The Lineup with Dave Prodan - A Surfing Podcast

Emotions were abundant on a remarkable finish to the Corona Cero New Zealand Pro Presented by Bonsoy, celebrating Carissa Moore and Italo Ferreira’s victories in dedication to their families. 

A statement-making win and the most special chair-up for Moore to date ended her full circle moment in New Zealand, where she won her first CT 16 years ago. Moore’s insatiable backhand power led to an incredible comeback against an in-form Sawyer Lindblad, accounting for a 9.40 toward a 29th CT win and her first as a mother. 

Following that emotional victory, Ferreira kept the family first mentality as he soared his way to an 11th-career CT victory with his baby and wife back in Brazil cheering him on. Morgan Cibilic made Ferreira work for the win, posting an 8.80 on his backhand, but Ferreira’s firepower was too much and shut down Ciblic’s remarkable run from Round 1 all the way to the Final. Now, the rankings have shifted following major disruptions to the upper echelon with fireworks from those looking for major results. The yellow jersey continues to switch hands, but staying within the Brazilian Storm courtesy of Ferreira. 

Finals Day dismantling followed the opening horn, with Cibilic putting the world’s best on notice once more in his CT return and putting on a dominant display over Griffin Colapinto. Plus, Lindblad’s iconic run adds to her recent surge to finish the first four stops on Tour following a tough opener as she now sits at No. 5 on the ranks. 

From Manu Bay’s remarkable left of Raglan to the scorching right of Punta Roca, the Tour now prepares to take over La Libertad for the Surf City El Salvador Pro Presented by Corona Cero beginning June 5 - 15.

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WSL commentator and Lineup part-time co-host Mitchell Salazar returns to break down everything that went down at the Corona Cero New Zealand Pro presented by Bonsoy. The Championship Tour has officially wrapped its fourth stop and the dust is finally settling on a wild week of competition. Dave and Mitch dive deep into the biggest storylines from Manu Bay, starting with the dominant victories by 5x World Champion Carissa Moore and 2019 World Champion Italo Ferreira, the most potent form of Brazilian Storm we’ve seen yet, and how the right-foot-brigade showed up for the new performance left on tour. They separate the field into the event's ultimate winners and losers, dissecting who capitalized on the momentum and whose title hopes took a serious hit. They check under the hood of the Surfboard Empire CT Shaper Rankings presented by VEIA to see where the board builders sit before stop number five… and muse over the controversial 2+1 setup Filipe Toledo used at Raglan. They talk WSL Fantasy strategy, what the roster looks like ahead of the next event, and wrap things up by answering burning questions sent in by the listeners. Finally, they look ahead to what’s next for the world’s best: the Surf City El Salvador Pro presented by Corona Cero, kicking off June 5th.

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Your Lineup News Network Update for May 19th, 2026.

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Sit in on the conversation with current Surfboard Empire Shaper Rankings leader DHD's Darren Handley, JS Industries' Jason Stevenson, Channel Islands' Britt Merrick, ...Lost's Matt Biolos, Pyzel's Jon Pyzel, Sharp Eye's Marcio Zouvi, Cabianca Surboards' Johnny Cabianca, and LSD's Luke Short. All the banter of Shaper Ranking rivals and friendships, Stab in the Dark, and plenty more to envelop all the surfboard fanatics.

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Luke Wallace is the founder and CEO of Flowstate, the AI-powered surf video and analysis platform changing the way surfers capture, review, and improve their surfing. On this episode of The Lineup with Dave Prodan, Luke breaks down his journey from growing up in Sydney and working in music, marketing, and tech to building one of surfing’s most innovative technology companies. He explains how Flowstate evolved from wave pool video automation into a global surf progression platform now operating across some of the world’s most advanced surf parks and major WSL events.

Fresh off the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro Presented by GWM, Luke dives into how Flowstate captured many of the iconic free surf clips seen from Snapper Rocks during the event window and why automated surf analysis is becoming a game changer for everyone from CT athletes to everyday surfers. Dave and Luke unpack the potential in AI-powered maneuver recognition, automated coaching tools, wave ranking systems, and what the future could look like for surf coaching and training. Luke also shares insights into the rapid rise of wave pools worldwide, why Texas could become a future surf hub, and how technology is reshaping surf culture, competition, and progression.

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