[Ferreira, in Portuguese] After I became World Champion,
I had fulfilled my biggest dream.
That event changed my life.
[Hughes] Ítalo took out a big win in the World Title
back in 2019 at Pipe.
That was a huge moment.
[Turpel] Two consecutive completions with a big full round to finish.
[Blakey] He's come from nowhere a-and taken down
one of the multiple world champions.
This was my dream, you know? And it came all my life on this, you know.
Just to win trophy. [whimpers, sobbing]
[Hodge] Your 2019 WSL World Champion, Ítalo Ferreira.
Let him celebrate, you guys.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] I already achieved what I wanted
but now it's different.
A second World Title is an ambition.
- Let's go, damn it. - [trainer] Come on, damn it.
- What the hell, brother? [chuckles] - Everything good? Ready?
- Ítalo. Can I ask you something? - Of course.
Man, both of my sons are surfers.
If they knew I was here taking a photo with you...
[chuckles] That's great.
[Ferreira] What attracts me the most in competition is the trophy.
[trainer speaking Portuguese]
- Six. You've done it? Six. - [breathing sharply]
Six.
[in English] There's no doubt that Ítalo's extremely hungry
for that second World Title.
The ultimate test of character is to win and then try to win again.
[Fanning] If you don't win the World Title the following year or the year after that,
it's-- Almost feels like you failed.
[exhales sharply]
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] It's something that turns into an obsession in your life.
[Casteluber, in English] He'll be more intense than ever.
- [trainer, in Portuguese] Breathe in. - [groans]
[in English] He's saying, "I want more, I want more. I won't give up."
[both chuckling]
[in Portuguese] Extend your legs. Six. Lower it slowly.
[Ferreira] If I have the chance of being the world champion,
rest assured that I won't let that one go.
[Blakey, in English] Welcome back to the 59th edition
of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
[in Portuguese] I'm going to take these two.
I'm going to look at the sea.
[Blakey, in English] Great conditions,
and we're excited to get competition back underway.
[Turpel] It's been a slow start this year for Ítalo Ferreira.
He's still yet to make a final this season
and he needs a huge result to put himself in the title race.
- [in Portuguese] It's still very small? - Yes, it's still very small.
[Kennedy, in English] Ítalo's ranked ten going into Bells.
And there's no doubt whatsoever
that he would be incredibly dissatisfied with that number.
If you're not in the top five, you're not going to win a World Title.
I think you'll see his desperation and desire to win.
[in Portuguese] As soon as the high tide starts to come in,
it starts to get better.
[in English] My name is Marcos Casteluber.
I'm Ítalo's manager, coach, and everything that he needs.
This year he prepared so much.
But from Hawaii to here,
he struggled a little bit with his confidence.
- He demands a lot from himself. - [sniffs]
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] The beginning of my season hasn't been as I've expected.
It was something that left me frustrated.
But it's a very long journey until the end of the year
when the top five will qualify.
I am willing to push myself to my maximum limit
to be the champion again.
Fuck, check it out. Let's go surf.
[Blakey, in English] The crowd's starting to fill in here at Bells Beach.
[crowd cheering, applause]
[Ahrendt] Bells is a point break. It's more of a deepwater wave.
It's not a wave that's perfect all day.
You have to pick different maneuvers
to be able to surf it at its best.
And then adding a bit of flair when you get the opportunity,
you get high scores.
[Turpel] Coming up next,
Jack Robinson takes on Ítalo Ferreira here in the quarterfinals.
Jack has been brilliant in this contest.
He's made a huge statement,
and he's carrying Australia on his back in this one.
Ítalo looking for a second World Title this year.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] I think that the desire and the dream
to always be the best never ends.
I want to win more.
I want to show myself that I can repeat what I achieved.
[horn honking]
[Lovett, in English] Here we go. Ítalo.
[Turpel] Ítalo is just such a high-energy athlete.
[Ferreira, in English] Always try to do something, like, special in a heat.
Expect something crazy.
[Blakey] And here's Ítalo.
[Turpel] Taking a big risk.
