2023 World Surf League

2023 World Surf League
Location	Hawaii, Portugal, Australia, El Salvador, Brazil, South Africa, French Polynesia, United States
Dates	January 29th 2023 - September 15th 2023
Champions
Men	Filipe Toledo
Women	Caroline Marks
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 World Surf League was the 46th 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 third 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 Stephanie Gilmore were the defending champions.

The 2023 season will also contribute towards qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where surfing will make its second appearance as an Olympic sport. The top ten surfers in the men's final standings and the top eight surfers in the women's final standings will earn quota places at the Olympics, subject to a maximum of two men and two women per NOC.^[3]

The first five events of the 2023 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 2022 Championship Tour rankings
• The Top 10 finishers on the 2022 Challenger Series rankings
• Two WSL season wildcards
• Two event wildcards

The top 18 women consist of:

• The Top 10 finishers on the 2022 Championship Tour rankings
• The Top 5 finishers on the 2022 Challenger Series rankings
• Two WSL season wildcards
• One event wildcard

The 2023 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 2024 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]

Top 10 Qualifiers from 2022 Championship Tour Rankings

• Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
• Carissa Moore (HAW)
• Johanne Defay (FRA)
• Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)
• Brisa Hennessey (CRI)
• Lakey Peterson (USA)
• Courtney Conlogue (USA)
• Tyler Wright (AUS)
• Gabriela Bryan (HAW)
• Isabella Nichols (AUS)

Top 5 Qualifiers from 2022 Challenger Series Rankings

• Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)
• Macy Callaghan (AUS)
• Molly Picklum (AUS)
• Caitlin Simmers (USA)
• Sophie McCulloch (AUS)

WSL Season Wildcards

• Caroline Marks (USA)
• Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)

WSL Replacement

• Teresa Bonvalot (PRT)

Top 22 Qualifiers from 2022 Championship Tour Rankings

• Filipe Toledo (BRA)
• Italo Ferreira (BRA)
• Jack Robinson (AUS)
• Ethan Ewing (AUS)
• Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)
• Miguel Pupo (BRA)
• Griffin Colapinto (USA)
• Caio Ibelli (BRA)
• Connor O'Leary (AUS)
• Callum Robson (AUS)
• Samuel Pupo (BRA)
• John John Florence (HAW)
• Matthew McGillivray (ZAF)
• Jordy Smith (ZAF)
• Kelly Slater (USA)
• Barron Mamiya (HAW)
• Nat Young (USA)
• Jake Marshall (USA)
• Kolohe Andino (USA)
• Jadson Andre (BRA)
• Seth Moniz (HAW)
• Jackson Baker (AUS)

Top 10 Qualifiers from 2022 Challenger Series Rankings

• Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)
• Ryan Callinan (AUS)
• Rio Waida (IND)
• Maxime Huscenot (FRA)
• Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)
• Michael Rodrigues (BRA)
• Ian Gentil (HAW)
• Joao Chianca (BRA)
• Liam O'Brien (AUS)
• Ezekiel Lau (HAW)

WSL Season Wildcards

• Gabriel Medina (BRA)
• Yago Dora (BRA)

WSL Replacement

• Carlos Munoz (CRI)

