Yago Dora
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1996 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 169 lb (77 kg) |
| Surfing career | |
| Sport | Surfing |
| Best year | 1st: 2025 – WSL World Champion |
| Career earnings | Volcom, Mãe Terra, Natural One, Lost Surfboards |
| Major achievements |
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| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Regular (natural foot) |
Yago Dora (born May 18, 1996) is a Brazilian professional surfer who is in the World Surf League. In September 2025, he became the World Champion in the 2025 WSL Men's Championship Tour.
Early life
Yago Dora was born in Curitiba, but developed his passion for surfing when his family moved to Florianópolis, encouraged by his father, Leandro Dora, a great coach of the world's surfing elite.[1] Dora started later than others in the world of surfing, but at 11 everything changed and he was soon doing radical maneuvers.
Career
In 2017, he made his first appearance at a WSL Men's Championship Tour event at the Saquarema stage of the Oi Rio Pro[2] as a wildcard, where he performed surprisingly well, finishing 3rd and defeating big names in world surfing such as Gabriel Medina, Mick Fanning and John John Florence. That same year, he placed 6th in the Qualifying Series and qualified for the 2018 CT for the first time in his career.[3]
In the following years, Yago quickly gained prominence on the world circuit, but his rise was interrupted after tearing the ligament in his left ankle, which left him out of the first 5 events on the world circuit in 2022.[4]
In the following 2 years, Yago demonstrated a significant improvement on his surfing and figured among the top 10 surfers in the league. In 2023, Yago reached his first final and won the VIVO Rio Pro,[5][6] beating Ethan Ewing in the final. He finished 7th in the final Ranking. In 2024 Yago had a complicated start to the season and almost fell into the mid-season cut, but he recovered in the final part of the season making 2 finals in a row, in El Salvador and again at the VIVO Rio Pro, he came close to qualifying for the 2024 WSL Finals, but lost the spot in the last stage to his compatriot Ítalo Ferreira finishing the season in 6th place.[7]
In 2025, Yago reached the WSL Finals in the first position in the rank. After defeating Griffin Colapinto, Yago won the WSL Championship Tour - widely considered the most important title in the sport.[8]
Career Victories
| WSL Finals Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lexus WSL Finals Fiji | Cloudbreak, Tavarua |  Fiji |
| WCT Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | VIVO Rio Pro | Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil |
| 2025 | Lexus Trestles Pro | Trestles, California | .png){kind=small} United States |
| 2025 | MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal | Supertubos, Peniche | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
| 2023 | VIVO Rio Pro | Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| WQS Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2021 | Saquarema Surf Festival Quiksilver Pro QS | Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| 2019 | Vans US Open of Surfing | Huntington Beach, California | United States |
| 2018 | Red Nose São Sebastião Pro Maresias | Maresias, São Paulo | Brazil |
| 2017 | Azores Airlines Pro | Santa Barbara, Azores | Portugal |
| 2017 | Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota Pro | Newcastle, NSW | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
References
- ↑ "Grilo tells how he became one of the greatest surfing technicians". Surf Hardcore (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ "O penetra que brilhou na festa". Revista Trip (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ "CT 2018, Yago Dora New On Tour". ONFIRE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sidelined by injury, Yago ready for G-Land". Waves (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ "Yago Dora celebrates first victory at Vivo Rio Pro". WSL Latin America (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ "Yago Dora Delivers Perfection On Home Soil For Maiden CT Win". worldsurfleague.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ "Italo Ferreira guarantees place in the Finals after eliminating Yago Dora in Fiji". ge.globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ "Yago Dora at Lexus WSL Finals Fiji". World Surf League. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
External links
- Yago Dora at the World Surf League