Oof. [groans]
[crowd clamoring]
[Lovett] Big section in front of him.
[Turpel] Looks like he wants a piece of this thing.
[Lovett] Lines it up again. Look at this section here.
Through the lip. Smacks it.
Now one big close, that turn and finish. There it is.
- [crowd cheering] - [whistling]
Whoo!
[in Portuguese] Come on.
[Lovett] Ítalo. A 7.1. You are back into the lead.
So, fourth lead change in this heat with seven-and-a-half to go.
And it's still pretty close.
[Blakey] Look how close these guys are.
They are hitting each other with every paddle.
[Mel] Just being there in your grill, it'll frustrate Ítalo.
[Lovett] It looks like Ítalo is in the prime position to get it.
[Turpel] And now, with priority will take this wave off Robinson.
Ítalo very confident.
All set up work to set up the final move.
Stays on his feet. Solid performance for Ferreira.
- [crowd cheering] - [whistling]
[Lovett] Thirty seconds. This will be the last roll of the dice.
He's looking at this one.
Is he going? He's paddling. Here we go.
Jack Robinson. Big section.
Up the bottom. Straight up the big open-face carve.
Extends it out straight up vertically. Snaps it.
Five, four, three, two, one.
[horn honking]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] So, the judges looking at both...
[Lovett] Whoa. What an exchange.
Very last wave might decide this quarterfinal.
So we got two scores to lock in.
We got Ítalo's score. We got Jack's score.
[in Portuguese] For sure.
You did really well on the second wave.
[fan, in English] Nice job.
Okay. This is-- This is game time.
The main thing is good speed, big, clean turns.
Okay. Make some big decisions here.
[Lovett] There's a lot to consider here for the judges.
- [applause] - Whoo. Thank you, brother.
[Lovett] Haven't got either score yet.
[attendee speaking Portuguese]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] We're getting pretty close.
Last of black Ítalo, a 6.7.
Now, okay-- Last of red Jack Robbo, a 7.0.
Jack Robbo wins.
[Turpel] Ítalo now out of the contest. An extremely close decision.
[in Portuguese] Go fuck yourself!
Honestly, brother.
These judges are assholes.
[exhales deeply] Whoo!
[in English] Tell me why the score was better that wave.
- Well, we can watch the exchange... - Yeah.
...but I don't know if it's a big m-media show.
If you wanna... [stammers] ...deal with this,
we can deal with it, but we're not having a--
- It's always the same thing, you know. - No, it's not.
[Ferreira] It's always the same.
[Ahrendt] It's not always the same thing, Ítalo.
It's-- It's a surfing competition,
- and we're comparing waves. - I know, I know. Yeah.
How is he better? How? He just turn low.
He just turn low and then low again. How?
- Yeah, well, it's comparison to yours. - It's this! You know.
It's this, Australian. Come on.
- [Ahrendt] Come on, mate. - [speaks Portuguese]
Hey, who are you? You're not meant to be talking to me.
- His coach. - Well, you go outside then.
- I'm his coach. - Yeah, well--
- Hey, bring Ítalo, and we discuss it. - Every time it's the same thing.
What do you mean? He's world champion, won lots of events.
- How can it be all the time? - How?
Bring him here, and we talk about it. Otherwise, go.
[Ahrendt] I understand that people are upset and angry
and wanna vent to show that they weren't happy with the result.
But you can't do that because whoever gets upset or angry or whatever,
that can't factor into our decision-making.
[Casteluber] The judges, they are used to watch Ítalo surf in one way.
But when the type of wave is bad, he cannot do a huge air.
He cannot do a huge turn.
They are comparing Ítalo to Ítalo.
They are not comparing Ítalo to the other competitors.
[announcer speaks indistinctly]
[Ahrendt] Our job is to compare the waves that are being surfed in that moment.
We're not judging performances they've done in the past.
Ítalo believed he'd done enough, but it was a super close heat.
Big portion of every heat is within a point.
[Kennedy] One of the things that can happen in individual sports
is that competitors start to feel like they're being
benchmarked against themselves.
