John John Florence vs Italo Ferreira | Lexus WSL Finals 2024 - Title Matches

[@tedstriker6743]

Drop this finals format! Someone could win every contest until finals and not be champ. Basically undermines every other contest. The right man one here!

[@richardkawelo4525]

WSL needs to return to the old format, where consistency throughout the season is rewarded.

[@capcapcuz5588]

It’d be cool to have a season champ and a shootout champ

[@joeboston1627]

never let wokeism run the game

[@TheSoleDweller]

That is what just happened, tbh.

[@capcapcuz5588]

@@TheSoleDweller haha yeah I suppose. Except a proper shootout on a decent wave.

[@boarderz8275]

Brace yourselves for the tears boys! Congrats JJF, 13,000 points ahead of Italo before the cut off. Well deserved. Please ditch this shitty system WSL.

[@TheDudeAbides024]

Would have been a crime if he didnt win. Such a stupid system....No one likes it except for the 2,3,4 and 5 seeds each year

[@kalihipalama1762]

I'm with you! Irrational!!!

[@sirij8784]

exactly its a horrible system. What if JJF got injured in heat 2? He'd lose the championship for the entire year? Horrible

[@wendymorgan6651]

Yeaaa

[@gnarlycharlie69]

no one talks about the 13k points difference 🫵👏👏

[@constantineandreu9377]

What a dumbazz format! You could win 10 contests during the season and lose the championship in the title matches......against a world ranked #5🤔

[@Bryan-jd7os]

Yeah, its absolutely ridiculous

[@erikhancock98569]

WSL's format makes zero sense!

[@chadwalkaden6375]

Agreed. Terrible format. Go back to finishing at Pipe.

[@danielfeelipe]

I'm Brazilian and I think John surfed better overall, specially in the second heat. But we can't deny that the judges inconsistency still blow my mind. If the first air from Italo in the first heat was in the mid 7 range, the second one should have been way above what it was. It was much higher, it had perfect landing, the rotation was perfect, and the difference was less 0.7 lol Same goes to John John first and second wave, even the commentator said he did pretty much the same thing of the first wave (I watch in the english broadcast) and there was almost 1.2 difference? I'm not here saying that Italo should have won, but it gets really hard to figure out how the judges judge with such a discrepancy in scores for such similar waves where you can se the difference and similarities of the maneuvers.

[@boarderz8275]

Italo literally wasted multiple sections on multiple waves racing down the line to perform the same move. JJF might of had similar waves but atleast he surfed those waves and didn't spend most of the time pumping to do the exact same thing. IMO 5 good turns should ALWAYS score higher than 1 good turn and an air.

[@msalvs]

Italo’s waves have little variation, he’s either pumping or doing that same air reverse. I think JJF’s first wave should have scored higher on variation, flow and style alone. And both Italo’s waves should have scored lower under the same criteria. The judges probably realised that much and made up for it in that final score. It wasn’t pretty but I think they got it right, which is what ultimately matters.

[@Unfluencer]

the brazos lack power in their surfing. way too flippy and soft. ugly to watch.

[@vitorjordam3363]

@@Unfluencer Ugly to watch are the aerialists from the rest of the world

[@danielfeelipe]

@@boarderz8275 alright, I respect your opinion and it's totally valid. As I said, the best surfer for me won, but the judgement was all but consistentent. If the judges will reward multiple maneuvers, give both of johns waves similar scores. But it does not make sense one to be so much higher than the other when the waves had almost nothing different from each other, not even size, to justfy a 1.2 points difference between his 2 waves.

[@sctim123]

What’s the point of tracking the points all year if it just comes down to one day at a chest high lowers? You can win in 8ft running barrels all year and then lose in 4 ft wedges.

[@KK-rv1kd]

No matter if you all think they robbed Italo the first heat.If Italo or anyone else beneath him with less of a season ending score wins JJF would’ve been robbed.The right man won the world title at the end of this ridiculous shit show.

[@Bryan-jd7os]

@@KK-rv1kd 100 percent

[@esdubya]

Amen to that!!!

[@eduardosampaio3547]

I am Brazilian and I feel the same. What a shitty format, and it doesn't matter if they change it to Fiji, it will still be a shitty format. Poor Carissa... she suffered the consequences.

[@Anaunaki]

WSL plays deaf when everyone says they hate new format … amazing pride.

