2022 World Surf League Explained

Event:	2022 World Surf League
Location:	Hawaii, Portugal, Australia, Indonesia, El Salvador, Brazil, South Africa, French Polynesia, United States
Dates:	January 29th 2022 - September 16th 2022
Men:	Filipe Toledo
Women:	Stephanie Gilmore
Prev:	2021
Next:	2023

The 2022 World Surf League was the 45th season of all iterations of the tour circuit for professional surfers. Billabong Pipe Masters will be the first round of the tour.^[1]

For the second time, the season will end at Lower Trestles, in San Clemente, USA, with the top five seeded men and women from the season going head to head to determine the champion at the WSL Finals.^[2]

Gabriel Medina and Carissa Moore were the defending champions.

Qualifier Athletes

The first five events of the 2022 Championship Tour will be contested by the WSL top 36 men and top 18 women.

The top 36 men consist of:

• The Top 20 finishers from the 2021 Championship Tour rankings
• The Top 12 finishers on the 2021 Challenger Series rankings
• Two WSL season wildcards
• Two event wildcards

The top 18 women consist of:

• The Top 9 finishers on the 2021 Championship Tour rankings
• The Top 6 finishers on the 2021 Challenger Series rankings
• Two WSL season wildcards
• One event wildcard

With new venues and a revamped Tour structure, the 2022 CT season will start with 36 men and 18 women. Halfway through the season, the field will be reduced to 24 men and 12 women. The top-ranked surfers will automatically requalify for the 2023 CT as well as continue on to the second half of the Tour, where they will be joined by two men's wildcards and two women's wildcards (one season wildcard and one event wildcard). ^[3]

Women's 2022 Championship Tour Qualifiers

Top 9 Qualifiers from 2021 Championship Tour Rankings

• Carissa Moore (HAW)
• Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)
• Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
• Johanne Defay (FRA)
• Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
• Caroline Marks (USA)
• Tyler Wright (AUS)
• Isabella Nichols (AUS)
• Courtney Conlogue (USA)

Top 6 Qualifiers from 2021 Challenger Series Rankings

• Gabriela Bryan (HAW)
• Brisa Hennessy (CRI)
• Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)
• India Robinson (AUS)
• Luana Silva (HAW)
• Caitlin Simmers (USA) *
• Molly Picklum (AUS)

WSL Season Wildcards

• Lakey Peterson (USA)
• Malia Manuel (HAW)

WSL Replacement

• Bronte Macaulay (AUS)

Substitution

• Caitlin Simmers turned down her spot on the Championship Tour to focus on her personal development. Molly Picklum replaced Simmers as she was next in the CS 2021 Ranking. ^[4]

Men's 2022 Championship Tour Qualifiers

Top 20 Qualifiers from 2021 Championship Tour Rankings

• Gabriel Medina (BRA)
• Filipe Toledo (BRA)
• Italo Ferreira (BRA)
• Conner Coffin (USA)
• Morgan Cibilic (AUS)
• Griffin Colapinto (USA)
• Jordy Smith (ZAF)
• Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)
• Yago Dora (BRA)
• Frederico Morais (PRT)
• John John Florence (HAW)
• Jack Robinson (AUS)
• Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)
• Deivid Silva (BRA)
• Ryan Callinan (AUS)
• Ethan Ewing (AUS)
• Kelly Slater (USA)
• Jadson Andre (BRA)
• Miguel Pupo (BRA)
• Seth Moniz (HAW)

Top 12 Qualifiers from 2021 Challenger Series Rankings

• Ezekiel Lau (HAW)
• Liam O'Brien (AUS)*
• Connor O'Leary (AUS)
• Jake Marshall (USA)
• Callum Robson (AUS)
• Samuel Pupo (BRA)
• Nat Young (USA)
• Imaikalani Devault (HAW)
• Lucca Mesinas (PER)
• Joao Chianca (BRA)
• Jackson Baker (AUS)
• Carlos Munoz (CRI)*

WSL Season Wildcards

• Kolohe Andino (USA)
• Owen Wright (AUS)

WSL Replacement

• Matthew McGillivray (ZAF)

Substitution

• Liam O'Brien and Carlos Munoz did not compete in CT 2022 because of injuries in the first half of the season. They were replaced by Barron Mamiya and Caio Ibelli as regular athletes of the season.

