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Finals Day Called ON at VIVO Rio Pro Presented by Corona

Finals Day Called ON at VIVO Rio Pro Presented by Corona

Date: 2023-07-01

The first heat of the day will feature event wildcard Samuel Pupo (BRA) up against Ryan Callinan (AUS). Pupo finished runner-up at this event last year and is well on his way to another Finals appearance today.

Men's Quarterfinal, Heat 3, will be a battle of two fellow Brazilians as injury replacement Jadson Andre and event standout Yago Dora compete for a spot in the Semifinals. Andre caused two big upsets yesterday, taking down defending event winner Filipe Toledo (BRA) and current World No. 1 Griffin Colapinto (US).

Current World No. 2 Tyler Wright (AUS) is close to her fifth Finals appearance of the season, but will first have to make it past Caroline Marks (USA) in the first heat of the women's Semifinals. Marks won the last event in El Salvador and is now hoping for back-to-back event wins.

Defending event winner and current World No. 1 Carissa Moore (HAW) will go into Finals day with plenty of confidence as she has clinched a spot in the WSL Final 5. Moore has already won three events this year and is now looking for her fourth. Championship Tour rookie Caitlin Simmers (USA) stands in her way and is hoping to cause a big upset in their Semifinal, Heat 2 matchup.