Seal Point, Cape St Francis – Breezy onshore conditions and a slight surge in swell greeted competitors on the final day of competition at the Billabong Junior Series Finale, and the first heat of the day – the U12 Girls Final was sent straight out. Gabi Herbst was the surfer of the morning with a few incredible rides in the mixed up conditions, including an 8.0 ride for the title. Sarah Scott was the runner up. Kai Hall was the champion in the U12 Boys final, banking one huge score for two critical turns on a big set wave for a score of 9.33 and an unassailable lead, closely followed by Joel Fowles who surfed impressively on his backhand. The U14 Girls division was a slow heat, with low scores and at the end of the heat it was Aimee Du Preez who emerged as the winner, with Olivia Winter in second place. Luke Thompson caught 11 waves in his Final heat to defeat James Ribbink in what was an exciting and fast U14 Boys heat. Thompson’s strategy of hard and fast surfing, catch anything that moves proved to be the winning formula, with Ribbink Daniel Emslie and Brad Scott filling up the minor slots. As the tide dropped out and the onshore waves continued to pour through relentlessly, the U16 Girls headed out for their final, and it was an action-packed exchange, with three of the girls on their backhand and one on her forehand. Zoe Steyn emerged victorious with a safe win against her counterparts, with Kayla Nogueira, Ceara Knight and Caroline Brown in second, third and fourth respectively. The U16 Boys was another final dogged by few sets and low scores, with Tide-Lee Ireland snagging the win from York Van Jaarsveldt with a combined score of less than 9 points. Mitch Du Preez and Reilly Mare’ finished off the results with third and fourth spots. The Pro Junior Women was a nail-biting affair as Zoe Steyn and Kai Woolf took center stage. Both surfers had been surfing phenomenally all event, and it was going to be about the surfer who caught the best waves. That was Steyn, and she won the final by a close margin from Woolf. Then Max Elkington and Luke Slijpen took to the water to battle it out for event honours in the Pro Junior Men’s division. It was all about Elkington who took the win and broke his year-long victory drought with his first place. “I haven’t had a win this year, and for a bit of last year, so I am really happy with the win today,” said a stoked Elkington. “I also won it last here two years ago, so just very happy with the win.” Final Results:
U12 Girls Gabi Herbst Sarah Scott Anastasia Venter Meka Loots U12 Boys Kai Hall Joel Fowles Ntokozo ‘Surprise’ Maphumalo Asha Steytler U14 Girls Aimee Du Preez Olivia Winter Adrian Wolmarans Kaylee Shaw Nell U14 Boys Luke Thompson James Ribbink Daniel Emslie Brad Scott U16 Girls Zoe Steyn Kayla Nogueira Ceara Knight Caroline Brown U16 Boys Tide Lee Ireland York Van Jaarsveldt Mitch Du Preez Reilly Mare Pro Junior Men Max Elkington Luke Slijpen Pro Junior Women Zoe Steyn Kai Woolf VonZipper Expression Session Luke Slijpen BOS Highest Heat Score Award Zoe Steyn Billabong Junior Series Results U12 Girls Gabi Herbst Anastasia venter U12 Boys Ntokozo Maphumalo Joel Fowles U14 Girls Aimee Du Prees Olivia Winter U14 Boys Luke Thompson Dan Emslie U16 Boys Mitch Du Preez York Van Jaarsveldt 2018 Billabong Junior Series Pro Junior Champions. Women: Zoe Steyn Kirsty McGillivray 2018 Billabong Junior Series Pro Junior Champions. Men: Luke Slijpen Max Elkington 2018 WSL Africa Pro Junior Champions. Men – Luke Slijpen. Women – Kai Woolf. 2018 WSL Africa Juniors to attend the WSL World Junior Championships – Taiwan. Men – Luke Slijpen, Max Elkington, Eli Beukes, Luke Thompson. Women – Kai Woolf, Zoe Steyn. Facebook: Billabong South Africa: www.facebook.com/Billabong Billabong Women’s South Africa: www.facebook.com/BillabongWomens @billabongwomens_za @billabongsa Hashtag: #BillabongJNR The Billabong Junior Series is supported by BOS, VonZipper, Surfing South Africa and the World Surf League.
0 Comments
Comp report by Gregg Clarke. All photo's Dirk Tolken unless otherwise stated. So Cobbles is a super consistent longboard wave, the only conditions it won't handle is an onshore or any big ground swell….Pretty much exactly what we got, except it was a spectacular 15 ft on the outside, with the last day adding a stiff onshore to the mix, to complicate matters even more! None the less, when the country s best loggers pull in to the Bay for a classic weekend of jolling and surfing- you can expect the conditions to have very little affect on the surfing. Many surfers still scored in the excellent scoring range. Well over 40 contestants were from out of town, and we were really hoping that the Classic would be, well….classic, and as always, it was! The okes were super stoked with the weekend. We have said this many times before, it is also the only contest were someone will get knocked out of the event only to be sitting 5 minutes later on the beach with a big smile on their face watching the classic surfing that goes down. Surfing is always celebrated here, and not only the winners.! Guys were really so stoked to all hang out together and look at the different boards, appreciate the subtle differences in styles and learn more about the art of styling a classic longboard. This year the whole format was amended. The idea was to focus more on the surfing and less on the winning, so we introduced the session based format. Every surfer got to surf 3 heats/sessions with points being allocated for each position as well as an aggregate heat total which decided the top 16 mens and top 12 ladies who would then go into the standard elimination rounds. We also added the Old Mal division, which saw surfers having to ride legitimate 60’s boards. We saw some Whitmores, Seal Points, Max Wettelands, Bobby Jouberts and a Baron being ridden. I’m sure some of those boards have never been turned or nose ridden like those dudes rode those boards. It was insane to watch. Anyway lets get down to the surfing! The standard this year was incredible and it seems like every year the bar is being raised…another important reason we do the classic- to grow classic longboarding. To make the final cut from the 48 men and 20 ladies was a tough ask. Stand outs at this stage were Shaun Simpson, Craig Cuff and Mia Baard who were all top of their respective divisions. The mens final saw two familiar faces, Dean “Porp” Simpson and Ludi Du Toit, with two new faces to the finals, Matt Macleod and Sam Christonson. Porp had started off a bit slow in the event with no real sign of what was yet to come....But then Porp decided to show up, albeit a little late! The 30 min final was the Porp show, with some excellent scoring rides he was able to secure a comfortable win, with Sam from Durban finishing second. Matt pulled a third, with Ludi finishing fourth. The ladies final saw completely new faces from last years final, Crystal Hullet, Susannah Leigh, Michelle Von Kempen and Caitlyn Broukert. The tough conditions definitely opened up the playing field which suited Crystals approach to heats. She was able to dominate the final with the type of clever surfing which has seen her win so many events in both shortboarding and longboarding. In a close second place from Cape Town, was Susannah Leigh who was able to log with grace and style in really tricky conditions. Michelle secured third place, which was exceptional after the board drama she encountered, having to ride a borrowed board in the final. Caitlyn from the South Coast finished fourth. The Old Mal was won by Ludi Du Toit with Matt Macleod taking second place. Special awards:
