{{Short description|Brazilian surfer (born 1993)}} {{Infobox surfer | name = Caio Ibelli | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|11|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Guaruja, SP, Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{cvt|5|ft|6|in|m}} | weight = 158 lbs | best_year=2022 – Ranked No. 8 WSL CT World Tour | career_earnings = | major_achievements = * 2011 WSL World Junior Champion * 2015 World Qualifying Series Champion * 2016 WSL Rookie of the Year | stance = Regular | shapers = | favorite_maneuvers = | website = }}
'''Caio Ibelli''' (born October 11, 1993) is a Brazilian professional surfer who is in the World Surf League.
== Career == Ibelli started on the professional circuit in 2008, competing in the Qualifying Series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/1291/caio-ibelli?careerStatsTourCode=mct|title=Caio Ibelli Profile|access-date=10 March 2025 |website=World Surf League }}</ref> In 2011, he won the WSL World Junior Title at home in Rio de Janeiro, beating Australian Jack Freestone in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surfer.com/news/caio-ibelli-tops-jack-freestone-to-win-arnette-asp-world-junior|title=Caio Ibelli Tops Jack Freestone To Win Arnette ASP World Junior|access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Surfer }}</ref> In 2015, Ibelli won the Qualifying Series without winning a single round of the circuit. With this result, he qualified for the 2016 Championship Tour for the first time in his career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/166859/faces-2016-ct-caio-ibelli-interview|title=Faces: 3 Things to Know About QS Champ Caio Ibelli|access-date=10 March 2025 |website=World Surf League }}</ref> In his rookie season, Caio placed 16th and won the WSL Rookie of the Year award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surfline.com/templates/article.cfm?id=144056&sef=true|title=Caio Ibelli Awarded WSL Men's Rookie of the Year|access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Surfline }}</ref> In the 2017 season he reached his only final on the CT, at the Bells Beach, losing to South African Jordy Smith.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wsllatinamerica.com/caio-ibelli-e-vice-campeao-do-rip-curl-pro-bells-beach/|title=Caio Ibelli é vice-campeão do Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach|access-date=10 March 2025 |website=WSL - Latin America }}</ref>
Caio continued competing on the CT until the 2024 season. His best result in a season was an 8th place in the 2022 season, reaching 3 semi-finals during the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/tour/mct?year=2022|title=2022 Men's Rankings Championship Tour|access-date=10 March 2025 |website=World Surf League }}</ref> In the 2024 season, he was ranked 25th until the mid-season cut-off, and failed to reclassify for the next season on the CT or the 2024 Challenger Series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/tour/mct?year=2024|title=2024 Men's Rankings Championship Tour|access-date=10 March 2025 |website=World Surf League }}</ref>
== Career Victories == {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" | colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | '''WQS Wins''' |- bgcolor=#bdb76b !Year !width= 33.8% | Event !width= 33% | Venue !Country |- | style=text-align:center| 2013 || Hainan Classic ||Wanning, Hainan Island || {{flagicon|CHN}} China |- | colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | '''Juniors Wins''' |- bgcolor=#bdb76b !Year !width= 33.8% | Event !width= 33% | Venue !Country |- | style=text-align:center| 2011 || Arnette ASP World Junior || Praia do Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro |{{BRA}} |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WSL profile|1291<!-- caio-ibelli -->}}
{{WSL CT Roster}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibelli, Caio}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian surfers Category:Brazilian people of Italian descent