I think he's got the right to be upset, but I think the way he expresses it
is not necessarily good for his career.
Judges have the right to say what is good and bad surfing.
Which is a powerful position to be in.
[exhales sharply]
[Casteluber, in Portuguese] Oh, I didn't know you were dressed already.
Lunch is ready soon.
[in English] That moment in Bells was pretty bad for Ítalo.
Ítalo needs to understand it's totally bullshit.
I don't need to go upstairs again, because it won't change nothing.
I have to change myself and to adapt.
He puts so much pressure on him.
And not winning a contest makes more pressure.
[producer] Are you worried?
Oh, yeah. A lot.
[Casteluber] His biggest rival is his mind,
so that's why he gets sometimes frustrated.
[Fanning] It's a dangerous, dangerous place if you get stuck in
that thought process of, "Oh, the judges hate me."
Because even before you paddle out,
you're trying to prove something to someone else
when all you're meant to do is just go out and surf.
[Casteluber] When we're fighting with the heart, emotions goes up.
So I think hitting the locker, breaking boards
is something that nobody needs to do it.
This is not a good example, but sometimes you need a shake.
You know, like, "Hey, you need to-- to focus on the-- on the-- the surfing."
[chattering, laughing]
- How's it going, man? - What's up, brother?
- You good? [chuckles] - Yay! Whoo. [chuckles]
- [chuckles] - Congrats, man.
- Thank you. Thank you. - Welcome to Encinitas, man.
- Hi. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. [chuckles]
[Ferreira] Hey. How's it going?
[Casteluber, in Portuguese] Ítalo, let's take a photo here.
[Ítalo speaks Portuguese]
- [attendee 1, in English] Yeah. - [attendee 2] Thank you. I got it.
Whoo.
[speaker] This is a documentary film. You're gonna learn something.
You're gonna get excited to surf.
If you're like me, you're gonna wanna surf like Ítalo,
and live like Ítalo.
He's a pretty cool dude.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] Who would've ever guessed that a true champion
would ever come from the Northern Brazilian coast.
A first class surfer.
When I look back,
it makes my heart full.
[crowd cheering]
It was a Championship that felt natural.
I was happy and it just flowed...
without pressure to win.
It's like I have to go back in time to find
that 2019 Ítalo Ferreira.
[in English] This is going to my grandmother. [sobs]
She once told me to do it. [sobs] So I did.
[cheering, applause]
[in Portuguese] Fuck, that gave me goose bumps.
[attendee 3, in English] Whoo! Ítalo!
Thanks. That was good.
- Thank you, man. Yeah, thanks. [squeals] - Good luck, buddy.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] I had the opportunity of being the world champion.
But when you reach those goals,
any other results leave you unsatisfied.
Now I am fighting to stay at the top.
[Blakey] The race for the WSL final five rolls on into stop number nine here.
The Corona Open J-Bay.
[crowd cheering]
[Mel] Waves are going up. Literally, wave after wave.
Everything in there. Barrels.
I mean, you couldn't ask for anything more here.
[Blakey] Plenty of swell out there this morning.
Wow, that surf was even bigger than that last one.
I first went, "Oh, my God. Look at this wave.
- Holy shit." - [chuckles]
You're allowed to have that moment in J-Bay.
[Blakey] Filipe Toledo who is sitting on top of the World Tour rankings
looks so comfortable in that yellow jersey.
- [cheering] - [applause]
[screaming]
[Blakey] Griffin Colapinto, a two-time event winner this year,
is super focused on that final five.
[Blakey] We got two more excellent surfers.
2019 world champ,
Ítalo Ferreira taking on the veteran Nat Young, who is ever dangerous.
[Turpel] Ítalo has been vocal this year
about not really being happy with his scores.
Especially since he hasn't really been on the podium.
[Blakey] Here goes Ítalo.
[Blakey] Unbelievable backhand snap.
I think one of the most high-risk turns that we've seen.
[screams]
[Blakey] Tucked into the tube. Will he come through this one?
