CAN MOLLY PICKLUM AND YAGO DORA MAKE HISTORY AGAIN? THE WORLD CHAMPIONS LEAD THE RANKINGS WITH ONE EVENT REMAINING

The reigning 2025 Championship Tour world champions once again top the women's and men's World Surf League rankings.

Molly Picklum yYago Dora campeones 2025. Cait Miers - WSL

The 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) season is approaching its conclusion, and the names of Molly Picklum and Yago Dora are once again in the spotlight. The 2025 world champions currently lead their respective divisions, putting them in a position to potentially repeat their achievement and claim another world title.

In the women's division, Australia's Molly Picklum leads the rankings with 53,695 points, closely followed by Hawaii's Carissa Moore, who has 53,150 points. With just 545 points separating them, the battle for the world title remains wide open.

Molly Picklum campeona del MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2026. Damien Poullenot - WSL

Further down the rankings, American Caitlin Simmers sits in third place with 49,610 points, climbing three positions after winning the penultimate event of the season. Hawaii's Gabriela Bryan follows in fourth with 46,865 points, while Canada's Erin Brooks rounds out the Top 5 with 44,745 points.

In the men's rankings, Brazil's Yago Dora also holds the top spot with 54,950 points. His compatriot Gabriel Medina sits in second place with 53,210 points after winning the penultimate event of the tour.

Yago Dora surfeando en el Heat 5 de la ronda 2 en el Philippines Pro 2026. Andrew Shield - WSL

Completing the men's Top 5 is Italo Ferreira in third place with 49,335 points, followed by American Griffin Colapinto in fourth with 46,195 points. Brazil's Miguel Pupo occupies fifth place with a total of 45,270 points.

Their achievements in 2025 add an extra layer of excitement to this season's title race, as both Picklum and Dora were crowned world champions at the WSL Finals Fiji, capping off a season that saw them reach the pinnacle of professional surfing.

The athletes are the current leaders of the CT. WSL

Now, the challenge is to defend their crowns and make history once again. However, they still have one final event ahead: the Lexus Pipe Masters, the twelfth stop of the Championship Tour, scheduled to take place from December 8 to 20 in Oahu, Hawaii, USA.

With both reigning world champions leading their respective rankings and their closest challengers still in contention, all eyes will be on Pipeline. Can Molly Picklum and Yago Dora repeat their 2025 success and claim the world titles once again?