John John rang the bell and climbed to the top of the rankings
Courtney Conlogue attacked the walls fearlessly and with talent to take victory in the ladies
John John Florence was the best surfer at the Rip Curl Pro Bells, especially over the last two days when he attacked the heavy water walls as if he were playing around at the two-foot Ehukai.
It is not easy to see such high performance surfing in conditions like these days; the judges were able to see this and rewarded him.
When the final against Filipe Toledo arrived, everything started badly for John John and everything went well for the Brazilian who quickly clocked 13,83, which could have been even more. John John responded late but well. He found an intermediary who filled with maneuvers and who quickly backed up. That one-two earned him 14,30.
Toledo was left waiting for a good one and on two occasions he was close to the 6,97 he needed, but they gave him 6,3 and 5,9.
With the victory he knocked Italo off the top and put on the yellow jersey.
Among the ladies, when the sea is solid, Courtney Conlogue is unparalleled. The Californian blonde is also not afraid to put her board in the critical area and she knows how to do it.
That's why he won.
The sea at Bells was rough for the second day in a row and Conlogue did not hesitate. But it was not only a question of bravery but also of talent, he knew how to place the board in the right place while his opponent, Malia Manuel, surfed well but failed in that precision.
The final score was 15,83 (10+5,83) versus 14,84 (8,17+6,67).
Final results and updated ranking
1 - Courtney Conlogue (USA) 15.83
2 - Malia Manuel (HAW) 14.84
Semis
Heat 1: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 14.50 BEAT Lakey Peterson (USA) 9.67
Heat 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) 9.33 BEAT Caroline Marks (USA) 7.80
men's final
1 - John John Florence (HAW) 14.30
2 - Filipe Toledo (BRA) 13.83
Semis
Heat 1: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 13.40 BEAT Ryan Callinan (AUS) 12.84
Heat 2: John John Florence (HAW) 16.80 BEAT Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.24
Cuartos
Heat 1: Ryan Callinan (AUS) 12.67 BEAT Kelly Slater (USA) 5.67
Heat 2: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 14.17 BEAT Jacob Willcox (AUS) 13.06a
Series 3: John John Florence (HAW) 16.87 BEAT Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.17
Series 4: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.23 BEAT Italo Ferreira (BRA) 8.40
Top 5 Ladies
1 - Caroline Marks (USA) 16,085 points
2 - Malia Manuel (HAW) 13,885 points
3 - Courtney Conlogue (USA) 12,610 points
4 – Carissa Moore (HAW) 12,545 points
5 – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 9,490 points
Top 5 men
1 - John John Florence (HAW) 16,085 points
2 - Italo Ferreira (BRA) 14,745 points
3 - Jordy Smith (ZAF) 12,170 points
4 - Filipe Toledo (BRA) 11,120 points
5 - Gabriel Medina (BRA) 9,490 points
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