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The Margaret River Pro in Western Australia is the fifth World Championship Tour event of the year before the midyear cut. By the time you read this, we will have our winners and the final roster of 22 men and 10 women (down from 36 and 18 re- spectively).
Challenger Series, or second tier of the contest, which be- gins later this month. That will be their first of six shots to earn back a slot on next year’s World Championship Tour.
of the surfers who made the cut were from Australia, five were from Brazil, four were from Hawai‘i (John-John Florence, Barron Mamiya, Seth Moniz and Ian Gentil), two were from South Africa and one each were from the continental U.S., Japan, Italy and Indonesia.
el the world and spend tons of money to live their dream. The Hawai‘i/Tahiti Nui QS will now include a Long- board series! Local Motion has been surfing into sum- mers since 1985. I’m stoked
This midyear cut is a rel- atively new addition to the competition and helps cre- ate more drama, tension and challenge for competitors — but it’s not without con- troversy.
Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater fell short of the mid-season cut at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro. PHOTO COURTESY WSL / HUGHES
In other news, the Local Motion Surf into Summer at Ala Moana Bowls returns in June. This event kicks off the 2023-2024 Qualifying Se- ries. The QS is the third tier for aspiring competitive surf- ers. It’s a regional contest so our talents don’t have to trav-
partnering with Local Mo- tion once again,” says Robin Erb, WSL North America/ Hawai‘i regional director.
Those who didn’t make the cut must return to the
and one woman from Brazil — Tatiana Weston-Webb, Johnson are three Aussie who was born in Brazil but
GQ, droppin’ in 4 U!
BY GARY KEWLEY
Regional Surf Event Returns This Summer
I want to congratulate North Shore rippers Gabriela Bryan and Bettylou Sakura Johnson. Bryan rode in at No. 9 with Johnson right be- hind at No. 10.
for this year’s event.
“We’re so excited to be
Carissa Moore came in a comfortable third, but she wasn’t aiming to just make the cut — she’s going for Top 5 and a shot at her sixth World Tour Championship
title.
Joining Moore, Bryan and
And that’s a wrap for this week ... I hear the surf call- ing.
women, three women from raised on Kaua‘i.
the continental United States On the men’s side, seven
gary@surfnewsnetwork.com
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