Here’s the latest regarding the upcoming Outerknown Fiji Pro: Kelly Slater – In He’s not officially OUT, anyway. Slater withdrew from Rio citing back problems and, if you do the math, he should still be out of action for Fiji. The thing is: Slater simply won’t miss his maiden event as principal sponsor. And he’s … Read more
Image: our projected Fiji Pro champion threading the south Pacific needle The girls are (nearly) done and dusted and the scene is set for event 5 of the Championship Tour. There’s something exciting about a Fiji contest; it’s guaranteed to throw up at least one talk-of-the-line-up heat each year (remember Taj’s farewell in 2016?). Warm … Read more
Image: Owen Wright on his way to another perfect 10 at the 2015 event All projections and stats are taken from 2014-2017 WSL contest data. Some 2017 rookies include data from previous WSL events, but many do not have relevant results in significant categories, including data for this particular venue. Their modelling is much less … Read more
“I love surfing big, left barrels; it’s my favourite thing in the world. And… to kind of show that I can match, match or beat these guys is, not, I guess, (it) shuts the critics up, but it also gets me feeling pretty good about myself” – 2016 ratings leader and Fiji runner-up Matt Wilkinson. … Read more
Fiji can’t come soon enough. Seeing those gorgeous waves being torn apart by the women this week has truly whet our appetite for clear, warm water, heaving barrels and elite surfing. Conditions There are two options for the Fiji contest; Restaurants and Cloudbreak. If you want a concise-yet-knowledgeable break-down of the two spots, read Nick … Read more
We’ve outdone ourselves with our Notes from the Line-up guest this contest: Stuart Johnson has lived and surfed in Fiji since 2010, working for the FijiSurfCo as a full-time photographer, life guard and boat man – taking hundreds of pros and Joes alike to catch the waves of their life around the Cloudbreak area. Aside … Read more
Here are the projected values for the Fiji Pro. Below you will find more than enough data to manipulate in order to tweak your team through the selection process. These data projections take the 2014/2015/2016 results into consideration and give a slight weighting to current 2016 form within the context of overall projected scores. Many … Read more
Men’s and Women’s Fantasy Outlook for WSL Fantasy Surfing and Fantasy Surfer (don’t miss the tabs!) [xt_tab style=”xa-default” ][xt_item title=”Fantasy Surfer Outlook” icon=””] Men’s Fantasy Surfer Outlook Glad to see the enthusiasm growing here on surf-stats! We’ve received a ton of emails letting us know to pick up the slack and get content up. Thanks for being … Read more
Men’s and Women’s Fantasy Surfer Points Per Dollar Values and Projections for the Fiji Pro:
Fiji Conditions AHS sortable tables for Men’s and Women’s CT! Enjoy your research, and we’ll see you out there!