Dom Thomas (AUS) posting one of the highest scores of the event on Day 3 of the 2025 Siargao International Surfing Cup QS 6000 at Cloud 9.Â
CLOUD 9, Siargao Island, Philippines (Sunday, October 26, 2025) – The field has been narrowed at the 2025 Siargao International Surfing Cup World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 6000 event. A slightly smaller three-to-four-foot swell, combined with a more ruffled ocean, lent towards more turns and fewer barrels, which didn’t detract from the excitement, with some of the event’s big names putting on a show while others dropped out earlier than expected.Â
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The judges quickly made it clear that high-risk maneuvers would be rewarded, with reigning World Junior Champion Bronson Meydi (INA) and Dom Thomas (AUS) picking up large scores in the first heat of the day for lofty airs. A full rotation earned a 7.50 (out of a possible 10) for the Indonesian, while Thomas picked up the highest single wave score of the event, an 8.67, for a critical reverse straight into the flats. Thomas, who recently turned heads with his air prowess in the Stab High Sydney event, started his 2024 Cloud 9 run in a similar fashion and is looking to push even deeper into the event this year.
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‘I’ve seen Bronson [Meydi] start going for some airs, and then I broke my other board, and this is like my air board, so I was just like, I’ll do the same,” Thomas said. “Last year I went pretty well here, and just knowing the wave and knowing what I can do out here is just very exciting.”
Carrying the torch a few heats later was another Stab High Sydney participant, Harley Walters (AUS). Though he didn’t take to the air, Walters did post the highest heat total of the event so far with classic rail work combined with one of the better barrels of the day. The 19-year-old’s 15.10 two-wave total featured a 7.60 and 7.50, and bodes well for his attempt to move up the rankings from his current place at No. 15 and join his older brother on the Challenger Series.
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“I’m just so stoked to be back here in Siargao and get two good waves,” Walters said. “It’s sick, the waves are pumping. I was planning on going out there and doing turns, and when I got that first one that gave me a few sections, I thought I’d wait for a solid one and ended up getting a little tube, so I’m frothing. Hopefully, there are waves like this for the whole comp.”
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John Mark Tokong (PHL) got his 2025 Cloud 9 campaign off to the kind of start you’d expect. He found the best wave of his heat to post a solid single-wave score, which was enough to see him take the win and progress into the round of 32. Tokong, who has won the event four times in five finals from eight starts here at his local break, is without a doubt the man to beat this week in the Philippines.Â
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“Cloud 9 is my home,” Tokong said. “I closed my eyes and prayed for something to come. I needed a wave, and I asked for something, and a few minutes later, that wave came. I just feel so blessed and lucky to have this wave of Cloud 9 in my hometown.”
Other standouts included Eden Hasson (AUS), who took a solid heat win with a super-long technical tube ride. Former Championship Tour competitor Morgan Cibilic (AUS) booked himself a spot in the Round of 32 along with current WSL Asia regional rankings leader Kei Kobayashi (JPN).Â
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The day ended with the first two heats of the women’s Round of 48 running at Cloud 9. Heat 1 was won by Isi Campbell (AUS), while heat two was taken out by Aussie veteran Freya Prumm (AUS). Prum threaded a super deep tube, flying out with the spit to hit the closeout and post an excellent 8.00 point ride and move into the Round of 32.Â
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The 2025 Siargao International Surfing Cup QS 6000 presented by Philippine Sports Commission is proudly supported by the Municipality of General Luna, the Provincial Government of Surigao Del Norte, and SISA. Sponsored by PAGCOR, Kudosurf, Vissla, Lamari, and SDMI Sports.
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