Aussie Picklum aglow on top of WSL standings after Portugal win

Key points

• Australian surfer Molly Picklum has won the Rip Curl Pro Portugal at Supertubos, returning to the top of the World Surf League standings. Her victory over American Caitlin Simmers in Friday's final earned her the maximum 10,000 points and moved her ahead of Hawaiian Carissa Moore.
• Picklum, 23, now leads on 48,950 points, with two events remaining. The Gosford surfer said she was grateful to win at a venue she had long dreamed of competing at.
• She won the final with a combined two-wave score of 13.33 to Simmers' 12.84.