- And he reappears. Hangs on to it. - [Mel] Oh. Crazy.
- [Blakey] On his way to a monster score. - [Mel] Crazy, crazy.
- [Blakey] Awesome surfing. - [cheering, whistling]
[screams]
[Blakey] Ítalo's score starting to roll through now.
9.17 is the number.
- [groans] Nine points. - [in Portuguese] Yeah.
[Mel, in English] That performance right there was as good as it gets.
- [laughs] - [cheers]
[Blakey] And it just feels like, Pete,
his motivation is really starting to lift now.
Heyo, nil, nil, nil, nil! [chuckles]
[Casteluber] Today he started having fun.
[Casteluber] Whoo-hoo!
He was, like, getting more resolute.
It's good 'cause he can see and he can remember how strong he is.
[speaks Portuguese, chuckles]
[chattering in Portuguese]
[Ferreira] I have to be happy, because I managed to perform.
Things happened naturally.
- [shrieks] - [chuckles]
[Casteluber, in English] When he's feeling happy, he will win against anyone.
He just proved that.
He would love to finish the finals or semifinals.
So, you can guarantee more points for the WSL final five.
This is a chance to get a good result and fix my name on the finals.
And I'm super confident and ready for that challenge.
[Hodge] Ítalo hasn't won events,
but he's been consistent making quarters, making semis.
Without a doubt, he's got a shot at making the final five.
[Blakey] Good morning, once again, from the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
We are here for the Corona Open J-Bay.
Loads at stake for the women looking for a spot in the final five.
[Lovett] Carissa Moore,
dominant this year in terms of points, hammers the lip.
[Turpel] She's already officially in the final five.
[laughing]
Good job, Sis. Oh, my God. What a crazy heat.
[Blakey] Super impressive stuff from Johanne Defay.
[Hodge] So beautiful to see her cut through this wave
like a hot knife through butter.
You've clinched your spot into the Rip Curl WSL Finals...
- Oh, my gosh. No way. - ...in September at Lower Trestles.
- [chuckles] Oh, my God. - [chuckling]
I didn't know it. It's pretty cool. [chuckles]
[Mel] Two spots are basically clinched for the women already.
So really, there's only three spots left.
[Enever] These women's rankings can move around so, so quickly.
[Blakey] Tatiana, she is charging up the leaderboard,
moving into third position.
[Turpel] Fourth and fifth in the world, Steph Gilmore and Brisa Hennessy.
[Enever] Oh, yeah, baby. It's getting very exciting.
I'm gonna be on the edge of my seat
to see who can get their spots in the final five.
- [sighs, moans] Yes. Thank you so-- - It was so hard, but you did so good.
[Blakey] On the men's side, have a look at this matchup.
Ítalo up against Kanoa Igarashi.
Kanoa is knocking on the door of that top five.
[Turpel] Such an important heat to qualify for the final five.
- [speaks indistinctly] - You got it.
No free moments for him, all right?
- Yeah. - He competes best
- when it's free moments, you know? - Yeah.
Stay on him. Be on it, yeah? No free moments.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] Kanoa is doing very well, very strong.
He can do anything in any wave condition.
But I can't let any opponent be comfortable
when they get in the water with me.
Not at any moment.
[Igarashi, in English] Curious to see where Ítalo is at the end of every event.
I'm sure our goals are the same, which is get into the top five.
You know, I wanna beat him.
[Blakey] Feels like Ítalo's warming towards a run at a second World Title.
Quarterfinal number two getting underway with Kanoa Igarashi.
[Mel] Oh, beautiful arc there, and then again using the layback.
This is a-- a great wave.
[cheering]
[Mel] He gets on the inside as this one loads up.
Another beautiful layback snap.
- [Blakey] Really clean surfing. - [crowd cheering]
There it is. 7.1.
And that's gonna put him in a strong position.
[Blakey] Here goes Ítalo.
[grunts] A little wobble there, but he's gonna hang onto it.
Drives up into the lip.
[Mel] Oh, geez.
[Blakey] Big mistake there, falling out the lip.