[@jerrymarshall2095]

Arrogance ananuki plain and simple

[@Jojo-xx1en]

WSL is slacking on so many fronts, from the title format to even the post match interviews in the water. It's all bad, JJF and the competitors deserve better.

[@boddzillabodman2377]

Exactly what i thought! The post comp interviews were dopey. Got me thinking about all JJF has been through this year coming back from several injuries, becoming a father, competing in the olympics and competing on the CT all year to winning the world title! What an achievement

[@boarderz8275]

Congrats JJF! Proof that you don't need to attempt the same air every single wave you catch to win a world title. Italo attempting air reverses every single wave he caught was his downfall in these heats.

[@leticiaponte735]

wtf bro

[@pedrovassao2731]

but he’s been doing the same exact layback ever since he got into the tour lol

[@silva87324]

@@boarderz8275 if judges were to be constant, that would acctualy guarantee him he tittle.

[@796r]

@@boarderz8275 it’s literally all he do

[@andreleao1851]

Congrats Referees 🤮

[@dayne683]

WSL ---- SCRAP THIS SYSTEM

[@MrChofish]

Wirh all the perfect waves around the world , it's pretty sad to see the world title decided in this slop

[@AH-ov7hn]

It truly is. Pitiful.

[@falkofscrum]

@@MrChofish fortunately, the final next year will be in Fiji

[@johnbrown1851]

I'd sure like to surf that "slop" with only one other guy out there!!❤

[@jb-es5zj]

i reckon its a perfect wave for finals gives the surfers plenty of opportunity to do there thing not just take off and get barreld and thats it

[@jonathanfryer9497]

@@johnbrown1851 slop for the pros but that would be the best session of my life haha

[@633alexsandro]

Na primeira bateria os juízes super valorizaram as manobras do Florence, achei as ondas do Ítalo mais dificeis e na última onda surfada pelo John os juízes deram o que ele precisava para passar a frente. Na segunda bateria o John foi melhor, o que deixaria a competição empatade para uma terceira e decisiva. A WSl deveria colocar a finals para um país neutro no surf, achei que houve uma pontuação tendenciosa para os donos da casa. Mas o Ferreira foi guerreiro, veio de 3 duelos super difíceis, já tinha surfado umas no mínimo umas 25 ondas no dia. Valeu Ítalo por representar o Brasil e o RN.

[@Bryan-jd7os]

So you think Italos 7.33 for his first "reverse" was a good score? Should have been a low 5. He had to laydown in the foam to stand back up. Bottom line, everyone agrees this format sucks. John should have been crowned champ at Fiji

[@633alexsandro]

​@@Bryan-jd7osNa segunda bateria o Ítalo deu um areo surreal, com dois giros no ar e tirou 9 baixo, na outro onda o John surfou uma onda pra um 8, e teve juiz que deu 10, ele tirou 9,7. Também não houve critério. Na minha opinião o italo ganhou a primeira e o John a segunda, o que ocasionaria a terceira e decisiva.

[@pereztrlgt]

O grande problema é que em trestles os caras contam muito a variação de manobras, pelo julgamento os juízes queriam ver uma onda completa, e não uma onde de uma manobra como um aéreo. JJ apesar de não ter mandado um aéreo como do Italo, fez manobras sólidas em suas ondas e completou com rasgadas e batidas

[@pereztrlgt]

Se você reparar na primeira onda do Italo, ele faz o feijão com arroz e consegue uma nota 8,17

[@jonathanfryer9497]

@@633alexsandro Either way John John is sooo much better than Italo. So it worked out in the end

[@kalihipalama1762]

Win or not, John John Florence is the pride of Hawaii!!! Congrations to the top 5 surfers of 2024!!!

[@AH-ov7hn]

Yes. Interesting that it took hoales to bring surfing to the highest level. Without haoles, surfing would still be done on wooden planks with no fins.

[@sirij8784]

@@AH-ov7hn wtf hawaiians were surfing forever. The championship trophy is literally named after Duke Kahanamoku.

[@AH-ov7hn]

@@sirij8784 Yes, but without haoles, surfing would still be done on wooden planks. Haoles are the masters of excellence in every field.

[@sirij8784]

@@AH-ov7hn every field? I mean if were talking about lack of inner peace then you're right. Highest in mental health, depression, anxiety, etc. Its why so many haoles come to the islands. Its the only way for them to cope with the anxieties of life. Haoles are not even top in IQ, income...the list goes on. But we appreciate our haole women in the islands.