The Best Noserider of the event: Dylan Swindale (from CT) Style Master: 12 year old Levi Mayes (from CT) Surfers Choice: Your truly, Gregg Clarke I quick thanks to the following sponsors: RYD Land and Sea Loggers Union Relik Surf Store St Francis Brewing Company O Neil Nixon Watches Timberblock Techni Construction Sharkbanz Surfsense The prizes this year were amazing with a combined value of about R 40 000! Again an event like this is simply not possible without the involvement from the sponsors, so ja, on behalf of the 70 odd surfers a big thank you all!!! Till next year, Gregg Clarke C'mon peeps - let's get some Friendly City vibes going and all chip in to help get new Millers Local Alfonso Peters to Taiwan to compete for the SA team in the WSL 2018 World Longboard Champs this November. Alfonso moved down to PE earlier this year and is now a regular out at Millers. He is a super smooth surfer and all-round lekker ou, and needs help to get to the World Champs. Check out his Funding page here: https://gogetfunding.com/help-alfonzo-get-to-world-champs-in-taiwan/ Even if you can lob in R10, it will all add up and help him get to the R22k he needs to cover flights, accommodation, food, visas and travel insurance. Alfonso is an inspirational guy who has overcome huge challenges in his life to get where he is today - a great surfer, a loving husband, and a a proud new dad.
He moved from Cape Town to PE earlier this year to become the Manager of the Port Elizabeth Waves for Change organisation. He has been surfing for over 14 years, and represented South Africa at the ISA World Longboard Championships in China in January this year. Alfonso had a tough childhood, and moved from Mitchell's Plein to Manenberg when he was young after the death of his father. As troubled teenager he would run away from home, get in trouble for theft. He would later live on the streets and in shelters on and off for eight years. "It's tough and there's a lot of poverty. Living there [in Manenberg] I didn't have hope and dreams. I wanted to be a gangster myself... I nearly went that route."— Alfonso Peters After he got in trouble with the police, a social worker invited him to a camp that changed the trajectory of his life. When he went back to school and moved to live in Muizenberg with his social worker, Ryan, Alfonso came across a pamphlet offering a free surf programme. "I was absolutely hooked... It gave me something to wake up to in the morning. It was my passion and kept me sane."— Alfonso Peters https://gogetfunding.com/help-alfonzo-get-to-world-champs-in-taiwan/ Throw a few shaka's - and a few bucks - Alfonso's way peeps! Event: Billabong Junior Series Status: WSL JQS 1,000 rated events for U18 Boys & Girls, SAST events for U16 & U14 Boys & Girls, and U12 Boys & Girls. Venue: Seal Point, Cape St Francis, Eastern Cape Dates: September 28 – 30. Seal Point, Cape St Francis – The best junior surfers in the country are arriving in Seal Point for the final event in the 2018 Billabong Junior Series. The surf forecast for the contest has signs that it might be an epic weekend of surfing at the ever-consistent Seal Point, with plenty of swell around for the competitors to display their top surfing skills to the judges. This event is possibly one of the most crucial junior surfing tournaments of the year, with much at stake for the competitors. Firstly there are the stand-alone event results, with surfers wanting to win this contest for points and prize money. Leading on from this, there are the Billabong Junior Series winners. Two event results count for these winners – from both the Billabong Junior Series Ballito and Seal Point events. This event will also crown the World Surf League (WSL) Africa Junior champions, which will also lead on to the qualification for the WSL World Junior Championships, including the top four men and top two women surfers who will compete in the World Junior Championships in Taiwan in December 2018. It promises to be an action-packed and dramatic weekend of surfing. The WSL Africa Men’s Junior Tour is currently being led by Luke Slijpen, with Eli Beukes and Max Elkington hot on his heels, and Dillon Hendricks and Bryce Du Preez not far behind. Slijpen has had an excellent competitive year and has a healthy lead in this division, with Beukes more than one thousand points behind him.
In the WSL Africa Women’s Junior Tour rankings, Kai Woolf is out in front with a comfortable lead over second ranked Zoe Steyn, with Sophie Bell in third place going in to this event. Kirsty McGillivray and Kayla Nogueira make up the remainder of the top five positions. Both divisions contain a number of surfers who have improved dramatically over the last year, and there is every possibility of an upset in either division from the likes of Karl Steen and Daniel Emslie in the men’s, and Ceara Knight and Sne Makhubu in the women’s divisions respectively, to name a few. In the U16 Boys division, all eyes will be on Tide Lee Ireland, York Van Jaarsveldt and Mitch du Preez, while in the U16 Girls division Zoe Steyn, Kayla Nogueira and Gabi Lailvaux are just three surfers who look set to dominate. “It has been a good year for Junior Surfing in the country, and the Billabong Junior Series has been a great success,” said Billabong South Africa Marketing Manager Chad D’Arcy. “We’re immensely proud of this series as it finishes its 21st year in the country, and we are looking forward to another positive year next year for both Junior Surfing as well as the Billabong Junior Series.” The Billabong Junior Series runs from Friday to Sunday when all the event and series champions will crowned at the awards ceremony on the beach. Facebook: Billabong South Africa: www.facebook.com/Billabong Billabong Women’s South Africa: www.facebook.com/BillabongWomens @billabongwomens_za @billabongsa Hashtag: #BillabongJNR The Billabong Junior Series is supported by BOS, VonZipper, Surfing South Africa and the World Surf League. LEMOORE, California/USA (Sunday, September 9, 2018) – Carissa Moore (HAW) andGabriel Medina (BRA) have won the inaugural Surf Ranch Pro presented by Hurley, Stop No. 8 on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).
