In the surfing world, Filipe Toledo has lately garnered a lot of attention. A slight cartilage injury and a loss in the surfer’s home WSL contest in Rio de Janeiro set off the chain of events. Despite everything, he made it to South Africa in time for the Corona Open J-Bay and surprised everyone with his play. The Brazilian superstar stunned the surfing world by beating Australian surfer Ethan Ewing in the Corona Open J-Bay finals at Supertubes.

WSL themselves hailed the Brazilian surfer’s accomplishment on their own social media website. In a little time at all, fans flocked to the post’s comments to congratulate Filipe Toledo on his success.

Who would even dare chase down his yellow jersey?

Filipe Toledo is the current holder of the yellow jersey. After winning the Corona Open J-Bay and advancing to the Rip Curl Finals in 2023, the Brazilian surfer has jumped ahead of American prodigy Griffin Colapinto by a significant margin. The Brazilian superstar’s season has been a roller coaster, but his most recent match with Ethan Ewing was a must-see event. The Brazilian and the Australian surfed the South African waves for 45 minutes at Supertubes. Both surfers showed their skills on the opening wave, with Toledo posting an 8.83 and Ewing a 5.67. It was a tremendous disparity, and in the championship game, every point counts.

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No one scored until the fifth wave of the event, indicating that the waves were too difficult to score on. During that surge, Toledo pulled off an unexpected feat. The waves were terrifying, but the Brazilian surfer didn’t even need them to pull off a series of spectacular aerials that earned him a 9.93 and left the judges completely speechless. The Australian surfer was under a lot of pressure now because he could only do a 5.67. Toledo finished with a total of 18.76, whereas Ewing only managed 12.60, giving the Brazilian surfer a commanding victory.

When news spread in Brazil that their hero had taken the lead in the championship tour and was now aiming for a second WSL global title, the country flew into a frenzy.

Fans united for the surfing giant

With 54,980 points, Filipe Toledo is now in first place in the Men’s Championship Tour of the World Surf League, with Ethan Ewing in second. As soon as WSL posted about the Brazilian surfer’s accomplishment on their Instagram page, the comments section quickly filled up with admirers congratulating Toledo on his achievement.

The way the Brazilian surfer performed in the event was way out of something normal, as this comment read, “NOT EVEN NASA EXPLAINS! IT’S THE STORM !!!! congrats !!!!” Another comment pointed out a major drawback that the surfer had, as it read, “ps. after an injury. what A BEAST with style, power, speed and variety.”

A cryptic comment read, “All our own!! Did anyone notice the sign? #77 Brazilian storm.” Even if there’s time for the WSL Finals, this comment read, “You can already deliver the world cup soon, activated the Toledo HardCore mode 2022, it’s over! It’s going to be all ours!! BRAZILIAN STORM NEEEELES .”

The Brazilian surfer has already finished first in three of the season’s WSL competitions, and he is eager to conclude the season by dominating his rivals.

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