With huge finishes from Cole Houshmand and Bronte Macaulay as well as numerous others, we have seen multiple shifts on the Challenger Series Rankings board. Houshmand earning back-to-back wins in Sydney and now Ballito which now places him with top honors at the No. 1 spot carrying 20,700 points overall, bumping Jacob Willcox down to the No. 2 ranking. With a second place finish by Frederico Morais, he now finds himself at the 3rd ranking overall with 14,245 points, while Kade Matson's semifinal finish surges him to No. 5 on the leaderboard.
On the women's side, a win from Bronte Macaulay boosts her ranking to No. 5 overall heading into the Wallex US Open of Surfing. With a runner-up finish from Vahine Fierro, her 14,245 points bring her to 4th place. Coming off a win in Sydney and a third place finish in Ballito, Isabella Nichols takes top honors at the No. 1 ranking coming into the Wallex US Open with 19,405 points total. With a 3rd place finish on the Gold Coast, 2nd place finish in Sydney, and 5th place finish in Ballito Sally Fitzgibbons take the No. 2 ranking heading into the Wallex US Open.