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Kai Ellice-Flint
Australian surfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kai Ellice-Flint (born 1996) is a professional longboard surfer and surfboard shaper. In 2025 he was crowned the World Surf League longboarding world champion, riding a board he shaped himself.[1]
Early years
Ellice-Flint grew up in Avalon, Australia.[2] He won the Australian under-18 longboard title at the Australian Longboard Titles in 2013.[3]
Professional surfing career
World Longboard Tour
In 2023, Ellice-Flint won the second event of the Australian Longboard Qualifying Series.[2] He met his coach CJ Nelson after being knocked out of the competition.[1] The following year, he narrowly missed qualifying for the WLT.[4]
In 2025, Ellice-Flint received a wildcard onto the WLT.[4] He claimed his first major tour victory in August 2025 at the Lexus US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, defeating four-time world champion Taylor Jensen in the men's longboard final.[5][6] Ellice-Flint won first place in the Gold Coast and second place in Noosa, making him the number two seed.[1] At the 2025 finals in El Salvador, Ellice-Flint defeated the top seed Edouard Delpero in the decider. His victory made him the eighth Australian to win a world longboard title.[1]
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Titles
- 2025 World Longboard Champion[1]
- 2025 Mens US Open of Surfing Longboarding Champion[5][6]
- 2025 Noosa Festival of Surfing "Logger" Champion[7]
- 2025 New Zealand Singlefin Mingle Champion[8]
- 2025 Burleigh Heads Longboard Classic Champion[9]
- 2013 Australian under 18s Longboarding Champion[3]
References
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