2021 World Surf League Finals

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2021 World Surf League Finals
Venue Lower Trestles
Location San Clemente, California, United States
Dates14 September 2021
Competitors10 from 5 nations
Champions
Men Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Medina
Women Flag of Hawaii.svg Carissa Moore
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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]

Contents

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

The 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

Men

Draw

Match 1Match 2Match 3Title match
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Medina 2
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Ítalo Ferreira 12.443 Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Toledo 0
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Toledo 16.573 Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Toledo 15.97
4 Flag of the United States.svg Conner Coffin 15.004 Flag of the United States.svg Conner Coffin 14.33
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Morgan Cibilic 9.84

Title match

Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Medina Round Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Toledo
16.30115.70
17.53216.36
–3–

Women

Draw

Match 1Match 2Match 3Title match
1 Flag of Hawaii.svg Carissa Moore 2
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Tatiana Weston-Webb 13.172 Flag of Brazil.svg Tatiana Weston-Webb 1
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sally Fitzgibbons 11.333 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sally Fitzgibbons 11.73
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Gilmore 6.705 Flag of France.svg Johanne Defay 6.66
5 Flag of France.svg Johanne Defay 12.17

Title match

Flag of Hawaii.svg Carissa Moore Round Flag of Brazil.svg Tatiana Weston-Webb
14.06115.20
17.26215.60
16.60314.20

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References

  1. ↑ "Rip Curl WSL Finals". World Surf League. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Olympic champs Moore and Ferreira seek World Surf League titles at inaugural WSL Finals". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Carissa Moore and Gabriel Medina Are Officially the 2021 World Champions". Surfer.com. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Rip Curl WSL Finals / Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "The waiting period of the first ever Rip Curl WSL Finals starts tonight". Carve. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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