Gilmore struggled in the first semi, her two waves of 0.57 and 1.93 nowhere near enough to challenge Brazilian Tatiana Weston-Webb who progressed through to the finals with a total of 14.50.
Needing a SF win to regain first position in the Jeep leaderboard, Gilmore was unable to grab a decent wave.
.@tatiwest defeats @Steph_gilmore in the first Semifinal of the #UluwatuCT → https://t.co/fn2UtlqhsA pic.twitter.com/Q5l0dKt5xD
— World Surf League (@wsl) June 9, 2018
The second semi saw Wright load up against French woman Johanne Defay.
Wright recorded a sweet 7.23 on her first wave and managed a 6.50 to put her in the lead until Defay's last wave of 7.77 pipped Wright at the post. The winning margin just 0.04.
.@johannedefay defeats @tylerGwright in the second Semifinal of the #UluwatuCT → https://t.co/fn2UtlqhsA pic.twitter.com/8ElwAFD5Dn
— World Surf League (@wsl) June 9, 2018
Defay then went on to win the event.
Congratulations @johannedefay, winner of the 2018 #UluwatuCT!
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The results leave a tight race at the top of the leaderboard. Lakey Peterson sits on top with 35,630 and Gilmore just 55 points behind on 35,575.