Kai Ellice-Flint

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Kai Ellice-Flint (born 1996) is a professional longboard surfer and surfboard shaper. In 2025 he was crowned the World Surf League longboarding world champion, riding a board he shaped himself. [1]

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Early years

Ellice-Flint grew up in Avalon, Australia. [2] He won the Australian under-18 longboard title at the Australian Longboard Titles in 2013. [3]

Professional surfing career

World Longboard Tour

In 2023, Ellice-Flint won the second event of the Australian Longboard Qualifying Series. [2] He met his coach CJ Nelson after being knocked out of the competition. [1] The following year, he narrowly missed qualifying for the WLT. [4]

In 2025, Ellice-Flint received a wildcard onto the WLT. [4] He claimed his first major tour victory in August 2025 at the Lexus US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, defeating four-time world champion Taylor Jensen in the men's longboard final. [5] [6] Ellice-Flint won first place in the Gold Coast and second place in Noosa, making him the number two seed. [1] At the 2025 finals in El Salvador, Ellice-Flint defeated the top seed Edouard Delpero in the decider. His victory made him the eighth Australian to win a world longboard title. [1]

Titles

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aussie star wins surfing world title on board he shaped himself". ABC News. 2025-11-07. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  2. 1 2 Small, Lucy (2025-12-01). "Dream Realized: Kai Ellice-Flint Talks Winning His First World Longboard Title". Surfer.com. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  3. 1 2 "Peninsula News online". peninsula.news. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  4. 1 2 Craig, Mitchell (2025-11-15). "Byron Bay's Kai Ellice-Flint stuns the surfing world after winning maiden title". Byron Coast Times. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  5. 1 2 Craig, Mitchell (2025-07-30). "Byron Bay surfer claims first career win". Byron Coast Times. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  6. 1 2 "Byron Bay's Kai Ellice-Flint secures Lexus US Open of Surfing win". NBN News. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  7. Rivalland, Nathan (2025-03-29). "Ellice-Flint surfs to success at Noosa". Ballina Times. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  8. "World-Class Longboarding at the Single Fin Mingle". www.surfer.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  9. "The 2025 Gold Coast Open". We Are Feel Good Inc. 2025-03-04. Retrieved 2025-12-03.