Lost Surfboards (8) narrowly got the nod in one of the closest contests of the Shapers Cup this year at event no. seven on the Championship Tour (CT). Team rider Griffin Colapinto picked up his second CT win defeating the Brazilian storm on finals day at Punta Roca. Sharp Eye (7) and DHD (7), were shortly behind in tied second place.
Stephanie Gilmore picked up a record 33rd Championship Tour win scoring five points for DHD surfboards. Isabella Nichols (1) and Ethan Ewing’s (1) quarter-finals finishes added to DHD’s solid performance.
Sharp Eye’s well stacked roster was the factor in their result at El Salvador with world no.1 Felipe Toledo coming in second place (3), Johanne Defay’s semi-final finish (2), as well as Jack Robinson (1) and Kanoa Igarashi (1) making the Quarter’s
The most exciting battle of the Shapers Cup is between DHD and Lost Surfboards who are competing for second place. There is now only two points difference between them, and it’ll be exciting with their star surfers Griffin and Steph in hot form. Lost will like its chances of taking over DHD in the next few events with team rider Caroline Marks back in the mix making the semi’s (2) in her return to competition.
Pyzel Surfboards continue to have bad luck with their stars Tyler Wright and John John Florence out of El Salvador which unfortunately will be the same case for Brazil. Medina once again pushed Cabianca Surfboards up the leader board with another semi-final finish (2). Lakey Peterson’s second place finish (3) helped Channel Islands take over Town & Country on the leaderboard.
Biggest Winner – Lost Surfboards (8)
Biggest Mover – Channel Islands (3)
Biggest Fall – Pyzel Surfboards (0)
Oi Rio Pro is beginning this week, with some fun waves forecasted. Saquarema has two breaks Barrinha and Itauna. Barrinha when it’s pumping is a wedgy right while Itauna is usually a peaky left hander. Home crowd advantage is a big factor for surfers in Brazil with an estimated 149,000 passionate fans watching the event at Saquarema in 2019.
Shapers Cup leader Sharp Eye’s boss Marcio Zouvi will want a big performance from his roster (Felipe Toledo, Jake Marshall, Johanne Defay, Kanoa Igarahsi, Miguel Pupo, Tatiana Weston – Webb and Jack Robinson), with the surfboard guru possibly watching on the beach at his home country. JS Industries are welcomed back in the Shapers Cup with their rider Mateus Herdy added into the event last minute as a wildcard.
WILDCARD LIST AND SHAPER
Gabriel Medina – Cabinaca Surfboards
Sally Fitzgibbons – Town & Country
Yago Dora – Lost Surfboards
Migel Tudela – Channel Islands
Michael Rodrigues -Lost Surfboards
Mateus Herdy – JS Industries
Caroline Marks – Lost Surfboards
Sol Aguirre – Klimax Surfboards
Results at El Salvador
Check out our World Shapers Cup leaderboards & WSC squads here.
WORLD SHAPERS CUP – EXPLAINER
What is the World Shapers Cup?
The Tracks World Shapers Cup is a competition that rewards the shapers who create the boards for the WSL competitors.
Why do we have a World Shapers Cup?
Tracks believe shapers for World Surf League competitors deserve recognition for their work like the car manufacturers in the Formula One.
F1 have a World Constructors Cup which is a prestigious, points-based competition that rewards…you guessed it: the constructors. Move aside athletes, without the constructors you’re nothing.
What is the WSC competition format?
We are scoring from the quarters on, so if your surfer cant get past the heats then no points are on offer.
Points Are Awarded As Follows
If a surfer finishes in the quarters the shaper will be awarded one point.
A semi-final finish is two points.
The runner-up gets three points.
The winning shaper gets a lil bonus, earning five points for a win
What is the prize for the winner of the WSC?
We’re kicking it off with $10,000 worth of advertising across Tracks Media to use as you wish.
And the most amazing trophy in the history of surf or whatever we can work out between now and the final.
Check out our World Shapers Cup leaderboards & WSC squads here.