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 12–23	Hurley Pro Sunset Beach	Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
3	March 8–16	MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal	Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal
4	April 4–14	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
5	April 20–30	Margaret River Pro	Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
6	May 27–28	Surf Ranch Pro	Lemoore, California, United States
7	June 9–18	Surf City El Salvador Pro	Punta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador
8	June 23–July 1	Vivo Rio Pro	Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9	July 13–22	Corona Open J-Bay	Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
10	August 11–20	SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro	Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
11	September 7–15	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	Jack Robinson	Leonardo Fioravanti	Carissa Moore	Tyler Wright
2	Hurley Pro Sunset Beach	Filipe Toledo	Griffin Colapinto	Molly Picklum	Caroline Marks
3	MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal	João Chianca	Jack Robinson	Caitlin Simmers	Courtney Conlogue
4	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	Ethan Ewing	Ryan Callinan	Tyler Wright	Molly Picklum
5	Margaret River Pro	Gabriel Medina	Griffin Colapinto	Carissa Moore	Tyler Wright
6	Surf Ranch Pro	Griffin Colapinto	Italo Ferreira	Carissa Moore	Caroline Marks
7	Surf City El Salvador Pro	Filipe Toledo	Griffin Colapinto	Caroline Marks	Tyler Wright
8	VIVO Rio Pro	Yago Dora	Ethan Ewing	Caitlin Simmers	Tyler Wright
9	Corona Open J-Bay	Filipe Toledo	Ethan Ewing	Lakey Peterson	Molly Picklum
10	SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro	Jack Robinson	Gabriel Medina	Caroline Marks	Caitlin Simmers
11	Rip Curl WSL Finals	Filipe Toledo	Ethan Ewing	Caroline Marks	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) (O)	5th	1st	17th	3rd	5th	3rd	1st	9th	1st	9th	1st	58,300
2	1	Ethan Ewing (AUS) (O)	17th	5th	9th	1st	5th	3rd	9th	2nd	2nd	INJ	2nd	48,080
3	1	Griffin Colapinto (USA) (O)	17th	2nd	5th	5th	2nd	1st	2nd	17th	9th	9th	3rd	50,860
4		João Chianca (BRA) (O)	3rd	3rd	1st	9th	3rd	5th	9th	9th	9th	17th	4th	44,290
5		Jack Robinson (AUS) (O)	1st	3rd	2nd	17th	INJ	17th	17th	17th	5th	1st	5th	43,950
6		Gabriel Medina (BRA)	9th	9th	9th	9th	1st	5th	9th	17th	3rd	2nd	-	43,240
7		Yago Dora (BRA)	9th	17th	3rd	9th	9th	5th	17th	1st	5th	5th	-	41,610
8		John John Florence (HAW) (O)	5th	9th	17th	3rd	3rd	9th	17th	3rd	9th	5th	-	39,035
9		Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) (O)	2nd	9th	17th	17th	9th	5th	9th	5th	9th	3rd	-	37,985
10		Ryan Callinan (AUS)	9th	17th	9th	2nd	9th	9th	17th	3rd	9th	17th	-	33,145
11		Connor O'Leary (AUS)	17th	33rd	5th	5th	5th	9th	5th	17th	5th	17th	-	31,035
12		Barron Mamiya (HAW)	17th	17th	9th	17th	5th	17th	5th	5th	9th	3rd	-	30,950
13		Ítalo Ferreira (BRA)	17th	9th	9th	17th	9th	2nd	5th	9th	17th	INJ	-	28,750
14		Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) (O)	17th	9th	17th	9th	17th	9th	5th	9th	3rd	17th	-	28,100
14		Ian Gentil (HAW)	9th	17th	9th	17th	17th	17th	3rd	9th	5th	9th	-	28,100
16		Jordy Smith (RSA) (O)	5th	17th	17th	9th	9th	9th	17th	9th	9th	9th	-	27,325
17		Liam O'Brien (AUS)	5th	17th	17th	17th	9th	17th	3rd	9th	17th	9th	-	26,110
18		Caio Ibelli (BRA)	3rd	5th	9th	17th	17th	17th	9th	17th	17th	17th	-	24,120
19		Matthew McGillivray (RSA) (O)	33rd	5th	17th	5th	9th	9th	17th	17th	17th	17th	-	22,780
20		Callum Robson (AUS)	9th	17th	3rd	33rd	9th	17th	9th	17th	17th	17th	-	22,695
21		Rio Waida (INA)	9th	17th	5th	33rd	33rd	17th	9th	17th	9th	9th	-	22,280
22		Seth Moniz (HAW)	9th	9th	17th	17th	17th	INJ	9th	9th	17th	9th	-	20,855
23		Kelly Slater (USA)	17th	9th	17th	17th	17th	9th	17th	INJ	17th	9th	-	16,875
Cut after mid-season
24		Jackson Baker (AUS)	17th	17th	17th	5th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
24		Nat Young (USA)	17th	5th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
24		Samuel Pupo (BRA)	17th	17th	5th	17th	17th	-	-	5th	-	-	-	8,735
27		Miguel Pupo (BRA)	9th	9th	17th	INJ	INJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,235
28		Michael Rodrigues (BRA)	17th	17th	17th	9th	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
29		Maxime Huscenot (FRA)	17th	33th	33rd	9th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,245
30		Jake Marshall (USA)	17th	17th	17th	33rd	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,320
30		Kolohe Andino (USA)	17th	17th	33rd	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,320
32		Carlos Muñoz Herrera (CRC)	17th	17th	17th	33rd	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	4,255
32		Ezekiel Lau (HAW)	17th	33th	33rd	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	4,255
34		Jadson André (BRA)	33rd	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	-	-	5th	-	-	-	1,060
34		Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,060
WC		Jordan Duru (FRA)	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Xavier Huxtable (AUS)	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Owen Wright (AUS)	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Eli Hanneman (HAW)	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Keanu Asing (HAW)	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Tiago Carrique (FRA)	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Frederico Morais (POR)	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Imaikalani deVault (HAW)	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Joshua Moniz (HAW)	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Kai Lenny (HAW)	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Morgan Cibilic (AUS)	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Dylan Moffat (AUS)	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Jacob Willcox (AUS)	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Reef Heazlewood (AUS)	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Jarvis Earle (AUS)	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Jerome Forrest (AUS)	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Jack Thomas (AUS)	-	-	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Jett Schilling (USA)	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Cole Houshmand (USA)	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Bryan Perez (ESA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Adin Masencamp (RSA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	0
WC		Kauli Vaast (TAH)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	0
WC		Mihimana Braye (TAH)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	0
WC		Matahi Drollet (TAH)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	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.

