Rip Curl L Finals - Was It Weird?

Filippe toledo will enter 20 22 as the number two surfer in the world because he finished runner up to now reigning three time world champion gabriel medina. The final standings at the rip curl l finals set the top five surfers seading going into 20 22. Was it weird having the finals be an event not everyone was at? I think there are some elements around covet restrictions as well, where even if we could have had the entire tour there, we wouldn't have been able to have them. There's othe people who just absolutely want to be there and support, you know, either their compatriots or their team riders, or whatever it is