Rio Waida (INA) and Philippa Anderson (AUS) won the 2023 Nias Pro World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 5000 in firing, three-to-four foot surf at Lagundri Bay. Competitors in many of the morning’s Quarterfinal match-ups traded pumping barrels, including a best-of-the-event 10-point (out of a possible 10) ride earned by Anderson for a large, clean barrel.Waida and Anderson were both able to combo their fellow competitors, Tully Wylie (AUS)...

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