Ballito Pro Presented by O'Neill
The Challenger Series moves to South Africa for its third event of the season. At one of the country's premier breaks, Ballito is a battle between young surfers fighting for the dream of making the Championship Tour and former CT competitors driven to requalify. Watch the Ballito Pro presented by O'Neill live July 2-9 on worldsurfleague.com.
Andino finds his rhythm from the jump of his Ballito campaign to lock down a Round of 32 appearance. "Now that's the Kolohe Andino that
Sarah Baum drops near-excellent 7.67 single-wave score to push into the Round of 16 at the top seed. Baum looks to build on her Ballito
Joel Vaughan raises the bar on Day 3 with an Excellent Heat Total of 17.33, including a near-perfect 9.83 full rotation as well as a 7.50
Another strong performance from Dylan Moffat in a relentless heat while Ballito provided saw him into the Round of 32. Cole Houshmand
Jackson Bunch bests former CTer and Challenger Series standout to surge into the Round of 32. Nolan Rapoza tags behind to progress through.
Sally Fitzgibbons gets the ball rolling to her Ballito campaign with a strong win including a heat high 7.00 single-wave score, adding to
Erostarbe maintains control of her heat to push onwards in Ballito campaign with a unanimous 7.50 single-wave score included in her combo.
Duru advances through the first heat of the morning on Day 3 tapping into former CT knowledge to progress into the Round of 32
Former CTer Deivid Silva maintains control to progress into the Round of 32 over CT standouts. Deivid won the Ballito Pro in 2019 when it
Day 2 at the Ballito Pro Presented by O'Neill saw excellence from first light on as the top seeds began to enter the chat. South African
Couzinet displayed dominance with an 8.00 included in his combo against former CTer and Challenger Series standouts to seal a spot in Round
George Pittar comes out of the gates firing as he locks down an excellent 8.00 early on. Marches forward in Challenger Series debut at the
Michael Rodrigues goes off in a ballistic heat to start the Round of 64, sticking a huge 9.00 to lock in Round of 32 appearance
Hanneman keeps the near-perfection flame blazing with a 9.00 of his own as Ballito continues to provide on Day 2.
Wong starts her Ballito Pro campaign with excellence as she banks a late 8.00 single-wave score to triumph out of the early Round of 48
Van Gruenen surges into the Round of 32 with heat-high 7.67 single-wave score where she will meet former CTer Bronte Macaulay and
Zoë Steyn's last-minute excellence in the morning light flips the heat from fourth-to-first to overpower heat leader Ellie Harrison as she
The world's top contenders kicked off the Ballito Pro presented by O'Neill in pristine conditions on opening day. Impressive showcases from
Kenworthy surges into the round of 32 with Pocket 6's as she is set to face former CTer.
Hailing from Port Elizabeth, Philippa Anderson finds her rhythm in the early heats of the Women's rounds to advance into the Round of 32
Kymerson's late surge propels him to triumph in the early Round of 80 with a 7.60 in the final minute.
Pittar picks apart Ballito in pristine conditions as he bests the Round of 80 with heat-high single wave score of 7.10
Joh Azuchi kicks off Round of 80 with top honors jumping from fourth-to-first place in the dying minutes to wrap up the first heat of the
The Challenger Series moves to South Africa for its third event of the season. At one of the country's premier breaks, Ballito is a battle
Featuring Nikki Van Dijk, Luke Thompson, Eli Hanneman, Mateus Herdy, Leonardo Fioravanti, Frederico Morais, Macy Callaghan, Molly Picklum,
Kaipo Guerrero, Jess Grimwood, and Richie Lovett break down the Challenger Series rankings after a solid finish to the Australian leg
Rio Waida clinches his second win this year and takes the lead in the Men's challenger series rankings. Molly Picklum brings it home for
Standout surfers Leonardo Fioravanti and Mateus Herdy go excellent with clutch full rotations. Simmers stays steady heading into the
The Ballito Pro presented by O'Neill Day 5 women's and men's highlights.
The Ballito Pro presented by O'Neill Day 4
Conditions today provided big heat scores for Mateus Herdy (13.80) and Eithan Osborne (14.33), while Reo Inaba continues his consistent
Day 3 of the Ballito Pro saw inspiring performances, namely Hawaii's Eli Hanneman with a 9.17 full rotation in Men's round of 48. Nikki Van