Revealed: All 60 Surfers Competing At Stab High Japan 2025, Presented By Monster Energy - Stab Mag
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60 surfers, four divisions, $50k prize purse, and the same sans-saltwater ramp at PerfectSwell Shizunami.

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…

features // May 7, 2015
Words by Stab
Reading Time: 5 minutes

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.

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