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my post script to the 2019 Corona Bali Protected. Coming from Bell's Beach, John John had leapt into first place in the rankings.

Edelow had dropped a spot into second after winning the Gold Coast event.

Jordi retained third.

Felipe was in fourth and Gabriel in fifth.

Spoiler alert, everything has changed.

Felipe was the only surfer from that top five to make it into the quarterfinals.

But before that happened, new storylines emerged.

For the third time in the season, in three events, the WSL was plagued by a mediocre forecast and four days of competition spread

over the course of the 11-day waiting period. The event sputtered to a start on the first day

of the waiting period and then ended in absolute fireworks with every surfer from the quarterfinals

onward, bringing full throttle surfing and dramatics.

The end justified the means and no one will remember the doldrums of those early rounds.

But there still are a few points to discuss from those early rounds.

Round one has been renamed the seating round, which is meant to be descriptive, but the reality

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