According to betting sites, Brazilians are favorites to win the World Surfing Championship title.

The World Surf League (WSL) starts this Monday (30), with the Hawaii stage kicking off the 2023 calendar, which will feature ten more stops. The first of these is at Pipeline beach, on the island of Oahu.

Brazil is entering the competition strongly and will be represented by ten participants among the 36 competitors in the men's category. They are: Gabriel Medina, Filipe Toledo, Ítalo Ferreira, Caio Ibelli, Yago Dora, the brothers Miguel and Samuel Pupo, Jadson André and Michael Rodrigues, and João Chianca, the last two having qualified through the Challenger Series.

According to Odds&Scouts, one of the leading data generators for sports betting platforms worldwide, Brazilians are well-positioned to win this year's title, and the top two favorites are from the country. Gabriel Medina has odds of 4.75 (for every R$1 bet, the winning bet will receive R$4,75), while Filipe Toledo has 5.50, reveals Exame.

According to the Galera.bet website, the main contenders are Hawaiian John John Florence (5.50) and Australian Jack Robinson (7.50). Remember that the lower the odds offered by the platforms, the greater the competitor's chance of winning. The next Brazilian on the odds list is Ítalo Ferreira (8.00).

Brazil has won the last four world titles, with Filipe Toledo last year, Gabriel Medina in 2021, Ítalo Ferreira in 2019, and Medina again in 2018. The last one before this dominance was none other than the Hawaiian Florence.

Brazil is seeking its seventh WSL title. The first came in 2014 with Medina, who has since won three times. Adriano de Souza, Ítalo Ferreira, and Filipe Toledo are the other winners. The United States and Australia have historically dominated the tour for both men and women.