Cover photo: Tudela by WSL/Moncayo

The QS 5000 in Noronha and the 3000 in Praia Mole will be the 11th and 12th stages of the South American QS regional circuit and will conclude the circuit that classifies continental surfers to the challengers, the WSL website shows and the WSL South America reported in a statement.

For women, the Floripa stage will be the last of the year, as the Noronha QS is only for men.

The deadline for completing the stages to conclude the circuit was until April and left the window open for more tournaments to be held and these two were the ones that were finally confirmed.

The Noronha stop will take place between February 28 and March 5 and the Praia Mole stop between March 8 and 12.

These 8000 points could shake the ranking that classifies eight men and four women to the challengers, with the exception of Miguel Tudela who with 14.000 points and five victories in five events has his ticket guaranteed.

The Peruvian is also practically guaranteed to become regional champion, potentially confirming himself as the first Peruvian to win the South American professional men's title. For this to happen, all that is needed is for Ian Gouveia not to win in Noronha, the WSL regional press office informed DUKE.

For her part, the Peruvian Daniella Rosas is also in a fairly comfortable position, practically guaranteed, with a 1500-point difference over her runner-up, Mimi Barona, and only one stage remaining, which is worth 3000 points. The scenarios are more varied for the women, but they have Rosas as the favorite.

Below is the complete ranking:

TOP-10 MALE:
01: Miguel Tudela (PER) – 14.000 points
02: Ian Gouveia (BRA) – 6.248
03: Rafael Teixeira (BRA) – 5.763
04: Ryan Kainalo (BRA) – 5.507
05: José Gundesen (ARG) – 5.380
06: Guillermo Satt (CHL) – 5.040
07: João Chianca (BRA) – 4.900*
08: Heitor Mueller (BRA) – 4.727
09: Wesleyy Dantas (BRA) – 4.673
10: Edgard Groggia (BRA) – 4.342

*He does not use his place because he is classified through the CT.

TOP-10 FEMALE:
01: Daniella Rosas (PER) – 7.600 points
02: Dominic Barona (ECU) – 6.167
03: Sol Aguirre (PER) – 6.075
04: Isabelle Nalu (BRA) – 5.407
05: Melanie Giunta (PER) – 4.855
06: Arena Rodriguez Vargas (PER) – 4.660
07: Silvana Lima (BRA) – 4.371
08: Sophia Medina (BRA) – 4.242
09: Genesis Garcia (ECU) – 4.013
10: Summer Macedo (BRA) – 3.632