{"id":279815,"date":"2026-04-13T09:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/?p=279815"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:25:23","slug":"rip-curl-pro-bells-beach-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/2026\/04\/rip-curl-pro-bells-beach-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gabriela Bryan and Miguel Pupo immortalized with maiden Bells I Stone &amp; Wood Post Show Finals Day\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z5cHjlN4mCs?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Gabriela Bryan (HAW) and Miguel Pupo (BRA) won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Presented by Bonsoy, Stop No. 1 of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). Bryan and Pupo have etched their names into surfing folklore, winning one of surfing\u2019s most prestigious events, each for the first time. The pair were top performers all week in an assortment of conditions, with the event eventually culminating in semi-clean four-to-five foot swell at Winkipop, some of the best waves seen over the event period.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_0Y6A5917_Cait-Miers.jpg\" title=\"Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_0Y6A5917_Cait-Miers.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_0Y6A5917_Cait-Miers-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_0Y6A5917_Cait-Miers-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-279819\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div><strong>Miguel Pupo Sits Atop Rankings for the First Time in His Career<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Miguel Pupo (BRA) has claimed one of the biggest results of his career, becoming the fifth Brazilian surfer ever to win the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Since joining the CT midway through 2011, Pupo has struggled to make it to Finals Day at Bells, but in 2026, the 34-year-old father of four appeared destined to push deep in the draw, with some of the strongest and most clutch performances of the event. Winning his second-ever CT event today, Pupo will start his 14th season at the elite level at the top of the rankings, sitting at No. 1 for the first time.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_ESS_1882_Ed-Sloane.jpg\" title=\"Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_ESS_1882_Ed-Sloane.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_ESS_1882_Ed-Sloane-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_ESS_1882_Ed-Sloane-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-279820\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div><em>\"I can't believe it, I was dreaming about this moment,\" Pupo said. \"So much hard work, age 34, 14 seasons. If you were to tell me I would be number one in the world today, I would probably laugh at you. I came early to Australia, sacrificed so much, and yeah, happy. I feel like I'm living my career in reverse, you know, starting off not that well and finishing off strong. I feel like I feel I have a lot more years in me to give. It's my oldest daughter\u2019s birthday today, so I'm bringing home a Bell.\"<\/em><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>In the Final, Pupo came up against fellow goofy-footer Yago Dora (BRA) in what was the first all-goofy Bells Final since Damien Hardman (AUS) defeated Barton Lynch (AUS) 33 years ago, in 1993. The Brazilian duo went back and forth, posting solid scores with Dora holding the advantage for the first three-quarters of the heat. With less than 10 minutes left, Pupo took off deep on a medium set which forced him to fight around the first big section. Once he found the open face, Pupo belted three, huge, precise and seamless backside snaps, drifting his tail each time, to post an 8.10 (out of a possible 10), giving him a winning heat total of 15.60 (out of a possible 20).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_ESS_5894_Ed-Sloane.jpg\" title=\"Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_ESS_5894_Ed-Sloane.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_ESS_5894_Ed-Sloane-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Miguel-Pupo_26BellsCT_ESS_5894_Ed-Sloane-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-279821\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>\"This morning I woke up and I was like, I want to be in yellow next event,\" Pupo said. \"I've never been in yellow before, I want to experience that. I want to live that shoe, with everyone, all the Brazilians. Those guys inspire me, like Yago (Dora) and Gabe (Gabriel Medina). I'm 34, so now I have to not look up, but look down at them, as an example of hard work and self-belief. Thanks to my coach (Adriano de Souza). He was the one that was believing in me the whole event. I want to thank my wife, my mom, dad. My wife's at home with four kids, so she's doing the hard work, and I'm here just having fun. Thank you.\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_0Y6A6366_Cait-Miers.jpg\" title=\"Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_0Y6A6366_Cait-Miers.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_0Y6A6366_Cait-Miers-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_0Y6A6366_Cait-Miers-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-279822\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div><strong>Gabriela Bryan Kicks Off World Title Campaign With Bells Victory\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>After a breakthrough season in 2025 saw Gabriela Bryan (HAW) claim three CT event wins and end the year ranked third in the world, the 24-year-old Kaua\u2018i representative has kicked off 2026 in the perfect way, winning the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Bryan was the woman to beat all week, posting some of the highest single waves and heat totals in every round to make it past the Quarterfinals at this location for the first time in her career. Bryan will now wear the Yellow Leaders Jersey heading to the Western Australia Margaret River Pro, an event she has won for the last two years in a row.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_ESS_1037_Ed-Sloane.jpg\" title=\"Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_ESS_1037_Ed-Sloane.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_ESS_1037_Ed-Sloane-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_ESS_1037_Ed-Sloane-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-279823\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><em>\u201cYou got to win it to ring it, and I get to ring it, and I\u2019m so excited,\u201d Bryan said. \u201cThis event has so much history, and some of my favourite surfers have won it, so it\u2019s surreal to get to lift that Bell myself now. I am here with my mum, and I\u2019m staying with Riss (Carissa Moore). I've just been having the best time down here, and the vibes have been high. Now I get to head to Western Australia for another event that I love, so let\u2019s hope I can keep this going.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_ESS_1597_Ed-Sloane.jpg\" title=\"Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_ESS_1597_Ed-Sloane.