The World Team has taken out the inaugural World Surf League (WSL) Founders’ Cup of Surfing, in Leemore, Northern California. The first-ever, official event at the WSL Surf Ranch, in front of a sellout crowd, was a showcase of incredible surfing and competition as the world’s best female and male surfers battled in teams for […]
The 2017 World Surf League (WSL) champion will be decided at the Pipeline Masters, in the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Four surfers remain in contention for this year’s world surfing title. Who will raise the most prestigious trophy in professional surfing? Will John John Florence reconquer his 2016 crown? Can Gabriel Medina get his […]
The 2017 world surfing champion could be decided in the waves of Supertubos, in Peniche, Portugal. The title race has narrowed down to only four World Surf League (WSL) title contenders after Round 3 of the 2017 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal: John John Florence, Jordy Smith, Gabriel Medina and Julian Wilson. Five of the […]
Filipe Toledo and Silvana Lima have taken out the Hurley Pro and Swatch Pro at Trestles, in Southern California. The Brazilian duo defeated Jordy Smith and Keely Andrew in the iconic cobblestone surf break of Lower Trestles. Despite the small three-to-four-foot waves on offer, Toledo and Lima are a force to be reckoned with in […]
Jordy Smith scored the first ever Perfect 20 heat at J-Bay with a combination of power surfing and flawless tube riding. With two Perfect 10-point rides, the South African made history at his favorite surf break and secured a spot in Round 4 of the 2017 Corona Open J-Bay. “It feels absolutely phenomenal. Just be […]
Jordy Smith has taken out the 2017 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, in Australia. The South African surfer has finally rung the bell. Smith defeated Caio Ibelli in the grand final with an impressive two-wave total of 18.90 points. Jordy Smith immediately made things easy for himself with a collection of sharp turns, eye-catching floaters, […]
John John Florence has won the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour (CT). The Hawaiian won his maiden world surfing title. Florence qualified for the final of the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, and saw Jordy Smith failing to win his semifinal heat. He is the surfers’ surfer. John John has been dreaming of becoming […]
Jordy Smith claimed the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles, in California. The South African defeated Joel Parkinson in three-foot surf at Lower Trestles. Smith opened his wave account with two average rides, and Joel seemed focused on waiting for a set wave which could offer a long, rippable wall. The South African’s third wave earned 8 […]
Four surfers from four different countries have qualified for the semifinals of the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles, in San Clemente, California. In an exciting quarterfinal battle, Filipe Toledo defeated Kelly Slater with the highest two-wave total of the day. The Brazilian only got his winning rides in the last third of the heat. Toledo […]
Smith, Toledo, Gudauskas and Ribeiro. Four surfers have secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Hurley Pro at Trestles. After an intense marathon of surfing, the competition landed in Round 4. But the previous round brought a few shocking surprises. Brett Simpson, a former Championship Tour (CT) surfer defeated John John Florence and […]