Pro Taghazout Bay 2026 Finalists. Photo: WSL / Laurent Masurel The Pro Taghazout Bay QS 4000 brought the European-African circuit of the World Surf League to a close, with Spaniards Adur Amatriain and Janire González-Etxabarri emerging as the main protagonists after claiming victory and consolidating their dominance in the region. In the men's final, Amatriain defeated Canary Island surfer Conor Donegan Dos Santos with a score of 13.40 to 12.10, following a highly contested h

Finalists of the LayBack Pro Costão Floripa. Photo: WSL / Marcio David The 2025–2026 South American QS season came to an end with the LayBack Pro as its final stop, held at Praia do Santinho. The QS 4,000 event was crucial in determining the regional rankings of the World Surf League and the qualifiers for the 2026 Challenger Series. For the first time, the LayBack Pro Qualifying Series finals took place on the northern side of Florianópolis, where South America’s top talents