2022 World Surf League Finals

2022 World Surf League Finals
Venue	Lower Trestles
Location	San Clemente, California, United States
Dates	September 8, 2022
Competitors	10 from 6 nations
Champions
Men	Filipe Toledo (1)
Women	Stephanie Gilmore (8)
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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]}

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 1					Match 2					Match 3					Title match
																1	Filipe Toledo	2
											2	Jack Robinson	13.30			4	Ítalo Ferreira	0
						3	Ethan Ewing	11.83			4	Ítalo Ferreira	16.10
	4	Ítalo Ferreira	13.37			4	Ítalo Ferreira	13.10
	5	Kanoa Igarashi	11.83

Title match

Filipe Toledo	Round	Ítalo Ferreira
15.13	1	14.97
16.50	2	14.93
—	3	—

Women

Draw

	Match 1					Match 2					Match 3					Title match
																1	Carissa Moore	0
											2	Johanne Defay	10.53			5	Stephanie Gilmore	2
						3	Tatiana Weston-Webb	14.87			5	Stephanie Gilmore	16.83
	4	Brisa Hennessy	14.33			5	Stephanie Gilmore	15.30
	5	Stephanie Gilmore	14.76

Title match

Carissa Moore	Round	Stephanie Gilmore
10.90	1	15.00
11.97	2	15.23
—	3	—

References

1. "Rip Curl WSL Finals To Return To Lower Trestles In 2022". World Surf League. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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.
5. "Explained: The 2022 Rip Curl WSL Finals Format". World Surf League. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
6. "Looking Ahead: Who Will Rise To Undisputed World Champions At The Rip Curl WSL Finals". World Surf League. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

External links

• World Surf League