2022 World Surf League

2022 World Surf League
Location	Hawaii, Portugal, Australia, Indonesia, El Salvador, Brazil, South Africa, French Polynesia, United States
Dates	January 29th 2022 - September 16th 2022
Champions
Men	Filipe Toledo
Women	Stephanie Gilmore
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 World Surf League was the 45th 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 second 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]

Gabriel Medina and Carissa Moore were the defending champions.

The first five events of the 2022 Championship Tour will be contested by the WSL top 36 men and top 18 women.

The top 36 men consist of:

• The Top 20 finishers from the 2021 Championship Tour rankings
• The Top 12 finishers on the 2021 Challenger Series rankings
• Two WSL season wildcards
• Two event wildcards

The top 18 women consist of:

• The Top 9 finishers on the 2021 Championship Tour rankings
• The Top 6 finishers on the 2021 Challenger Series rankings
• Two WSL season wildcards
• One event wildcard

With new venues and a revamped Tour structure, the 2022 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 2023 CT as well as continue on to the second half of the Tour, where they will be joined by two men's wildcards and two women's wildcards (one season wildcard and one event wildcard). ^[3]

Top 9 Qualifiers from 2021 Championship Tour Rankings

• Carissa Moore (HAW)
• Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)
• Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
• Johanne Defay (FRA)
• Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
• Caroline Marks (USA)
• Tyler Wright (AUS)
• Isabella Nichols (AUS)
• Courtney Conlogue (USA)

Top 6 Qualifiers from 2021 Challenger Series Rankings

• Gabriela Bryan (HAW)
• Brisa Hennessy (CRI)
• Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)
• India Robinson (AUS)
• Luana Silva (HAW)
• Caitlin Simmers (USA) *
• Molly Picklum (AUS)

WSL Season Wildcards

• Lakey Peterson (USA)
• Malia Manuel (HAW)

WSL Replacement

• Bronte Macaulay (AUS)

Substitution

• Caitlin Simmers turned down her spot on the Championship Tour to focus on her personal development. Molly Picklum replaced Simmers as she was next in the CS 2021 Ranking. ^[4]

Top 20 Qualifiers from 2021 Championship Tour Rankings

• Gabriel Medina (BRA)
• Filipe Toledo (BRA)
• Italo Ferreira (BRA)
• Conner Coffin (USA)
• Morgan Cibilic (AUS)
• Griffin Colapinto (USA)
• Jordy Smith (ZAF)
• Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)
• Yago Dora (BRA)
• Frederico Morais (PRT)
• John John Florence (HAW)
• Jack Robinson (AUS)
• Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)
• Deivid Silva (BRA)
• Ryan Callinan (AUS)
• Ethan Ewing (AUS)
• Kelly Slater (USA)
• Jadson Andre (BRA)
• Miguel Pupo (BRA)
• Seth Moniz (HAW)

Top 12 Qualifiers from 2021 Challenger Series Rankings

• Ezekiel Lau (HAW)
• Liam O'Brien (AUS)*
• Connor O'Leary (AUS)
• Jake Marshall (USA)
• Callum Robson (AUS)
• Samuel Pupo (BRA)
• Nat Young (USA)
• Imaikalani Devault (HAW)
• Lucca Mesinas (PER)
• Joao Chianca (BRA)
• Jackson Baker (AUS)
• Carlos Munoz (CRI)*

WSL Season Wildcards

• Kolohe Andino (USA)
• Owen Wright (AUS)

WSL Replacement

• Matthew McGillivray (ZAF)

Substitution

• Liam O'Brien and Carlos Munoz did not compete in CT 2022 because of injuries in the first half of the season. They were replaced by Barron Mamiya and Caio Ibelli as regular athletes of the season.