Kelly Slater received the WC for the 2023/24 and as a former World Champion, his points for the remaining of the season will count.

Miguel Pupo received the WC for the 2024 season, due to injury at the Bells Beach event. Miguel and Kelly are the WSL Season Wildcards at CT 2024.

(Q) The athlete has qualified for the Final Five

(E) The athlete has no chance of qualifying for the Final Five

(O) The athlete has qualified for the Olympic Games, pending ratification from its NOC

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	2	Caroline Marks (USA) (O)	9th	2nd	9th	5th	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	5th	1st	1st	59,870
2	1	Carissa Moore (HAW) (O)	1st	5th	9th	5th	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	5th	2nd	62,490
3	1	Tyler Wright (AUS) (O)	2nd	3rd	17th	1st	2nd	9th	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	62,065
4	1	Caitlin Simmers (USA)	9th	5th	1st	9th	9th	3rd	9th	1st	9th	2nd	4th	49,070
5	1	Molly Picklum (AUS) (O)	5th	1st	5th	2nd	5th	5th	5th	5th	2nd	5th	5th	54,070
6		Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)	17th	5th	9th	3rd	5th	5th	3rd	9th	5th	5th	-	41,115
7		Lakey Peterson (USA)	3rd	9th	17th	9th	5th	5th	9th	5th	1st	9th	-	40,760
8		Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) (O)	5th	9th	3rd	5th	9th	3rd	5th	9th	9th	5th	-	38,980
9		Gabriela Bryan (HAW)	5th	3rd	9th	9th	9th	9th	5th	5th	5th	9th	-	35,505
10		Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)	3rd	9th	9th	5th	9th	9th	5th	5th	9th	INJ	-	31,805
11		Johanne Defay (FRA) (O)	INJ	INJ	INJ	17th	9th	5th	9th	9th	9th	9th	-	20,930
Cut after mid-season
12		Brisa Hennessy (CRI) (O)	5th	5th	9th	17th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,710
12		Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)	9th	9th	5th	9th	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,710
14		Courtney Conlogue (USA)	17th	17th	2nd	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,065
15		Isabella Nichols (AUS)	9th	9th	9th	3rd	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	13,915
15		Macy Callaghan (AUS)	9th	9th	3rd	9th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	13,915
17		Sophie McCulloch (AUS)	INJ	INJ	5th	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	11,010
18		Teresa Bonvalot (POR) (O)	9th	17th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,265
WC		Bronte Macaulay (AUS)	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Yolanda Hopkins (POR)	-	-	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Alyssa Spencer (USA)	9th	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Moana Jones Wong (HAW)	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Zoe McDougall (HAW)	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Luana Silva (BRA)	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Kobie Enright (AUS)	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Leilani McGonagle (CRC)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	0
WC		Silvana Lima (BRA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	0
WC		Sarah Baum (RSA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	0
WC		Vahiné Fierro (TAH)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	0
WC		Aelan Vaast (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.

Johanne Defay received the WC for the 2023/24 and as a former Final Five, her points for the remaining of the season will count.

Johanne and Brisa are the WSL Season Wildcards at CT 2024.

