Philippine bets brace for World Surf League qualifiers in Siargao

John Mark Tokong and Nilbie Blancad headline the Philippines’ marketing campaign within the qualifying collection of the World Surf League in Siargao

John Mark Tokong and three different native stars reached the spherical of 32 of the 2025 World Surf League QS6000 Siargao Worldwide Browsing Cup off Cloud 9 in Common Luna on Siargao Island.

Regardless of the break because of the small waves and present circumstances, Siargao’s very personal Tokong, Eduardo Alciso, Shelamae Arjona, and Nilbie Blancada survived the grueling spherical of 64 to go deeper into the competitors.

Tokong, 29, conquered the island’s difficult waves with a precision journey to attain 9.83 factors in Warmth 16 the place Australia’s No. 1 junior surfer Dane Henry (11.83), Japan’s Jin Suzuki (8.67), Indonesia’s I Made Ariyana (11.30), and Italy’s Diego Cordeiro (9.20) additionally made the grade.

Alciso positioned second behind Warmth 4 chief Shohei Kato (12.40) of Japan with 8.00 to additionally advance the following spherical, which organizers needed to postpone due to rains and a small present.

Additionally progressing had been Australians Dom Thomas, Kyan Falvey, Ash Jenner, Harley Walters, Morgan Cibilic, Axel Curotta, Ben Lorentson, Lennix Smith, Ty Richardson, Tane Dobbyn, Eden Hasson, and Tom Whitpaine.

The opposite Japanese within the subsequent part had been Ikko Watanabe, John Azuchi, Yuma Nagasawa, Ikko Watanabe, Reo Inaba, Takumi Nakamura, Raiki Masuda, Roi Kanazawa, Shohei Kato and Tenshi Iwami.

Within the ladies’s QS6000 spherical of 48, 24-year-old professional Sheila Mae Arjona tallied 6.43 in Warmth 6 to maneuver to the spherical of 32.

Nildie Blancada, one of many nation’s most interesting bets, was seeded to the spherical of 32.

The opposite qualifiers had been Japan’s Mirai Ikeda, Anon Matsuoka and Sara Wakita; Australia’s Isi Campbell, Paige Hareb, Freya Prumm, Tayla Brown and Ziggy McKenzie, and Nice Britain’s Sky Brown and Milla Coco Brown.

After Siargao, the Qualifying Collection goes to Baler from November 17 to 23 and La Union from January 11 to 16 and 20 to 26. – Rappler.com