"WTF happened to pro surfing now days? It’s a circus run by clowns."
Surf fans are, currently, melting down after the World Surf League called off the second day of the Lexus Pipe Pro even though massive tubes could be seen, threaded, on Surfline. The theoretical day, which kicked off at 7:45 am, Hawaii time, was directly put on a thirty minute pause, followed by a fifty minute pause, followed by a two-hour pause, forty-five minute pause, thirty minute pause then called off entirely.
The World Surf League went straight-faced with the announcement, simply stating on Instagram, “The @lexususa #PipePro is OFF for the day. Next call: February 6 at 7:45 am HST.”
The aforementioned surf fans were not so… bland.
Johnny Boy Gomes kicked in the door with… “You gotta be kidding me, cancel today‼️ WTF happened to pro surfing now days 🤪 It’s a circus 🎪 run by clowns.”
…and was followed by an assortment of rage.
A sampling.
“What an absolute joke. Bring back the days when Keiran Perrow was running the tour, he’d go out and get a bomb then send everyone out there, WSL is a complete clown show.
“Seriously is the WSL trying to lose all fans? I’ve never been more embarrassed about a sport I love.”
“Just seen Italo get spat out of a monster barrel!! Who actually made the decision to call it off??”
“Need another professional surf league to compete against the WSL! Too soft and a men’s karen champion from last season!”
“Completely unfair to the guys that charge on days like today. Simple fact.”
There were many clown GIFs and middle finger emojis included.
Ariel Mann was the lone voice of support, for the “global home of surfing,” penning, “Good call. Doesn’t look great at all.”
Do you have thoughts? Were you sitting on the Open Thread all day, waiting patiently?