. (Photos by Brian Berkowitz, Jimmie Hepp, Elliot Leboe, John Patao and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Elliot Leboe.)

Mark Mathews è in concorso per il Pure Scot Barrel of the Year Award con quest’onda surfata a The Right in Australia lo scorso 26 giugno 2015. Photo by Jack Sherriffs.

PURE SCOT BARREL OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES:
Surfer prize $10,000 – Still photography prize $4,000
Tom Butler (Newquay, Cornwall, England) at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland on October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ian Mitchinson.)
Keala Kennelly (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on July 22, 2015. (Photos by Kirvan Baldassari, Brent Bielmann, Tim McKenna and Isaac Sokol.)
Greg Long (San Clemente, California, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on December 6, 2015. (Photos by Erik Aeder, Kelly Cestari, Richard Hallman, Paul Karaolides and Sofie Louca.)
Mark Mathews (Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia) at The Right, Australia on June 26, 2015. (Photo by Jack Sherriffs.)
Ian Walsh (Haiku, Maui, Hawaii) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 28, 2016. (Photos by Richard Hallman and Aaron Lynton.)