WSL Finals Preview: “You can have your gut feelings, I’ll stick with my statistics.”

Written By Aaron Hughes

On this week’s episode of The Double-Up we preview the upcoming Rip Curl WSL Finals. Using a healthy dose of statistics (for Rachael) and gut feeling (for Shannon) the two diverge on how they think the day will play out for the Final 5 women in the hunt for the 2021 world title, with both arriving at surprising conclusions.

For our Post-Heat we catch up with Alyssa Spencer, following her maiden QS victory in North Carolina, before we delve into the specifics of that event and preview the upcoming Super Girl Pro with Jess Grimwood on The Grind.

Our Hot Topics this week center on a Stab interview with Jessi Miley-Dyer, Rachael’s experience in the first week of the Her Wave Lead Her Leadership Masterclass, Lucia Machado’s dominance in the Spanish National Championships, former CT surfers coming back for the Challenger Series and the incredible proliferation of women-centered surf festivals happening around the world.

Chapters

  • 00:00 - Intro: Beetles, lizards and snakes

  • 10:32 - Hot Topics: Tour integration, Lead Her Masterclass feedback, Lucia Machado dominates, former CT'er's return, women's surf festivals across the globe

  • 26:32 - Post-Heat: Shannon interviews Alyssa Spencer

  • 32:22 - The Grind: Jess Grimwood updates us on all things QS

  • 36:14 - Main Discussion: WSL Finals Preview

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