The Brazilian Filipe Toledo, known as Filipinho, won in the early hours of this Sunday (17), in Brasília time, the most traditional competition of the World Surf League (WSL).
In the final against the Australian Callum Robson, the surfer from Ubatuba, on the coast of São Paulo, was superior, closing with a score of 14.74 to 12.94 and confirmed the conquest of the popular bell-shaped trophy. This was the 11th victory of Filipinho’s career in 16 finals on the world circuit and will give the Brazilian the lead in the ranking of the season, in which he already had the vice championship in Peniche (Portugal), in the last stage.
The next phase will be held in Margaret River, which starts on the 24th, also in Australia. To win the title, in addition to beating his Australian rival in the decision, Filipinho overtook American John John Florence in the quarterfinals, two-time world champion and tormentor of the Brazilian in the 2019 Bells decision. . The score was 10.73 to 4.10.