Today’s victory is the first of the season for Moore and her first on the CT since the Roxy Pro France last year. The win sees the three-time WSL Champion take home 10,000 points and move up one place to World No. 4 on the Jeep Leaderboard with two events remaining in the women’s CT season. “I’m ecstatic to walk away with a win at the Surf Ranch Pro and this facility is such a new thing, so it’s such an honor to be a part of. It’s been a crazy year so far and we have two more events, and I’m just super stoked. My biggest goal is just to finish the year off strong and re-qualify because I’m not in the Title race. I just want to have a strong performance and gain some confidence hopefully for next year.” The surfer from Hawaii dominated the Final Day from the start and posted two excellent scores on her first run to claim first place. Moore went on to improve her total with an incredible second run where she earned two excellent scores and a 17.80 total (out of a possible 20). It was Moore’s decimating forehand that proved to be the dominant factor for the win. Medina takes home his second CT win of 2018 with victory at the Surf Ranch Pro, now earning back-to-back wins against the world’s best. The 2014 WSL Champion narrowed the gap between him and Jeep Rankings Leader Filipe Toledo (BRA) with his 11th career CT win. “It was amazing to win again, especially here at the Surf Ranch, and it feels good to get a little closer to Filipe (Toledo),” Medina said. “Filipe is so dangerous, he’s probably the best at the Surf Ranch, so it’s special to win. There are no words. I am so happy right now. I surfed the way I wanted to. It’s totally different from surfing in the ocean, but I’ll take it! It’s the most high-performance wave I think we’ve ever surfed and it’s good to feel we are on level ground with the other guys. There are three more events so they should be fun ones.” Medina’s win today looked to be in jeopardy after an uncharacteristic fall on his opening left, but he was quick to bounce back and posted an excellent 8.73 on the right run. Medina then went on to take advantage of the makeup left granted to competitors due to the infrequency of wave quality and soared his signature, ending air maneuver to earn a near-perfect 9.13. Six-time WSL Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) could not quite put her dream run together on Finals Day, but still finished in second place. The Australian’s brilliant performance on her last run earned her an 8.87 (right) that moved her up to second place over World Title contenderLakey Peterson (USA) and 16-year-old rookie Caroline Marks (USA), who both failed to improve their scorelines. Gilmore will retain the yellow Jeep Leader Jersey and has increased her lead over Peterson heading into the Roxy Pro France. “You just have to take a few deep breaths and just focus on what you can do,” Gilmore said. “It was a stressful moment and I just had to make a right. I haven’t made one all today and I didn’t think it would beat the 9. It’s nice to hold onto the lead. Lakey (Peterson) is fighting super hard. She’s a tough competitor, all of them are. But, now we’ll head to France and see what happens there.” Toledo continues to be one of Surf Ranch’s most dynamic performers and one of the sport’s greatest showman. The current World No. 1 showcased his incredible aerial antics once more, landing three airs on the wave that earned him an all but perfect 9.80 (out of a possible 10). Now, the Brasilian heads into a crucial European leg with Medina only 3,100 points behind him. “I feel great. I made a few mistakes throughout the whole event and I could have done better on the left and be in first right now,” Toledo said. “But, I’m really happy to be a part of it. This is a new era of surfing and I have to thank all the fans for coming out here. It’s always scary to compete against these guys. They’re in the Top 5 for a reason, but I’m just trying to concentrate on myself and do my job and make sure I stay really far away from them.” The Surf Ranch Pro provided the first artificial wave to host World Title implications since 1985 and both the men and women’s Word Title races heated up in Lemoore this past weekend. While the Toledo’s impressive lead has been cut in half by Medina’s impeccable performance, Gilmore created an even greater deficit between her and Peterson. “I’m stoked to get the opportunity and I sort of felt like I did enough, but I can only control what I can control,” Peterson said. “Congrats to Carissa (Moore), and I’m looking forward to France, but just disappointed I didn’t get the score in the end. I want to grow from it, get better, and learn from it and make myself a better surfer.” Surf Ranch Pro Men’s Final Results: 1 - Gabriel Medina (BRA) 17.86 2 - Filipe Toledo (BRA) 17.03 3 - Kelly Slater (USA) 16.27 4 - Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) 15.77 5 - Owen Wright (AUS) 15.40 6 - Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.37 7 - Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 15.07 8 - Miguel Pupo (BRA) 12.96 Full men’s results available HERE: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2018/mct/2791/surf-ranch-pro/results Surf Ranch Pro Women’s Final Results: 1 - Carissa Moore (HAW) 17.80 2 - Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 16.70 3 - Lakey Peterson (USA) 16.57 4 - Caroline Marks (USA) 14.77 Full women’s results available HERE: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2018/wct/2792/surf-ranch-pro-womens/results For highlights from the Surf Ranch Pro pres. by Hurley, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com. 2018 WSL Men's CT Jeep Leaderboard (After Surf Ranch Pro): 1 - Filipe Toledo (BRA) 49,785 points 2 - Gabriel Medina (BRA) 45,685 3 - Julian Wilson (AUS) 37,125 4 - Italo Ferreira (BRA) 31,825 5 - Owen Wright (AUS) 29,485 2018 WSL Women's CT Jeep Leaderboard (After Surf Ranch Pro): 1 - Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 61,175 points 2 - Lakey Peterson (USA) 54,260 points 3 - Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) 41,415 points 4 - Carissa Moore (HAW) 41,235 points 5 - Caroline Marks (USA) 37,000 points LEMOORE, California/USA (Thursday, September 6, 2018) – The inaugural Surf Ranch Pro presented by Hurley commenced today in Lemoore, California with the world’s best surfers taking on inland California’s man-made wave, the Surf Ranch. Surfing in a format new to the Champion Tour (CT), eighteen men and ten women tested the leaderboard structure today at Stop No. 8 on the World Surf League (WSL) CT.
