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Simmers and Medina Win the First Philippines Pro at Cloud 9
Medina's first Championship Tour win in more than three years moves him to second in the rankings. The tour's last stop is Pipeline in December.
Caitlin Simmers and Gabriel Medina won the women's and men's titles at the Philippines Pro on Tuesday, November 3, local time, the first World Surf League Championship Tour event held in the Philippines, The Philippine Star reports. The contest at Cloud 9 on Siargao Island finished a week before the end of its waiting period.
For Medina, a three-time world champion from Brazil, it was his first Championship Tour win in more than three years, and it moved him to second in the men's rankings, Bahia Notícias reports. Simmers, the 2024 world champion, picked up a win as the season heads into its finale. Home favorites also drew attention early in the event: Siargao's John Mark Tokong, a wildcard, beat world No. 11 Samuel Pupo in the first round, and Jayuard Alciso knocked out Olympic champion Kauli Vaast, before both were eliminated on Monday, Tiebreaker Times reported.
The season's final event, and the last chance to move in the rankings, is at the Banzai Pipeline on Oahu, December 8 to 20.
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