The 25-year-old was left to rue one decision in the fight for surfing’s world title.
title push, the Australian finishing runner-up to Filipe Toledo at the WSL finals a month after breaking his back.
The third seed began by sweeping aside another Brazilian, Joao Chianca, his nine and 8.6 scores laying down a marker to the competition. Ewing threw everything into his first heat against the reigning champion Toledo; precise slides, slashes and carves earning him a pair of 8.73 and 8.50-point efforts.
The sets dried up in their second heat, Ewing’s decision not to complete an earlier ride costing him when a late 7.67 points left him needing only a five-point score to send the final into a deciding third rubber.
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