The championship series will consist of the following events, subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

Round	Date	Event	Location
1	January 29–February 10	Billabong Pro Pipeline	Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
2	February 11–23	Hurley Pro Sunset Beach	Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
3	March 3–13	MEO Portugal Pro	Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal
4	April 10–20	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
5	April 24–May 4	Margaret River Pro	Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
6	May 28–June 6	Quiksilver/ROXY Pro G-Land	G-Land, Banyuwangi, Indonesia
7	June 12–20	Surf City El Salvador Pro	Punta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador
8	June 23–30	Oi Rio Pro	Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9	July 12–21	Corona Open J-Bay	Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
10	August 11–21	Outerknown Tahiti Pro	Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
11	September 8–16	Rip Curl WSL Finals	San Clemente, California, United States

Round	Event	Men's Champion	Men's Runner Up	Women's Champion	Women's Runner Up
1	Billabong Pro Pipeline	Kelly Slater	Seth Moniz	Moana Jones Wong	Carissa Moore
2	Hurley Pro Sunset Beach	Barron Mamiya	Kanoa Igarashi	Brisa Hennessy	Malia Manuel
3	MEO Portugal Pro	Griffin Colapinto	Filipe Toledo	Tatiana Weston-Webb	Lakey Peterson
4	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	Filipe Toledo	Callum Robson	Tyler Wright	Carissa Moore
5	Margaret River Pro	Jack Robinson	John John Florence	Isabella Nichols	Gabriela Bryan
6	Quiksilver/ROXY Pro G-Land	Jack Robinson	Filipe Toledo	Johanne Defay	Carissa Moore
7	Surf City El Salvador Pro	Griffin Colapinto	Filipe Toledo	Stephanie Gilmore	Lakey Peterson
8	Oi Rio Pro	Filipe Toledo	Samuel Pupo	Carissa Moore	Johanne Defay
9	Corona Open J-Bay	Ethan Ewing	Jack Robinson	Tatiana Weston-Webb	Tyler Wright
10	Outerknown Tahiti Pro	Miguel Pupo	Kauli Vaast	Courtney Conlogue	Brisa Hennessy
11	Rip Curl WSL Finals	Filipe Toledo	Ítalo Ferreira	Stephanie Gilmore	Carissa Moore

