Messinas fell but several of his main adversaries also lost.

With him, eight of the top 30 in the ranking fell and the same number of CT members and the surfers who are ahead of him and Cali advanced.


Peruvian Lucca Mesinas did not have the series he planned in Haleiwa and lost in one, in the round of 64 and did not change his score line to qualify for the CT.

It was a very slow series won by the unknown local Shion Crawford and seconded by the Australian based in Hawaii, Jack Freestone. Mesinas was placed third and the Frenchman Jorgann Couzinet fourth.

The good news for him is that in addition to him, seven of the top 30 in the rankings have lost, and Australian Matt Banting was also unable to participate due to injury. So of the top 30, only 21 are still in the tournament, making his chances of staying among the 12 who qualify much greater.

Jackson Baker, Matheus Herdy, Lucas Silveira, Dylan Moffat, Nolan Rapoza, Matt Banting, Hiroto Ohhara and Edgard Groggia are no longer a threat to the Peruvian and also to the Costa Rican Carlos Muñoz who is within the qualification zone.

Another important factor that plays in favor of the Peruvians and the Costa Rican is that surfers like John John Florence, Ezekiel Lau, Jake Marshall, Jack Robinson and Conner Coffin are very hot and the points they add will not affect the ranking of Lucca, Cali and Alonso.

Below is a summary of the current situation, in green those who are still alive, in red those who have already been eliminated. Those who have qualified twice are not considered:

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