Takes home the award for mophie Charger of Event, while solidifying her ranking as the worlds #1 womans surfer at mophie’s partner event.
mophie ambassador, Molly Picklum claimed victory in a highly anticipated match-up against reigning World Champion Caity Simmers (USA), after defeating two former event winners on the way to the Final, Vahine Fierro (FRA) and Caroline Marks(USA). Pickum’s second CT event win of the season, her fourth overall, extended the 22-year-old’s stranglehold of the No. 1 position in the rankings.
After sitting behind Simmers and Gabriela Bryan (HAW) for the first two-thirds of the season, the Australian leapfrogged both surfers to take a convincing lead following her event win in Brazil, which she further strengthened with a runner-up finish in South Africa and has now run away with thanks to her performance yesterday.
The only woman of the current Final 5 with prior WSL Finals experience not to win a World Title, Picklum is carrying serious momentum headed into the event that could see her join the iconic Australian legacy of World Champions.
"I'm so stoked," Picklum said. "What a special place, Tahiti. It's where the dream comes alive. And Fiji next. I'm gonna enjoy it for what it is.
I finished number one this year. It's a massive step in the right direction. Hopefully I can get that, you know, cherry again in Fiji."
The scores of the women’s Final told of an entirely one-sided affair, with Simmers earning just 4.94 (out of a possible 20) from her two-wave total, while Picklum posted one of the highest totals of the season at 17.26. Picklum drove through barrel after barrel on some of the biggest waves of the day to seal victory on an event that she had already convincingly stamped her mark on throughout the week.
The focus now shifts to the Lexus WSL finals - another mophie partner event kicking off on August 27 - where Molly is one heat away from clinching a maiden world title.
Power On, Molly - we’re behind you all the way!
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