Surfing: Simmers, Medina Win First Philippines Pro in Hollow Typhoon Surf
- On Tuesday, Three-time WSL Champion Gabriel Medina and WSL Champion Caitlin Simmers won the inaugural World Surf League Championship Tour Philippines Pro at Cloud 9, Siargao Island.
- Consistent overhead swells from distant Typhoon In-fa lined up throughout the competition, providing ideal conditions for the event's debut on surfing's biggest stage.
- Medina defeated Australian Jack Robinson with a 16.93 two-wave total, while Simmers overcame a leg injury to beat Australian Isabella Nichols 12 to 10.77.
- The victory secured each winner US$80,000, propelling Medina to second in world rankings behind reigning world champion Yago Dora, while Simmers jumped to third.
- This win marked the first victory of the 12-stop world tour for both champions, who now advance toward the season finale at Hawaii's Pipeline in December.
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Jack Robinson falls short of first WSL win of the season
Margaret River’s Jack Robinson fell agonisingly short of his first World Surf League event win of the season, finishing runner-up to Brazilian star Gabriel Medina at the inaugural Philippines Pro.
In football, the big players do not get intimidated and, on the contrary, grow in decisive games. In surfing, this is no different. It was precisely what Gabriel Medina did when he turned batteries in the last few minutes and conquered, this Tuesday, the unprecedented stage of the elite in the Philippines, after a fast of more than three years without raising a trophy — he had won in Margaret River-AUS, in April 2023. — I had to trust the proces…
Surfing: Simmers, Medina win first Philippines Pro in hollow typhoon surf
Brazil’s three-times world champion Gabriel Medina scored a near-perfect tube to win the inaugural Philippines Pro in heavy, hollow typhoon surf on Tuesday, while California’s Caitlin Simmers overcame injury to win the women’s event. For both champions, it was their first win of this year’s 12-stop world tour and powered them up the rankings ahead […]
Medina has been fasting for titles since 2023, winning Jack Robinson in the final in Cloud 9 and reaching the final stage of the World Circuit in the fourth title contest.
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