In just a few short days, the waiting period for the 2023 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will be officially underway. The fourth stop on the Championship Tour marks the penultimate chance for ‘CTers to secure their spot before the mid-year cut.
All the competitors have something to fight for during this event, so make sure to pick your FantasySurfer teams wisely. Take a peek below at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach event preview below and don’t forget to set your FantasySurfer teams now.
WHO: The Men’s WSL Championship Tour Top 34 + 2 wildcards, & the Women’s WSL Championship Tour Top 17 + 1 wildcard.
WHAT: Event no. 4 of 11 on the 2023 World Championship Tour.
WHEN: Event waiting period begins on April 4th, at 8am local time. Event waiting period ends on April 14th, 2023.
WHERE: Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia.
HOW TO WATCH: Tune in to WorldSurfLeague.com for live event coverage and come back here to Surfer.com for daily event wrap-ups.
PAST EVENT WINNERS:
Men’s – Filipe Toledo (2022), John Florence (2019), Italo Ferreira (2018), Jordy Smith (2017), and Kelly Slater (1994, 2006, 2008, 2010).
Women’s – Tyler Wright (2022), Courtney Conlogue (2016, 2017, 2019), Stephanie Gilmore (2007, 2008, 2010, 2018), Carissa Moore (2013, 2014, 2015), and Sally Fitzgibbons (2011, 2012).
INJURY UPDATE: As of today (March 28) Dylan Moffat is the only injury replacement that has been named – with the final spot going to the Trials Winner. Ramzi Boukhiam and Jadson Andre are both OUT on the men’s side. On the women’s side, there are no injuries to report and the wildcard spot will go to the Trials Winner.
WILDCARDS: Owen Wright
HEAT DRAW:
MENS 2023 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Heat 1: Ethan Ewing, Nat Young, Carlos Munoz
Heat 2: Griffin Colapinto, Seth Moniz, Maxime Huscenot
Heat 3: Caio Ibelli, Ryan Callinan, Ezekiel Lau
Heat 4: Joao Chianca, Matthew McGillivray, Dylan Moffat**
Heat 5: Filipe Toledo, Ian Gentil, Owen Wright*
Heat 6: Jack Robinson, Kelly Slater, TBA
Heat 7: Italo Ferreira, Conner O’Leary, Kolohe Andino
Heat 8: Callum Robson, Jordy Smith, Michael Rodrigues
Heat 9: Leo Fioravanti, Rio Waida, Jackson Baker
Heat 10: Yago Dora, Samuel Pupo, Jake Marshall
Heat 11: Gabriel Medina, Kanoa Igarashi, Liam O’Brien
Heat 12: John Florence, Miguel Pupo, Barron Mamiya
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WOMENS 2023 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Heat 1: Caitlin Simmer, Bettylou Sakura Johnson, Sophie McCulloch
Heat 2: Molly Picklum, Macy Callaghan, Johanne Defay
Heat 3: Carissa Moore, Lakey Peterson, TBA
Heat 4: Tatiana Weston-Webb, Caroline Marks, Isabella Nichols
Heat 5: Tyler Wright, Gabriela Bryan, Sally Fitzgibbons
Heat 6: Steph Gilmore, Brisa Hennessey, Courtney Conlogue
* – Wildcard
** – Injury replacement