Betting on the Billabong Tahiti Pro Teahupo

Teahupoo is also recognized as one of the deadliest waves in the world, which means only experienced surfers should surf the wave. Though there have not been any fatalities or serious injuries in any of the Billabong Pro Tahiti events, a number of deaths have occurred over the years due to serious wipeouts.

One of the most highly anticipated waves of the WSL Championship Tour, it gathers together the world's top surfers, plus a few wildcards who are recognized to deftly ride the wave.

How to Bet on the Billabong Tahiti Pro Teahupoo

Betting on the Billabong Tahiti Pro requires some research on the type of wave of Teahupoo, past performances of the surfers, as well as overall player capacity.

Some of the big winners of the competition include Kelly Slater, who has won the event 5 times since 1999, as well as placed second place two times. He is also known as one of the most prolific surfers in the world, and still surfing professionally even in his late 40s. Another big name is Gabriel Medina, who has won the event two times and has placed 2nd three times since joining the WSL Championship Tour in 2014.

Here are the different bets and how you can use them for betting on the Billabong Tahiti Pro Teahupoo:

Outright Winner

This bet is the most straightforward. You simply place a bet on a particular surfer to win the event. If Gabriel Medina is surfing for the event, you might predict he will win the entire competition, so you place a bet on him being the outright winner of the Tahiti Pro.

Granted that Medina is not injured, is doing well for the rest of the Championship Tour, and he's in good shape, he might have a great chance of winning the event. But, other surfers who are known to do well in Teahupoo may also win, such as Kelly Slater, even John John Florence, or Owen Wright, who has won the event once and placed second twice.

By taking a look at the surfers’ recent performances, as well as how they do with big and heavy waves such as Teahupoo, you can gauge which of them will be the outright winner, and place your bet.

Reach Elimination Round/Better

This betting style allows you to bet on a surfer’s performance depending on which elimination round he will reach. For example, in the Billabong Tahiti Pro, the competition is based on a 4-part elimination process. If 24 surfers are playing in the event, the 1st part of the event is the elimination round. The 2nd part of the event is the quarterfinals, followed by the 3rd round being the semi-finals, and the 4th round being the finals.

This betting type allows you to place a bet on a particular surfer to reach a specific part of the event. For example, you bet that Owen Wright will reach the semi-finals of the Billabong Tahiti Pro or better. If he reaches the semi-finals or finals round of the event, it means you won the bet.

Head to Head

This betting style lets you choose two surfers and bet on one finishing ahead of the other. For example, you bet on Gabriel Medina finishing ahead of Kelly Slater in the competition. If Gabriel Medina reaches the finals and Kelly Slater is eliminated in the semi-finals, it means you won the bet.

This style of betting does not take into account who wins or not, but it simply allows you to create an imaginary rivalry between two players, and you predict which one will do better.

Prop Bets

In the case of the WSL Championship Tour, there are no teams, so you can only do Player Prop betting. This is decided by a certain player's performance during the competition. The prop can be anything, from John John Florence scoring a perfect 10, Kelly Slater having the highest points, or Owen Wright experiencing a wipeout.

Prop bets can be anything a surfer does during the competition. If the surfer performs the act or experiences the proposition, then you win the bet.

Live Betting

Live betting is when you place a bet after the competition has started. Unlike the previously mentioned bets where you make a bet before the event begins, in live betting, you will only be allowed to place bets after it has begun. The action will be unfolding in real-time and you can make your decision based on how the surfers are actually performing at the event itself and not entirely based on past performances.

The Billabong Tahiti Pro Teahupoo ended in 2019, with cancellations in 2020 and 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed in 2022, but this time, Billabong, the sponsor, was replaced by another sponsor, Outerknown. The location and wave remain the same, being Teahupoo in Tahiti, and still belonging to the WSl Championship Tour highlights.

Get to know the best surfers in the world and place your bets on one of the highly anticipated surf competitions packed with excitement and adventure in Teahupoo, Tahiti.