John John and Lakey won in Margaret

The Hawaiian took distance at the top of the ranking while Gilmore held on but all his rivals came closer.


Hawaiian John John Florence repeated his victory in Margaret River and moved almost 6000 points clear of the leaderboard, which now has Kolohe Andino in second.

Andino finished second in the tournament and was bitter about another final that he failed to win and continues, after seven years on the tour, without being able to climb to the top of the podium.

The event concluded with powerful waves of around two to three metres breaking at Margaret River's Main Break.

For her part, Lakey Peterson, who had been the favourite among the ladies, confirmed what she had done against Steph Gilmore in the quarter-finals and beat Tatiana Weston of Brazil in a final that was not as close.

The ranking remains Gilmore's, and now all of her competitors are following her closely (between first and fifth there are no more than 2200 points).

The tour continues in Brazil now, from June 20 to 28 Saquarema will welcome the best in the world.

John John's trademark carvings gave him another win at Margies.
Kolohe must be so tired of making it to the finals and not winning them.

Ladies final
1- Lakey Peterson (USA) 13.33
2- Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) 10.40

Semi-ladies
SF 1: Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) 13.33 BEAT  Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.67
SF 2: Lakey Peterson (USA) 15.97 BEAT  Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.80

Men's final
1 - John John Florence (HAW) 18.50
2 - Kolohe Andino (USA) 15.10

Semis men
SF 1: John John Florence (HAW) 14.60 BEAT  Caio Ibelli (BRA) 14.10
SF 2: Kolohe Andino (USA) 10.83  BEAT  Julian Wilson (AUS) 9.00

 

Top 5 Ladies
1 – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 24,235 points
2 - Caroline Marks (USA) 23,440 points
3 – Carissa Moore (HAW) 23,375 points
4 - Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 22,580 points
5 - Courtney Conlogue (USA) 22,100 points

Top 5 men
1 - John John Florence (HAW) 27,415 points
2 - Kolohe Andino (USA) 21,675 points
3 - Italo Ferreira (BRA) 20,820 points
4 - Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) 19,960 points
5 - Jordy Smith (ZAF) 18,245 points

Lakey Peterson won, she didn't make the top 5, but she won.
Will this be John John's third title year?
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