The competition today and tomorrow host the Qualifying Rounds, where each surfer will surf four waves each (two rights and two lefts). On Saturday, all competitors will have one last chance to make the Final with two more waves (one right and one left). Kelly Slater (USA), the wave’s co-creator and 11-time WSL Champion, ignited the day’s performances with a big 8.50 (out of a possible 10) on his right-hander in Run 2 and totaled a 14.57 (out of a possible 20). Slater’s opening run was easily forgettable, but he came back firing to make up for it and now holds the No. 1 spot for the men’s event. “For us first guys going it’s a lot of pressure on us to set the standard so we can be in the mix later,” Slater said. “I feel like I surfed the left better on my first wave but the second one I was chasing and not transitioning well. The first run was below average. I fell on both and felt like I should’ve been a touch deeper. But, just the way the tube section works, sometimes the wave slows down right there and forces you out then you just pull back in.” Surf Ranch Pro Trials winner Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) surfed the event’s first wave to the tune of an average 4.50, letting his nerves prevail. Ohhara recovered on his second run for a 6.00 and still has two waves to showcase his talents. Joan Duru (FRA) took over his opening day runs against Keanu Asing (HAW) and Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) after following up on his second run right-hander with explosive backhand surfing to garner a 6.23, which moved into No. 2 on the overall standings. However, Ian Gouveia (BRA) came out and took the No. 2 from Duru with a 7.23 and 7.10. The Brasilian has put his time in at the WSL Surf Ranch, coming up from Southern California every chance he could, and it’s showing in his early performances. “I just wanted to go out and get two good scores so I could really push it Saturday,” Gouveia said. “It felt good to get that 7 on my second left after getting a decent score on my first try. I’ve been out here as much as I can to learn this wave because it’s still so tricky, but the more you surf it the more comfortable you can feel. I’m looking forward to the next one and going for more to stay in for the finals.” Tomas Hermes (BRA) made a charge up the leaderboard to No. 3 following his terrific display of WSL Surf Ranch knowledge, but it was Sebastian Zeitz (HAW) who topped Slater for the highest single-wave score of men’s opening day with an 8.67 after locking into a deep barrel ride and then delivering multiple power turns. The Kauai, Hawaii, native knows the importance of this event and is eyeing down a much-needed result, but sits just outside the top 8 on the standings after Adriano de Souza (BRA) pushed him out with a solid performance. “I’m kind of on the bubble at World No. 21 and there’s a big point gap so I’m just trying to climb up there with a big result,” Zeitz said. “I was a little nervous after the test event since it suited the smaller guys more, but after getting that 8.67 I know it can be done. The goofy-footers have a little more room to move on the left, but it’s definitely the most level playing field that surfing’s seen and in that case the best surfer should win.” The world’s best women followed suit with impressive surfing. Coco Ho (HAW) leads the pack with Californians Sage Erickson (USA) in second and Courtney Conlogue (USA) in third. Wrapping up a brilliant day of competition, Ho shook off her subpar practice waves and delivered a jaw-dropping performance. The ten-year CT veteran stepped up with the day’s top single-scoring wave of women’s competition, an 8.17, and heat total of 14.94. “I actually fell on my first two practice waves, so I didn’t come here confident, but I just hopped on the board I rode in Spain and it felt amazing,” Ho said. “Knowing there’s not a lot of pressure on the Qualifying Series (QS) anymore put me in a good mindset whether I fell on those waves or not. But, we were just laughing about it because the next wave isn’t until Saturday, which I think shows who’s a natural on their board and not able to surf for a few days then come back perform.” Event wildcard Bethany Hamilton (HAW), injury replacement Macy Callaghan (AUS), andPaige Hareb (NZL) got opening round action underway as Hareb’s backhand attack shined to earn a 13.00 heat total and the outright lead -- but only briefly after Sage Erickson’s (USA)debut. The Ojai, California, native stepped up and delivered on her second right to earn a solid 14.07 heat total heading into the weekend’s third run. “I couldn’t have anticipated how it was going to feel being in the pool, alone, with the jersey on and I’m happy to say I’m loving it,” Erickson said. “I’m loving competing more than ever in this event because there’s a perfect wave under my feet. Mentally I feel good and my ability has been there this year, but I haven’t had the chance to show that or feel confident. But, here I do being in California even though there’s still a lot of work to do. I’m excited to have my family and friends here this weekend so I think I’ll be in even higher spirits.” With the eight surfers completing rides ranging from throwaway scores to excellent surfing, six-time WSL Champion, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), and World Title contender Lakey Peterson (USA) know what’s required of them tomorrow. During the Qualifying Round, each athlete will surf six waves (three lefts and three rights) over three runs (made up of one left and one right consecutively). The best scoring right and the best scoring left are added together to create each athlete’s total score. At the end of the Qualifying Round the Top 8 Men and Top 4 Women on the leaderboard will advance to Final. The Final will see each athlete surf another three runs (six waves total) and the male and female surfers with the highest score will win the event. View the full men’s schedule HERE and the full women’s schedule HERE. Competition will resume tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. PST with Malia Manuel (HAW) up first. Men’s Surf Ranch Pro Qualifying Round Leaderboard Top 8: 1 - Kelly Slater (USA) 14.57 2 - Ian Gouveia (BRA) 14.33 3 - Tomas Hermes (BRA) 14.20 4 - Yago Dora (BRA) 13.80 5 - Joan Duru (FRA) 13.73 6 - Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 13.70 7 - Connor O’Leary (AUS) 13.56 8 - Adriano De Souza (BRA) 13.56 Full men’s leaderboard HERE. Women’s Surf Ranch Pro Qualifying Round Leaderboard Top 4: 1 - Coco Ho (HAW) 14.94 2 - Sage Erickson (USA) 14.07 3 - Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.54 4 - Paige Hareb (NZL) 13.00 TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (Sunday, August 19, 2018) - Gabriel Medina (BRA) claimed victory today at the Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o, Stop No. 7 on the World Surf League (WSL) Men’s Championship Tour (CT). An exciting Finals Day witnessed Medina take his first win of the 2018 season in clean three-to-five foot (1 - 1.5 metre) waves at the famed South Pacific reef pass.
