The 2019 World Surf League Championship Tour will host the biggest year in surfing yet

Watch the WSL Championship Tour unfold as the leading surfers tackle some of the sport’s biggest waves around the globe.

With format updates, equal prize money that crowns the undisputed women’s and men’s world champions at the conclusion of each season, and qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo (10 men and 8 women), this promises to be very special.

What’s the judging criteria?

• Commitment and degree of difficulty

•Innovative and progressive manoeuvres

•Combination of major manoeuvres

•Variety of manoeuvres

•Speed, power and flow

WSL is now one of the avenues to qualify for the Tokyo Games with 18 of the coveted 40 places being determined by results from this year’s Championship.

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