[@tapeworm6093]

Self made statistics make you look…

[@markkindermannart4028]

If JJF had lost, WSL would have been dead in the flat water. Congrats to the champ who earned it!!

[@locksmithdb5987]

I think John Florence has the best layback hack in the world. A very well deserved Championship!

[@SoulSoundEnergy]

JJF is the silent beast of surfing. He is such a amazing surfer and beautiful, humble human being. Congrats man for your 3rd world title, you so deserve it. 👌🔥🤙

[@maliadog]

Stoked for John John! Bummed for WSL and pro surfing after the horrific judging. Thank god the right guy won!!!! JJ deserved it.

[@thomasbonanno8350]

Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@bonniebob2802]

That turn JJF did was next level. Happy for John and good effort from Italo.

[@brad2064]

Huge respect to JJ for winning in waves that clearly favored Italo.

[@rhyeneugenio7155]

Respect to Italo! It’s Incredible how much stamina he has. Congratulations to JJF! Best surfer on the day by far.

[@surfininmy40s]

John is the only surfer who can out do an air with a lay back hack. Love his surfing ❤

[@shua9347]

Man, I love seeing the same airs over and over and over what quality surfing this is

[@hctnati]

How bad is the judging. How good was that layback. Hats off to Double J

[@raimundoharlansantos6273]

Por favor WSL,voltem com o formato antigo

[@alexcampos5293]

First of all, JJF was the best surfer in the competition and totally deserved the title, but the last wave was never a 8.33. Still, I'm glad judges gave him the title. This format is stupid

[@Bryan-jd7os]

I agree, but the 7.33 for Italos first shitty reverse was way too high!

[@falkofscrum]

FINALLY they're moving the finals away from Trestles. THANK F**KING GOD !!!

[@pegas2008atm]

I respect the result. But Ítalo have surfed incredibly well since the begging of the finals. He definitely won the first heat. The judges note to the last wave that JJ surfed in the first heat, in my opinion, were over rated. It changed completely the dynamic of the the second heat and the WSL finals. JJ is incredible, but I can’t see his winning in the first heat. All my respect and admiration to the Brazilian nuts!

[@henri1298]

nah, they underscored the shit out of JJF's first wave. John surfed more completely over the whole heat.

[@Bryan-jd7os]

​@henri1298 i agree, and that 7.33 for Italos first shitty reverse screwed up the scoring for the rest of the heat. 7.33 compared to Johns 7.17??? I think everyone agrees this format sucks

[@rogeroceano798]

The WSL is a circus, and I was a clown. Italo never lost the first heat. And the 9.7 shows the judges' bad intentions. The judge gave the wave a 10! In trestles, that wave is a 10? This destabilizes the competitor's psychology. JJ's surfing is awesome, he is not to blame for this situation... in the end, I think the culprit is the market that pressures the WSL to try to end the hegemony of Brazilians...

[@elexpresoestelar4322]

Italo won first heat, but JJF's hack was excellent for sure. Score: 1-1.

[@-ethernomics7509]

Exactly roger 👍

[@jonathanfryer9497]

Guess how many points JJF was ahead of Italo. The best man won on the day and for the year. Simple as

[@michelob.]

Congratulations Johnny Boy! 🏆 🏆🏆 A job well done World Champ!

[@fggfdfg3525]

Medina is Messi 11/12 of surf, please do not compare him to ANYONE EVER, he OWNS ALL SURF FUNDAMENTS AT A GOAT LEVEL.

[@falkofscrum]

@@fggfdfg3525 who does? Gabriel?

[@fggfdfg3525]

@@falkofscrum Yeah

[@jeffersonsmith6109]

So I'm supposed to believe JJF's second wave outscored his first wave? They had to boost the score on his inferior second wave to compensate for the relatively low score on his first wave. Poor judging. The right man won, so at least they got that right.

[@Bryan-jd7os]

@jeffersonsmith6109 and to compensate for giving Italo a 7.3 for an incomplete helicopter reverse! A 7.3 for that!? Everyone was shocked. WSL needs to go back to season point total wins the world title, enough of this absolute nonsense.

[@maliadog]

Italo was over scored all day. How in the hell can you cruise through a comp by doing the same air on non-set waves? I thought variety was part of the criteria. So glad the best surfer won.