Medina, 2014 WSL Champion, earned his big win today by defeating Owen Wright (AUS) in the Final, Jeremy Flores (FRA) in the Semifinals, and Italo Ferreira (BRA) in the Quarterfinals. Since his first Tahiti Pro win in 2014, Medina never dropped below third place, and today the Brasilian superstar stamps his second win at Teahupo’o. “I’m just so happy to win here again and, first, I just want to thank God,” Medina said. “I came here and trained a lot, and I was just waiting for the victory. I love Tahiti and I’ve had some great Finals here. I’ve won here before, two second-place finishes, and another win now. I have a great family here, which is incredible. Now I can kind of start thinking about winning a World Title. I think anything is possible. There’s a couple of events to go and I just want to keep giving it my best.” Medina’s victory moves him up from 3rd to 2nd on the Jeep Leaderboard, 6,300 points behind World No. 1 Filipe Toledo (BRA). In last year’s World Title race, Medina fell short of the win against John John Florence (HAW). Now, with a win in Tahiti and second on the rankings, the 2014 World Champion is well within striking distance of capturing a second WSL Title this year if he maintains strong results in the final four events. “I was just praying, ‘God just give me one more, one more,’ and Owen (Wright) had to go on the first one, but if he didn’t I was going to go on that one,” Medina added. “I’m really happy right now, but I know Owen’s got the same feeling I had last year, which was horrible for me, but it’s competition and that’s why we love competing. I feel blessed to have been in the right spots at this event and now I’m going to enjoy this moment, then I’m focusing on the next event.” The start of the 40-minute Final saw Wright get the inside of Medina to capture the matchup’s first tube for 6.50 (out of a possible 10). Medina battled back quickly with an air for a 6.17. The two continued to attempt superior backup scores, and at the halfway point, Wright punched out of a tube for the lead. With ten minutes left in the heat, Medina held priority needing 4.54. In a failed attempt to escape a barrel, the Brasilian lost his priority and handed control back to the Australian. A final exchange in the dying minutes of the heat saw Medina steal the win with a critical tube, defeating Wright by 1.43 points. Wright’s runner-up finish today marks his best result in Tahiti and his best result of the season. To make his first Final in Tahiti, the Australian took down Jeep Frontrunner Toledo in the Semifinals and Wade Carmichael (AUS) in the Quarterfinals. Before Tahiti, Wright sat at 11th on the Jeep Leaderboard, but his result now boosts him up to 6th. “It’s a sting, but it’s just nice to be back in the Final,” Wright said. “Right now, it’s a hard loss to take a second, but it’s been an incredible week. It all came down to those last two waves. I made the wrong decision and I’m already feeling that deep burn and drive. I’m stoked for Gabby, well-deserved win for him after it got taken off him by Julian (Wilson) just last year. Congratulations to Gabby." Current Jeep Rankings Leader Toledo fell just short of his third Final to eventual runner-up Wright in a hard-fought Semifinal bout. Toledo’s impeccable form throughout the event, including a brilliant Quarterfinal win over rookie Michael February (ZAF), finally gave way during his Semifinal matchup. The Brasilian will retain the Jeep Leader Jersey into the next stop, the Surf Ranch Pro. “I feel really happy and proud of myself with all the hard work I put out here, and a Semifinal result in Tahiti is definitely a keeper,” Toledo said. “I’ve been on the Tour for six years now and this is one of those years where everything is clicking and everything’s happening. I’m just making sure to capitalize and get the job done. It’s important to just keep the focus on what I’ve been doing - my training, my surfing and not worrying about the outside world.” A critical heat in this year’s World Title race unfolded in Quarterfinal Heat 3 between contenders Medina and Ferreira. Medina took control of the all-Brasilian affair early on with a brilliant barrel ride into three forehand maneuvers, showing variety and power, to earn a 7.67 and didn’t let go of that lead, taking the edge over Ferreira en route to his win. “I’m happy to make the Quarterfinals with my injury, and I think it’s an amazing result,” Ferreira said. “I hope to get stronger than ever and we still have four events left so I’m ready. Hopefully, I can get more out of the rest of the year and I’m so excited for the Surf Ranch to see what I can do there.” The next stop on the 2018 WSL Championship Tour will be the Surf Ranch Pro pres. by Hurley in Lemoore, California from September 6 - 9, 2018. For more information, check out WorldSurfLeague.com. Tahiti Pro Final Results: 1 - Gabriel Medina (BRA) 13.50 2 - Owen Wright (AUS) 12.07 Tahiti Pro Semifinal Results: SF 1: Owen Wright (AUS) 12.60 def. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 10.03 SF 2: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.17 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 6.10 Tahiti Pro Quarterfinal Results: QF 1: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 11.43 def. Michael February (ZAF) 8.60 QF 2: Owen Wright (AUS) 16.00 def. Wade Carmichael (AUS) 9.57 QF 3: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 13.57. Italo Ferreira (BRA) 7.57 QF 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.34 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 5.74 WSL Men's CT Jeep Leaderboard (After Tahiti Pro): 1 - Filipe Toledo (BRA) 41,985 pts 2 - Gabriel Medina (BRA) 35,685 pts 3 - Julian Wilson (AUS) 32,380 pts 4 - Italo Ferreira (BRA) 30,160 pts 5 - Wade Carmichael (AUS) 25,550 pts Zoe Steyn of Buffalo City Surfriders and Jordy Maree of Cape Town Surfriders win premiere Women’s and Men’s SA Championship titles and hosts Buffalo City Surfriders sweep the board at the 2018 Mercedes–Benz SA Championships hosted by Buffalo City.
