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The window for the Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver, the seventh stop on the World Surf League (WSL) 2021 Championship Tour (CT), opens tomorrow, August 10, and runs through August 19. Barra de la Cruz will once again host the world's best surfers after a 15-year absence from the CT, and with a promising forecast for the opening days of competition.

Barra de la Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico is ready for the Corona Open Mexico pres. by Quiksilver, next stop on WSL Championship Tour 2021.

9 Aug 2021   |  

2022 Marks Inaugural Season for Redesigned Tours and Competition Framework // Features 19 World Class Venues for the World’s Best Surfers Across the CT and CS // Includes Mid-Season Cut After CT Stop 5 Serving as Initial 2023 CT Qualification // Equal Events and Venues for Men and Women Across the CT and CS

The new Championship Tour Schedule 2022, with 10 regular season events building to the Rip Curl WSL Finals in September.

5 Aug 2021   |  

The Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver, the seventh stop on the World Surf League (WSL) 2021 Championship Tour (CT), will open on August 10 and run through August 19, 2021. This event marks the first time in 15 years that the world’s best surfers will be competing at the iconic right-hand break located on the edge of the Sierra Madre in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Pictured: The Corona Open Mexico pres. by Quiksilver opens August 10 in Barra de La Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico.

29 Jul 2021   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) North America Qualifying Series (QS) is back after a 16-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the region’s most exciting competitors are eager to compete at the men and women’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro QS 1,000 beginning August 5 – 8. Huntington Beach, California’s, iconic pier will play backdrop for the long-awaited start to QS competition in the United States with the inclusion of a first-ever women’s event alongside the fourth men’s installment being broadcast live.

The 2019 Jack's Surfboards Pro witnessed world-class conditions and now the highly-anticipated wait for Qualifying Series action returns with the fourth-installment of this event.

28 Jul 2021   |  

After three days of youthful, high performance action at Tsurigasaki Beach, Surfing’s debut appearance in the Olympic Games has culminated with historic Gold Medal performances. * Brazil’s Ferreira tops the Men’s podium, Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi earns Silver, Australia’s Owen Wright Bronze * USA’s Moore tops Women’s podium, South Africa’s Bianca Buitendag earns Silver, Japan’s Amuro Tsuzuki Bronze * Surfing’s debut appearance spreads sport’s stoke around the globe * IOC President Thomas Bach visits Surfing venue on finals day

The Women’s Tokyo 2020 podium, L-R: Bianca Buitendag (RSA), Carissa Moore (USA), and Amuro Tsuzuki (JPN), at Tsurigasaki Beach, Tokyo, Japan, July 27, 2021.

27 Jul 2021   |  

Basque surfers Adur Amatriain and Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri have won the GADIS Junior Pro Ferrol today, claiming victory in the Finals against Joaquim Chaves (PRT), Sam Piter (FRA), Kytann Foret (FRA) and Francisca Veselko (PRT), Lucia Machado (CNY), Hina-Maria Conradi (FRA) at praia de Doniños, Ferrol.

Pictured: Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri (EUK) and Adur Amatriain (EUK), Women's and Men's winners at the GADIS Junior Pro Ferrol, PRAIA DE DONIÑOS, Ferrol, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, July 24, 2021.

25 Jul 2021   |  

The first-ever GADIS Junior Pro Ferrol is underway in Galicia, launching this morning in 2 - 3 foot surf with two big days of competition ahead.

The lineup on Day 1 at the GADIS Junior Pro Ferrol, PRAIA DE DONIÑOS, Ferrol, A Coruña / Galicia - Spain.

23 Jul 2021   |  

After nine stages in nine countries around the world in a period of approximately one year, the Surf Web Series arrives at its Final Stop with four top ranked athletes from each country, to define who will lift the Cup of Online World Surf Champion at Firewire E-Pro Final Global.

Official Event Poster

22 Jul 2021   |  

Surfing has arrived at the doorstep of the Olympic Games, set to make its debut appearance at Tokyo 2020. Here are the 10 things you need to know about this historic moment for the sport. * Duke's dream * Who's competing? * Where to watch? * The Matchups * The Venue * Social Media * Follow along on isasurf.org & Olympics.com * The Schedule * Surfing’s Qualification System * Paris 2024 and beyond *

Pictured: Fresh off an individual Gold Medal at the ISA World Surfing Games, Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons will look to build off her performance with a podium finish in Tokyo.

22 Jul 2021   |  

The International Surfing Association (ISA) is delighted to announce that the 2021 ISA World Para Surfing Championship will take place in Pismo Beach, California, USA from December 7-11. The sixth edition of the event will gather the world’s best para surfers to compete and display their talents in a Paralympic-style, World Championship competition.

Liv Stone competing at the 2020 AmpSurf ISA World Para Surfing Championship, at La Jolla, California, USA.

21 Jul 2021   |  

Latest from Red Bull Media House Unveils the Silver Linings, Passion and Selfless Pursuits of Team USA’s Surfing Cowboy.

Kolohe Andino surfing at Haleiwa.

14 Jul 2021   |  

After the recent announcement of the 2021 WSL Challenger Series (CS) schedule, World Surf League APAC is excited to announce the CS qualifiers from the Australia / Oceania region. The region's top surfers will now get the opportunity to compete for a spot on the elite Championship Tour at four events to be held later this year.

Central Coast phenom Molly Picklum will be one to watch on the Challenger Series after taking out the Australia / Oceania regional Qualifying Series.

13 Jul 2021   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) announces the calendar for the upcoming 2021 Challenger Series, the ultimate battleground for surfers to showcase their talents for the chance to qualify for the following season of the elite-level Championship Tour (CT). The Challenger Series will include four stops this condensed season with events in California, Portugal, France and Hawaii.

