One of the brightest lights of a new generation of Australian surfers has just graduated to the Championship Tour after Rookie Caitlin Simmers decided to opt out of the 2022 CT.
In the high-flying modern era of professional surfing, it's nearly impossible to compete at the most elite level on the Championship Tour without boasting an aggressive air game. Unless your name is Conner Coffin.
Rookies aren't supposed to soar as high as Morgan Cibilic has on Championship Tour in 2021. And while the surf punditry waited for him to fly too close to the sun, event after event he just kept shining brighter.
For the first time in the history of the WSL Championship Tour, the 2021 World Champion will be decided by a one-day, winner-take-all event titled the Rip Curl WSL Finals.