- [shouts] - [spectator exclaims]
[in Portuguese] Oh, Jesus, my Lord.
[security guard 1, in English] Yeah, all right. Ítalo limping up the beach.
Definitely in pain. He's actually, uh,
holding his hip and his back.
Yeah. It's not looking good, actually.
[Blakey] This could really hurt his chances
of getting back up towards the final five.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] Fuck.
[in English] Make space, please. Make space.
[chattering]
Make space, please!
- Is it, uh, sharp pain? [indistinct] - It's, like, pain, like-- [sighs]
- [Ferreira groaning] - Okay.
Pinch your bum quite hard. Your buttock.
[Ferreira groaning, wincing]
- [grunts] - All right. This is gonna help, hey.
[Casteluber, in Portuguese] He said the medication is already working
because your vital signs and heart are going down, okay?
Would you like some water, anything?
No?
- You fucking rock. - [Ferreira sobs]
[kisses]
[Ferreira groans]
[in English] Today, I wanna do everything I can.
MOR, X-ray,
- whatever we can do... - Ja, ja.
...because we are near by the-- the qualification for the top five.
[stutters] I don't want him to aggravate, to go into trouble, you know?
- Like, getting it even worse. - No, no, no.
- Prefer for him to surf for next year... - Ja.
[stammers] ...if it's something, like, really bad.
- [Casteluber] Okay. - We need to get him to Port Elizabeth,
where they got the CT scan, the MRI...
[stammers] ...and I will arrange that he goes straight into the tunnel.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] It was a very strong pain, that I've never had before.
So, you always think about the worst.
In the end I am having to pay the price
because I always push myself to the maximum limit.
[in Portuguese] He fell off on the second wave, I think,
and he injured his back.
I think it got more swollen and painful because he couldn't move.
[Casteluber] I'm trying now to get him all possible tests
so we can have a diagnosis.
Now it's in God's hands.
[Kennedy, in English] The timing of Ítalo's injury couldn't be any worse.
At the moment, he's in the top five, but that can still change.
Ítalo needs to get more points to make the finals.
If he doesn't go to Tahiti, he doesn't make the top five.
[King] Have you been out on the boat yet?
Hey, wait till you see how humbling that is, like...
[safety personnel] It's really sketchy.
I mean, sketchy how? Like--
You-- Like, yeah, if you take the wrong one,
you're going straight into a huge closeout.
- Sick. - [safety personnel] Go and check.
- It might be working. It's clean. - Okay, we're gonna check it.
- We'll see you in a bit. - [radio chatter]
It is one of the more intimidating waves I've ever surfed just because it is--
[stammers] It's a big barreling wave on shallow reef,
and it has so much power, and there's a lot of consequence.
To be completely honest, there is some nerves in there.
- [spectator] Oh, my God. - [crowd cheering, whistling]
I can describe my wipeouts at Teahupo'o.
It's putting yourself in a washing machine
and turn yourself on heavy duty spin
and just imagine how fast you'd flip around in that thing.
[spectator yelling]
You're in a boat.
You've got boats all around you going nuts.
You've got a wave that's 20 meters away from you.
It's like the ocean's just folding onto this reef.
Surfers that are hanging on for dear life. There is not a show like it.
This is a forecast of a storm that is forming.
Some locals already tell us this could be in the 10 foot range.
[Hodge] So the women are back competing in Tahiti.
First time in 16 years that we're seeing the women have a go.
I think a lot of the field will be feeling very nervous.
It's a wave that you have to have a healthy amount of respect for.
- Go ahead. - [Moore] The wave is obviously
really powerful and, like, critical
and there's a lot of consequence.
Like, what's the rules danger-wise and stuff,
like, being safe?
[Ahrendt] The time frame of getting picked up can be a couple seconds.
Pull your hand up 'cause the grabber's gonna swing past,
- whip the surfer underneath... - Yeah.
...and kinda lay over the top of you to secure you on the back of the sled.
That's why you need to be ready.
Somewhere like Tahiti,
it's about commitment and charging and just putting yourself
in the most dangerous and scary position inside of a barrel.
