Sierra Kerr from Australia and Erin Brooks from Canada have been given wildcard entries for the Corona Fiji Pro, part of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour.
The event will take place at Cloudbreak from August 20–29.
The duo will join 11-time World Champion Kelly Slater and the winner of the local trials, who will also compete as wildcards.
According to World Surf League (WSL), 16-year-old Erin Brooks of Canada currently leads the 2024 Challenger Series rankings and is only a couple of solid results away from securing a full-time spot at the elite level.
“She has trained in Fiji and performed well in Indonesia. She aims to make a strong impact at Cloudbreak, where top women surfers are competing for a spot in the WSL Final 5.
“2024 WSL World Junior Champion Sierra Kerr (AUS) has spent the last few years chasing hollow, left hand barrels from Indonesia to Tahiti and has shown the world she is setting the bar when it comes to backside tube-riding.
“The 17-year-old accepts the event Wildcard as the reigning WSL World Junior Champion and fresh off some incredible performances at the regional level, most notably her 10-point ride at the recent Nias Pro,” WSL statement read.
Announced earlier this year, 11-time World Champion Kelly Slater has accepted the WSL Wildcard for Fiji, a location where he has claimed four CT victories (2005, 2008, 2011, 2012) and even posted a perfect heat total, one of only ten in CT history.
“Slater will be looking for a fairytale in what could be one of his last competitive appearances at the elite level.”
The second men’s wildcard spot will go to the winner of the Fiji Trials, which will be held on the best day at Cloudbreak between July 1 and 31.
