Australian Ryan Callinan has just secured his return to the CT after being left out in 2016, his debut season. Coming into the final of the EDP Billabong Pro against Kanoa Igarashi, QS 10.000 of the world tour, Callinan needed to win to guarantee himself a place in the 2019 elite, if he finished second he would still be in doubt.

With three minutes left on the clock, needing just over a six, he scored 7,8 and took the win, a pass to the CT and a wildcard for the Quik Pro.

"It's a great moment for me, everything is going well for me, in the final I was able to surf well so I was able to get the points. I felt at home," said the Australian after getting out of the water. "I've never won an event and this is the second one of the year… Kanoa was surfing very well all year and I knew that to beat him I had to raise the level," he said later on the podium.

With this result, the Australian has 19360 points and secures his entry into the CT, which, according to the WSL, has a cut-off point between 17 and 18.000 points at the moment. This means that Seth Moniz and Peterson Crisanto are already in or very close to being there.

This is the top 10 now:

It is worth noting that neither Igarashi nor Griffin Colapinto will use their place in the QS, the first is ninth and the second is 15th.

Final results:
1- Ryan Callinan
2- Kanoa Igarashi
3- Gabriel Medina and Tanner Hendrickson
5- Deivid Silva, Ethan Ewing, Leonardo Fioravanti and Jake Marshall
9- Alonso Correa

Peruvian Alonso Correa's ninth place left him in 39th place in the ranking, moving up 43 positions in the ranking. Read here all about Correa's situation and his performance in Portugal.