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_ESS_1597_Ed-Sloane-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gabriela-Bryan_26BellsCT_ESS_1597_Ed-Sloane-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-279824\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In the Final, Bryan came up against reigning World Champion Molly Picklum (AUS), who was on the hunt for her first win at Bells. Bryan got an early start, taking the best waves of the first two sets to earn an early advantage, while Picklum struggled to find the waves she was looking for. Bryan then found a decent-sized wave under priority and smashed a huge carve into a fins-free closeout hit to post a 14.83 two-wave total and put Picklum into a combination situation. Picklum was never able to find a score to get back in the game, leaving Bryan to win her fifth CT event with her fifth straight head-to-head defeat of the Australian. Bryan now puts her name on the Bell, joining the likes of fellow Hawaiians Carissa Moore (HAW), Megan Abubo (HAW), Jeff Hakman (HAW), Sunny Garcia (HAW), Margo Oberg (HAW), Andy Irons (HAW) and John John Florence (HAW) as a winner of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_6 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Molly-Picklum_26BellsCT_ESS_5861_Ed-Sloane.jpg\" title=\"Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Molly-Picklum_26BellsCT_ESS_5861_Ed-Sloane.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Molly-Picklum_26BellsCT_ESS_5861_Ed-Sloane-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Molly-Picklum_26BellsCT_ESS_5861_Ed-Sloane-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-279825\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>\u201cMolly (Picklum) is an incredible surfer and person,\u201d Bryan continued. \u201cWe hung out in Kaua\u2018i in the off-season, and she just pushes us all so much, so it was cool to share a Final with her, and I\u2019m stoked to get the win. It's an insane feeling, but I can never do it alone. There's so many people that help me and are part of my team. The best part is that winning feels really good for me, but it also is really good for everyone that supports you. It's been good celebrating my birthday here, and now I get to ring the Bell. One of my main goals this year is to have fun and just show the world some Gabby surfing and that's what I'm going to try to do for the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Reigning World Champions Picklum and Dora Finish Runners-Up at Bells<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Yago Dora (BRA) has commenced his Title defense with a great result, finishing the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach in second place, his best ever result at this location and his first time appearing on Finals Day. The result also marks the first time Dora has made it past the Quarterfinals in any Australian event. The 29-year-old walks away confident after delivering some of the event's strongest performances at both Bells and Winkipop.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u201cIt\u2019s great to finally have a good result here,\u201d said Dora. \u201cThis event has challenged me a lot in the past, and it still does. This wasn\u2019t easy by any means. I had some slow heats, and then I had the beast of Gabriel Medina in the semis. Miguel (Pupo) had an incredible event. A massive congratulations to him and all the finalists. If there is something that I learned from last year, it's that I\u2019m a lot stronger than I thought I was and that self-belief is really good to be feeling right now.\"<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>On his way to the Final, Dora overcame event standout Gabriel Medina (BRA), who had posted the highest two-wave total of the event in his Quarterfinal to book a matchup with Dora. The reigning World Champion, Dora, had to pull out all the stops to defeat the three-time World Champion, Medina, in the dying seconds of the Semifinal to progress into the Final. Dora blasted three turns then ended the wave with a full-rotation backside indy air-reverse to post a 9.50, the highest single-wave score of the event.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Pupo and Bryan Lead GWM Aussie Treble Rankings Ahead of Margaret River<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>The 2026 season has seen the return of the GWM \u2018Aussie Treble', which celebrates the best men's and women's performers across the three major events in Australia.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>With Australia hosting the opening three events of the season in 2026, the proposition is simple: the men's and women's top-ranked surfers after the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Bonsoy, the Western Australia Margaret River Pro and the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro presented by GWM, win a GWM Tank 300. This is all thanks to GWM continuing as the Official Automotive Partner of WSL Australia in 2026.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>With their wins today, Gabriela Bryan (HAW) and Miguel Pupo (HAW) will head to Margaret River in the Yellow Leaders Jersey and on top of the GWM Aussie Treble Rankings.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Women\u2019s Final Results<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span>1. Gabriela Bryan (HAW) 14.83<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>2. Molly Picklum (AUS) 8.33<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Men\u2019s Final Results<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span>1. Miguel Pupo (BRA) 15.60<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>2. Yago Dora (BRA) 13.90<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Women\u2019s Semifinal Results<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span>HEAT 1: Gabriela Bryan (HAW) 15.44 DEF. Alyssa Spencer (USA) 14.67<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>HEAT 2: Molly Picklum (AUS) 14.84 DEF. Isabella Nichols (AUS) 14.27<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Men\u2019s Semifinal Results<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>HEAT 1: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 13.67 DEF. Griffin Colapinto (USA) 7.50<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>HEAT 2: Yago Dora (BRA) 16.33 DEF. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 16.17<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Men\u2019s Quarterfinal Results<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span>HEAT 1: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 12.50 DEF. Barron Mamiya (HAW) 11.10<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>HEAT 2: Griffin Colapinto (USA) 15.00 DEF. Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) 13.03<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>HEAT 3: Yago Dora (BRA) 13.00 DEF. Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) 9.00<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>HEAT 4: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 17.40 DEF. 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