The British Cup was held over the weekend in the principality of Llantwit, Wales. Tricky conditions on the Saturday, but pumping on the Sunday.
Some great performances with Luke Dillon taking the Mens Open. Particularly fitting words we think reflecting an amazing British surfing community.
“British Champion 2022. What a genuinely great weekend, it’s always nice to win but to see all guys & girls from the U.K. Nations and see how good everyone was surfing in tough conditions was fun to see. It’s always nice to share the ocean with the guys on screen and the ones who didn’t get it this year (All Rippers to me).”
Alys Barton took the womens and under 18 womens. She is now a U18 Euro Champ, two times Boardmasters champ, Womens under 18 and Open English and British champ.
17 year old Thurso local Craig Maclachlan won the under 18s and finished fourth in the Open. Great effort and we think maybe the first British Junior campion from Scotland?
Well done to the comp organisers and big thanks to the locals for looking after everyone.
Results
Mens open.
🥇Luke Dillion (Team England)🏆
🥈Stanley Norman 🏴
🥉Logan Nicol 🏴
🏅Craig Mclachlan 🏴
Under 18 mens
🥇Craig McLachlan 🏴🏆
🥈Lukas Skinner🏴
🥉Kieron Smith 🏴
🏅Eli Perrins-Davies 🏴
Continued fun conditions allow for the EDP Vissla Pro Ericeira to resume this morning at Ribeira d'Ilhas.
Stop No. 5 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2022 Challenger Series, this event comes at a crucial time for surfers looking to secure a spot on the 2023 Championship Tour (CT).
The men's opening round launched yesterday with the first 18 heats completed in good waves and mixed performances from some of the world's best surfers.
The remaining 6 heats of the men's Round of 96 will hit the lineup this morning at 8:05 a.m WET, featuring former World No. 5 Morgan Cibilic (AUS), Alex Ribeiro (BRA), Joshe Faulkner (ZAF) and Tyler Gunter (USA).
Following the completion of the men's Round of 96, the women's Round of 64 will take it to the long rights of Ribeira d'Ilhas with 12 heats scheduled to run today.
Event wildcard Gabriela Dinis (PRT) will surf in the round's opening heat, former World Junior Champion crowned in Ericeira Mahina Maeda (JPN) in Heat 2, Portugal's favourite Teresa Bonvalot (PRT) in Heat 5, reigning event winner Luana Silva (HAW) in Heat 6 and rankings leader Caitlin Simmers (USA) in Heat 8.
The highly anticipated edit from RVCA Australia Surf Advocate Oscar Langburne is finally here. Langburne is as cool as they come, an old soul in a young body, a free-surfing prodigy some say. He says "surf in the way that makes you happy and f*** what anyone else thinks." Watching Oscar makes us happy too, enjoy the glide.
Parko’s impact on Australian surfing is immense, having paved the way for generations of surfers. Pop on a brew, sit back and watch Parko slice and dice his way through NSW, nice.
MALIBU, CA, UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 11: Scenic view of the contest site at the Jeep Malibu Classic on October 11, 2021 in Malibu, CA, United States. (Photo by Mike Ito/World Surf League).
The WSL Longboard World Champions will once again be crowned at perhaps the most idyllic and well-known longboard wave in the world, Malibu, California, at the 2022 Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. The third and final stop on the WSL Longboard Tour holds a competition window from October 3 – 13, 2022, and a promising forecast may provide for a likely start to the event in the opening days.
With 10,000 points, World Title implications, and requalification for the 2023 WSL Longboard Tour on the line, the stakes are high and competitors will be putting it all on the line.
“The Cuervo Classic is such an exhilarating event because it’s the final stop on the Longboard Tour which makes the stakes really high,” said Kirra Seale, Senior Manager of the WSL Longboard World Tour. “Malibu is a culmination of excitement and anticipation as we watch the World Title scenarios unfold. I can’t wait to see the competitors battle their hearts out and most importantly, crown our World Champions!”
Britains Ben Skinner is in the World Championship race
Event Format Rundown, World Title Race is Wide Open
With 10,000 points up for grabs and close field the World titles will come down to the wire.
The event will include the Longboard Tour’s Top 18 men and Top 18 women and see six rounds of competition.
Round 1 will feature three surfers in six heats, with the top two spots advancing through to Round 3.
The last-place finishers of Round 1 will be relegated to the first elimination heats in Round 2.
Competitors who survive elimination will join the head-to-head matchups in Round 3, where the top surfer advances into the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals.
Following the Final, the man and woman with the highest point totals from their best two out of three results will be crowned this year’s World Champions.
Honolua Blomfield leads the womens race
Honolua Blomfield and Kaniela Stewart Lead Rankings Coming Into Malibu
Leading the rankings coming into Malibu are Honolua Blomfield (HAW) and Kaniela Stewart (HAW) from Hawaii.
The three-time World Champion Blomfield is looking for a record breaking fourth World Title at Malibu, which would make her the most decorated female longboarder of all time.
Kaniela Stewart current means tour leader
Known in the surfing community as the “style master,” Stewart hopes to take home his first World Title this year. The young Hawaiian has shown improvements in the jersey and now finds himself in a second World Title hunt after finishing fourth on the rankings in 2019.
Coming off their wins at the Vans US Open of Surfing Duct Tape Invitational, Kelis Kaleopaa (HAW) and Taylor Jensen (USA) have put themselves in a good place for title contention. Jensen is also chasing a 4th World Title, his last title being won in 2017. Also looking to make history is Chloe Calmon(BRA), who comes to Malibu ranked No. 2 and hopes to be the first Brazilian woman to be crowned a surfing World Champion.
