The Fiji Pro was an event on the WSL Championship Tour. The event was held at Namotu in Tavarua, Fiji, and ran from 1999 to 2008, and then was resurrected in 2012.[1] The competition was cancelled in 2018 due to lack of a sponsor.[2]

Fiji Pro
SportSurfing
CountryFiji
Most recent
champion(s)
Australia Matt Wilkinson (men)
United States Courtney Conlogue (women)
Most titlesUnited States Kelly Slater, 4 titles (men)
Australia Melanie Redman-Carr, Peru Sofía Mulánovich, Australia Sally Fitzgibbons 2 titles (women)
Official websiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Naming edit

Since the birth of this competition it had different names. From 2013 to 2016 it was sponsored by Volcom. In 2017 it was sponsored by Outerknown.[3]

Results edit

Men's edit

Men's
Year Winner Nation Score Runner-Up Nation Score
2017 Matt Wilkinson   Australia 16.60 Connor O'Leary   Australia 15.70
2016 Gabriel Medina (2)   Brazil 15.60 Matt Wilkinson   Australia 6.34
2015 Owen Wright   Australia 20.00 Julian Wilson   Australia 7.84
2014 Gabriel Medina   Brazil 18.40 Nat Young   United States 14.77
2013 Kelly Slater (4)   United States 19.80 Mick Fanning   Australia 15.87
2012 Kelly Slater (3)   United States 18.16 Gabriel Medina   Brazil 10.87
2008 Kelly Slater (2)   United States 19.27 C. J. Hobgood   United States 16.67
2006 Damien Hobgood (2)   United States 15.40 Shaun Cansdell   Australia 10.50
2005 Kelly Slater   United States 19.33 C. J. Hobgood   United States 15.16
2004 Damien Hobgood   United States 19.90 Andy Irons   Hawaii 18.96
2003 Andy Irons   Hawaii 19.00 Cory Lopez   United States 13.83
2002 Michael Lowe   Australia 25.70 Shea Lopez   United States 23.05
2000 Luke Egan   Australia 19.15 Ricardo Duarte   Brazil 18.00
1999 Mark Occhilupo   Australia 20.25 Victor Ribas   Brazil 17.80

Women's edit

Women's
Year Winner Nation Score Runner-Up Nation Score
2017 Courtney Conlogue   United States 8.74 Tatiana Weston-Webb   Brazil 5.53
2016 Johanne Defay   France 17.10 Carissa Moore   Hawaii 10.70
2015 Sally Fitzgibbons (2)   Australia 18.56 Bianca Buitendag   South Africa 14.40
2014 Sally Fitzgibbons   Australia 9.00 Stephanie Gilmore   Australia 8.73
2006 Melanie Redman-Carr (2)   Australia Layne Beachley   Australia
2005 Sofía Mulánovich (2)   Peru Layne Beachley   Australia
2004 Sofía Mulánovich   Peru Rochelle Ballard   Hawaii
2003 Keala Kennelly   Hawaii Heather Clark   South Africa
2002 Melanie Redman-Carr   Australia Heather Clark   South Africa
2001 Megan Abubo   Hawaii Melanie Redman-Carr   Australia

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Fiji Pro". Rad Season. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Kelly Slater Responds To An Upset Online Surf Community Regarding The 2018 Season". Stab Magazine. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 Outerknown Fiji Pro". Monster Energy. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

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