[@Bryan-jd7os]

I agree 100 percent. Every air he did was a shitty reverse, he didnt even try a different one all day.

[@elexpresoestelar4322]

It's a High Performance wave and he does sick airs. The other airs sucked and cutbacks get kind of boring after a while. The only real turn was JJF's in last heat. Other than that, it was the Italo show.

[@deanjericevic8912]

Coruscating surfing John John, a pleasure to watch, a deserved win & showing much more variation on a wave than Italo in somewhat low-grade surf!

[@AndrewCooperr]

Hats off to Italo man he gave it everything he had today could tell he was cooked in those last two heats. Respect. Unbelievable surfing from JJF all year. Truly some of the best surfing I’ve ever seen. World champ X3!!!! 🚩🏆🏆🏆

[@k1ng5urfer]

Yeah, dude was on an absolute heater

[@lanty_Force]

Hahaha crytalo broke his board and your tiny heart

[@iseeyourschwarz8973]

Well played Italo, but glad John took it after winning the season. Hopefully he's smart and retires now to join the slab tour - just does a kelly and picks the eyes out of the fun events

[@Zachary_333]

That would be a smart move with the way the WSL is heading. 🎉

[@ControversialJay]

Congratulations John John! I gotta say though that Italo definitely got robbed in the first heat. He honestly put on one of the most incredible performances in surfing throughout the event so it was pretty unfair for him, but I'm glad that John won overall due to him being so many points ahead of Italo going into the finals. New format is dumb, everyone knows. Very well-deserved win for John John overall, so stoked he won!

[@Bryan-jd7os]

Well, the 7.33 for his first "air reverse" was absolutely ridiculous, you know it, i know it, everyone knows it. Bottom line is this format sucks. Well deserved for JJ.

[@imperadoraurelianus5325]

As duas notas do JJF na primeira bateria foram superestimadas. ​@@Bryan-jd7os

[@lanty_Force]

Want some cheese for that wine?

[@mattclem382]

Congrats John. Always beautiful to watch. so seamless between big maneuvers. Would have sucked if Italo had won it on 1.5 big airs.

[@mauroporto3738]

JJ deserved the world title, no doubt about it, but the judgement of the first heat was one of the biggest shames in WSL history. It´s simple to compare JJ first and second wave, and Italo first and second wave. I´m not talking about styles, I am not comparing one surfer to the other, I´m just comparing each surfer to himself. In what planet a judge could score JJ´s second wave 1 point above the first? In what planet a judge could score a perfect full rotation with a perfect landing just 0,67 above an almost miss????

[@lanty_Force]

Send an email 😂

[@tylermuehlhauser7818]

Power surfing never goes out of style!

[@bbchester6]

The discrepancy in power is really obvious between these two guys. The best surfer won today.

[@arottie4097]

W0W! Congrats to J.J. & his family! So the burning question is, will/can the W.S.L, go back to the old format? I mean just listen to its loyal fan base & really make a change!

[@ambientexpanse]

Uh, it's spelled congratulations, lol

[@JMH33SD]

The Best Surfer in 2024 on the WSL Tour won the championship!

[@erikhancock98569]

Italo was just hucking sloppy carcass against JJ's smooth powerful surfing. No contest at all!!

[@k1ng5urfer]

Great match. Italo really sent it, but glad to see JJF get the completely deserved title after his fantastic year.

[@LumiRapper]

John reaches Curren, Irons, Medina, Fanning, the legends club, better late than never

[@eduardosampaio3547]

I think both JJF and Medina will try to get the fourth title to stay ahead of the pack.

[@ufapmc]

@@eduardosampaio3547 really want a year of medina x florence. with fiji in the finals that could be cool... but yeah wish that was pipe in the end. medina x wilson was so epic back in 2014... wish we could see a florence x medina on pipe final

[@brandonfbomb_2327]

Is JJF's 3× spread out over the most seasons, besides Kelly of course? To me it shows how dominant he is when he's healthy. Injuries robbed his legacy...

[@AndrewCooperr]

Yeah he’d have 5 world titles right now if he hadn’t gotten hurt those 2 years he was way ahead in points both years

[@chrisrobinson6975]

His surfing we see everyday is his legacy. Don’t think he was ever robbed of anything. Just part of his journey as the best surfer living today

[@AndrewCooperr]

@@chrisrobinson6975 agreed. Everything happens for a reason!

