Ezekiel Lau
| Ezekiel Lau | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 23, 1993 Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Surfing career | |
| Best year | 2018 – Ranked No. 20 WSL CT World Tour |
| Major achievements |
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| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Regular |
Ezekiel Lau (born November 23, 1993) is an American professional surfer from Hawaii, who is in the World Surf League.
Family
[edit]Ezekiel Lau is a proud native Hawaiian who honed his wave-riding craft in Honolulu, the very cradle of the surfing lifestyle. He exudes the spirit of ancient surfing royalty despite being raised in a family of stick-and-ball studs. His father, Leonard Lau, played football at the University of Hawaii before becoming a prominent high school coach.[1]
Career
[edit]When Zeke decided early on that surfing was his thing, Leonard instilled him with the discipline and structure he'd need to succeed. From the age of 10, Lau was an early standout along with his world-class group of peers like John John Florence, Keanu Asing, and Carissa Moore. But his road to the Championship Tour was a long and bumpy one by comparison.
In 2011, the same year Florence qualified, Lau finished 115º on the Qualifying Series. Over the next five years, Lau would flare brightly in the competitive arena, winning big events at home in Hawaii for example, but the fire never took.[2][3] Eventually, in 2017, the Hawaiian reached his lifelong ambition of making surfing's top tier, the CT.[4] The 27-year-old had three consecutive years surfing against the world's best, before being relegated at the end of 2019.[5]
Zeke in 2021, placed 2nd in the Challenger Series, winning the MEO Vissla Pro Ericeira[6] stage in Portugal and requalified for the 2022 CT. In the 2022 season he placed 25th and did not qualify for the next season. In the CS of the same year, he won another stage, this time the classic stage of the VANS US Open of Surfing.[7] He placed 10th at the end of the season and returned to the CT again. He did not requalify in the 2023 season and has not returned to the CT so far.
Career victories
[edit]| WSL Challenger Series Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | VANS US Open of Surfing | Huntington Beach, California |  United States
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| 2021 | MEO Vissla Pro Ericeira | Ribeira D'Ilhas, Ericeira |  Portugal
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| WQS Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Local Motion Surf Into Summer | Ala Moana Bowls, Oahu, |  Hawaii
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| 2018 | Vans World Cup | Sunset Beach, Oahu | Hawaii
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| 2017 | Vans Presents the HIC Pro | Sunset Beach, Oahu | Hawaii
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| 2017 | EDP Billabong Pro Cascais | Guincho, Cascais | Portugal
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| 2013 | Vans World Cup | Sunset Beach, Oahu | Hawaii
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| 2012 | Billabong Pro Tahara | Tahara, Aichi Prefecture |  Japan
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| 2011 | HIC Pro | Sunset Beach, Oahu | Hawaii
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| 2011 | Copa Quiksilver El Salvador | Punta Roca, La Libertad |  El Salvador
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| Juniors Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2013 | HIC Pro Junior Mens | Kuhio Beach, Oahu | Hawaii
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| 2012 | North Shore Surf Shop Surfboardline.com Junior Pro | Sunset Beach, Oahu | Hawaii
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ezekiel Lau - Profile". World Surf League. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "EZEKIEL LAU CLAIMS QS10,000 EDP BILLABONG PRO CASCAIS TITLE". Freesurf. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Zeke Lau Earns Second Win at HIC Pro". World Surf League. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "ROOKIES NO CT2017: EZEKIEL LAU". SurfTotal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "2019 Men's Championship Tour Final Rankings". World Surf League. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Hawaiian Storm Rising As Zeke Lau, Luana Silva Take Out 2021 MEO Vissla Pro Ericeira". World Surf League. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Bettylou Sakura Johnson, Ezekiel Lau, Win Vans US Open of Surfing". World Surf League. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ezekiel Lau at the World Surf League