[Gilmore] If you're willing to push yourself over the ledge,
and you're willing to, like, take those hard slams
and maybe get the barrel of your life,
like, then you'll probably get that result that you want, and--
and be sitting there in the final five at Trestles.
So there's a lot on the line, and usually when there's more on the line,
then you're willing to-- to send it a little harder.
- [in Portuguese] Fuck, there it's heavy. - [chuckles]
[Ferreira] 2019.
I think it was one of the highest seas I have ever surfed in.
I think it was 8 to 10 feet.
Yeah, it was quite big.
I was scared. [laughs]
But you get scared when it's too big. It's dangerous.
[sucks teeth] I can't move my arm.
[Casteluber, in English] Going to Tahiti, I was kind of worried
because injuries in the back have to heal.
You have to stop surfing.
But he needs to compete to keep in that final five
- and qualify for the finals. - [speaking Portuguese]
When he has something in mind, he just goes for it.
- He doesn't care about the pain. - [speaking Portuguese]
[in Portuguese] Holy Mary, Holy Jesus.
What's up, boss?
When you arrived in Tahiti, uh,
you were feeling pretty good,
but still had some low back stuff going on?
Yeah. My doctor says I have, like, three more weeks, like, feel this pain,
but try to ignore that thing, you know.
- Like, not thinking about it... - Mm-hmm.
...and then just surf. But after surf-- After a session,
- I feel like so painful here. - Yeah.
[Eastwood] Yeah, so it's still... [speaking indistinctly]
[Ferreira in Portuguese] When I have an injury, I try to ignore the pain.
I try not to think about what could jeopardize me.
Yes, I demand a lot from myself.
This makes me have discipline.
In these moments, I end up overcoming myself.
Regardless of the situation, I still have strength to continue.
[Turpel, in English] The engines are fired up here at the end of the road
for the Outerknown Tahiti Pro.
[crowd cheering] Oh, my God.
[Mel] Let's take a look at our current WSL final five situation.
Filipe Toledo, Jack Robinson already have clinched their spots
in the final five, but Ítalo Ferreira in the hunt.
[Turpel] Coming up next, Ítalo Ferreira is trying to avoid elimination.
[Mel] Ítalo Ferreira will really have to push
since his return from that injury, so we'll see how that plays out.
[Blakey] Well, this is such a big moment for him.
It's a tricky injury, from all reports, to recover from.
You know, it's amazing that he's back here, competing.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] I always have to be surfing on the highest level
regardless if I'm injured or not.
Because the guy who is competing against me won't feel sorry for me.
So I can't show myself as weak.
[crowd cheering]
[Mel, in English] And it looks like another big set.
We are starting to see some action.
Will he take it?
Here he goes. He's got to his feet.
[crowd cheering]
[Mel] Ítalo Ferreira just does it again.
[Turpel] Oh, he's gonna be happy with that.
That's exactly what he was hoping for, to take the lead.
Just starting to wonder where Jadson might be.
- Jadson Andre... - [Mel] He's in there.
- ...getting the exit. - [Mel] Wow.
[crowd cheering, yelling]
Ítalo Ferreira is up and riding yet again.
[Turpel] And right into another big pit.
Standing straight up is the 2019 world champ.
Jadson's last wave an eight-point ride.
Ítalo also getting an eight-point ride as well,
so it's making this heat incredibly close.
Ítalo is still leading this one.
Here we go now. Jadson Andre with the answer.
Looking for something gigantic here
- as we look at Jadson on a big section... - [Mel] Wow.
[Turpel] ...pulling in deep.
Comes out.
- [crowd cheering, shouting] - [spectator] Oh, my God.
[Turpel] Big numbers for Jadson Andre. It's a 9.
- [Mel] Yeah. It's a 9. - [Enever] Wow.
- [Mel] Now what do you do? - [Turpel] A lot of them--
[Mel stammers] Reality sets in that Ítalo's, like,
on the chopping block if he doesn't win this heat.