Pictured: The Quiksilver and ROXY Pro France comes back in 2021 as a Challenger Series event.

7 Jul 2021   |  

Adur Amatriain (EUK) and Carolina Mendes (PRT) have won the ABANCA Pantin Classic Galicia Pro today, claiming victory in the Finals against Joan Duru (FRA) and Melania Suarez Diaz (ESP) held in two-to-three foot surf.

The winners and finalists in Pantin, L-R: men's runner-up Joan Duru (FRA), men's winner Adur Amatriain (EUK), women's winner Carolina Mendes (PRT) & women's runner-up Melania Suarez Diaz (ESP), at Playa De Pantin, Valdoviño, Galicia, Spain, July 4, 2021.

4 Jul 2021   |  

The ABANCA Pantin Classic Galicia Pro launches today in Galicia and brings 150 competitors to the iconic playa de Pantin for a week of high-performance surfing.

Marc Lacomare (FRA) competes on the opening day of competition, at Playa de Pantin, Valdoviño, Galicia, Spain, June 29, 2021.

29 Jun 2021   |  

Molly Picklum and Callum Robson have claimed the biggest victories of their careers at the Oakberry Tweed Coast Pro Qualifying Series 5,000 event in tricky two foot conditions at Cabarita Beach. With Challenger Series qualification on the line, the stakes were high for a number of surfers which added to the drama on an already action-packed finals day.

Callum Robson and Molly Picklum win the Oakberry Tweed Coast Pro QS5,000 at Cabarita Beach, the last event of the WSL Australia / Oceania QS season, at Cabarita, NSW, Australia, June 25, 2021.

25 Jun 2021   |  

Johanne Defay (FRA) and Filipe Toledo (BRA) have won the Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe today, the sixth stop on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) and the final event ahead of surfing’s Olympic debut in Tokyo next month.

Johanne Defay (FRA) and Filipe Toledo (BRA) win the Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe at Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California, USA, June 20, 2021.

21 Jun 2021   |  

Lennix Smith and Sai Maniwa have taken epic wins at the Oakeberry Tweed Coast Pro Junior today in clean two-to-three foot surf at Cabarita Beach. The pair had to overcome a massive field of Australia’s best up and coming competitive surfers in the first WSL Pro Junior event the country has seen in over 12 months.

Lennix Smith and Sai Maniwa winning their first ever WSL Pro Junior events at the Oakberry Tweed Coast Pro Junior at Cabarita Beach, Cabarita, NSW/AUS, June 20, 2021.

20 Jun 2021   |  

Adur Amatriain (EUK) and Lucia Machado (CNY) have won the E.Leclerc Pont L’Abbé Junior Pro La Torche today, claiming victory in the Finals against Kai Odriozola (ESP) and Gabriela Dinis (PRT) respectively, held in clean two-to-three foot surf at La Torche.

Lucia Machado (CNY) & Adur Amatriain (EUK) win stop #1 on the 2021 WSL Junior Series, the E.Leclerc Pont L’Abbé Junior Pro La Torche, at La Torche, Plomeur, Pays-Bigouden, Finistère - Bretagne / France, on June 13, 2021.

13 Jun 2021   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) announces the updated calendar for the remainder of the 2021 Championship Tour leading into the Rip Curl WSL Finals in September. The third leg of the Tour includes a stop in Mexico for the first time in 15 years and the women surfing Teahupo'o alongside the men for the first time since 2006.

Barra de La Cruz will host the world's best surfers for the first time in 15 years.

10 Jun 2021   |  

The third edition of the E.Leclerc Pont L’Abbé Junior Pro La Torche launches the 2021 European Junior Qualifying Series today in beautiful conditions at the iconic La Torche point.

The E.Leclerc Pont L’Abbé Junior Pro La Torche brings over 150 young surfers from all corners of the continent down to a classic destination in Northwest France.

9 Jun 2021   |  

- Japan takes Silver, Portugal Bronze, Peru Copper - Men’s Medalists: Gold, Joan Duru (FRA); Silver, Kanoa Igarashi (JPN); Bronze, Jeremy Flores (FRA); Copper, Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) - Women’s Medalists: Gold, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS); Silver, Yolanda Sequeira (POR); Bronze, Teresa Bonvalot (POR); Copper, Daniella Rosas (PER) - Hiroto Ohhara overcomes teammate Shun Murakami to earn final Olympic slot - Qualification System complete – 40 surfers prepare for Olympic debut

Team France hoists their Gold Medals and will now prepare to send a full team of 2 men and 2 women to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

7 Jun 2021   |  

The fight for the Final 5 is on as the world’s best surfers head to Lemoore, California for Stop No. 6 on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), the Jeep Surf Ranch Pro, which runs from June 18 - 20, 2021. After an explosive two months in Australia, the CT returns to the US for the most unique event of the season, a three-day showdown in perfect waves that will put surfing’s elite to the test.

Pictured: Filipe Toledo (BRA).

5 Jun 2021   |  

After 15 years, Ecuador returns to the World Surf League schedule in 2021 to promote two consecutive WSL Qualifying Series combined Men’s and Women’s events in June. The first will be the Corona Montañita Open presented by Hyundai New Tucson 2022 and the City of Santa Elena from the 16th to the 20th in Montañita. The other is the Corona Salinas Open presented by Hyundai New Tucson 2022 and the City of Santa Elena from the 23rd to the 27th in Salinas, which in 2005, was home to the only World Surf League event ever held in Ecuador.

Adrian Dapelo on the lefts of Playa de la FAE in Salinas.

4 Jun 2021   |