Revealed: All 60 Surfers Competing At Stab High Japan 2025, Presented By Monster Energy
Mikey Wright, Mason Ho, Sky Brown, Creed McTaggart, Harry Bryant, Pedro Barros, and Ian Crane wander into a pool bar…
Stab High Japan 2025 Presented By Monster Energy is officially* locked in.
Sixty surfers. Four divisions. One brand new, triangular air section. On May 24th and May 25th, we’ll return to the steampunk ramps of PerfectSwell Shizunami to watch the world’s best — and most entertaining — aerialists go launch for launch in the planet’s biggest “surf contest mostly in the air”.
This year’s cast spans Pro Men’s, Ladybirds Presented By YETI, Bottle Rockets Presented By YETI, and for the first time ever, Pro Women presented by Sun Bum. It’s our largest field yet. There are returning champions, future CTers, cult favorites, kids with nothing to lose and clips that’ve melted our inboxes. Some are hunting a win, some just want to leave a mark. All of them have a shot at our $50k prize purse (including $10k for the Monster Air).
Below, you’ll find the full list of competitors joining us in Japan, a few details about them, and a clip that shows what makes each of them worth watching. If you want to cheat, there’s a full list of surfers at the bottom.
Pro Men
Mikey Wright
Age: 28
From: Culburra Beach, Australia
Creed McTaggart
Age: 31
From: Margaret River, Western Australia
Mateus Herdy
Age: 24
From: Florianópolis, Brazil
Chippa Wilson
Age: 37
From: Exmouth, Western Australia
Dion Agius
Age: 39
From: Beaumaris, Tasmania
Harry Bryant
Age: 28
From: New South Wales, Australia
Mason Ho
Age: 36
From: North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii
Ian Crane
Age: 31
From: San Clemente, California
Matt Meola
Age: 35
From: Maui, Hawaii
Albee Layer
Age: 33
From: Maui, Hawaii
“Rasta” Robbie McCormick
Age: 24
From: Flagler Beach, Florida
Balaram Stack
Age: 33
From: Long Beach, New York
Pedro Barros
Age: 30
From: Florianópolis, Brazil
Eli Beukes
Age: 23
From: Cape Town, South Africa
Eric Geiselman
Age: 37
From: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Judd Henkes
Age: 24
From: La Jolla, California
Jacob Szekely
Age: 29
From: La Jolla, California
Harley Walters
Age: 18
From: Angourie, Australia
Hughie Vaughan
Age: 18
From: New South Wales, Australia
Dane Henry
Age: 18
From: Fingal Head, Australia
Cam Richards
Age: 29
From: Garden City Beach, South Carolina
Shane Borland
Age: 25
From: Malibu, California
Finn McGill
Age: 24
From: North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii
Timo Simmers
Age: 17
From: Oceanside, California
Shion Crawford
Age: 20
From: North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii
Lennix Smith
Age: 20
From: Shellharbour, Australia
Makana Franzmann
Age: 21
From: North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii
Lucas Cassity
Age: 16
From: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Sam Piter
Age: 21
From: Seignosse, France
Yuji Mori
Age: 25
From: Shizunami, Japan
Kaito Ohashi
Age: 33
From: Chiba, Japan
Hiroya Miwa
Age: 26
From: Shizunami, Japan
Matt McCabe
Age: 36
From: Ventura, California
And… our Stab Premium Member Peoples’ Champ Invitation…
Ryan Huckabee
Age: 21
From: Flagler Beach, California
Ladybirds presented by YETI:
Patti Zhou
Age: 13
From: Beijing, China
Kiara Goold
Age: 14
From: Papeete, Tahiti
Leihani Zoric
Age: 12
From: Byron Bay, Australia
Zoey Kaina
Age: 14
From: Kauai, Hawaii
Eden Walla
Age: 15
From: San Clemente, California
Yuzuki Iha
Age: 14
From: Shizunami, Japan
Peeta Kenworthy
Age: 12
From: San Clemente, California
Skai Suitt
Age: 14
From: Haleiwa, Hawaii
Mali Adam
Age: 14
From: New South Wales, Australia
Isla Hardy
Age: 13
From: Santa Cruz, California
Bottle Rockets presented by YETI:
Zacky Taylor
Age: 10
From: San Clemente, California
Arthur Vilar
Age: 13
From: Baia Formosa, Brazil
Caden Francis
Age: 15
From: Gold Coast, Australia
Loci Cullen
Age: 14
From: Sydney, Australia
Cruz Uros
Age: 14
From: Dunsborough, Western Australia
Ryji Masuda
Age: 15
From: Malibu, California
Cruz Dinofa
Age: 15
From: Ocean City, New Jersey
Luke Lopez
Age: 13
From: Daytona Beach, Florida
Brody Mulik
Age: 14
From: Margaret River, Western Australia
Jaggar Phillips
Age: 14
From: Sydney, Australia
Pro Women presented by Sun Bum
Milla Coco Brown
Age: 17
From: Sydney, Australia
Sky Brown
Age: 16
From Miyazaki, Japan
Sierra Kerr
Age: 18
From: Carlsbad, California
Nanaho Tsuzuki
Age: 21
From: Shizunami, Japan
Full Surfer List:
Pro Men:
- Chippa Wilson
- Judd Henkes
- Dion Agius
- Harry Bryant
- Eli Beukes
- Eric Geiselman
- Pedro Barros
- Ian Crane
- Robbie McCormick
- Matt Meola
- Jacob Szekely
- Mason Ho
- Harley Walters
- Albee Layer
- Hughie Vaughan
- Mikey Wright
- Dane Henry
- Balaram Stack
- Cam Richards
- Shane Borland
- Finn McGill
- Timo Simmers
- Mateus Herdy
- Shion Crawford
- Lennix Smith
- Makana Franzmann
- Lucas Cassity
- Sam Piter
- Yuji Mori
- Kaito Ohashi
- Matt McCabe
- Creed McTaggart
- Hiroya Miwa
- Ryan Huckabee
Ladybirds presented by YETI:
- Patti Zhou
- Kiara Goold
- Leihani Zoric
- Zoey Kaina
- Eden Walla
- Yuzuki Iha
- Peeta Kenworthy
- Skai Suitt
- Mali Adam
- Isla Hardy
Bottle Rockets presented by YETI:
- Zacky Taylor
- Arthur Vilar
- Caden Francis
- Loci Cullen
- Cruz Uros
- Ryji Masuda
- Cruz Dinofa
- Luke Lopez
- Brody Mulik
- Jaggar Phillips
Pro Women presented by Sun Bum:
- Milla Coco Brown
- Sky Brown
- Sierra Kerr
- Nanaho Tsuzuki
*Surfers may be added or removed due to injury, flight issues, misreading the swell chart etc.
