It's been 41 years since an all-South African Final and Jordy Smith and Matthew McGillivray broke that long silence in incredible fashion. Smith's total control of the Final led to his seventh CT victory after besting San Clemente's force Cole Houshmand in their Semifinal bout. For Bryan, the whole window had her eyes set on redeeming herself after a runner-up in 2024 and when the dust settled - she did just that. Bryan overtook rising CT veteran Isabella Nichols in powerful form and rose to the top and now sits at No. 2 on the rankings. The World Title race is just heating up and the fight to stay above the Mid-season Cut heads for Australia. The legendary coastline of Victoria is set with the Rip Cur Pro Bells Beach starting April 18 through 28.
