Let’s hope conditions look a lot like this. Courtney Conlogue in a gaping Cloudbreak tube. Photo: WSL
It’s a solid decision from Commissioners Kieren Perrow and Jessi Miley-Dyer. With a lack of swell on the horizon for the final day in the wait period of the women’s OK Fiji Pro, the WSL announced the commissioners’ plan to hold the final (wherein Tatiana Weston-Webb and Courtney Conlogue will face off) on Sunday, June 4 before the men’s contest begins.
“It’s the Final day of the window and we don’t have any surf on offer,” said WSL Deputy Commissioner Jessi Miley-Dyer on Thursday. “The concept behind the OK Fiji Pro is to have both the men and women challenge themselves in solid, critical conditions. We can’t always promise that and while we’ve had some impressive surfing already this week, conditions deteriorated too rapidly to complete the event. Coordinating with Commissioner Kieren Perrow and our events team across logistics, we’re very excited to announce that the women’s Final of the OK Fiji Pro will be held Sunday morning in projected solid surf at Cloudbreak.”
Tatiana Weston Webb and Courtney Conlogue with Commissioner Jessi Miley-Dyer. Photo: Kelly Cestari/WSL
The official event forecast is calling for solid 8-to-12-foot faces, setting the stage for a serious showdown between Weston-Webb and Conlogue who excel in heavy conditions.
“I’m so looking forward to this Final knowing that WSL is giving us the opportunity to wait for swell,” Conlogue told the WSL. “This has never been done before and to allow us to showcase in good waves is going to be incredible and especially in a place like Fiji.”
