The world's best rose to the occasion and pushed the scale to unfathomable heights at the Lexus Trestles Pro Presented by Outerknown with World Title race implications unfolding.
Joel Vaughan rattled the rankings with a Heat of the Year nominee showing over World No. 2 Italo Ferreira before Griffin Colapinto's last-second showcase sent him past two-time World Champ Filipe Toledo. Colapinto's fellow San Clemente hammer of Cole Houshmand also rattled the ranks by taking down World No. 1 Jordy Smith before Jack Robinson blew the top off of Lower Trestles for an event-best performance. Women's Elimination Round and Quarterfinal action reset the scale with Erin Brooks dismantling two-time World Champ Tyler Wright before falling to reigning World Champion Caity Simmers in their Quarterfinal clash. Then, Molly Picklum put an end to Lakey Peterson's surge at Lowers to set up a battle of World Title contenders with Simmers in the Semifinals. It all comes down to Finals Day at Lower Trestles with hefty World Title race points on the line.
Next call, Saturday, June 14 at 7:45 a.m. PDT.