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Saquarema surfing prize money
The Saquarema has paid £8,665,037 across 15 editions from 2008 to 2026. In 2026 Yago Dora and Sawyer Lindblad took £59,259 each.
PAID IN TOTAL£8.7m
EDITIONS15
2026 TOP PRIZE£59k
SURFERS PAID188
RANK2 of 32
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the edition paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Yago Dora, Sawyer Lindblad | £59,259£59k | £752,593£753k |
| 2025 | Cole Houshmand, Molly Picklum | £74,074£74k | £670,370£670k |
| 2024 | Italo Ferreira, Caitlin Simmers | £74,074£74k | £669,630£670k |
| 2023 | Yago Dora, Caitlin Simmers | £74,074£74k | £670,370£670k |
| 2022 | Filipe Toledo, Carissa Moore | £74,074£74k | £670,370£670k |
| 2019 | Filipe Toledo, Sally Fitzgibbons | £74,074£74k | £754,518£755k |
| 2018 | Filipe Toledo, Stephanie Gilmore | £74,074£74k | £675,333£675k |
| 2017 | Adriano de Souza, Tyler Wright | £74,074£74k | £643,333£643k |
| 2016 | John John Florence, Tyler Wright | £74,074£74k | £612,222£612k |
| 2015 | Filipe Toledo, Courtney Conlogue | £74,074£74k | £576,667£577k |
| 2014 | Michel Bourez, Sally Fitzgibbons | £74,074£74k | £555,556£556k |
| 2013 | Jordy Smith, Tyler Wright | £74,074£74k | £459,259£459k |
| 2012 | John John Florence, Sally Fitzgibbons | £74,074£74k | £459,259£459k |
| 2011 | Adriano de Souza, Carissa Moore | £74,074£74k | £435,556£436k |
| 2008 | Melanie Bartels | £8,889£9k | £60,000£60k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
£60k 08
£436k 11
£459k 12
£459k 13
£556k 14
£577k 15
£612k 16
£643k 17
£675k 18
£755k 19
£670k 22
£670k 23
£670k 24
£670k 25
£753k 26
The VIVO Rio Pro payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SURFERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Men's Runner-up | 1 | £29,630£30k | £29,630£30k |
| Men's 3rd | 2 | £14,815£15k | £29,630£30k |
| Men's 5th | 4 | £11,111£11k | £44,444£44k |
| Men's 9th | 8 | £10,370£10k | £82,963£83k |
| Men's 17th | 16 | £9,630£10k | £154,074£154k |
| Men's 33rd | 4 | £7,407£7k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Women's Runner-up | 1 | £29,630£30k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's 3rd | 2 | £14,815£15k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's 5th | 4 | £11,111£11k | £44,444£44k |
| Women's 9th | 8 | £10,370£10k | £82,963£83k |
| Women's 17th | 8 | £9,630£10k | £77,037£77k |
Every cheque by name is on the VIVO Rio Pro payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Saquarema
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SURFER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filipe Toledo | Brazil | 4 | £362,037£362k |
| 2 | Yago Dora | Brazil | 2 | £264,815£265k |
| 3 | Carissa Moore | Hawaii | 2 | £247,759£248k |
| 4 | John John Florence | Hawaii | 2 | £241,815£242k |
| 5 | Jordy Smith | South Africa | 1 | £240,833£241k |
| 6 | Adriano de Souza | Brazil | 2 | £239,630£240k |
| 7 | Sally Fitzgibbons | Australia | 3 | £231,833£232k |
| 8 | Tyler Wright | Australia | 3 | £210,926£211k |
| 9 | Italo Ferreira | Brazil | 1 | £179,444£179k |
| 10 | Caitlin Simmers | United States | 2 | £169,259£169k |
| 11 | Tatiana Weston-Webb | Brazil | 0 | £155,370£155k |
| 12 | Stephanie Gilmore | Australia | 1 | £139,722£140k |
| 13 | Michel Bourez | France | 1 | £136,556£137k |
| 14 | Gabriel Medina | Brazil | 0 | £134,074£134k |
| 15 | Johanne Defay | France | 0 | £131,370£131k |
| 16 | Lakey Peterson | United States | 0 | £129,815£130k |
| 17 | Ethan Ewing | Australia | 0 | £123,333£123k |
| 18 | Griffin Colapinto | United States | 0 | £122,852£123k |
| 19 | Caroline Marks | United States | 0 | £122,667£123k |
| 20 | Molly Picklum | Australia | 1 | £114,074£114k |
| 21 | Miguel Pupo | Brazil | 0 | £110,370£110k |
| 22 | Kolohe Andino | United States | 0 | £109,722£110k |
| 23 | Sawyer Lindblad | United States | 1 | £105,926£106k |
| 24 | Courtney Conlogue | United States | 1 | £103,519£104k |
| 25 | Adrian Buchan | Australia | 0 | £99,630£100k |
The top 12 here
Other surfing events
The events either side of the Saquarema by prize money paid
| # | EVENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | G-Land | 1 | £661,389£661k |
| 23 | Mexico | 1 | £597,037£597k |
| 24 | Newcastle | 1 | £597,037£597k |
| 25 | Rottnest Island | 1 | £597,037£597k |
| 26 | Narrabeen | 1 | £590,370£590k |
| 27 | Mundaka | 2 | £478,444£478k |
| 28 | Beachley Classic | 5 | £413,333£413k |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 1 | £370,370£370k |
| 30 | San Francisco | 1 | £314,815£315k |
| 31 | Santa Cruz | 1 | £314,815£315k |
| 32 | Peru | 3 | £192,222£192k |
| 1 | Bells Beach | 17 | £9,666,771£9.7m |
| 2 | Saquarema | 15 | £8,665,037£8.7m |
| 3 | Portugal | 15 | £8,261,808£8.3m |
| 4 | Margaret River | 13 | £8,163,956£8.2m |
| 5 | Pipeline | 17 | £7,992,623£8.0m |
| 6 | Teahupoo | 17 | £7,676,815£7.7m |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 14 | £7,458,800£7.5m |
| 8 | Jeffreys Bay | 13 | £6,137,185£6.1m |
| 9 | France | 12 | £5,887,482£5.9m |
| 10 | Trestles | 12 | £5,695,112£5.7m |
| 11 | Fiji | 9 | £4,688,223£4.7m |
| 12 | El Salvador | 5 | £3,462,948£3.5m |
| 13 | Surf Ranch | 4 | £2,698,741£2.7m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the VIVO Rio Pro?
Yago Dora and Sawyer Lindblad took £59,259 each. The whole edition paid £752,593 across 60 surfers.
How much prize money has the Saquarema paid?
£8,665,037 across 15 editions from 2008 to 2026. The richest was the Oi Rio Pro, at £754,518.
Who has won the most money at the Saquarema?
Filipe Toledo, with £362,037 and 4 wins. Yago Dora is next on £264,815.
Who has won the Saquarema the most times?
Filipe Toledo, 4 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Saquarema rank for prize money?
2nd of the 32 surfing events we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every surfing event and surfer is ranked on surfing prize money. The latest edition is the VIVO Rio Pro, and the one before it the VIVO Rio Pro. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's surfing prize money.