2024 World Surf League Explained

Event:2024 World Surf League
Location:Hawaii, Portugal, Australia, El Salvador, Brazil, Fiji, French Polynesia, United States
Dates:January 29th 2024 - September 14th 2024
Men: John John Florence
Women: Caitlin Simmers
Prev:2023
Next:2025

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 were 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

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 18 women consist of:

The 2024 CT season will start with 36 men and 18 women. Halfway through the season, the field will be reduced to 22 men and 10 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

Top 10 Qualifiers from 2023 Championship Tour Rankings

Top 5 Qualifiers from 2023 Challenger Series Rankings

WSL Season Wildcards

WSL Replacement

Substitution

Men's 2024 Championship Tour Qualifiers

Top 22 Qualifiers from 2023 Championship Tour Rankings

Top 10 Qualifiers from 2023 Challenger Series Rankings

WSL Season Wildcards

WSL Replacement

Schedule

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
1January 29–February 10 Lexus Pipe ProBanzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
2February 12–22 Hurley Pro Sunset BeachSunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
3March 6–16 MEO Rip Curl Pro PortugalSupertubos, Peniche, Portugal
4March 26–April 5 Rip Curl Pro Bells BeachBells Beach, Victoria, Australia
5April 11–21 Western Australia Margaret River ProMargaret River, Western Australia, Australia
6May 22–31 SHISEIDO Tahiti ProTeahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
7June 6–15 Surf City El Salvador ProPunta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador
8June 22–30 VIVO Rio ProSaquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9August 20–29 Corona Fiji ProCloudbreak, Tavarua, Fiji
10September 6–14 Rip Curl WSL FinalsSan Clemente, California, United States

Results and Standings

Event Results

!Round!Event!Men's Champion!Men's Runner Up!Women's Champion!Women's Runner Up
1 Lexus Pipe Pro Barron Mamiya John John Florence Caitlin Simmers Molly Picklum
2 Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Jack Robinson Kanoa Igarashi Molly Picklum Bettylou Sakura Johnson
3 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Griffin Colapinto Ethan Ewing Johanne Defay Tyler Wright
4 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Cole Houshmand Griffin Colapinto Caitlin Simmers Johanne Defay
5 Western Australia Margaret River Pro Jack Robinson John John Florence Gabriela Bryan Sawyer Lindblad
6 SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro Ítalo Ferreira John John Florence Vahiné Fierro Brisa Hennessy
7 Surf City El Salvador Pro John John Florence Caroline Marks Gabriela Bryan
8 VIVO Rio Pro Ítalo Ferreira Caitlin Simmers Sawyer Lindblad
9 Corona Fiji Pro Griffin Colapinto Rio Waida Erin Brooks Tatiana Weston-Webb
10 Rip Curl WSL Finals John John Florence Ítalo Ferreira Caitlin Simmers Caroline Marks