[Turpel] He wants to answer back, but the waves have been going flat.
Down to a minute, 20 to go,
Ítalo Ferreira, trying to avoid elimination.
[announcer] Five, four, three, two, one.
[Turpel] We will run out of time for Ítalo Ferreira.
[horn honking]
[reporter] Ítalo, can we get an interview?
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] Of course people expect me to win,
after everything that happened.
There is a demand, there is that pressure.
But the numbers in the end, that's what matters.
You getting points to qualify.
I need a miracle to be in the final.
[Turpel, in English] The action continues...
[screaming, cheering]
...as we've reached the finals for the men and women.
The top five picture.
On the women's side, Tyler Wright, eliminated.
Her season is over.
I'm done for the season, which is-- Yeah. Can't do much about that.
[Turpel] Tatiana Weston-Webb, clinching a spot in the WSL final five.
[Weston-Webb] I'm really excited to qualify for the final five.
We're at Teahupo'o, and it's beautiful, and women are back,
and it's-- it's a great-- it's a great time.
[Turpel] Stephanie Gilmore, a seven-time world champ,
has clinched her spot for the finals,
looking for an eighth World Title this year.
I'm really excited to get to the Lowers
because I also just had a shocker there last year,
so I've wanted another crack at it.
I wanna be able to see if I can just make at least one heat, and--
and of course I'd love to go all the way to the final
and have a chance against Carissa.
[Turpel] And on the men's side, we introduce a very important heat.
Talk about pressure.
If Griffin loses this heat, Ítalo will be officially confirmed
in clinching fourth spot in the WSL final five.
I-- I'd like to see 'em both in there 'cause I think they'd both be a--
be a challenge for the-- the title at-- at Lowers, but, um,
we'll see what happens.
[stammers] It's a heavy situation, man. [stammers] It's heavy.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] This looked like the end of my journey after a tough year.
When I lost the heat to Jadson, I left it in God's hands.
[Mel, in English] Griffin Colapinto. Could this be a buzzer-beater?
Wow. All he needed was a 5.94. It's up to the judges.
[announcer] Last of red is a 5.63.
[Mel] Ooh. Oh, no. Not enough.
[crowd cheering]
Ítalo Ferreira has clinched his spot in the final five,
and we will see him at the Rip Curl WSL Finals.
[all laughing]
- Fuck, that was crazy, huh? The last wave. - [Moniz] That was so crazy.
That last wave, it was, like, more than perfect.
[Moniz] Yeah, definitely.
- Only two are perfect. - [Ferreira] Yeah. Got it.
[Griffin's friend] But hey, hold on. I think it sucks Griffin didn't make it,
but congratulations, Ítalo.
[Ferreira] Oh, thank you.
Gotta congratulate you, man.
- Good job. - Thanks. Crazy year.
Yeah, it's been a crazy year.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] Thank God I will have the chance
to compete in the final against the five top surfers of the year
and have the chance to win a World Title.
[Kennedy, in English] Ítalo hasn't had the best year,
despite the fact he's made the top five.
He scraped in.
He's had some injury problems and his form isn't at its best,
but it's Ítalo Ferreira at Trestles.
And maybe he's saving his best for last.
[Ferreira, in Portuguese] When I get to the finals...
I can show who I really am.
[Turpel] You're watching the biggest day in pro surfing.
The stage is set for the Rip Curl WSL Finals.
[crowd cheering]
[Ferreira] I dedicated my life to win titles.
[Turpel] Ítalo spring-loaded, full-rotation punt.
- [crowd cheers] - [Turpel] Nails it.
[Weston-Webb] It only takes a few really great heats to win
so it feels very achievable.
[Moore] I just wanna go out and perform my very best.
[Gilmore] I'm starting from the bottom, so it's not gonna be easy.
I know it's my destiny, you know, to win the World Title.
[Robinson] It's the ultimate goal at the end of the year to get to.
[crowd cheering]
[Toledo] In the finals last year, I gave my heart, but I finished second.
[crowd gasps]
[Toledo] All that matters for me, it's winning the World Title.