Cover photo: WSL/Lodin

After passing their heats in the stage currently being contested in Malibu and their closest rivals losing, Joel Tudor and Honolua Blomfield have been crowned three-time WSL longboard world champions.

The victory, the third of his career, comes 23 years after the second; now 45 years old, the Californian was once again the best of the season.

Blomfield, 22, won her trio four years after winning her first crown as an 18-year-old in 2017.

Tudor claimed the title with his victory at the Noosa festival in 2020 and his fifth-place finish at the Surf Ranch. Defeat to Edoard Delpero, who won at Slater's pool, left him in the position to win another title.

Meanwhile, Honolua, by beating Lindsey Steinride in the quarterfinals, guaranteed that no one could beat her.

Complete results:

Female final
1 - Alice Lemoigne (FRA) 16.50
2 - Honolua Blomfield (HAW) 12.60

men's final
1 - Joel Tudor (USA) 14.00
2 - Ben Skinner (GBR) 12.97

Women's semis
SF 1: Alice Lemoigne (FRA) 8.90 BEAT Chloe Calmon (BRA) 8.83
SF 2: Honolua Blomfield (HAW) 16.26 BEAT Zoe Grospiron (FRA) 14.50

Men's semis
SF 1: Ben Skinner (GBR) 15.84 BEAT Harrison Roach (AUS) 14.33
SF 2: Joel Tudor (USA) 11.67 BEAT Tony Silvagni (USA) 10.27

Women's quarterfinals
CF 1: Alice Lemoigne (FRA) 16.00 BEAT Natsumi Taoka (JPN) 12.04
CF 2: Chloe Calmon (BRA) 13.73 BEAT Kirra Seale (HAW) 10.27
CF 3: Honolua Blomfield (HAW) 13.00 BEAT Lindsay Steinriede (USA) 10.60
CF 4: Zoe Grospiron (FRA) 12.50 BEAT Kelia Moniz (HAW) 11.70

Men's Quarterfinals
CF 1: Harrison Roach (AUS) 15.20 BEAT Kevin Skvarna (USA) 13.66
CF 2: Ben Skinner (GBR) 12.53 BEAT Kai Sallas (HAW) 7.63
CF 3: Tony Silvagni (USA) 13.66 BEAT Justin Quintal (USA) 11.16
CF 4: Joel Tudor (USA) 15.76 BEAT Kaniela Stewart (HAW) 13.94

Men's Round 3
Series 1: Harrison Roach (USA) 12.00 BEAT Jefson Silva (BRA) 10.40
Series 2: Kevin Skvarna (USA) 11.53 BEAT Rodrigo Sphaier (BRA) 9.87
Series 3: Kai Sallas (HAW) 14.53 BEAT Taka Inoue (JPN) 12.00
Heat 4: Ben Skinner (GBR) 14.36 BEAT Steven Sawyer (ZAF) 11.56
Series 5: Justin Quintal (USA) 9.23 BEAT Augusto Olinto (BRA) 8.13
Series 6: Tony Silvagni (USA) 11.77 BEAT Lucas Garrido Lecca (PER) 10.83
Heat 7: Joel Tudor (USA) 12.70 BEAT Taylor Jensen (USA) 10.03
Heat 8: Kaniela Stewart (USA) 15.26 BEAT Cole Robbins (USA) 12.00