Ranking leader Carissa Moore surfing in the Fiji Pro - Cait Miers / WSL With eight Championship Tour events completed, only four events remain to determine the new world champions of surfing, and the battle for the number one spot remains open in both the men's and women's divisions. The World Surf League's Championship Tour officially entered its decisive stage after the eighth event, the Fiji Pro. The world rankings are beginning to take their final shape, although there ar

Isidora and Matilda Bultó, Chilean surfers who will compete in the Natal QS. Photo: Lorena Lara The sisters will take part in the third stop of the Circuito Banco do Brasil de Surfe, looking to continue climbing the WSL South America rankings. The surfers from Iquique traveled to Brazil to compete in the third stage of the 2026/2027 season of the Circuito Banco do Brasil de Surfe, which will take place from August 7 to 9 at Praia de Miami, Natal, following the previous stops

11-time WSL champion Kelly Slater of the United States surfs in Heat 1 of the quarterfinals of the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro at Teahupo’o, 2024 - Ed Sloane/WSL With less than two weeks to go before the start of the Outerknown Tahiti Pro Presented by I-SEA, anticipation is building for the seventh stop of the 2026 Championship Tour (CT), scheduled to run from August 8–18 at the legendary wave of Teahupo'o in French Polynesia. Kelia Gallina of French Polynesia surfs in Heat 2 of the

Lineup at Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - WSL / Thiago Diz At the beginning of 2026, the World Surf League (WSL) announced a major change to its qualification system with the creation of the International Qualifying Series (INTL QS), a new competition tier designed to provide regional surfers with greater opportunities to progress to the Challenger Series (CS). The new format introduces QS 6000 events open to surfers from all regions of the world. These competitions will

Tya Zebrowski surfing in the semifinals of the 2026 VIVO Rio Pro while wearing an Apple Watch - Thiago Diz/WSL This week, the launch of a new edition of Apple at Play was announced, an audiovisual series that showcases how digital tools have become a key ally for athletes and a new way to bring fans closer to the sport. This latest installment focuses on the Championship Tour (CT), the elite circuit of the World Surf League (WSL), and explores how competitors use the Apple Wa