[@olivierb9716]

to be fair, medina can give jjf a fight for the crown when they are at the top form

[@alanrodrigues9615]

First 2 jjf world titles should have gone to medina

[@antonellaboscaro9169]

John John Congratulations on your victory and your baby 😘🥰

[@parkcityguide5207]

SURFING vs. Flapping ⚡️👌

[@neptunesgold1216]

Italos surfing gives me a headache.😂

[@msalvs]

Kudos to Italo to make it to the final round with such little variation, I guess. In my opinion it’s a misconception because at a wave like Trestles you have to link big manoeuvres on the initial sections but still surf down the line. It blows my mind that judges are giving away 7s and 8s for single moves on a peeling pointbreak. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter, because no one in their perfect mind can deny that the best surfer won.

[@boarderz8275]

Was hilarious when he did that big backhand snap only to spend the rest of the wave racing down the line to do an air reverse and didn't land it. Could've gotten a great score if he didn't try doing the usual lame ass air reverse every wave.

[@fuastn]

Yes his airs were nuts the earlier one was a fall with a miraculous recover, But he wasn't surfing the wave in the first heat is what I noticed.

[@hensleylopez236]

Go john

[@eduardosampaio3547]

Mate, please watch all of the heats again. Italo did everything, from catching lefts and rights, frontside and backside airs, carves, floaters, blow-tails. The guy caught almost 40 waves in the event. Catching a long peeling wave and NOT RISKING should not allow a surfer to get big scores no matter what - like what Griffing was doing. If you do an air that only a handful of other surfers can do you should score high. Yes, the best surfer won for sure and I was rooting for JJF even being Brazilian because this format sucks and the winner should be the most consistent throughout the year.

[@lanty_Force]

​@@eduardosampaio3547 lol 😂 the usual crytalo broken heart, too much wasted wall for the same shitty half air, I get it you can't even cut back , but let's be real italo is not Adriano do zousa, italo is not Gabriel Medina 😂

[@Cesar-cf1fk]

8.33 foi pesado, rapaz a segunda bateria não tem como negar que JJ venceu mas a primeira foi do Italo, garfaram pesado!

[@mark2talk2u]

@@Cesar-cf1fk Tend to agree with you . I’m having trouble understanding WSL scoring and consistency. For Italo’s waves, what should be the max score for a single, huge air?

[@surf..77]

jjf o surfista mais ajudado da historia 😂😂😂 sempre roubam 1,5 acima pra ele.world shame league

[@CoordenacaoArtesVisuaisICSEZ]

GARFARAM TOTAL, mano. Detalhe: a 1a onda do Florence (7.17!) foi claramente MELHOR que a que deram o 8.33...total falta de critério, pra dizer o mínimo. respeito total pelo John, mas fica claro que a WSL não deixou mesmo que Italo (ou mais um brazuca) levasse mais um caneco, e em pleno EUA. VERGONHA.

[@TheThiagoAngelis]

Eu não achei garfado, o 7.33 do italo ficou muito alto também. Faltaram manobras para completar a linha as 2 ondas do italo foram 1 aéreo isolado. Os aéreos do jjf foram piores mas ele teve mais variação e fluidez, achei q ficou justo.

[@hiimdex5562]

That layback 🔥🔥👀👀

[@bradrielly7031]

Italo ass wiggled into one maneuver waves. The moves are impressive but hard to watch. JJF varied his maneuvers, did airs and great power turns with style. To me JJF definitely deserves the win. On another note wsl needs to dump this format and go back to pipe for the final event. I'd also like to see everyone surfing trestles not just 5.

[@k1ng5urfer]

Yeah i actually like trestles as an event spot, its a nice counterpoint to the big heavy barrels and allows you to really show your open face technique which i really enjoy watching. It just doesn't really work for me as the final.

[@jimmyb425]

Congratulations JF well deserved title for a great season and career of surfing. Still remember that O'Neill game where Jon Jon was the grom against Kelly and occy . Amazing to see how far he's progressed, inspiring all today's groms as a great role model 🤙.

[@Christ_Our_Life]

That was insane!!! 😮 Congrats to all the surfers, the level is through the roof. The waves were epic! That girl is on fire and JJ surfs every event like it is his backyard. That lay back by JJ was mental and I agree with Simmers it is hard to describe how well she surfed this year. Congrats to the GOAT and God bless you Kelly! 🤙🤙 See you all at Pipe! 🙌 Thanks WSL and the team! And thanks WSL for bringing Cloudbreak back but don’t forget about J-Bay. 😃

[@ab-nz2mm]

still cant believe the judges gave italo such a high score for a fall.