(Q) The athlete has qualified for the Final Five

(E) The athlete has no chance of qualifying for the Final Five

(O) The athlete has qualified for the Olympic Games, pending ratification from its NOC

Round	Event	Men's Champion	Men's Runner Up
1	Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro	Samuel Pupo	Imaikalani deVault
2	GWM Sydney Surf Pro	Cole Houshmand	Jacob Willcox
3	Ballito Pro	Cole Houshmand	Frederico Morais
4	Wallex US Open of Surfing	Eli Hanneman	Crosby Colapinto
5	EDP Vissla Ericeira Pro	Deivid Silva	Jake Marshall
6	Corona Saquarema Pro	Samuel Pupo	Mihimana Braye

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events						Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6
1		Cole Houshmand (USA)	33rd	1st	1st	9th	5th	17th	28,065
2		Samuel Pupo (BRA)	1st	33rd	33rd	25th	25th	1st	23,400
3		Jacob Willcox (AUS)	5th	2nd	5th	9th	5th	17th	22,035
4		Crosby Colapinto (USA)	3rd	25th	33rd	2nd	33rd	3rd	21,670
5		Eli Hanneman (HAW)	65th	9th	25th	1st	49th	3rd	21,105
6		Imaikalani deVault (HAW)	2nd	9th	25th	25th	9th	5th	19,185
6		Frederico Morais (POR)	25th	5th	2nd	33rd	9th	9th	19,185
8		Jake Marshall (USA)	33rd	25th	9th	5th	2nd	25th	17,565
9		Kade Matson (USA)	49th	5th	3rd	33rd	9th	9th	17,470
10		Deivid Silva (BRA)	49th	25th	17th	9th	1st	17th	17,120
CT Qualification Line
11		Michael Rodrigues (BRA)	5th	33rd	17th	9th	9th	5th	16,130
12		Mateus Herdy (BRA)	17th	33rd	17th	5th	3rd	9th	16,050
13		Jackson Baker (AUS)	25th	3rd	9th	25th	9th	9th	16,045
14		Marco Mignot (FRA)	33rd	3rd	17th	49th	17th	5th	14,630
15		Jett Schilling (USA)	3rd	17th	33rd	9th	49th	17th	13,205
16		Morgan Cibilic (AUS)	25th	5th	9th	9th	49th	33rd	13,085
17		Joan Duru (FRA)	33rd	9th	3rd	25th	33rd	25th	12,805
18		Nolan Rapoza (USA)	-	-	5th	3rd	49th	49th	12,030
19		Reef Heazlewood (AUS)	17th	25th	49th	5th	9th	25th	11,665
19		George Pittar (AUS)	25th	33rd	9th	5th	17th	25th	11,665
21		Jadson André (BRA)	5th	25th	33rd	9th	49th	25th	11,465
22		Dimitri Poulos (USA)	49th	65th	9th	65th	3rd	49th	10,605

Legend

• Note: The top 10 men qualified for the 2024 Championship Tour.

Source

Round	Event	Women's Champion	Women's Runner Up
1	Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro	India Robinson	Sawyer Lindblad
2	GWM Sydney Surf Pro	Isabella Nichols	Sally Fitzgibbons
3	Ballito Pro	Bronte Macaulay	Vahiné Fierro
4	Wallex US Open of Surfing	Sawyer Lindblad	Sally Fitzgibbons
5	EDP Vissla Ericeira Pro	Alyssa Spencer	Luana Silva
6	Corona Saquarema Pro	Erin Brooks	Sophie McCulloch

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events						Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6
1		India Robinson (AUS)	1st	3rd	-	9th	3rd	5th	26,915
2		Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)	3rd	2nd	5th	2nd	5th	9th	26,430
3		Sawyer Lindblad (USA)	2nd	17th	17th	1st	9th	5th	25,865
4		Alyssa Spencer (USA)	9th	5th	5th	17th	1st	5th	24,235
5		Isabella Nichols (AUS)	9th	1st	3rd	9th	25th	9th	22,725
CT Qualification Line
6		Luana Silva (BRA)	5th	17th	9th	5th	2nd	9th	20,610
7		Bronte Macaulay (AUS)	25th	17th	1st	9th	5th	17th	19,965
8		Nadia Erostarbe (SPA)	-	-	5th	5th	9th	3rd	18,895
9		Erin Brooks (CAN)	25th	5th	33rd	17th	25th	1st	18,345
10		Vahiné Fierro (TAH)	5th	25th	2nd	17th	17th	9th	17,765
11		Sophie McCulloch (AUS)	9th	9th	9th	25th	9th	2nd	17,760
12		Francisca Veselko (POR)	9th	9th	33rd	33rd	5th	3rd	17,470
12		Ellie Harrison (AUS)	9th	25th	9th	3rd	5th	25th	17,470

Legend Note: The top 5 qualified for the 2024 Championship Tour.

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