Picklum faces Brooks' 15-win streak at Portugal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 20:02 · Archive

Australian world champion Molly Picklum will face teenage Canadian sensation Erin Brooks in the quarter-finals at Rip Curl Portugal.

Australia's world champion Molly Picklum will face Canadian teenager Erin Brooks in the quarter-finals at Rip Curl Portugal on Peniche's Supertubos beach. Picklum currently lies third in this year's World Surf League standings and reached the last eight by defeating Portuguese surfer Yolanda Hopkins Sequeira on Friday.

Brooks, 19, is on a record-breaking streak. She became the first surfer to claim three consecutive world championship tour event victories since Stephanie Gilmore in 2008, and has now extended her winning run to 15 straight events. After her 'threepeat' at the Trestles Pro in California last month, she defeated former Australian world champion Tyler Wright with a score of 12.50 points to 7.27 to keep the streak alive.

Brooks said of her remarkable sequence: 'I can't believe it - I've had so many close calls and mistakes.' She described the upcoming quarter-final against Picklum, who previously defeated her at the Trestles Pro, as 'going to be super fun.'

How it is being reported

• Aussie world champ sets up clash with surf sensationMolly Picklum had to outsurf a local Portuguese star at Supertubos -- but it's only going to get harder at Rip Curl Portugal for Australia's world champ.Perth Now · 16 Oct, 19:45
• Aussie world champ sets up clash with surf sensationMolly Picklum had to outsurf a local Portuguese star at Supertubos -- but it's only going to get harder at Rip Curl Portugal for Australia's world champ.The West Australian · 16 Oct, 19:45

In this story: Molly Picklum · Erin Brooks · Rip Curl Portugal · Peniche · Stephanie Gilmore · Tyler Wright

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