Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang 2019

2019 Padang Padang Highlights

Benji Brand received a personal invitation from Mick Fanning to compete in the 2019 Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang. And on the best day of the year thus far at The Balinese Pipeline, Brand did not disappoint.

In grinding six-to-eight foot Padang Padang barrels, the rapidly ascending 23-year-old South African who cut his teeth growing up on the North Shore of Oahu, topped a field of 16 of the world’s best tube riders with an electric all-day performance to claim the Cup.

2019 Rip Curl Cup Padang Highlights

Trial Winners Crowned | Rip Curl Cup 2019, Padang Padang, Bali

The Rip Curl Cup Trials wrapped up today, 29th June 2019, with four trialists dominating the Padang Padang lineup and scoring a spot in the main event. Congratulations Raditya Rondi, Agus Dag, Koki Hendrawan and Mus Jeksen.

The 30th of June will see the four winners will join the full line-up of world class competitors at the Rip Curl Cup Opening Ceremony.

The holding period for the 2019 Rip Curl Cup runs from 1st – 31st of July - a full month during the peak of Indonesia’s prime swell season. Here's hoping Padang Padang is treated to the cavernous jade barrels this Balinese Pipeline is world-famous for...

Video/edit: @fabababababa / @fromthewoodsproductions
Drone: @margarita_salyak

Mick Fanning's Picks | Rip Curl Cup 2019, Padang Padang, Bali

We asked @mfanno to pick 4 surfers he wants to see compete at the #RipCurlCup Padang Padang. This is what he told us…

The countdown to Rip Curl Cup has officially begun!

Official Trailer | Rip Curl Cup 2019, Padang Padang, Bali

The best barrel riders on the planet will converge at Padang Padang in Bali for the Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang 2019. However, other thanDefending Champion Jack Robinson, exactly who those invited surfers will be remains a mystery.

The countdown to Rip Curl Cup has officially begun!