The current world champion, John John Florence, will not be in Uluwatu and everything indicates that he will also miss the following stages. Stab reports According to close sources, an injury to his ligaments will keep him out of the tour for an indefinite period.

During the final broadcast of the Bali Pro, announcer Ronnie Blakey had referred to a rumour that John John had suffered an injury while surfing after losing in Indo.

Initially it looked like he would only miss the Margaret-Bali tournament, but now it seems he will have to face some rehabilitation time, which would keep him out for a while, the article notes. The stages following Uluwatu are JBay from July 2 to 13 and Teahupoo from August 10 to 21.

With this, Mikey Wright, who is in Round 3 against Florence, would go straight to Round 4 and the issue of the injury wildcard would become very interesting. It is usually awarded to one person, but can be extended to two. Since Slater is out and so is Caio Ibelli, the situation would be complicated for the Brazilian.

On the other hand, in reference to the terrible start of the year that the Hawaiian has had, according to the note, John John is unmotivated to compete, and what they say started with this lack of motivation was the incident with Ezekiel Lau in Bells, when his friend used paddling tactics to beat him.