The 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals was the 11th and final event of the 2023 World Surf League. It was the third edition of the World Surf League Finals, and took place at Lower Trestles in California on September 9, 2023.[1][2]
| 2023 World Surf League Finals | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lower Trestles |
| Location | San Clemente, California, United States |
| Dates | September 9, 2023 |
| Competitors | 10 from 4 nations |
| Champions | |
| Men |  Filipe Toledo |
| Women |  Caroline Marks |
Format
editThe 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.[3]
Results
editMen
editDraw
edit| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Title match | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Filipe Toledo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Griffin Colapinto | 15.96 | 3 |  Ethan Ewing | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Ethan Ewing | 17.60 | 3 | Ethan Ewing | 17.10 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | João Chianca | 15.33 | 4 | João Chianca | 14.57 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Jack Robinson | 11.87 | ||||||||||||||||
Title match
edit| Filipe Toledo
|
Round | Ethan Ewing
|
|---|---|---|
| 17.97 | 1 | 17.23 |
| 14.27 | 2 | 12.37 |
| — | 3 | — |
Women
editDraw
edit| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Title match | |||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Carissa Moore | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tyler Wright | 13.70 | 3 | Caroline Marks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Caroline Marks | 11.67 | 3 | Caroline Marks | 17.40 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Molly Picklum | 12.17 | 5 | Caitlin Simmers | 10.36 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Caitlin Simmers | 15.17 | ||||||||||||||||
Title match
edit| Carissa Moore
|
Round | Caroline Marks
|
|---|---|---|
| 14.97 | 1 | 17.10 |
| 13.53 | 2 | 14.60 |
| — | 3 | — |
References
edit- ^ "SEP 8 - 16, 2023 / CT EVENT 11 / Rip Curl WSL Finals / Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, United States". World Surf League. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Rip Curl WSL Finals Lower Trestles". Rip Curl. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "WSL Rule Book 2023" (PDF). World Surf League. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Rip Curl WSL Finals / Bracket". World Surf League. Retrieved 9 September 2023.