2024 World Surf League

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2024 World Surf League
LocationHawaii, Portugal, Australia, El Salvador, Brazil, Fiji, French Polynesia, United States
DatesJanuary 29th 2024 - September 14th 2024
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The 2024 World Surf League is the 47th season of all iterations of the tour circuit for professional surfers. Billabong Pipe Masters will be the first round of the tour.[1]

For the fourth time, the season will end at Lower Trestles, in San Clemente, USA, with the top five seeded men and women from the season going head to head to determine the champion at the WSL Finals.[2]

Filipe Toledo and Caroline Marks are the defending champions.

The 2024 CT will include nine regular-season events in seven countries. The Mid-season Cut will come into action following Stop No. 5 in Margaret River, Australia. Surfers who make the Cut will compete in Tahiti, El Salvador, and Brazil before a break for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The final event of the regular season will see the world's best surfers return to the iconic Cloudbreak in Fiji and battle for a place in the WSL Finals.[3]

Qualifier Athletes[edit]

The first five events of the 2024 Championship Tour will be contested by the WSL top 36 men and top 18 women.

The top 36 men consist of:

  • The Top 22 finishers from the 2023 Championship Tour rankings
  • The Top 10 finishers on the 2023 Challenger Series rankings
  • Two WSL season wildcards
  • Two event wildcards

The top 18 women consist of:

  • The Top 10 finishers on the 2023 Championship Tour rankings
  • The Top five finishers on the 2023 Challenger Series rankings
  • Two WSL season wildcards
  • One event wildcard

The 2024 CT season will start with 36 men and 18 women. Halfway through the season, the field will be reduced to 24 men and 12 women. The top-ranked surfers will automatically requalify for the 2025 CT, as well as continue on to the second half of the Tour, where they will be joined by one men's and one women's season-long wildcard, and one men's and one women's event wildcard. [4]

Women's 2024 Championship Tour Qualifiers[edit]

Top 10 Qualifiers from 2023 Championship Tour Rankings

  • Caroline Marks (USA)
  • Carissa Moore (HAW)
  • Tyler Wright (AUS)
  • Caitlin Simmers (USA)
  • Molly Picklum (AUS)
  • Lakey Peterson (USA)
  • Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)
  • Gabriela Bryan (HAW)
  • Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)
  • Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) *
  • Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)

Top 5 Qualifiers from 2023 Challenger Series Rankings

  • India Robinson (AUS)
  • Sawyer Lindblad (USA)
  • Alyssa Spencer (USA)
  • Isabella Nichols (AUS)
  • Luana Silva (BRA)

WSL Season Wildcards

  • Johanne Defay (FRA)
  • Brisa Hennessy (CRC)

WSL Replacement

  • Sophie McCulloch (AUS)


Substitution

  • Gilmore dropped out of the CT 2024 season to focus on her personal life. Sally replaced her as the next CT 2023 qualifier, opening up a CS 2023 spot that was passed on to Luana Silva. With Luana qualified, the WSL Replacement slot was passed on to Sophie McCulloch. [5]

Men's 2024 Championship Tour Qualifiers[edit]

Top 22 Qualifiers from 2023 Championship Tour Rankings

  • Filipe Toledo (BRA)
  • Ethan Ewing (AUS)
  • Griffin Colapinto (USA)
  • Joao Chianca (BRA)
  • Jack Robinson (AUS)
  • Gabriel Medina (BRA)
  • Yago Dora (BRA)
  • John John Florence (HAW)
  • Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)
  • Ryan Callinan (AUS)
  • Connor O'Leary (AUS)
  • Barron Mamiya (HAW)
  • Italo Ferreira (BRA)
  • Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)
  • Ian Gentil (HAW)
  • Jordy Smith (RSA)
  • Liam O'Brien (AUS)
  • Caio Ibelli (BRA)
  • Matthew McGillivray (RSA)
  • Callum Robson (AUS)
  • Rio Waida (INA)
  • Seth Moniz (HAW)

