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Monster Threats

Owen Wright: If Owen and Teahupo’o crossed paths on Tinder, they’d both swipe right. Maybe even throw a Superlike, because these two are undeniably soul mates.

Conner Coffin: Conner is no stranger to reef pass lefts.  His pig-dog is so well trained it’s as though it just graduated obedience school. (Who’s a good boy?)

Filipe Toledo: Filipe’s got some swagger coming off a blistering performance at J-Bay, which left him atop the podium and boosted him seven spots on the ratings. Look for him to capitalize in Tahiti.

Miguel Pupo: Miggy’s had a so-so year on tour, so he’ll need a big finish in the back half if he hopes to requalify. Why wouldn’t that come at Teauhpo’o?

Frederico Morais: He finished runner up at J-Bay, and while Teahupo’o is a different beast, Freddy has proved his mettle in all conditions this year. With a strong finish, he could leap frog into the top-10.

3 Questions

Where dem girls? They just wrapped a great event in Huntington Beach, and will be resting till Trestles. Yeah…we miss ‘em, too.

How’s the forecast look? There’s a bit of swell to open the waiting period but the wind is suspect. Fingers crossed things shape up for the back half of the waiting period.

And what of the world title race? Owen is right there in it, less than 2,000 points from that gold jersey. Filipe is further back, but still has hope. Let’s go, boys!