TRUST IN SURF-STATS! Well, we said a lot of things, and while for some of them we wait to see the outcome, others panned out beautifully in R1 of the Men’s and Women’s Bells. In our Men’s WSL Fantasy Surfing write-ups, we gave you Tier A as Mick Fanning and Adriano De Souza. Both lost … Read more
The event window for Bells this year opens next Wednesday April 1 (Tuesday, March 31 at 1pm PST) and so far, the first week’s forecast looks pretty bleak. Here’s the report from Magicseaweed. Wednesday through Sunday morning looks like 2-3′ range with a wide variety of winds throughout the week and mostly overcast skies. Let’s … Read more
Photo: Justin Mackin What do you think about when picking your lineup? Do you look at the stats provided on WSL Fantasy Surfer like 2015 AHS? With only one event under their belt, that can be a very misleading approach to selecting the best team available. We have some strategy tips for you to consider … Read more
Updated! Here is the official WSL Women’s Bells Heat Draw with some advice on who to pick up and why. (Seed/Ranking) R1 [tabs slidertype=”left tabs”] [tabcontainer] [tabtext]Heat 1[/tabtext] [tabtext]Heat 2[/tabtext] [tabtext]Heat 3[/tabtext] [tabtext]Heat 4[/tabtext] [tabtext]Heat 5[/tabtext] [tabtext]Heat 6[/tabtext] [/tabcontainer] [tabcontent] [tab] (5) Malia Manuel (8) Bianca Buitendag (14) Laura Enever [/tab] [tab] (4) Sally Fitzgibbons (9) Silvana Lima (15) … Read more
Here we are, just two weeks from the 2015 Bells Beach CT and the Men’s Heat Draw has dropped! Maximizing your R1 Bye potential will give you a huge edge in CT #2 this year. Those mind-blowing upsets at the Gold Coast stirred the rankings beautifully for drafting solid quality at Bells. Like fish in … Read more
If you’re trying to find an edge for Bells Beach in WSL Fantasy Surfing, look no further. Here are our Projected Average Heat Scores (PAHS), Projected Fantasy Points (PFP) and past QSFW Power Scores for each surfer in the Men’s and Women’s CT. Below, you’ll find who we think is poised for a big payoff. Keep … Read more
Congratulations are in order for Filipe Toledo on his first SA, FA and W at the CT level. What a monstrous event for him and Brazil, who made up 3/4 of the SF contenders. We knew Brazil would be good, but this good? The F performance that Toledo put on was a statement. 2014 was Medina’s … Read more
Posting this on the morning of a Men’s QF draw that no one expected to see. We didn’t favor any of the rookies except Matt Banting in this one, mostly because of unproven CT skill set. But we did offer in our bold predictions of Rookie Reviews that Wiggolly Dantas would be in the top 15 at … Read more
Tatiana Weston-Webb – HAW, G Rank: 16 Proj: 14 There’s a lot to like about the solo debut on the Women’s CT this year. Tatiana Weston-Webb may only be turning 19 years old in 2015, but her performance on last … Read more
Italo Ferreira – BRA, G Rank: 26 Proj: 24 Here’s a guy that you’re going to have to go with your gut instinct in early in 2015. Italo (EE-tah-lo) Ferreira put together an outstanding 2014 QS performance, with some highlights … Read more