Schedule

The championship series will consist of the following events, subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

!Round!Date!Event!Location

1	January 29–February 10	Billabong Pro Pipeline	Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
2	February 11–23	Hurley Pro Sunset Beach	Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
3	March 3–13	MEO Portugal Pro	Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal
4	April 10–20	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
5	April 24–May 4	Margaret River Pro	Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
6	May 28–June 6	Quiksilver/ROXY Pro G-Land	G-Land, Banyuwangi, Indonesia
7	June 12–20	Surf City El Salvador Pro	Punta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador
8	June 23–30	Oi Rio Pro	Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9	July 12–21	Corona Open J-Bay	Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
10	August 11–21	Outerknown Tahiti Pro	Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
11	September 8–16	Rip Curl WSL Finals	San Clemente, California, United States

Results and Standings

Event Results

!Round!Event!Men's Champion!Men's Runner Up!Women's Champion!Women's Runner Up

1	Billabong Pro Pipeline	Kelly Slater	Seth Moniz	Moana Jones Wong	Carissa Moore
2	Hurley Pro Sunset Beach	Barron Mamiya	Kanoa Igarashi	Brisa Hennessy	Malia Manuel
3	MEO Portugal Pro	Griffin Colapinto	Filipe Toledo	Tatiana Weston-Webb	Lakey Peterson
4	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	Filipe Toledo	Callum Robson	Tyler Wright	Carissa Moore
5	Margaret River Pro	Jack Robinson	John John Florence	Isabella Nichols	Gabriela Bryan
6	Quiksilver/ROXY Pro G-Land	Jack Robinson	Filipe Toledo	Johanne Defay	Carissa Moore
7	Surf City El Salvador Pro	Griffin Colapinto	Filipe Toledo	Stephanie Gilmore	Lakey Peterson
8		Filipe Toledo	Samuel Pupo	Carissa Moore	Johanne Defay
9	Corona Open J-Bay	Ethan Ewing	Jack Robinson	Tatiana Weston-Webb	Tyler Wright
10	Outerknown Tahiti Pro	Miguel Pupo	Kauli Vaast	Courtney Conlogue	Brisa Hennessy
11	Rip Curl WSL Finals	Filipe Toledo	Ítalo Ferreira	Stephanie Gilmore	Carissa Moore

Men's Standings

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	+/-	Surfer	WCT 1	WCT 2	WCT 3	WCT 4	WCT 5	WCT 6	WCT 7	WCT 8	WCT 9	WCT 10	Finals	Points
1			9th	9th	2nd	1st	9th	2nd	2nd	1st	9th	17th	1st	54,690
2	2		9th	17th	3rd	5th	5th	9th	3rd	3rd	5th	17th	2nd	40,460
3	1		17th	5th	17th	3rd	1st	1st	5th	9th	2nd	9th	3rd	51,345
4	1		17th	3rd	17th	3rd	3rd	9th	5th	9th	1st	9th	4th	44,290
5			5th	2nd	5th	17th	17th	5th	5th	17th	3rd	5th	5th	40,270
6			3rd	33rd	9th	5th	9th	9th	17th	5th	9th	1st		40,185
7			17th	17th	1st	17th	5th	5th	1st	17th	9th	9th		40,120
8			3rd	3rd	17th	17th	9th	17th	9th	9th	9th	3rd		34,195
9			17th	9th	9th	9th	17th	3rd	9th	5th	5th	9th		33,505
10			9th	17th	9th	2nd	9th	17th	5th	5th	9th	17th		33,230
10			5th	17th	17th	9th	9th	9th	17th	2nd	5th	9th		33,230
12			5th	17th	3rd	5th	2nd	9th						32,015
13			17th	9th	33rd	33rd	3rd	5th	9th	9th	9th	5th		30,450
14			9th	9th	5th	17th	5th	17th	9th	17th	5th	9th		30,175
15			1st	17th	9th	17th	17th	17th			9th	3rd		29,375
16			9th	1st	17th	17th	9th	17th	9th		17th	17th		26,610
17			17th	9th	9th	9th	5th	17th	17th	9th	9th	17th		25,355
18			17th	5th	9th	17th	17th	9th	9th	17th	17th	9th		23,345
19								17th	9th	3rd	3rd	5th		22,625
20			17th	9th	5th	9th	9th	9th	17th	17th	17th			22,015
21			33rd	9th	17th	17th	9th	5th	17th	17th	17th	9th		21,355
22			2nd	5th	17th	33rd	33rd				17th	17th		20,790
23			17th	17th	9th	9th	17th	17th	9th	9th	17th	17th		19,930
24								3rd	3rd	17th				17,220
Cut after mid-season
25			17th	17th	5th	33rd	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
25			17th	5th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
25			5th	17th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
25			17th	33rd	17th	5th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,735
29			9th	17th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	17th	-	-	-	8,640
30			17th	9th	33rd	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
30			17th	17th	9th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
30			33rd	17th	17th	9th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
30			9th	17th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
30			33rd	17th	17th	9th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,310
35			9th					-	17th	-	-	-	-	5,445
36				17th	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,320
37			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	4,745
38			17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	4,650
39			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	3,320
39			-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	3,320
39			-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3,320
42			-	-	-	-	-	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	2,660
42			-	-	-	-	-	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	2,660
44	7		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	1,330
44	7		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	1,330
44			-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,330
44			-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,330
44			-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,330
44			17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,330
50	2							-	-	-	-	-	-	1,060
51	2		33rd	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	530
52	2		-	-	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2		-	-	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2		-	-	-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2		-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2		-	-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	265
52	2		-	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	265

