Ryan Kainalo earns his Championship Tour place at Ericeira

World Surf League's day-four broadcast captures a qualification milestone, a tide delay and a strong finish from the women.

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High tide forced a pause at Ericeira, interrupting a day that had already delivered a career-changing result. In its day-four recap, the World Surf League confirmed that Brazil's Ryan Kainalo had secured a place on the 2027 Championship Tour roster.

The live broadcast drew nearly 97,000 views in its first nine hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a long stream. After the upsets of day three, this installment of the Challenger Series stop supplied something more lasting: a breakthrough season turning into a ticket to surfing's top tour.

Kainalo wasn't the only story in the water. WSL's recap singled out Luke Tema, Crosby Colapinto and Ian Gentil, with France's Justin Becret and Portugal's Frederico Morais also advancing into the round of 32. Morais, a former Championship Tour surfer, added a home-country name to the contenders.

The tide delay wasn't the final note. Alyssa Spencer and Kirra Pinkerton closed out the day's action, with the league highlighting Spencer's performance and Pinkerton's power. For anyone wanting a shorter version, WSL posted both a highlights cut and a separate replay of the broadcast.

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The numbers

The Ericeira livestream had already passed the usual first-day turnout for WSL's long broadcasts before its first day was complete.

the video's first day

usual first day here

14,176

this video

176,251

subscribers

1,660,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

779,412,891

views per day

151,847

typical day: 227,647

the video

views

96,759

comments

0

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

PGA Tour

1,770,000

Danny Maude

1,740,000

Wolfgang Poker

1,710,000

World Surf League

1,660,000

SnipeFlex

1,490,000

Cole Trotta

1,450,000

As of October 10, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.