2018 World Surf League Explained

Event:2018 World Surf League
Location:International
Dates:March 11th 2018 - December 20th 2018
Men: Gabriel Medina
Women: Stephanie Gilmore
Prev:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 World Surf League Championship Tour (CT) is a professional competitive surfing league run by the World Surf League, starting on 11 March 2018. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late March to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.

Surfers receive points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour (after discarding their two worst results) is announced the 2018 World Surf League Champion. Gabriel Medina won his second world title while Stephanie Gilmore won her record-tying seventh world title.[1] [2]

2018 Championship Tour

Event Results

!Round!Event!Men's Champion!Men's Runner Up
1 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Julian Wilson Adrian Buchan
2 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Ítalo Ferreira Mick Fanning
3 Oi Rio Pro Filipe Toledo Wade Carmichael
4 Corona Bali Protected Ítalo Ferreira Michel Bourez
5 Uluwatu CT Willian Cardoso Julian Wilson
6 Corona Open J-Bay Filipe Toledo Wade Carmichael
7 Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o Gabriel Medina Owen Wright
8Surf Ranch Pro Gabriel Medina Filipe Toledo
9 Quiksilver Pro France Julian Wilson Ryan Callinan
10 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Ítalo Ferreira Joan Duru
11 Billabong Pipe Masters Gabriel Medina Julian Wilson

2018 Men's Championship Tour Jeep Leaderboard

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Ranking+/-Surfer
WCT 1
(Details)
WCT 2
(Details)
WCT 3
(Details)
WCT 4
(Details)
WCT 5
(Details)
WCT 6
(Details)
WCT 7
(Details)
WCT 8
(Details)
WCT 9
(Details)
WCT 10
(Details)
WCT 11
(Details)		Points
113th3rd5th9th5th5th1st1st3rd3rd1st62.490
align=left 2align=left 1st13th3rd13th2nd5th25th5th1st5th2nd57.585
align=left 3align=left 5th13th1st5th5th1st3rd2nd13th13th13th51.450
align=left 4align=left 13th1st13th1st13th25th5th13th13th1st13th43.070
align=left 5align=left 13th13th13th3rd5th3rd13th9th5th13th3rd36.440
align=left 6align=left 5th5th25th13th9th13th2nd5th25th3rd25th35.570
align=left 7align=left 13th9th25th13th5th5th25th9th3rd13th5th32.715
align=left 8align=left 5th5th25th2nd13th13th13th13th25th5th9th32.395
align=left 9align=left 13th9th2nd25th25th2nd5th25th25th9th13th31.915
align=left 10align=left 9th25th9th25th25th3rd9th3rd25th5th13th30.520
align=left 11align=left 13th13th5th25th3rd13th5th9th13th13th25th27.600
align=left 12align=left 9th-13th3rd3rd13th13th13th5th--27.275
align=left 13align=left 13th13th13th5th1st13th25th25th9th13th25th27.190
align=left 14align=left 25th13th9th25th13th5th25th5th5th25th5th26.850
align=left 15align=left 5th25th5th13th9th13th13th13th9th13th13th25.215
align=left 16align=left 13th9th13th5th13th3rd13th25th13th13th24.520
172nd13th13th9th25th13th13th25th13th9th25th23.945
align=left 18align=left 3rd13th13th5th25th9th25th13th13th25th13th23.275
align=left 19align=left 9th13th25th9th13th9th13th13th5th25th22.925
align=left 20align=left 25th5th3rd13th25th25th9th25th13th9th25th22.820
align=left 21align=left 25th25th5th25th13th13th9th9th13th25th5th22.725
align=left 22align=left 25th25th25th25th9th25th25th13th13th2nd5th21.255
2313th5th13th13th25th9th13th25th25th9th25th19.645
2413th13th13th13th9th13th25th13th9th17.810
2525th9th25th13th25th25th25th25th9th5th13th17.155
2613th25th25th25th9th13th9th13th13th25th13th16.565
273rd25th13th13th25th13th25th13th25th13th25th15.670
2825th13th25th9th13th25th13th25th25th13th9th15.320
2925th3rd25th25th25th25th25th13th9th13th25th15.215
3025th3rd3rd15.110
align=left 31align=left --------2nd13th9th13.165
3213th25th25th13th13th25th5th25th25th25th13th13.085
3325th25th9th25th25th25th13th13th13th13th25th12.040
349th2nd11.500
3525th13th9th13th13th10.795
36--13th25th25th25th25th5th25th25th13th10.595
3725th25th13th13th13th25th25th25th25th25th25th7.515
align=left 38align=left --25th--13th13th25th13th25th-6.255
3925th25th25th3.780
40----13th------1.665
40----13th------1.665
40--13th--------1.665
40------13th----1.665
40----------13th1.665
4525th----------420
45-25th---------420
45-25th---------420
45----25th------420
45--25th--------420
45---25th-------420
45---25th-------420
45-----25th-----420
45------25th----420
45-------25th---420
45--------25th--420
45---------25th-420
45---------25th-420
45---------25th-420
45----------25th420

