Brisa Hennessy finished third in the Pipe Pro
Caitlin Simmers and Barron Mamiya won and are the leaders of the rankings
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Costa Rican Brisa Hennessy finished third in the Pipe Pro that concluded yesterday on a good day of tubes in the queen of the waves and began the year within the qualifying zone for the WSL finals.
Hennessy began the day by winning her quarter-final series against Brazilian Luana Silva but then fell short against eventual event champion Caitlin Simmers.
Simmers was superior to Molly Picklum in the grand final, the 18-year-old found a couple of good waves at Backdoor and with that she overcame the Australian who did not repeat the 10 she had surfed in the semis.
The Californian took on the yellow lycra, scoring her third career CT win.
Meanwhile, in the men's competition, everything looked set for John John in an all-Hawaiian final against Barron Mamiya, but the final wave came to the latter, giving him 100 points and leaving the trophy with the younger of the two. The final score was 10 to 16.
Mamiya declared that it was the best day of his life because he beat the best in history at Pipe.
The tour now continues to Sunset where the waiting period for stage 12 begins on the 2th.
Complete results:
Final
1 - Caitlin Simmers (USA) 12.66
2 - Molly Picklum (AUS) 10.64
Final
1 - Barron Mamiya (HAW) 16.00
2 - John John Florence (HAW) 15.33
Semis
SERIES 1: Caitlin Simmers (USA) 7.67 defeated Brisa Hennessy (CRC) 2.84
HEAT 2: Molly Picklum (AUS) 15.60 defeated Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW) 15.33
Semis
SERIES 1: Barron Mamiya (HAW) 18.84 defeated Connor O'Leary (AUS) 7.43
SERIES 2: John John Florence (HAW) 16.10 defeated Ian Gentil (HAW) 7.16
Cuartos
SERIES 1: Caitlin Simmers (USA) 15.84 defeated Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) 5.36
SERIES 2: Brisa Hennessy (CRC) 4.00 defeated Luana Silva (BRA) 0.97
SERIES 3: Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW) 15.70 defeated Caroline Marks (USA) 6.50
SERIES 4: Molly Picklum (AUS) 12.50 beat Johanne Defay (FRA) 6.63
Cuartos
SERIES 1: Connor O'Leary (JPN) 11.50 defeated Ethan Ewing (AUS) 2.73
SERIES 2: Barron Mamiya (HAW) 14.50 defeated Jordy Smith (RSA) 4.33
SERIES 3: Ian Gentil (HAW) 12.00 beat Imaikalani deVault (HAW) 7.67
SERIES 4: John John Florence (HAW) 13.67 beat Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) 10.33
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Related Notes:
Brisa Hennessy says goodbye in the quarterfinals of the Pipe Pro
It was his best result in the CT since June 2019
Brisa Hennessy to the elimination round
She was surpassed by Steph Gilmore and now she will face Gabriela Bryan
Brisa Hennessy arrives tomorrow in Costa Rica
She will meet with the press of her country and they are organizing a meeting with surfers, then the Costa Rican will rest in Matapalo, the beach where she was born.
Brisa Hennessy returned to the tour with victory
With an impeccable performance in Backdoor she won her series, sending Carissa to the elimination round and leaving Sally Fitzgibbons in second place.