[@bikefax8177]

He the most exciting to watch. Plus he surfed 4 matches all in a couple hours then he has to surf the final all drained

[@Bryan-jd7os]

Yeah, that 7.33 was absolutely ridiculous for a "laydown in the foam".

[@ab-nz2mm]

@@bikefax8177 yes it was fun to watch, but I’m glad he didn’t win. John showed a complete package of surfing to win. Italo was too simple.

[@gcoinhistorian]

Explain how Italo's 2nd wave was a 7.33 and JJF's was a 7.17? I know John John won, but he had to surf three times better than Italo to win. So tired of the Brazilian owned WSL bias.

[@catchwoarms]

WSL is sponsored by FLORENCE of course he's won

[@Bryan-jd7os]

That 7.33 was absolutely ridiculous and screwed the scoring for the rest of the heat. JJ earned this title hands down without a doubt.

[@gcoinhistorian]

@catchwoarms The WSL is mostly Brazilian owned, and that's why there are so many Brazilian surfers and judges.

[@genevanarsdale9067]

Keiiy did same thing. That Italo did on a wave. In a heat. They called it a fail

[@k1ng5urfer]

I remember that. He got basically no score for it even though the crowd absolutely lost their minds and lost the heat i think, now they've 180d apparently

[@EmpoweredPPBUK]

Congratulations John JF, well earned and deserved🤙

[@erik4775]

Well deserved John! 3X CHAMPION!

[@grantkeating3937]

You’re the man, John! Way to bring it home for your family, fans, and community. We love you!!

[@beachchickensmedia]

jjf's first wave 🤯🤯🤯. perfection

[@bamen961]

John and Caity deserve to be surfing comp world champions. Flowing style is rewarded. If the WLS finals was held in Brazil or Australia.... would the US crowd boo the judges scores? Italo deserves an athletic gold medal for his marathon 5 heat performance. wow, take a bow, all great surfers.

[@GutoFontana]

JJF well deserved

[@thiagosoares1721]

Italo win heat 1 JJF win heat 2

[@mikegalaxie2352]

Nah mate he won both heats, and is the undisputed best surfer in the world by quite a stretch

[@AsherEastwood]

Nah John won both heats

[@Unfluencer]

italo still surfs like a junior, or a very little man. is he even 5 ft tall?

[@czarnpg]

Wsl push JJ. No way italo could win.

[@vitorjordam3363]

@@mikegalaxie2352 Only when Filipe and Medina stop

[@shunzenjc5253]

Amazing final!

[@marciuslopes3067]

Sou brasileiro e venceu o melhor. Parabéns JJ.

[@AH-ov7hn]

Good man. It's refreshing to see a Brazilian who isn't crying.

[@rodeo241]

JJF the one and only stopper of the brazilians

[@NilsonVersace]

Unbelievable how the first heat was given victory to John John, he clearly didn't deserve to win this one, Italo was harmed

[@louiskuamoo]

Clean surfing by JJF! Italo gave you a run for the money! Both deserved to win but, there can be only one! Aloha

[@crisaocasa]

SICK JUDGES

[@kenjoseph-bw5bo]

JJF. Legendary performance for the glory.

[@wokesurfleague747]

These two heats featured SURFING vs SKATING

[@k1ng5urfer]

i mean it still surfing, just not the classic surfing we know and love. It doesn't do it for me, but for alot of the younger crowd they want to see the crazy skatey stuff where i wanna see real flow and power. But that doesn't mean it aint surfing, its just a newer younger style.

[@bradnelson4778]

JJF is the only surfer that can do it in 1 foot to 50 foot waves - no one else comes close. This just proves the small end - at the big end, Jack is probably the closest out of this group of 5.

[@nelsoncrethar6887]

So good a win with not just airs

[@surfer1012]

Finally some reward for being the best…JJF untouchable

[@AlexGraham-uu5yj]

The judges sucked. Super high score for a messy landing😏 JJ deserved it. Got bored of watching the same air by Italo

[@Bryan-jd7os]

Yup, that 7.33 for Italos shitty, messy "reverse" screwed up the scoring for the whole heat, the best man won today hands down.

