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WORLD SURF LEAGUE EUROPE ANNOUNCES 2021 CHALLENGER SERIES SCHEDULE AND QUALIFIERS

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.

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EL SALVADOR CROWNS THE 2020 ALAS PRO TOUR CHAMPIONS

After four days of intense competition at the highest level and excellent waves in La Bocana, El Salvador, the Professional Tour of the Latin American Association of Professional Surfers (ALAS) crowned its 2020 continental champions of the Open Men and Open Women categories.

The American Rachel Presti is the new champion of the ALAS Pro Tour 2020 of Open Women, and Carlos Muños of Costa Rica is the champion of Open Men.

Pictured: Rachel Presti (USA) is the 2020 ALAS Champion. Image credit: Philippe Demarsan / ALAS Pro Tour

The Euro Cup of Surfing continues this coming week with the second and last stop in the WSL Countdown series on the Old Continent, the MEO Portugal Cup of Surfing, which waiting period extends from September 28th to October 2nd.

Pictured: Surfers are ready to compete at the MEO Portugal Cup of Surfing, due to kick off at Ribeira d’Ilhas, Ericeira, Portugal on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Image credit: WSL / Poullenot

Showcasing the dreams of first-time Olympic hopefuls from around the world, the Olympic Channel presents Road to Tokyo: The Qualifier Stories starting with the premiere of its surfing series on Thursday, 17 September and followed by its sport climbing series on Thursday, 1 October. Surfing and sports climbing are scheduled to make their debut on the Olympic Programme at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 now taking place in 2021. All episodes will be available to stream on the IOC’s global Olympic Channel platform which is available subscription-free at olympicchannel.com and its apps for mobile, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and the Roku platform.

Stream Now at olympicchannel.com and on Olympic Channel Apps

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Pro surfing is back! No more waiting, no more unridden waves, let there be surf. To bring world-class competitive surfing to fans during a time of restricted international travel, the WSL is hosting a string of unique, pre-season exhibition events featuring Championship Tour surfers in the USA, Australia, Brazil, France, and Portugal called The WSL Countdown.

Pictured: Jeremy Flores will be competing at home for the first time since his epic win at the Quiksilver Pro France. Image credit: WSL / Masurel

10 Things to Know about the 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship

The 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship presented by Visit Huntington Beach is set to kick off Oct 26 – Nov 3. Here are the ten things to know about the upcoming competition:

Photo: VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2018, photo credit: Ben Reed/ISA

Boardmasters surfing events culminated today in good three-to-four foot surf at Fistral with the completion of all four events, crowning winners in short and longboard divisions, men and women.

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Sarah Baum Wins Women's QS1,000 Ballito Pro

The women's QS1,000 Ballito Pro pres. by O'Neill wrapped up today in super fun three-to-four foot surf. Here's a breakdown of the event's final.

Leilani McGonagle pulled the trigger first in the four-surfer Final against Rachel Presti, Anne Dos Santos and Sarah Baum . The Costa Rican got a quick forehand combo and a low score under her feet in the opening moments to get things underway.

Photo credit: WSL / RYAN JANSSENS