The 2021 Rip Curl WSL Finals was the eighth and final event of the 2021 World Surf League. It was the inaugural edition of the World Surf League Finals, and took place at Lower Trestles in California on 14 September 2021.[1][2]
| 2021 World Surf League Finals | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lower Trestles |
| Location | San Clemente, California, United States |
| Dates | 14 September 2021 |
| Competitors | 10 from 5 nations |
| Champions | |
| Men |  Gabriel Medina |
| Women |  Carissa Moore |
The men's event was won by Brazil's Gabriel Medina, while the women's event was won by Hawaii's Carissa Moore.[3]
Format
editThe event featured the top five surfers from both the men's and women's regular season standings, and consisted of four head-to-head matches, held on a single day. In the first match, the surfers ranked fourth and fifth went head-to-head, with the winner advancing to take on the third-ranked surfer in the second match. The winner of the second match then took on the second-ranked surfer in the third match, with the winner qualifying for the title match against the top-ranked surfer in the standings.[4][5]
Results
editMen
editDraw
edit| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Title match | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gabriel Medina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ítalo Ferreira | 12.44 | 3 | Filipe Toledo | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Filipe Toledo | 16.57 | 3 | Filipe Toledo | 15.97 | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  Conner Coffin | 15.00 | 4 | Conner Coffin | 14.33 | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  Morgan Cibilic | 9.84 | ||||||||||||||||
Title match
edit| Gabriel Medina
|
Round | Filipe Toledo
|
|---|---|---|
| 16.30 | 1 | 15.70 |
| 17.53 | 2 | 16.36 |
| – | 3 | – |
Women
editDraw
edit| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Title match | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Carissa Moore | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tatiana Weston-Webb | 13.17 | 2 | Tatiana Weston-Webb | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Sally Fitzgibbons | 11.33 | 3 | Sally Fitzgibbons | 11.73 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Stephanie Gilmore | 6.70 | 5 |  Johanne Defay | 6.66 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Johanne Defay | 12.17 | ||||||||||||||||
Title match
edit| Carissa Moore
|
Round | Tatiana Weston-Webb
|
|---|---|---|
| 14.06 | 1 | 15.20 |
| 17.26 | 2 | 15.60 |
| 16.60 | 3 | 14.20 |
References
edit- ^ "Rip Curl WSL Finals". World Surf League. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Olympic champs Moore and Ferreira seek World Surf League titles at inaugural WSL Finals". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Carissa Moore and Gabriel Medina Are Officially the 2021 World Champions". Surfer.com. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Rip Curl WSL Finals / Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "The waiting period of the first ever Rip Curl WSL Finals starts tonight". Carve. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.