Sunday August 12th - Local girl Zoe Steyn became the youngest female surfer in the 53 year history of the South African Surfing Championships to win the Open Women’s Division title when she dominated the final in 4 – 5 foot Nahoon Reef surf at the 2017 Mercedes–Benz SA Surfing Championships hosted by Buffalo City Municipality. She was also named Surfer of the Contest and was awarded the trophy by last year’s award winner, Heather Clark. It has been a special few weeks for the humble East London girl, who was selected to represent South Africa at the ISA World Surfing Games which take place in Japan in September. She will also represent South Africa at the ISA World Junior Championships in California at the end of October. Runner up Heather Clark of Ugu Surfriders is an eight time Open Women’s Champion. She won her first South African Championship title at Nahoon Reef in 1989. Tayla de Coning, Steyn’s Buffalo City teammate and fellow South African junior team member, came third while 2017 SA Champion Olivia Brand of eThekweni, was fourth. Talented Jordy Maree, a late replacement in the Cape Town Surfriders team, celebrated his birthday on Saturday and won the South African Men’s Open Championship today when he posted a 17 out of 20 heat score to edge Chad du Toit of eThekweni Surfriders, into second place. Maree joins the long list of surfers who have used a backhand attack to secure victory at Nahoon Reef. Last year’s champion, Brandon Benjamin, also of Cape Town Surfriders, used his backhand to become the 2017 champion. Tyrell Johnson came third in the final with his young Buffalo City teammate Thomas Lindhorst, taking fourth. In the Over 35 Men’s Division, Cape Town Surfrider’s team captain Neil Zietsman won his first ever National title when he beat Alan Johns of Ilembe Surfriders into second place. Tyrell Johnson of Buffalo City incurred a technical penalty which dropped him into third place ahead of his brother, Orrin. The Over 30 SA Women’s title was won for the second year in a row by Heather Clark and for her consistent performances in this division and the Open Women's group, she was awarded the Dave Fish Trophy by last year’s winner Greg Emslie. Tasha Mentasti of Eden Surfriders was second, Michelle Van Kempen of Nelson Mandela Bay came third and Nicki Seligmann of Cape Town was fourth. Greg Emslie successfully defended his Over 40 title, narrowly beating Gary Van Wieringen of Ugu Surfriders by one point. Emslie’s Buffalo City team mate, Tristan Johnson, was third and Warwick Heny of Nelson Mandela Bay, came fourth. Another surfer who defended his title by the skin of his teeth was Wayne Monk of Buffalo City. Monk edged Ryan Ribbink of Buffalo City into the silver medal slot in the Over 45 final just seconds before the siren sounded. Ribbink’s eThekweni teammate, Warren Dixon, came third and the copper medal went to Volker Mielck of Cape Town Surfriders. Adding to Buffalo City’s list of successes at the 2018 Mercedes–Benz SA Championships hosted by Buffalo City, was a victory for Gareth Sepp in the Over 50 Division final over defending champion David Malherbe and his brother, Andre, who was third. Sean Jerram of Cape Town had to settle for fourth place behind the three Buffalo City surfers. Nahoon Reef local Nick Pike took more gold for Buffalo City when he won the Over 55 title ahead of Stephen Hair of Eden. Pike’s teammate Toby Mare won a bronze medal and Andre Venter of Nelson Mandela Bay, won copper. In the Over 60 Final, Jeremy Zinn of Cape Town Surfriders pulled out all the stops to beat defending champion Gordon Harmer of Buffalo City. Kelly Kellerman of eThekweni was third and Andre Venter of Nelson Mandela Bay came fourth. All the winners won the coveted Surfing South Africa floating trophies, gold medals and R1000 in cash. Buffalo City won the Masters Cup for the 13th year in a row, beating Cape Town Surfriders into second spot. Then came eThekweni, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eden,Ilembe and Ugu Surfriders. The East London team retained the Presidents Cup for the highest scores in the Open Divisions. eThekweni came second, followed by Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay, Ugu, Ilembe, Eden and Cape Winelands. The Champions Cup, which is presented to the Team that scores the highest combined points total, went to the dominant Buffalo City Team. eThekweni came second, Cape Town were third followed by Nelson Mandela Bay, Ugu, Ilembe Eden and Cape Winelands. All the heat results, team results and photos from the six days of competition are posted on www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za. The 53rd edition of the South African Surfing Championships began on Tuesday at Nahoon Reef and ended at Nahoon Reef on the final day. Two of the five days of competition were held at Nahoon Corner courtesy of some huge storm surf that hit East London midweek. Despite these challenges the 2018 Mercedes–Benz SA Surfing Championships hosted by Buffalo City and supported by Sport and Recreation SA, was a huge success. Over 150 surfers from eight Districts competed in the Championships which were held in great surf over six days. Feliciano Janneker, Manager External Affairs and Stakeholder Relations, was at Nahoon Reef to watch the finals and commented on the event. “At Mercedes–Benz South Africa it is important to embrace those things that bring us together. The passion for sport connects us and has brought us together with the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) and Surfing South Africa in this very fitting partnership. We believe that sport is an embodiment of togetherness and positively contributes to social change. We are very proud of this partnership and we thank BCMM for bringing it to the city. Thank you to all the participants and the community at large for coming out in multitudes to support the event for the second year in a row. Congratulatory greetings to all the winners, we hope we see you again next year” Filipe Toledo (BRA) won the Men’s Corona Open J-Bay for the second year in a row. The Brasilian lit up four-to-six foot (1.3 - 2 metre) Supertubes at Jeffreys Bay to win the sixth stop the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) and vault to World No. 1 on the Jeep Leaderboard. “Back-to-back wins is always something that I’ve dreamed of,” said Toledo. “It could not be more special here in J-Bay after last year and this year we’ve had such good waves again. Thanks, God. Thanks, Jesus. Thank you to my family and everyone supporting me. I feel so blessed right now.” Toledo’s back-to-back win came with spectacular performances throughout the entire event. Out of the top ten highest single-wave scores of the Corona Open J-Bay, five belonged to Toledo (all 9-point rides). The same was true for the event’s highest heat total, where Toledo was responsible for five of the top ten. The 23-year-old is now 7-0 for Finals wins, defeating every opponent he’s ever faced in a Final. Toledo will now move up to first on the Jeep Rankings and wear the Jeep Leader Jersey at Stop No. 7 on the WSL CT, the Tahiti Pro Teahupo’o. Leading the next generation of progressive surfing, today’s CT victory over 2018 CT Rookie Wade Carmichael (AUS) marks the Brasilian's second in 2018. “When it is Finals Day, it is just something that clicks,” continued Toledo. “It is now or never, and I put it all on the line. That is always my strategy, ‘Go big or go home.’ It is easy like that and I went big. Finals is one of those heats where it is first or second, there are no losers, so I just go really big and put all my work on the wave. That is why I train. That is why I’ve been really focused. “Repeating the Final with Wade Carmichael, who has been really solid the whole event and surfing really well, it was a pleasure to surf against him. He took down some really big names. I am stoked to get the win and thank you to everyone.” The rematch of the Oi Rio Pro Final earlier in May saw Toledo and Carmichael throw big scores in the J-Bay lineup. Carmichael opened the exchange with a commanding 7.33 (out of a possible 10), but Toledo was on the next wave to challenge the Australian with an 8.50. The back-and-forth battle continued with only one-tenth of a point separating the two surfers at the halfway mark. The Brasilian opened the gap with a critical 8.33, giving the Australian one last opportunity to challenge. In the dying seconds of the heat, Carmichael attempted a big air but missed the landing and the scoring opportunity. In his first time competing at the Corona Open J-Bay, Carmichael claimed a stunning second-place result with big wins over event favorites Jordy Smith (ZAF) in the Semifinals and Conner Coffin (USA) in the Quarterfinals. The 25-year-old from the Central Coast of Australia showed today that he is a mainstay amongst the world elite with a boost to World No. 6.