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	+/-	Surfer	WCT 1	WCT 2	WCT 3	WCT 4	WCT 5	WCT 6	WCT 7	WCT 8	WCT 9	WCT 10	Finals	Points
1		Filipe Toledo (BRA)	9th	9th	2nd	1st	9th	2nd	2nd	1st	9th	17th	1st	54,690
2	2	Ítalo Ferreira (BRA)	9th	17th	3rd	5th	5th	9th	3rd	3rd	5th	17th	2nd	40,460
3	1	Jack Robinson (AUS)	17th	5th	17th	3rd	1st	1st	5th	9th	2nd	9th	3rd	51,345
4	1	Ethan Ewing (AUS)	17th	3rd	17th	3rd	3rd	9th	5th	9th	1st	9th	4th	44,290
5		Kanoa Igarashi (JAP)	5th	2nd	5th	17th	17th	5th	5th	17th	3rd	5th	5th	40,270
6		Miguel Pupo (BRA)	3rd	33rd	9th	5th	9th	9th	17th	5th	9th	1st		40,185
7		Griffin Colapinto (USA)	17th	17th	1st	17th	5th	5th	1st	17th	9th	9th		40,120
8		Caio Ibelli (BRA)	3rd	3rd	17th	17th	9th	17th	9th	9th	9th	3rd		34,195
9		Connor O'Leary (AUS)	17th	9th	9th	9th	17th	3rd	9th	5th	5th	9th		33,505
10		Callum Robson (AUS)	9th	17th	9th	2nd	9th	17th	5th	5th	9th	17th		33,230
10		Samuel Pupo (BRA)	5th	17th	17th	9th	9th	9th	17th	2nd	5th	9th		33,230
12		John John Florence (HAW)	5th	17th	3rd	5th	2nd	9th	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ		32,015
13		Matthew McGillivray (RSA)	17th	9th	33rd	33rd	3rd	5th	9th	9th	9th	5th		30,450
14		Jordy Smith (RSA)	9th	9th	5th	17th	5th	17th	9th	17th	5th	9th		30,175
15		Kelly Slater (USA)	1st	17th	9th	17th	17th	17th	INJ	INJ	9th	3rd		29,375
16		Barron Mamiya (HAW)	9th	1st	17th	17th	9th	17th	9th	INJ	17th	17th		26,610
17		Nat Young (USA)	17th	9th	9th	9th	5th	17th	17th	9th	9th	17th		25,355
18		Jake Marshall (USA)	17th	5th	9th	17th	17th	9th	9th	17th	17th	9th		23,345
19		Yago Dora (BRA)	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	17th	9th	3rd	3rd	5th		22,625
20		Kolohe Andino (USA)	17th	9th	5th	9th	9th	9th	17th	17th	17th	INJ		22,015
21		Jadson André (BRA)	33rd	9th	17th	17th	9th	5th	17th	17th	17th	9th		21,355
22		Seth Moniz (HAW)	2nd	5th	17th	33rd	33rd	INJ	INJ	INJ	17th	17th		20,790
23		Jackson Baker (AUS)	17th	17th	9th	9th	17th	17th	9th	9th	17th	17th		19,930
24		Gabriel Medina (BRA)	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	3rd	3rd	17th	INJ	INJ		17,220
Cut after mid-season
25		Conner Coffin (USA)	17th	17th	5th	33rd	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
25		Ezekiel Lau (HAW)	17th	5th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
25		Lucca Mesinas (PER)	5th	17th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
25		Owen Wright (AUS)	17th	33rd	17th	5th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
29		João Chianca (BRA)	9th	17th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	17th	-	-	-	8,640
30		Deivid Silva (BRA)	17th	9th	33rd	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
30		Frederico Morais (POR)	17th	17th	9th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
30		Imaikalani deVault (HAW)	33rd	17th	17th	9th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
30		Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)	9th	17th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
30		Morgan Cibilic (AUS)	33rd	17th	17th	9th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
35		Carlos Munoz (CRI)	9th	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	-	17th	-	-	-	-	5,445
36		Ryan Callinan (AUS)	INJ	17th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,320
37		Matheus Herdy (BRA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	4,745
38		Miguel Tudela (PER)	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	4,650
39		Michael Rodrigues (BRA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	3,320
39		Rio Waida (IDN)	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	3,320
39		Mick Fanning (AUS)	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3,320
42		Bryan Perez (ESA)	-	-	-	-	-	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	2,660
42		Josh Burke (BAR)	-	-	-	-	-	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	2,660
44	7	Josh Faulkner (RSA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	1,330
44	7	Luke Thompson (RSA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	1,330
44		Mickey Wright (AUS)	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,330
44		Justin Becret (FRA)	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,330
44		Billy Kemper (HAW)	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,330
44		Ivan Florence (HAW)	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,330
50	2	Liam O'Brien (AUS)	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,060
51	2	Jordan Lawler (AUS)	33rd	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	530
52	2	Ben Spence (AUS)	-	-	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2	Jack Thomas (AUS)	-	-	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2	Jacob Willcox (AUS)	-	-	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2	Afonso Antunes (POR)	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2	Vasco Ribeiro (POR)	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2	Koa Smith (HAW)	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	265

• 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.

Gabriel Medina and Yago Dora received the 2022/23 WC, due to injuries at the beginning of the 2022 season, their points for the remainder of the season will count.

