Carissa Moore, pre-game, Rio De Janeiro

The Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro (formerly the Billabong Pro, Rio) decided its quarterfinalists at Barra Da Tijuca yesterday, and Carissa Moore (pictured here) is one of them. “It feels good to move onto Quarterfinals,” said Riss. “With a beachbreak situation it can be tricky and random so it’s a relief to skip that Round 4.”

And, what about that hot-as-butter world title race? “I’m not thinking about the world title when I’m in the water, but I’ve definitely thought about it and I’m excited to be in the race. My whole family is behind me, but I’ve got a long road ahead of me and still have a lot of work to do.”

COLGATE PLAX GIRLS RIO PRO ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Lakey Peterson (USA) 14.04, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 12.34, Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 9.33
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 13.27, Sage Erickson (USA) 12.83, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.20
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 12.74, Alessa Quizon (BRA) 11.63, Silvana Lima (BRA) 6.70
Heat 4: Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.04, Malia Manuel (HAW) 16.77, Phillipa Anderson (AUS) 7.77
Heat 5: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 11.77, Laura Enever (AUS) 9.20, Alize Arnaud (FRA) 7.93
Heat 6: Coco Ho (HAW) 16.30, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 8.00, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.06

COLGATE PLAX GIRLS RIO PRO ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Malia Manuel (HAW) 13.60 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 12.47
Heat 2: Laura Enever (AUS) 15.77 def. Sage Erickson (USA) 15.13
Heat 3: Alessa Quizon (HAW) 13.60 def. Alana Blanchard (HAW) 12.83
Heat 4: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 14.84 def. Phillipa Anderson (AUS) 9.57
Heat 5: Paige Hareb (NZL) 11.37 def. Alize Arnaud (FRA) 10.23
Heat 6: Pauline Ado (FRA) 14.77 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 11.43

COLGATE PLAX GIRLS RIO PRO ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Lakey Peterson (USA) 16.14, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 14.77, Alessa Quizon (HAW) 13.03
Heat 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.20, Laura Enever (AUS) 10.33, Paige Hareb (NZL) 9.34
Heat 3: Malia Manuel (HAW) 15.90, Tyler Wright (AUS) 11.30, Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 5.20
Heat 4: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.50, Pauline Ado (BRA) 13.20, Coco Ho (HAW) 11.73

COLGATE PLAX GIRLS RIO PRO ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) def. Paige Hareb (NZL)
Heat 2: Laura Enever (AUS) 15.10 def. Alessa Quizon (HAW) 12.10
Heat 3: Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.00 def. Coco Ho (HAW) 14.60
Heat 4: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) def. Pauline Ado (FRA) 10.77

COLGATE PLAX GIRLS RIO PRO QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS:
QF 1: Lakey Peterson (USA) vs. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
QF 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) vs. Laura Enever (AUS)
QF 3: Malia Manuel (HAW) vs. Tyler Wright (AUS)
QF 4: Courtney Conlogue (USA) vs. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF)

BILLABONG RIO PRO ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Gustavo Fernandes (BRA)
Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Messias Felix (BRA)
Heat 3: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Jack Freestone (AUS)
Heat 4: Jeremy Flores (BRA) vs. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA)
Heat 5: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Yadin Nicol (AUS)
Heat 6: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 7: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 9: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)
Heat 10: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 11: Alejo Muniz (BRA) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA)
Heat 12: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) vs. Filipe Toledo (BRA)