[@williamparker6649]

JJ best surfer in the World🙏🤙

[@EMan-cu5zo]

Both great surfers but John definitely win this without question. Better than pumping down the line to do the same manuver every wave.

[@mariosoares1504]

Congratulations JJF, you are a good guy, humild.

[@geraldocarneiro5809]

Italo win heat 1

[@bbchester6]

Nope cope.

[@lanty_Force]

Only you and Oprah feel that way, crytalo Lost get used to it

[@davidgodoy826]

Great final congratulations John John Florence. Italo surfed his best I think he was gassed surfing 3 heats but the better surfer won 🏆 JJF🤙

[@Silversonicultra-mz2pw]

Pump pump boost. Pump pump boost.

[@johnk3601]

NEWS ALERT: Brazil flooding today as tears fill the streets (cry is free)

[@Andrecarnelocci]

😂😂 you the love the Brazilian 🇧🇷

[@dmitriyb7369]

Nah bro, brazilians love jjf too, not so much dissapointment for them

[@arnaldogustavo8234]

Sinceramente! Está claro que John John é um excelente surfista mas, por parte dos juízes, estas notas são absurdamente abusadas e inconcebíveis. Foi nítida a superioridade do Ítalo nas suas manobras que, infelizmente os jurados não tiveram a capacidade de reconhecer. Mas nós, brasileiros, sabemos bem quem saiu vencedor nesta final.

[@wthomas5697]

8.33 was a little high for that wave in the first heat. It wasn't even as good as his first wave.

[@marcuslopes710]

JJ entrega o troféu para o vencedor!!!!

[@LzTottenham]

Roubam muito 🤬

[@AsianOps2018]

@@LzTottenham cry harder

[@jchyldz]

I so glad for you my braddah. NSB for life

[@CoordenacaoArtesVisuaisICSEZ]

With all the respect for Florence, WHERE THE HELL did that 8.33 come out??!?! with perfect timing? as it gets clear, NO WAY wsl judges would allow Italo (or any other brazilian dude) to win the title, specially in the States...SHAME on WSL as usual. - blast -

[@matthewbranson9496]

This format has gotta go!

[@cesarsuzuki6846]

Que roubo esse 8,33 do JJ … o cara não precisa disso , ele é bom suficiente para ganhar . O Italo fez um aéreo , deitou na onda e levantou ,depois fez mais duas manobras e os cara deram 7 baixo …

[@mikegalaxie2352]

Yes he lay down so didn’t finish clean = points deducted

[@internetatelier]

John deserves to win the world title BUT we all have to know that he was WAY overscored on his last wave of the first heat.

[@Strawman333]

Congrats JJF! What an athlete!

[@korocam9137]

Congratulations John John well deserved! 🎉🏆🥇It would have been a Travesty for you not to win the title after such a great season!

[@frederikdecoene8860]

Ferreira’s Game is pretty week, except for the airgame, compared to jjf. I considere the WSL should to back to the old system. JJ World champ, point.

[@talitamenezes5559]

@@frederikdecoene8860 week?! Are you sure?

[@Danny310563]

totally agree 5th best surfer nearly won the world title due to the finals system and the fact it's held at a break that favours the air game. This is why many people have switched off WSL. If Italo had won there would have been even more disillusionment

[@TheDudeAbides024]

JJF can punt them with the best of them....But he is smart enough to realize that wont get you the huge score anymore.

[@elexpresoestelar4322]

@@TheDudeAbides024 Nah, he just can't throw those massive airs in comps anymore. Otherwise he would. You still get big scores for airs.

[@elexpresoestelar4322]

Ferreira's tube game is pretty strong too. He beat JJF at proper Chopes.

[@vitorbarbosa5942]

Que título aleatório do jhon jhon mds véi , era do Italo , por isso desanima assistir nmrl , mais uma vez garfado !

[@mauiteixeira5466]

Congratulation from Tahiti ❤

[@BradEttinger]

Italo won this event but John should have already won the world title. Strange times for surfing

[@jonathanfryer9497]

Actually John John won them both and there is nothing strange about that. He is easily the best surfer in the world haha

[@virusmyth4930]

I dont think there a single sane person on the planet who likes this format. Congrats to JJF though, the title is in good hands.

[@marcopereira737]

Italo 2x more surf🌊🌊🌊