Overview

• Sally Fitzgibbons defeated defending champion and reigning world champion Caty Simmers in the round of 16 at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
• Luana Silva, competing on the Championship Tour for the first time, eliminated world No. 3 Molly Picklum in another major upset.
• Fitzgibbons, in her 15th Bells Beach appearance, delivered her best performance of the season, including her highest-rated wave of 2025.
• Molly Picklum, who had reached the final four in all previous events this season, failed to advance past the round of 16 for the second consecutive year at Bells Beach.
• The quarter-finals now feature an open field, with Fitzgibbons and Silva joining other competitors as the event progresses into its final stages.