Watch The Replay — Day One Of Stab High Japan Presented By Monster Energy

Watch the Opening Round of the Open Men’s, Ladybirds, and Bottle Rockets.

cinema // May 23, 2025

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If you’re a Stab Premium Member, you can re-watch Day One of Stab High Japan 2025 Presented by Monster Energy below.

Full disclosure: the first 25 minutes or so of the broadcast suffered technical difficulties and was tragically Lost In Translation (2003). However, we’re releasing a highlight reel shortly with everything you’re forbidden from missing.

We’ll see you tomorrow at 5 PM PDT for Finals Day, streaming live exclusively on Stab Premium.

Click here to join Stab Premium and watch Stab High Japan live now!

The pool-deck has been mopped, the underwater propulsion system has been triple checked, the prize money has been counted, an inhuman amount of 7/11 sushi has been consumed, and we’ve got 60-odd surfers ready to go interplanetary off the biggest chlorinated section to ever host an air contest.

Day one of Stab High Japan presented by Monster Energy is a go, and we’re starting the day with our Pro Men’s Qualifiers and Sudden Death round, followed by the Ladybirds and Bottle Rockets semifinals.

As a reminder, you’ll need a Stab Premium account to watch Stab High Japan online., and the event will be broadcast live on stabmag.com and the Stab Premium app at 5 pm on May 23rd and 24th (PDT), or 10 am on May 24th and 25th (AEST). Sign up to watch here.

Rasta brought his trademark Rad Ripper to the pool this week. Photo by Nate Lawrence

Competition Format:

The world’s best aerialists are split into four divisions:
– Pro (36 surfers)
– Ladybirds (10 girls, 15-and-under)
– Bottle Rockets (10 boys, 15-and-under)
– Pro Women (4 surfers)

QUALIFYING ROUND — PRO MENS
Two Rights, Two Lefts
Best Single Air, Top 10 Advance To Semifinals, The Rest Go To Sudden Death
Leaderboard Format: Surfers Against Entire Field

SUDDEN DEATH — PRO MENS
One Wave In Direction Of Choice
Best Single Air, Top 2 Advance To Semifinals
Leaderboard Format: Surfers Against Entire Field

SEMIFINALS — PRO MENS, BOTTLE ROCKETS, LADYBIRDS
Three Rights, Three Lefts
Best Single Air, Top 4 Advance To Final
Leaderboard Format: Surfers Against Entire Field

FINALS — PRO MENS, PRO WOMENS, BOTTLE ROCKETS, LADYBIRDS
Three Rights, Three Lefts
Best Right + Best Left Count Towards Score
Highest Combined Score Wins

Prize Money

Pros: $20,000 USD
Pro Women: $10,000 USD
Monster Air: $10,000 USD
Ladybirds: $5,000 USD
Bottle Rockets: $5,000 USD

Click here for everything you need to know about Stab High Japan

Shion got into the contest by winning a contest. Let’s see how he does. Photo by Nate Lawrence

Special thanks to our Stab High Japan 2025 Presented By Monster Energy sponsors: Monster, Sun Bum, YETI, Skullcandy, Kona Big Wave, Oakley, PerfectSwell, Xcel, and FU Wax.