Top 10 Qualifiers from 2023 Challenger Series Rankings

  • Cole Houshmand (USA)
  • Samuel Pupo (BRA)
  • Jacob Willcox (AUS)
  • Crosby Colapinto (USA)
  • Eli Hanneman (HAW)
  • Imaikalani deVault (HAW)
  • Frederico Morais (POR)
  • Jake Marshall (USA)
  • Kade Matson (USA)
  • Deivid Silva (BRA)

WSL Season Wildcards

  • Kelly Slater (USA)
  • Miguel Pupo (BRA)

WSL Replacement

  • Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)

Schedule[edit]

With the Olympic Games Paris 2024, a break has been added to the schedule in July to allow time for qualified athletes to travel to Tahiti ahead of the Games, where the line-up will be closed for Olympic athletes to practice. With this break, the Tour will not host an event in J-Bay Open or Surf Ranch Pro this season.[6]

Round Date Event Location
1 January 29–February 10 Hawaii Lexus Pipe Pro Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
2 February 12–22 Hawaii Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
3 March 6–16 Portugal MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal
4 March 26–April 5 Australia Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
5 April 11–21 Australia Western Australia Margaret River Pro Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
6 May 22–31 French Polynesia SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
7 June 6–15 El Salvador Surf City El Salvador Pro Punta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador
8 June 22–30 Brazil VIVO Rio Pro Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9 August 20–29 Fiji Corona Fiji Pro Cloudbreak, Tavarua, Fiji
10 September 6–14 United States Rip Curl WSL Finals San Clemente, California, United States

Results and Standings[edit]

Event Results[edit]

Round Event Men's Champion Men's Runner Up Women's Champion Women's Runner Up
1 Hawaii Lexus Pipe Pro Hawaii Barron Mamiya Hawaii John John Florence United States Caitlin Simmers Australia Molly Picklum
2 Hawaii Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Australia Jack Robinson Japan Kanoa Igarashi Australia Molly Picklum Hawaii Bettylou Sakura Johnson
3 Portugal MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal United States Griffin Colapinto Australia Ethan Ewing France Johanne Defay Australia Tyler Wright
4 Australia Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach United States Cole Houshmand United States Griffin Colapinto United States Caitlin Simmers France Johanne Defay
5 Australia Western Australia Margaret River Pro Australia Jack Robinson Hawaii John John Florence Hawaii Gabriela Bryan United States Sawyer Lindblad
6 French Polynesia SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro Brazil Ítalo Ferreira Hawaii John John Florence French PolynesiaVahiné Fierro Costa RicaBrisa Hennessy
7 El Salvador Surf City El Salvador Pro
8 Brazil VIVO Rio Pro
9 Fiji Corona Fiji Pro
10 United States Rip Curl WSL Finals

Men's Standings[edit]

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   5th   9th   17th   33rd   INJ   WTD   DNC 
Points 10,000 7,800 6,085 4,745 3,320 1,330 265 265 265 0
Position +/- Surfer Hawaii