Legend

Champion
Men's QS 2019
Two worst results
Source

2018 Women's Championship Tour Jeep Leaderboard

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Ranking+/-Surfer
WCT 1
(Details)
WCT 2
(Details)
WCT 3
(Details)
WCT 4
(Details)
WCT 5
(Details)
WCT 6
(Details)
WCT 7
(Details)
WCT 8
(Details)
WCT 9
(Details)
WCT 10
(Details)		Points
15th1st1st5th3rd1st2nd2nd9th3rd62.515
align=left 2align=left 1st9th2nd1st5th2nd5th3rd9th13th54.260
align=left 3align=left 5th5th5th9th5th9th3rd1st3rd1st51.150
align=left 4align=left 13th2nd3rd3rd2nd3rd9th9th5th5th46.430
align=left 5align=left 9th5th9th13th1st5th5th5th5th5th41.555
align=left 6align=left 3rd13th5th3rd9th13th5th5th9th5th37.320
align=left 7align=left 5th3rd9th5th9th9th3rd3rd13th13th37.000
align=left 8align=left 13th13th1st5th1st3rd36.390
align=left 9align=left 3rd13th13th5th9th9th9th13th5th2nd34.020
align=left 10align=left 13th5th3rd13th5th9th5th9th13th9th30.965
119th9th13th9th9th5th9th5th5th13th29.660
125th9th9th2nd3rd28.970
139th3rd5th5th13th13th9th25.915
1413th13th13th13th5th5th13th13th3rd9th24.220
1513th5th9th9th13th5th13th9th13th13th22.915
162nd13th5th9th13th13th13th13th13th22.580
align=left 17align=left 9th13th--13th13th13th13th2nd-17.835
1813th13th13th13th13th13th13th13th5th14.475
align=left 19align=left 13th----3rd----7.475
align=left 20align=left --13th---9th-13th-5.865
align=left 21align=left -9th--------3.085
align=left 21align=left --------9th-3.085
align=left 21align=left ---------9th3.085
align=left 21align=left ---------9th3.085
align=left 25align=left -------13th-13th2.780
align=left 26align=left ----13th-----1.390
align=left 26align=left --13th-------1.390
align=left 26align=left ---13th------1.390
align=left 26align=left -----13th----1.390
align=left 26align=left ------13th---1.390
align=left 26align=left ---------13th1.390

Legend

Champion
Women's QS 2019
two worst results
Source

Qualifying Series

Men's Qualifying Series

Position 1st  2nd  3rd-4th  5th-8th  9th 
Ranking+/-SurferEventsPoints
12345
style=text-align:left 1style=text-align:left 10.0008.0003.6003.0002.20026.800
style=text-align:left 2style=text-align:left 8.0006.3005.2003.7001.10024.300
36.5005.2005.1004.5001.00022.300
410.0006.0002.3002.1001.26021.660
510.0003.7002.6502.3002.10020.750
68.0005.3003.7002.2501.00020.250
76.3006.0005.2001.2601.10019.860
86.7005.2003.7002.1001.05018.750
95.3005.2003.6003.0001.55018.650
106.5005.1002.6502.6501.26018.160
115.3003.8003.7003.70070017.200
style=text-align:left 12style=text-align:left 10.0002.2002.2002.10060017.100
138.0003.6001.1001.00070014.400
style=text-align:left 14style=text-align:left 5.2002.6502.3002.2001.68014.030

Legend

Men's CT 2019
Source

2018 Women's Qualifying Series

Position 1st  2nd  3rd-4th  5th-8th  9th 
Ranking+/-SurferEventsPoints
12345
align=left 1align=left 6.0006.0004.5002.6501.55020.700
align=left 2align=left 6.0006.0002.6502.6501.55018.850
36.0006.0003.5501.5501.55018.650
43.5503.5503.0002.6502.65015.400
54.5003.5502.6502.6501.55014.900
64.5003.5502.6501.5501.55013.800
73.5503.0002.6502.6501.55013.400
align=left 8align=left 4.5003.5503.5501.05070013.350
93.5502.6502.6502.6501.68013.180
align=left 10align=left 3.5503.5502.6501.5501.55012.850
align=left 11align=left 4.5003.5501.5501.5501.55012.700
align=left 12align=left 4.5002.6502.6501.5501.05012.400
align=left 13align=left 3.5502.6502.6501.6801.55012.080

Legend

Women's CT 2019
Source

Notes and References

  1. News: Gabriel Medina Is Your 2018 World Champion. Stab Mag. 18 December 2018. 13 February 2024.
  2. News: Stephanie Gilmore crowned world champion to equal Layne Beachley's surfing record. The Guardian. 26 November 2018. 13 February 2024.

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