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	+/-	Surfer	WCT 1	WCT 2	WCT 3	WCT 4	WCT 5	WCT 6	WCT 7	WCT 8	WCT 9	WCT 10	Finals	Points
1	4	Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)	WTD	9th	3rd	5th	5th	5th	1st	9th	3rd	5th	1st	46,370
2	1	Carissa Moore (HAW)	2nd	9th	3rd	2nd	9th	2nd	5th	1st	3rd	5th	2nd	57,670
3	1	Johanne Defay (FRA)	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	1st	3rd	2nd	5th	9th	3rd	50,220
4	1	Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)	9th	9th	1st	9th	9th	3rd	9th	3rd	1st	3rd	4th	48,695
5	1	Brisa Hennessy (CRI)	5th	1st	9th	3rd	5th	5th	9th	9th	5th	2nd	5th	48,085
6		Lakey Peterson (USA)	3rd	9th	2nd	9th	9th	5th	2nd	5th	9th	5th		43,750
7		Courtney Conlogue (USA)	17th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd	9th	5th	9th	9th	1st		42,100
8		Tyler Wright (AUS)	3rd	9th	5th	1st	9th	9th	INJ	INJ	2nd	9th		39,070
9		Gabriela Bryan (HAW)	9th	3rd	9th	9th	2nd	9th	9th	3rd	5th	9th		37,765
10		Isabella Nichols (AUS)	5th	9th	9th	9th	1st	9th	5th	5th	9th	9th		37,285
11		Caroline Marks (USA)	17th	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	3rd	5th	5th	5th		27,110
12		Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)	9th	9th	9th	5th	9th	5th*	5th*	5th*	INJ	INJ		26,810
Cut after mid-season
13		Malia Manuel (HAW)	5th	2nd	9th	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	17,765
14		India Robinson (AUS)	9th	5th	5th	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,710
14		Molly Picklum (AUS)	9th	5th	9th	17th	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,710
16		Bronte Macaulay (AUS)	-	17th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd	-	-	-	-	-	14,485
17		Luana Silva (BRA)	9th	5th	9th	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	12,575
18		Moana Jones Wong (HAW)	1st	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11,045
19		Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)	9th	3rd	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,785
20		Alyssa Spencer (USA)	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,610
20		Bethany Hamilton (HAW)	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,610
22		Tia Blanco (USA)	-	-	17th	-	-	-	9th	-	9th	-	-	1,045
22		Mia McCarthy (AUS)	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,045
WC		Vahine Fierro (FRA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	0
WC		Sol Aguirre (PER)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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.

Caroline Marks and Sally Fitzgibbons received the 2022/23 WC, due to injuries at the beginning of the 2022 season, their points for the remainder of the season will count.

Round	Event	Men's Champion	Men's Runner Up
1	Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro	Callum Robson	Sheldon Simkus
2	GWM Sydney Surf Pro	Rio Waida	Ryan Callinan
3	Ballito Pro	Rio Waida	Gatien Delahaye
4	VANS US Open of Surfing	Ezekiel Lau	João Chianca
5	EDP Vissla Pro Ericeira	Leonardo Fioravanti	Ryan Callinan
6	Corona Saquarema Pro	Gabriel Medina	Ramzi Boukhiam
7	Haleiwa Challenger, at Home in The Hawaiian Islands	John John Florence	Kanoa Igarashi

