Surfing: Luana Silva wins, Ítalo Ferreira and Miguel Pupo fall in Cloud 9

At the turn of Saturday (31st) to Sunday (1st) in Brazil, late morning and early afternoon today in the Philippines, the disputes in the Cloud 9 stage of the World Surfing League (WSL) heated up.

At the end of the second day of competitions, the Brazilians who still dream of the world title, with just one more stage to go, had mixed results.

Earlier, in the women's group, Luana Silva defeated Hawaiian Bettylou Sakura Johnson by a score of 10.63 to 9.66 and advanced to the quarterfinals. She will face another Hawaiian, Carissa Moore, in the quarterfinals.

Luana is currently seventh in the ranking and has a remote chance of becoming world champion. Six athletes and 10,370 points (the title of a stage yields 10,000 points to the champion) separate her from the lead, currently held by Australian Molly Picklum.

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In the men's group, six athletes still have a mathematical chance of becoming world champions, four of them Brazilians. However, two of them said goodbye to the Philippine stage this Sunday.

Ítalo Ferreira, current number 2 in the ranking, fell to Hawaiian Seth Moniz by 14.43 to 13.67, in the round of 16. At the same stage, Miguel Pupo, who occupies fifth place in the title race, lost to Australian Jack Robinson by 11.90 to 6.10.

All they can do is root against their opponents and try to make up ground in the last stage of the year, in Pipeline, Hawaii, between December 8th and 20th.

The other two Brazilians who could still be world champions in 2026 are still alive in Cloud 9. The leader of the ranking and current title holder, Yago Dora, will face, still in the round of 16, the Japanese Connor O'Leary.

Also in the round of 16, Gabriel Medina, currently fourth, will face Australian Liam O'Brien.