“I had no expectations coming into this year,” said Carmichael. “I am really happy. I just want to keep improving my surfing. I’m having that much fun, and I want to keep going. I am enjoying every minute of this. I want to thank everyone. The support was ridiculous. This place is unreal and I love it. I feel right at home on the wave. It is amazing.” Carmichael stopped local hero Smith from earning his third event win at this year’s Corona Open J-Bay. The extremely close Semifinal saw Carmichael garner a 13.77 two-wave total to Smith’s 13.30. The 0.47-point difference eliminated Smith in Equal 3rd place. “Maybe some of my scores I felt like were maybe flipped, but Wade (Carmichael) is surfing really well and I wish him the best of luck,” Smith said. “It has been really nice for me to be home. I just want to thank everyone for so much of the support - it has been awesome. It is a third. It is not the worst thing in the world, it could have been way worse. I am just going to keep having fun and enjoying my time here in J-Bay.” Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) fell to Toledo in the second Semifinal. The 20-year-old was responsible for the highest single-wave score of the event, a near-perfect 9.67 in Round 4, but was not able to bring the results against the eventual winner. Julian Wilson (AUS) fell to Smith in the second Quarterfinal. The Australian came into this event as World No. 1, but his 5th place finish now moves him down to second on the Jeep Leaderboard. Wilson is the defending event winner of the next men’s CT stop, the Tahiti Pro, and now prepares to defend his win at the infamous Teahupo’o. “Me and Jordy (Smith) have had plenty of good battles and we had another close one there,” said Wilson. “I feel like that was a great result. I didn’t find my best this week in J-Bay but was able to find a good result. It is just past halfway in the year and there are is a lot of good events left. I am excited for Tahiti. Same as here where you just look at the forecast and either get really really scared or get on your shortboard and throw everything at it like last year.” The waiting period for the Women’s Corona Open J-Bay opens tomorrow and will run through July 16. The WSL Commissioner’s Office will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7:45 a.m. local time (SAST) to assess the conditions and determine if the competition will run. The Corona Open J-Bay will be broadcast LIVE on the WSL’s Facebook page. Also, check local listings for coverage from the WSL's broadcast partners. Surfline, forecast partner of the WSL, is calling for: Rippable SSW swell prevails Thursday morning, with a building trend of medium to strong surf over the later afternoon and evening. Friday early morning should still see good size surf, with a fading trend through the day. Wind looks favorable most of the day Thursday before trending light+ onshore on Friday. A modest size, heavily shadowed WSW/SW swell should build in Sunday afternoon before easing Monday, although wind will likely be side shore or onshore. There is some potential for a new swell around the end of the event window. Men’s Final Results: 1 - Filipe Toledo (BRA) 16.80 2 - Wade Carmichael (AUS) 15.33 Men’s Corona Open J-Bay Semifinal Results: SF 1: Wade Carmichael (AUS) 13.77 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 13.30 SF 2: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 18.90 def. Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) 14.17 Men’s Corona Open J-Bay Quarterfinal Results: QF 1: Wade Carmichael (AUS) 12.87 def. Conner Coffin (USA) 10.40 QF 2: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 13.43 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 12.96 QF 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 17.50 def. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 16.03 QF 4: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) 15.17 def. Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 12.44 2018 Men’s WSL CT Jeep Leaderboard (After the Corona Open J-Bay): 1 - Filipe Toledo (BRA) 35,900 pts 2 - Julian Wilson (AUS) 31,960 pts 3 - Gabriel Medina (BRA) 25,685 pts 4 - Italo Ferreira (BRA) 25,415 pts 5 - Jordy Smith (ZAF) 21,910 6 - Wade Carmichael (AUS) 21,80 JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Wednesday, July 4, 2018) - The Men's Corona Open J-Bay completed Rounds 3 and 4 today in pumping four-to-six foot (1.2 - 1.8 metre) waves at the world-famous Supertubes to determine the Quarterfinalists of Stop No. 6 on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).
