BALLITO, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 9: Reo Inaba of Japan surfs in Heat 1 of the Round of 16 at the Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill on July 9, 2022 at Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (Photo by Pierre Tostee/World Surf League)BALLITO, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 9: Taichi Wakita of Japan surfs in Heat 2 of the Round of 16 at the Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill on July 9, 2022 at Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (Photo by Pierre Tostee/World Surf League)
BALLITO, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 8: Amuro Tsuzuki of Japan surfs in Heat 7 of the Round of 32 at the Ballito Pro on July 8, 2022 at Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (Photo by Alan van Gysen/World Surf League)BALLITO, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 8: Rina Matsunaga of Japan surfs in Heat 3 of the Round of 32 at the Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill on July 8, 2022 at Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (Photo by Nicolette Tostee/World Surf League)BALLITO, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 8: Mahina Maeda of Japan surfs in Heat 8 of the Round of 32 at the Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill on July 8, 2022 at Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (Photo by Pierre Tostee/World Surf League)