WCT 1

Hawaii

WCT 2

Portugal

WCT 3

Australia

WCT 4

Australia

WCT 5

French Polynesia

WCT 6

El Salvador

WCT 7

Brazil

WCT 8

Fiji

WCT 9

United States

Finals

Points
1 22  John John Florence (HAW)  2nd   5th   9th   17th   2nd   2nd  - - - - 31,465
2 11  Griffin Colapinto (USA)  9th   9th   1st   2nd   5th   17th  - - - - 27,195
3 11  Jack Robinson (AUS)  17th   1st   9th   17th   1st   17th  - - - - 25,980
4 Steady  Ethan Ewing (AUS)  5th   9th   2nd   5th   9th   9th  - - - - 23,930
5 1111  Ítalo Ferreira (BRA)  17th   5th   9th   17th   9th   1st  - - - - 22,715
6 11  Jordy Smith (RSA)  5th   3rd   17th   17th   5th   9th  - - - - 20,225
7 11  Jake Marshall (USA)  9th   9th   5th   5th   9th   9th  - - - - 19,450
8 11  Barron Mamiya (HAW)  1st   17th   17th   9th   33rd   9th  - - - - 19,300
9 11  Cole Houshmand (USA)  33rd   17th   9th   1st   17th   9th  - - - - 19,300
10 11  Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)  17th   2nd   9th   9th   17th   9th  - - - - 19,090
11 44  Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)  9th   33rd   5th   17th   9th   3rd  - - - - 18,800
12 77  Gabriel Medina (BRA)  17th   17th   3rd   17th   9th   3rd  - - - - 18,150
13 11  Rio Waida (INA)  33rd   9th   9th   3rd   33rd   5th  - - - - 17,735
14 22  Crosby Colapinto (USA)  9th   17th   3rd   9th   17th   9th  - - - - 17,375
15 33  Ryan Callinan (AUS)  17th   3rd   33rd   9th   17th   5th  - - - - 16,810
16 66  Liam O'Brien (AUS)  9th   5th   17th   9th   9th   17th  - - - - 16,035
17 55  Yago Dora (BRA)  9th   17th   9th   9th   33rd   5th  - - - - 16,035
18 77  Imaikalani deVault (HAW)  5th   17th   9th   17th   5th   17th  - - - - 15,470
19 66  Seth Moniz (HAW)  17th   5th   17th   33rd   3rd   17th  - - - - 14,820
20 33  Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)  5th   17th   5th   17th   17th   17th  - - - - 13,480
21 11  Matthew McGillivray (RSA)  9th   17th   17th   3rd   17th   17th  - - - - 13,395
22 11  Connor O'Leary (JPN)  3rd   9th   17th   17th   17th   17th  - - - - 13,395
Cut after mid-season
23 Steady  Samuel Pupo (BRA)  17th   17th   17th   9th   5th  - - - - - 10,725
24 Steady  Ian Gentil (HAW)  3rd   17th   33rd   17th   17th  - - - - - 10,075
25 Steady  Caio Ibelli (BRA)  33rd   17th   17th   9th   9th  - - - - - 9,300
26 Steady  Miguel Pupo (BRA)  17th   9th   17th   17th   9th  - - - - - 9,300
27 Steady  Kade Matson (USA)  17th   17th   17th   5th   17th  - - - - - 8,735
28 Steady  Jacob Willcox (AUS)  17th   9th   17th   17th   17th  - - - - - 7,310
29 Steady  Frederico Morais (POR)  17th   9th   17th   17th   17th  - - - - - 7,310
30 Steady  Callum Robson (AUS)  9th   33rd   17th   33rd   17th  - - - - - 6,245
31 11  Kelly Slater (USA)  17th   17th   INJ   17th   17th   5th  - - - - 5,320
32 11  Eli Hanneman (HAW)  17th   17th   17th   33rd   17th  - - - - - 5,320
33 Steady  Deivid Silva (BRA)  17th   17th   17th   33rd   17th  - - - - - 5,320
34 Steady  João Chianca (BRA)  INJ   INJ   INJ   INJ   INJ  - - - - - 1,060
35 Steady  Filipe Toledo (BRA) (WDN)  33rd  - - - - - - - - - 265
WC Steady  Jackson Bunch (HAW)  17th  - - - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Shion Crawford (HAW)  17th  - - - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Kai Lenny (HAW) -  33rd  - - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Keanu Asing (HAW) -  33rd  - - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Brodi Sale (HAW) -  17th  - - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Marco Mignot (FRA) - -  33rd  - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Joaquim Chaves (POR) - -  33rd  - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Matias Canhoto (POR) - -  17th  - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Joan Duru (FRA) - -  5th  - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Tully Wylie (AUS) - - -  17th  - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Morgan Cibilic (AUS) - - -  5th  - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Otis North (AUS) - - - -  33rd  - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Reef Heazlewood (AUS) - - - -  17th  - - - - - 0
WC Steady  George Pittar (AUS) - - -  17th   3rd  - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Mihimana Braye (TAH) - - - - -  9th  - - - - 0
  • Event Wild Card Surfers do not receive points for the WSL. Their results on each event are indicated on the above table but no ranking points are awarded.
  • Filipe Toledo received WC 2025, due to his withdrawal from CT 2024 to take care of his mental health.