• Event Wild Card Surfers do not receive points for the WSL. Their results on each event are indicated on the above table but no ranking points are awarded.

Gabriel Medina and Yago Dora received the 2022/23 WC, due to injuries at the beginning of the 2022 season, their points for the remainder of the season will count.

Women's Standings

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	+/-	Surfer	WCT 1	WCT 2	WCT 3	WCT 4	WCT 5	WCT 6	WCT 7	WCT 8	WCT 9	WCT 10	Finals	Points
1	4			9th	3rd	5th	5th	5th	1st	9th	3rd	5th	1st	46,370
2	1		2nd	9th	3rd	2nd	9th	2nd	5th	1st	3rd	5th	2nd	57,670
3	1		5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	1st	3rd	2nd	5th	9th	3rd	50,220
4	1		9th	9th	1st	9th	9th	3rd	9th	3rd	1st	3rd	4th	48,695
5	1		5th	1st	9th	3rd	5th	5th	9th	9th	5th	2nd	5th	48,085
6			3rd	9th	2nd	9th	9th	5th	2nd	5th	9th	5th		43,750
7			17th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd	9th	5th	9th	9th	1st		42,100
8			3rd	9th	5th	1st	9th	9th			2nd	9th		39,070
9			9th	3rd	9th	9th	2nd	9th	9th	3rd	5th	9th		37,765
10			5th	9th	9th	9th	1st	9th	5th	5th	9th	9th		37,285
11			17th						3rd	5th	5th	5th		27,110
12			9th	9th	9th	5th	9th	5th*	5th*	5th*				26,810
Cut after mid-season
13			5th	2nd	9th	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	17,765
14			9th	5th	5th	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,710
14			9th	5th	9th	17th	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,710
16			-	17th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd	-	-	-	-	-	14,485
17			9th	5th	9th	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	12,575
18			1st	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11,045
19			9th	3rd	17th	17th	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,785
20			-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,610
20			9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,610
22			-	-	17th	-	-	-	9th	-	9th	-	-	1,045
22			-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,045
WC			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	0
WC			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	0

• Event Wild Card Surfers do not receive points for the WSL. Their results on each event are indicated on the above table but no ranking points are awarded.

Caroline Marks and Sally Fitzgibbons received the 2022/23 WC, due to injuries at the beginning of the 2022 season, their points for the remainder of the season will count.

Challenger Series

2022 Men's Challenger Series

!Round!Event!Men's Champion!Men's Runner Up

1	Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro	Callum Robson	Sheldon Simkus
2	GWM Sydney Surf Pro	Rio Waida	Ryan Callinan
3	Ballito Pro	Rio Waida	Gatien Delahaye
4	VANS US Open of Surfing	Ezekiel Lau	João Chianca
5	EDP Vissla Pro Ericeira	Leonardo Fioravanti	Ryan Callinan
6	Corona Saquarema Pro	Gabriel Medina	Ramzi Boukhiam
7	Haleiwa Challenger, at Home in The Hawaiian Islands	John John Florence	Kanoa Igarashi