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events							Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1		Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)	5th	3rd	3rd	25th	1st	5th	5th	26,915
2		Ryan Callinan (AUS)	73rd	2nd	37th	5th	2nd	-	4th	26,030
3		Rio Waida (INA)	25th	1st	1st	49th	17th	25th	33rd	22,650
4		Maxime Huscenot (FRA)	3rd	17th	25th	49th	9th	5th	7th	18,695
5		Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)	5th	17th	49th	9th	73rd	2nd	49th	17,765
6		Michael Rodrigues (BRA)	17th	9th	9th	-	5th	25th	3rd	17,470
6		Ian Gentil (HAW)	9th	37th	73rd	9th	3rd	5th	49th	17,470
8		João Chianca (BRA)	37th	49th	37th	2nd	49th	3rd	25th	16,235
9		Liam O'Brien (AUS)	73rd	25th	9th	5th	3rd	17th	17th	16,050
10		Ezekiel Lau (HAW)	9th	25th	25th	1st	37th	25th	25th	15,770
CT Qualification Line
11		Dylan Moffat (AUS)	5th	9th	17th	49th	5th	17th	49th	14,710
12		Morgan Cibilic (AUS)	9th	9th	37th	37th	5th	9th	13th	14,705
13		Jacob Willcox (AUS)	49th	49th	5th	17th	5th	49th	25th	13,090
14		Gatien Delahaye (FRA)	73rd	73rd	2nd	25th	49th	37th	13th	12,320
15		Imaikalani deVault (HAW)	25th	5th	25th	9th	25th	73rd	9th	12,135
16		Eithan Osborne (USA)	-	-	9th	3rd	17th	37th	33rd	12,005
17		Lucca Mesinas (PER)	25th	49th	17th	5th	17th	9th	49th	11,865
18		Joan Duru (FRA)	-	25th	25th	25th	9th	3rd	49th	10,905
19		Alejo Muniz (BRA)	37th	17th	5th	9th	37th	73rd	33rd	10,665
20		Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)	-	-	-	25th	17th	-	2nd	10,450
21		Edgard Groggia (BRA)	73rd	17th	49th	9th	9th	17th	33rd	10,440
22		Mateus Herdy (BRA)	25th	17th	5th	17th	49th	73rd	25th	10,245
23		John John Florence (HAW)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1st	10,000
23		Callum Robson (AUS)	1st	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,000
23		Gabriel Medina (BRA)	-	-	-	-	-	1st	-	10,000

Legend

• Note: The top 10 men qualified for the 2023 Championship Tour.

Source

Round	Event	Women's Champion	Women's Runner Up
1	Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro	Caitlin Simmers	Molly Picklum
2	GWM Sydney Surf Pro	Teresa Bonvalot	Nikki Van Dijk
3	Ballito Pro	Molly Picklum	Macy Callaghan
4	VANS US Open of Surfing	Bettylou Sakura Johnson	Macy Callaghan
5	EDP Vissla Pro Ericeira	Macy Callaghan	Caitlin Simmers
6	Corona Saquarema Pro	Alyssa Spencer	Tessa Thyssen
7	Haleiwa Challenger, at Home in The Hawaiian Islands	Sophie McCulloch	Bettylou Sakura Johnson

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events							Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1		Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)	3rd	33rd	5th	1st	3rd	9th	2nd	29,970
2		Macy Callaghan (AUS)	9th	9th	2nd	2nd	1st	-	13th	28,920
3		Molly Picklum (AUS)	2nd	17th	1st	5th	3rd	33rd	7th	28,630
3		Caitlin Simmers (USA)	1st	5th	3rd	5th	2nd	-	25th	28,630
5		Sophie McCulloch (AUS) **	17th	3rd	9th	3rd	9th	33rd	1st	25,490
CT Qualification Line
6		Teresa Bonvalot (POR) **	17th	1st	9th	33rd	9th	3rd	3rd	25,490
7		Alyssa Spencer (USA)	33rd	5th	5th	49th	17th	1st	9th	22,810
8		Bronte Macaulay (AUS)	5th	33rd	3rd	5th	25th	5th	-	20,320
9		Nikki Van Dijk (AUS)	5th	2nd	9th	33rd	9th	-	-	19,185
10		Vahine Fierro (FRA)	25th	17th	9th	9th	5th	5th	17th	16,130
10		Sarah Baum (RSA)	25th	5th	25th	49th	5th	9th	9th	16,130

Legend Note: The top 5 qualified for the 2023 Championship Tour.

• 2. Sophie McCulloch won the tiebreak over Teresa Bonvalot based on heat wins to earn the final spot on the 2023 Championship Tour.

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