Men's Standings

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position+/-SurferWCT 1WCT 2WCT 3WCT 4WCT 5WCT 6WCT 7WCT 8WCT 9FinalsPoints
1 2nd  5th  9th  17th  2nd  2nd  1st  5th  9th  1st 49,530
21 17th  5th  9th  17th  9th  1st  17th  1st  9th  2nd 37,365
31 9th  9th  1st  2nd  5th  17th  9th  3rd  1st  3rd 46,600
41 17th  1st  9th  17th  1st  17th  5th  9th  3rd  4th 40,130
51 5th  9th  2nd  5th  9th  9th  9th  5th  3rd  5th 38,080
6 9th  17th  9th  9th  33rd  5th  2nd  2nd  5th -36,380
7 17th  17th  3rd  17th  9th  3rd  3rd  5th  5th -33,725
8 5th  3rd  17th  17th  5th  9th  5th  3rd  17th -32,385
9 33rd  9th  9th  3rd  33rd  5th  9th  9th  2nd -32,175
10 9th  17th  3rd  9th  17th  9th  5th  9th  9th -28,760
11 9th  9th  5th  5th  9th  9th  9th  17th  9th -27,420
12 9th  33rd  5th  17th  9th  3rd  17th  9th  9th -26,770
13 17th  3rd  33rd  9th  17th  5th  9th  9th  9th -26,770
14 1st  17th  17th  9th  33rd  9th  17th  17th  5th -26,705
15 33rd  17th  9th  1st  17th  9th  17th  9th  17th -25,280
16 3rd  9th  17th  17th  17th  17th  9th  5th  9th -24,780
17 17th  2nd  9th  9th  17th  9th  17th  17th  17th -23,080
18 5th  17th  9th  17th  5th  17th  17th  17th  5th -22,875
19 17th  5th  17th  33rd  3rd  17th  17th  9th  9th -22,790
20 9th  17th  17th  3rd  17th  17th  3rd  17th  17th -22,140
21 9th  5th  17th  9th  9th  17th  17th  9th  17th -22,015
22 5th  17th  5th  17th  17th  17th  9th  17th  17th -19,460
Cut after mid-season
23 17th  17th  17th  9th  5th -- 17th --10,725
24 3rd  17th  33rd  17th  17th -----10,075
25 33rd  17th  17th  9th  9th -----9,300
26 17th  9th  17th  17th  9th -----9,300
27 17th  17th  17th  5th  17th -----8,735
28 17th  9th  17th  17th  17th -----7,310
29 17th  9th  17th  17th  17th -----7,310
30 9th  33rd  17th  33rd  17th -----6,245
31 17th  17th    17th  17th  5th -- 17th -5,320
32 17th  17th  17th  33rd  17th -----5,320
33 17th  17th  17th  33rd  17th -----5,320
34          - 5th  17th --1,060
35   ---------265
WC 17th ---------0
WC 17th ---------0
WC- 33rd --------0
WC- 33rd --------0
WC- 17th --------0
WC-- 33rd -------0
WC-- 33rd -------0
WC-- 17th -------0
WC-- 5th -------0
WC--- 17th ------0
WC--- 5th ------0
WC---- 33rd -----0
WC---- 17th -----0
WC--- 17th  3rd -----0
WC----- 9th ----0
WC------ 9th ---0
WC-------- 17th -0

Women's Standings

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position+/-SurferWCT 1WCT 2WCT 3WCT 4WCT 5WCT 6WCT 7WCT 8WCT 9FinalsPoints
1 1st  5th  9th  1st  5th  9th  3rd  1st  5th  1st 52,930
2 5th  3rd  5th  3rd  9th  3rd  1st  5th  5th  2nd 47,235
32 5th  9th  3rd  5th  9th  3rd  5th  3rd  2nd  3rd 42,900
41 3rd  3rd    3rd  3rd  2nd  5th  5th  5th  4th 46,375
51 2nd  1st  9th  9th  5th  5th  5th  5th  3rd  5th 45,475
6 5th  5th  1st  2nd  9th  9th  5th  9th  5th -42,000
7 9th  9th  5th  5th  1st  9th  2nd  3rd  9th -41,205
8 9th  9th  9th  5th  2nd  5th  9th  2nd  9th -35,530
9 3rd  2nd  5th  9th  9th  9th  3rd  9th  9th -35,155
10 9th  9th  2nd  9th  3rd  5th  9th    3rd -33,590
Cut after mid-season
11 17th  5th  3rd  9th  9th - 9th ---16,050
12 5th  9th  5th  9th  17th -- 5th --14,710
13 9th  9th  9th  9th  5th -----12,575
14 9th  5th  9th  9th  9th -----12,575
15 9th  9th  9th  17th  5th -----12,575
16 9th  9th  9th  17th  9th -----10,440
17- 17th  9th  9th  9th -----8,875
18  17th ---- 5th ----1,045
WC 9th ---------0
WC- 17th --------0
WC-- 17th -------0
WC--- 5th ------0
WC---- 17th -----0
WC----- 1st ----0
WC------ 9th ---0
WC------- 9th --0
WC------- 9th --0
WC-------- 9th -0
WC-------- 1st -0

