2022 World Surf League Finals

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2022 World Surf League Finals
Venue Lower Trestles
Location San Clemente, California, United States
DatesSeptember 8, 2022
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Champions
Men Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Toledo
Women Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Gilmore
←  2021
2023  →

The 2022 Rip Curl WSL Finals was the 11th and final event of the 2022 World Surf League. It was the second edition of the World Surf League Finals, and took place at Lower Trestles in California on September 8, 2022. [1] [2]

Contents

The men's event was won by Brazil's Filipe Toledo, while the women's event was won by Australia's Stephanie Gilmore. [3] [4]

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. [5] [6]

Results

Men

Draw

Match 1Match 2Match 3Title match
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Toledo 2
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Robinson 13.304 Flag of Brazil.svg Ítalo Ferreira 0
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ethan Ewing 11.834 Flag of Brazil.svg Ítalo Ferreira 16.10
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Ítalo Ferreira 13.374 Flag of Brazil.svg Ítalo Ferreira 13.10
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kanoa Igarashi 11.83

Title match

Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Toledo Round Flag of Brazil.svg Ítalo Ferreira
15.13114.97
16.50214.93
—3—

Women

Draw

Match 1Match 2Match 3Title match
1 Flag of Hawaii.svg Carissa Moore 0
2 Flag of France.svg Johanne Defay 10.535 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Gilmore 2
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Tatiana Weston-Webb 14.875 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Gilmore 16.83
4 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Brisa Hennessy 14.335 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Gilmore 15.30
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Gilmore 14.76

Title match

Flag of Hawaii.svg Carissa Moore Round Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Gilmore
10.90115.00
11.97215.23
—3—

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References

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  2. ↑ "The WSL Finals Are Set; Here's Who's Competing for a World Title". The Inertia. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Catch Up: Undisputed World Champions Crowned, Lifelong Dreams Achieved At The Rip Curl WSL Finals". World Surf League. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Stephanie Gilmore, Filipe Toledo grab WSL Finals crowns". Olympics. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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