
While world No.1 Molly Picklum is all but assured of a start in the World Surf League Finals heading into the penultimate round at South Africa's J-Bay, the stakes are high for Australia's other contenders, including Ethan Ewing.
Queenslander Ewing is the country's top-ranked man, sitting fifth, with the top five after the last competition in Tahiti advancing to the one-day title showdown in Fiji in late August.