Women's Standings[edit]

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   5th   9th   17th   INJ   WTD   DNC 
Points 10,000 7,800 6,085 4,745 2,610 1,045 265 265 0
Position +/- Surfer Hawaii

WCT 1

Hawaii

WCT 2

Portugal

WCT 3

Australia

WCT 4

Australia

WCT 5

French Polynesia

WCT 6

El Salvador

WCT 7

Brazil

WCT 8

Fiji

WCT 9

United States

Finals

Points
1 33  Brisa Hennessy (CRC)  3rd   3rd   17th*   3rd   3rd   2nd  - - - - 32,140
2 11  Caitlin Simmers (USA)  1st   5th   9th   1st   5th   9th  - - - - 32,100
3 Steady  Molly Picklum (AUS)  2nd   1st   9th   9th   5th   5th  - - - - 29,900
4 22  Johanne Defay (FRA)  5th   5th   1st   2nd   9th   9th  - - - - 29,900
5 11  Caroline Marks (USA)  5th   3rd   5th   3rd   9th   3rd  - - - - 27,745
6 11  Gabriela Bryan (HAW)  9th   9th   5th   5th   1st   9th  - - - - 24,710
7 22  Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)  5th   9th   3rd   5th   9th   3rd  - - - - 24,270
8 11  Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)  3rd   2nd   5th   9th   9th   9th  - - - - 23,850
9 11  Tyler Wright (AUS)  9th   9th   2nd   9th   3rd   5th  - - - - 23,850
10 Steady  Sawyer Lindblad (USA)  9th   9th   9th   5th   2nd   5th  - - - - 22,510
Cut after mid-season
11 Steady  Lakey Peterson (USA)  17th   5th   3rd   9th   9th  - - - - - 16,050
12 Steady  Luana Silva (BRA)  5th   9th   5th   9th   17th  - - - - - 14,710
13 Steady  Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)  9th   9th   9th   9th   5th  - - - - - 12,575
14 Steady  Isabella Nichols (AUS)  9th   5th   9th   9th   9th  - - - - - 12,575
15 Steady  India Robinson (AUS)  9th   9th   9th   17th   5th  - - - - - 12,575
16 Steady  Alyssa Spencer (USA)  9th   9th   9th   17th   9th  - - - - - 10,440
17 Steady  Sophie McCulloch (AUS) -  17th   9th   9th   9th  - - - - - 8,875
18 Steady  Carissa Moore (HAW) (WDN)  17th  - - - -  5th  - - - - 1,045
WC Steady  Moana Jones Wong (HAW)  9th  - - - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Zoe McDougall (HAW) -  17th  - - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Francisca Veselko (POR) - -  17th  - - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Ellie Harrison (AUS) - - -  5th  - - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Bronte Macaulay (AUS) - - - -  17th  - - - - - 0
WC Steady  Vahiné Fierro (TAH) - - - - -  1st  - - - - 0
  • Event Wild Card Surfers do not receive points for the WSL. Their results on each event are indicated on the above table but no ranking points are awarded.
  • Carissa Moore received the WC 2025, due to her withdrawal from the CT 2024 after the Pipe Pro.
  • Carissa and Stephanie are the WSL replacements for the 2025 CT Season.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 Lexus Pipe Pro". World Surf League. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  2. ^ "World Surf League Announces 2024 Championship Tour Schedule". World Surf League. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  3. ^ "WSL Finals 2024". World Surf League. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  4. ^ "2024 WSL Championship Tour Class". World Surf League. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  5. ^ "Stephanie Gilmore Announces One-Year Break From Competition". World Surf League. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  6. ^ "Event Schedule". World Surf League. Retrieved 2023-01-19.

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