A huge congrats to Macy Callaghan for taking out the Saquarema Pro in Brazil, the sixth and final stop on the 2024 Challenger Series. Callaghan overcame Vahine Fierro (FRA) in the Final. The 2024 Challenger Series season concluded at Praia de Itaúna in three-to-four-foot waves with sunny skies and moderate winds. The top 10 ranked men and top five ranked women of the Challenger Series have officially earned their place in the 2025 Championship Tour (CT).
Macy Callaghan earns first 2024 Challenger Series event win against runner-up Vahine Fierro
Macy Callaghan (AUS) scored a 6.67 (out of a possible 10) with consecutive backhand snaps on a left-hander at Praia de Itaúna. She backed it up with a 5.67 to earn a 12.34 total to finish off the 2024 Challenger Series season with a victory. Callaghan closed out the season ranked No. 10, and earned her spot on the 2025 Challenger Series.
“I’m so happy, but I’m actually really tired after that last heat,” Callaghan said. “This is the reason why I came, and I’m just super stoked to finish off the season with a win. Saquarema is always a fun time, the waves were great, and the weather was really nice after all the fog from the event in Portugal. The weekend when the girls surfed was a blast, the beach was filled with people, and they had that cool airshow. But it’s going to be great going back home, I haven’t been back in three months, so it’ll be nice to see my friends and family again.”
In the men’s Final, Marco Mignot (FRA) defeated Brazil’s Deivid Silva (BRA) to secure his first Challenger Series win.
Four Aussies earn their spot on the WSL Championship Tour for 2025
It has been an exciting end to the 2024 CS season for the Aussies, with George Pittar and Joel Vaughan securing their spots for their first full year on Tour. They join women’s CT qualifiers, Sally Fitzgibbons and Isabella Nichols.
2024 Challenger Series rankings and 2025 CT qualifiers
Women’s
1 – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 32,170 points
2 – Bella Kenworthy (USA) 27,290 points
3 – Isabella Nichols (AUS) 26,915 points
4 – Erin Brooks (CAN) 24,440 points
5 – Vahine Fierro (FRA) 23,665 points
Men’s
1 – Samuel Pupo (BRA) 25,865 points
2 – Ian Gouveia (BRA) 22,810 points
3 – Marco Mignot (FRA) 21,600 points
4 – Alejo Muniz (BRA) 20,525 points
5 – Deivid Silva (BRA) 17,760 points
6 – Miguel Pupo (BRA) 17,475 points
7 – Joel Vaughan (AUS) 17,390 points
8 – George Pittar (AUS) 16,050 points
9 – Edgard Groggia (BRA) 14,630 points
10 – Jackson Bunch (HAW) 14,430 points
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