Stop No. 9 is wrapped with Filipe Toledo and Lakey Peterson climbing their way atop respective podiums and earning vital points and staking their claim into the WSL Rip Curl Finals. Toledo's third win of 2023, and third J-Bay victory, continues to show his dominance over the world's best as Peterson's first win in nearly four years pushes her to World No. 6 with one stop left. Key runner-up finishes for Ethan Ewing and Molly Picklum clinched their Final 5 spots as Griffin Colapinto and Caroline Marks' clutch performances also join them at the Rip Curl WSL Finals. Only one stop remains and everything is left to surf for at the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro to see who rises to the occasion for their chance to earn a ticket toward becoming World Champion.