Challenger Series

2024 Men's Challenger Series

!Round!Event!Men's Champion!Men's Runner Up
1 Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro Mikey McDonagh Samuel Pupo
2 GWM Sydney Surf Pro Jordan Lawler Alejo Muniz
3 Ballito Pro Ian Gouveia Nolan Rapoza
4 Lexus US Open of Surfing Alan Cleland Marco Mignot
5 EDP Ericeira Pro Samuel Pupo Callum Robson
6 Corona Saquarema Pro Marco Mignot Deivid Silva
Ranking+/-SurferEventsPoints
1 2 3 4 5 6
12nd5th9th33rd1st25th25,865
25th5th1st9th--22,810
317th49th17th2nd49th1st21,600
49th2nd33rd17th3rd9th20,525
59th49th9th33rd9th2nd17,760
649th3rd25th5th5th17th17,475
733rd17th9th17th3rd3rd17,390
83rd9th17th5th33rd33rd16,050
949th17th3rd25th5th17th14,630
1025th49th5th3rd17th49th14,430
CT Qualification Line
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style=text-align:left 12style=text-align:left 17th33rd49th17th5th5thstyle=13,290
style=text-align:left 13style=text-align:left 5th17th9th9th25th49thstyle=13,285
style=text-align:left 14style=text-align:left 17th25th25th-2nd33rdstyle=13,100
style=text-align:left 15style=text-align:left 9th33rd5th33rd25th9thstyle=13,085
style=text-align:left 16style=text-align:left 1st49th33rd25th49th49thstyle=13,000
style=text-align:left 17style=text-align:left -1st33rd73rd73rd25thstyle=12,650
style=text-align:left 18style=text-align:left 33rd65th3rd17th33rd9thstyle=12,005
style=text-align:left 19style=text-align:left 33rd49th9th9th17th9thstyle=11,860
style=text-align:left 20style=text-align:left 17th9th25th33rd33rd5thstyle=11,665
style=text-align:left 21style=text-align:left 9th33rd9th25th25th9thstyle=11,660
style=text-align:left 22style=text-align:left 9th25th9th49th65th9thstyle=11,660
style=text-align:left 23style=text-align:left 49th49th2nd49th17th49thstyle=10,900

Legend

Men's CT 2025
Source

2024 Women's Challengers Series

!Round!Event!Women's Champion!Women's Runner Up
1 Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro Erin Brooks Luana Silva
2 GWM Sydney Surf Pro Isabella Nichols Erin Brooks
3 Ballito Pro Bella Kenworthy Vahine Fierro
4 Lexus US Open of Surfing Sally Fitzgibbons Bella Kenworthy
5 EDP Ericeira Pro Sally Fitzgibbons Tya Zebrowski
6 Corona Saquarema Pro Macy Callaghan Vahine Fierro
Ranking+/-SurferEventsPoints
1 2 3 4 5 6
13rd3rd5th1st1st9th32,170
225th5th1st2nd5th-27,290
33rd1st5th9th5th3rd26,915
41st2nd25th9th25th9th24,440
59th5th2nd25th9th2nd23,665
CT Qualification Line
style=text-align:left 6style=text-align:left 5th3rd5th3rd9th25th21,660
style=text-align:left 7style=text-align:left 2nd17th9th5th9th5th20,610
style=text-align:left 8style=text-align:left 9th5th41st5th5th3rd20,320
style=text-align:left 9style=text-align:left 5th9th25th17th25th1st19,965
style=text-align:left 10style=text-align:left 9th41st3rd5th25th5th18,895
style=text-align:left 11style=text-align:left 5th5th25th5th9th17th17,555
style=text-align:left 12style=text-align:left 5th9th9th3rd9th17th17,470
style=text-align:left 13style=text-align:left 9th25th3rd9th9th25th16,045
style=text-align:left 14style=text-align:left 41st9th9th9th3rd17th16,045

LegendNote: The top 5 qualified for the 2024 Championship Tour.

Women's CT 2024

See also

Notes and References

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

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