It was a winner-takes-all event at Bells Beach today as Kobie Enright and Xavier Huxtable claimed the two prestigious wildcard positions into the WSL World Championship Tour Rip Curl Pro.
With a tidy cash prize to his name he did what any self-respecting surfer would: spent the next two months scoring waves in Indo. Here are the fruits of his labor.
The Rip Curl Gromsearch 2023 is about to start again in Europe ! For the 2023 edition, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese Groms will go through their National event to qualify for the European Final.
Today, Owen Wright, announced he will retire from competitive surfing following one last event: the upcoming Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Stop No. 4 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2023 Championship Tour (CT).
Mount Maunganui’s Tim O’Connor and Christchurch surfer Ava Henderson claimed titles at the Rip Curl Pro Raglan, cleaning up in perfect waves at Manu Bay.
Brazil’s Joa Chianca earns near-perfect victory over World No. 1 Jack Robinson as rookie sensation Caitlin Simmers goes all the way, claiming maiden CT win over Courtney Conologue.
Finalists from the recently completed Australian Rip Curl GromSearch series were joined by wildcards from the #GromSearchOnline event to enjoy a day of perfect waves in the 2-hectare lagoon.