Portuguese Pipeline activates, Picklum and Colapinto take the day I Corona Cero Post Show Finals Day

The first postseason stop crowned Molly Picklum and Griffin Colapinto the 2026 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Presented by Corona Cero champs, and the World Title race keeps heating up. A highly anticipated women’s Final provided the goods between two of modern surfing’s leading World Title contenders. 2024 World Champion Caity Simmers and reigning World Champ Molly Picklum took on the pumping Portuguese Pipeline in defining form. Simmers’ lead was cut short by Picklum after locking into a gem, only to reemerge with the roar of the crowd for a 7.83. It was all Picklum, who now takes over the Yellow Leaders Jersey leaving the Old World and heads for more barrels. Then, a 3x World Champion, Gabriel Medina, and 2025 World Title runner-up, Griffin Colapinto, met in a defining Final showing. Medina wasted no time posting a near-excellent 7.67, but Colapinto wasn’t going down quietly and fired back with excellence, earning an 8.17. El Monstro, Medina, wasn’t done and disappeared with the crowd thinking he was gone and somehow reemerged for an 8.20 and took control. The Final still wasn’t done, delivering an 8.57 for Medina to push Colapinto against the ropes, and the two-time Portugal victor responded with an absolute bomb to post a 9.43 and hang firm to keep his perfect Portuguese Final streak alive to go 3-0. A clash of Brazilian World Champions set the tone for Finals Day between Medina and Italo Ferriera. Ferreira was on the hunt for a third Portugal podium, but Medina’s 8.17 shut down the hyperactive World Champ ahead of the Final. Then, Colapinto answered back in a World Title Match rematch against reigning World Champ and defending Portugal victor, Yago Dora, to set up his eventual runner-up finish. Now, the world’s best head for a new barreling venue of Cloud 9 with the same World Title pressure at the Philippines Pro Presented by Presented By Philippine Sports Commission beginning October 31 through November 10. Watch LIVE on WorldSurfLeague.com.