The All-Star heat opening Round 4 featured Jordy Smith (ZAF), Conner Coffin (USA), andJoel Parkinson (AUS) pitted against each other in a battle to make the Quarterfinals. The three surfers unleashed powerful turns in every set while racing to escape fast barrels. Parkinson took the lead in his opening exchange, while Smith kept busy to chip away at the 2012 WSL Champion. Meanwhile, California’s Coffin capitalized on the conditions to score a commanding 8.00 (out of a possible 10) to Smith’s 8.33. The heat came down to the backup scores where Coffin earned first with a 16.03 two-wave total (out of a possible 20), Smith second with a 15.56, and Parkinson eliminated in third with a 14.20. “What an honor to surf against those guys at pumping J-Bay,” said Coffin. “It doesn’t get any better than that. To surf with Parko (Joel Parkinson) after he’s announced his retirement is such an honor. It has been so cool for me to get to know him. He is such a cool guy. I’m not really looking for any validation, but I love going out in a heat with really good guys and trying to bring my best. I’ve always felt a good connection with J-Bay so hoping I keep getting a few more.” Parkinson, the two-time event winner, announced his retirement from the Championship Tour earlier this week. Parkinson’s 9th place result marks his final time competing at J-Bay, the event that launched his career in 1999. Parkinson will now finish the backhalf of the season knowing that it will be his last competitive Tour around the world. “Those guys have become my favorite J-Bay surfers of the modern era, so to be against them was just an enjoyable heat,” said Parkinson. “The saddest thing about that heat was knowing that was the last time I’ll ever have priority ever at a J-Bay wave. That is probably the only thing I will miss about being on Tour, there are a lot of other cool things I suppose, too, But, that one thing is the thing that probably drives you to want to be on the pro tour - to have priority and have the lineup to yourself. I know it is fresh, a loss, but I feel like I’ve won. I am so thankful for all my family on the beach. I am really stoked for what this wave has done for me. The career I’ve had here, I am proud of myself for it. Thank you to everyone who has supported me from the start here.” Current World No. 1 Julian Wilson (AUS) is through to the Quarterfinals after winning the second heat of Round 4. Wilson took down compatriot Wade Carmichael and 2017 event runner-up Frederico Morais (PRT) with a 13.66 combined score after patiently waiting for this winning wave. Carmichael also advanced to the Quarterfinals with his second-place finish, dispatching Morais by just one-tenth of a point. The disappointing loss for Morais sees him exit in Equal 9th. “I waited for about 12 minutes for that heat,” Wilson said. “I only needed a 5.00 to get past Freddy (Morias) into second, but I knew that I needed around a 7.50 to get past Wade (Carmichael). That was what I needed to be looking at, especially with a good set coming through and Fred having second priority. I picked the right wave out of the set. I surfed the wave pretty well. I was really happy to get the score.” Filipe Toledo (BRA), 2017 Corona Open J-Bay winner, continues to light up Supertubes with outstanding scores. The Brasilian fired off a near-perfect 9.50, his fourth excellent ride of the event so far, and a 7.73. Toledo currently sits at World No. 2 on the Jeep Leaderboard and is now one step closer to defending his event title. Sebastian Zietz (HAW) came in second behind Toledo and will move to the Quarterfinals, as well. Despite a broken board and a detour on land, Zietz was able to find a 16.13 to oust 2015 WSL Champion Adriano de Souza (BRA). “I am just trying to rest and eat healthy and pay attention to the water,” said Toledo. “Even when you feel like you are not doing anything, it is just that psychological feeling that gets you tired. After this heat, and especially the 9.50 that I got, my legs were burning with so many turns. I am sad for Adriano (de Souza). I am just trying to keep the consistency.” Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) went big in his Round 4 matchup to defeat 2014 WSL Champion Gabriel Medina (BRA) and rookie standout Griffin Colapinto (USA). The surfer representing Japan unleashed his aggressive approach to score a near-perfect 9.67 and take the highest heat total of the event so far, an 18.04 (out of a possible 20). Despite losing to Igarashi, Medina will still advance to the Quarterfinals by earning second, but Colapinto’s third forces him to leave the competition early. Owen Wright (AUS) withdrew from the competition today due to a severe cold. His withdrawal from Round 3 Heat 9 gave Zietz the walk-through win to Round 4 Heat 3. The WSL Commissioner’s Office will reconvene tomorrow morning to reassess conditions and make the next call. The Corona Open J-Bay will be broadcast LIVE on the WSL’s Facebook page. Also, check local listings for coverage from the WSL's broadcast partners. Surfline, forecast partner of the WSL, is calling for: Medium size, overlapping SW to SSW swells will move in Tuesday and Wednesday withgenerally favorable wind. A larger SW to SSW swell should build through Thursday afternoon before fading on Friday. A partially to heavily shadowed and modest size WSW/SW swell looks increasingly likely for the 8th-9th, although wind may be onshore. For more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com. Men’s Corona Open J-Bay Remaining Round 3 (H5-12) Results: Heat 5: Wade Carmichael (AUS) 16.77 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.70 Heat 6: Julian Wilson (AUS) 12.80 def. Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 12.23 Heat 7: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 16.60 def. Yago Dora (BRA) 7.94 Heat 8: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.77 def. Michael Rodrigues (BRA) 10.84 Heat 9: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) def. Owen Wright (AUS) INJ Heat 10: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) 15.83 def. Willian Cardoso (BRA) 7.67 Heat 11: Griffin Colapinto (USA) 17.70 def. Mikey Wright (AUS) 11.67 Heat 12: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.63 def. Connor O’Leary (AUS) 14.20 Men’s Corona Open J-Bay Round 4 Results: Heat 1: Conner Coffin (USA) 16.03, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.56, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.20 Heat 2: Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.66, Wade Carmichael (AUS) 13.00, Frederico Morais (PRT) 12.90 Heat 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 17.23, Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 16.13, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.23 Heat 4: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) 18.04, Gabriel Medina (BRA) 16.50, Griffin Colapinto (USA) 9.50 Men’s Corona Open J-Bay Quarterfinal Matchups: QF 1: Conner Coffin (USA) vs. Wade Carmichael (AUS) QF 2: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF) QF 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA) vs. Gabriel Medina (BRA) QF 4: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) vs. Sebastian Zietz (HAW) The Women's Corona Open J-Bay event window will open Friday, July 6. Women’s Corona Open J-Bay Round 1 Matchups: Heat 1: Johanne Defay (FRA), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Sage Erickson (USA) Heat 2: Tyler Wright (AUS), Silvana Lima (BRA), Bronte Macaulay (AUS) Heat 3: Lakey Peterson (USA), Malia Manuel (HAW), Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Nikki Van Dijk (AUS), Macy Callaghan (AUS) Heat 5: Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA), Keely Andrew (AUS), Courtney Conlogue (USA) Heat 6: Carissa Moore (HAW), Caroline Marks (USA), Coco Ho (HAW) |
Archives
July 2021
|