The most exciting moment for surf lovers worldwide, and the best surfers in the world, is about to begin; the RIP CURL WSL FINALS, where we will have an unprecedented format. In a single day of the event, we will know the male and female champions of this world tour.
After an intense season where the best surfers in the world chased in all the tournaments that participated in the qualification points and, of course, the glory, it all comes down to a single day of competition in the Lower Trestles. It will be held in the city of San Clemente, United States.
The RIP CURL WSL FINALS will have 5 male and 5 female participants and will be celebrated this Thursday, September 9, 2021.
LATAM Contenders – RIP CURL WSL FINALS – Men’s & Women’s
Top 2 Men’s
- Gabriel Medina (1.65)
The best surfer in the world today, the Brazilian Gabriel Medina, arrives at this RIP CURL WSL FINALS 2021. He currently occupies first place in the WSL world ranking with a total of 43,400 points.
Medina has had a very good 2021, in which he has managed to obtain 2 champion trophies in the Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic presented by Corona and in the Rip Curl Rottnest Search presented by Corona, as well as 3 runners-up. He was defeated by his compatriots Italo Ferreira and Filipe Toledo.
- Italo Ferreira (3.50)
One of the best surfers in the world and currently the owner of the second place in the WSL ranking. The also Brazilian Italo Ferreira, arrives at this final phase of the world surfing tour, with the conviction of defeating his partner, friend, and compatriot Gabriel Medina.
Ferreira currently has 31,660 points in the WSL Tour 2021. His most notable achievement so far was the champion trophy that he snatched, coincidentally from Gabriel Medina at the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona.
Top 2 Women’s
- Carissa Moore (1.40)
The best female surfer in the world, Hawaiian Carissa Moore, arrives at this RIP CURL WSL FINALS 2021 with a total of 37,770 points. She has first place in the WSL world rankings.
Indeed, Carissa Moore has only won one event in 2021 (Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona). But, in all the others that she has participated she has been within the TOP 3, so she added many points.
- Tatiana Weston-Webb (4.50)
Finally, we have the Brazilian and historical surfer, Tatiana Weston-Webb. Tatiana currently occupies the second position in the WSL world rankings with a total of 34,715 points.
Like Carissa Moore, Tatiana Weston-Webb also won only one tournament in this year 2021. But in almost all of her participations, she was within the best 5, something that helped her enormously in the overall sum of points.
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