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events							Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1			5th	3rd	3rd	25th	1st	5th	5th	26,915
2			73rd	2nd	37th	5th	2nd	-	4th	26,030
3			25th	1st	1st	49th	17th	25th	33rd	22,650
4			3rd	17th	25th	49th	9th	5th	7th	18,695
5			5th	17th	49th	9th	73rd	2nd	49th	17,765
6			17th	9th	9th	-	5th	25th	3rd	17,470
6			9th	37th	73rd	9th	3rd	5th	49th	17,470
8			37th	49th	37th	2nd	49th	3rd	25th	16,235
9			73rd	25th	9th	5th	3rd	17th	17th	16,050
10			9th	25th	25th	1st	37th	25th	25th	15,770
CT Qualification Line
style=text-align:left	11		style=text-align:left		5th	9th	17th	49th	5th	17th	49th	style=	14,710
style=text-align:left	12		style=text-align:left		9th	9th	37th	37th	5th	9th	13th	style=	14,705
style=text-align:left	13		style=text-align:left		49th	49th	5th	17th	5th	49th	25th	style=	13,090
style=text-align:left	14		style=text-align:left		73rd	73rd	2nd	25th	49th	37th	13th	style=	12,320
style=text-align:left	15		style=text-align:left		25th	5th	25th	9th	25th	73rd	9th	style=	12,135
style=text-align:left	16		style=text-align:left		-	-	9th	3rd	17th	37th	33rd	style=	12,005
style=text-align:left	17		style=text-align:left		25th	49th	17th	5th	17th	9th	49th	style=	11,865
style=text-align:left	18		style=text-align:left		-	25th	25th	25th	9th	3rd	49th	style=	10,905
style=text-align:left	19		style=text-align:left		37th	17th	5th	9th	37th	73rd	33rd	style=	10,665
style=text-align:left	20		style=text-align:left		-	-	-	25th	17th	-	2nd	style=	10,450
style=text-align:left	21		style=text-align:left		73rd	17th	49th	9th	9th	17th	33rd	style=	10,440
style=text-align:left	22		style=text-align:left		25th	17th	5th	17th	49th	73rd	25th	style=	10,245
style=text-align:left	23		style=text-align:left		-	-	-	-	-	-	1st	10,000
style=text-align:left	23		style=text-align:left		1st	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,000
style=text-align:left	23		style=text-align:left		-	-	-	-	-	1st	-	10,000

Legend

• Note: The top 10 men qualified for the 2023 Championship Tour.

Men's CT 2023

Source

2022 Women's Challengers Series

!Round!Event!Women's Champion!Women's Runner Up

1	Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro	Caitlin Simmers	Molly Picklum
2	GWM Sydney Surf Pro	Teresa Bonvalot	Nikki Van Dijk
3	Ballito Pro	Molly Picklum	Macy Callaghan
4	VANS US Open of Surfing	Bettylou Sakura Johnson	Macy Callaghan
5	EDP Vissla Pro Ericeira	Macy Callaghan	Caitlin Simmers
6	Corona Saquarema Pro	Alyssa Spencer	Tessa Thyssen
7	Haleiwa Challenger, at Home in The Hawaiian Islands	Sophie McCulloch	Bettylou Sakura Johnson

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events							Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1			3rd	33rd	5th	1st	3rd	9th	2nd	29,970
2			9th	9th	2nd	2nd	1st	-	13th	28,920
3			2nd	17th	1st	5th	3rd	33rd	7th	28,630
3			1st	5th	3rd	5th	2nd	-	25th	28,630
5		**	17th	3rd	9th	3rd	9th	33rd	1st	25,490
CT Qualification Line
style=text-align:left	6		style=text-align:left	**	17th	1st	9th	33rd	9th	3rd	3rd	25,490
style=text-align:left	7		style=text-align:left		33rd	5th	5th	49th	17th	1st	9th	22,810
style=text-align:left	8		style=text-align:left		5th	33rd	3rd	5th	25th	5th	-	20,320
style=text-align:left	9		style=text-align:left		5th	2nd	9th	33rd	9th	-	-	19,185
style=text-align:left	10		style=text-align:left		25th	17th	9th	9th	5th	5th	17th	16,130
style=text-align:left	10		style=text-align:left		25th	5th	25th	49th	5th	9th	9th	16,130

LegendNote: The top 5 qualified for the 2023 Championship Tour.

• 2. Sophie McCulloch won the tiebreak over Teresa Bonvalot based on heat wins to earn the final spot on the 2023 Championship Tour.

Women's CT 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 Billabong Pro Pipeline. 2022-02-05. World Surf League. en.
2. Web site: Rip Curl WSL Finals To Return To Lower Trestles In 2022. 2022-02-05. World Surf League. en.
3. Web site: 2022 WSL Championship Tour Class. 2024-02-22. World Surf League. en.
4. Web site: Caitlin Simmers Declines Championship Tour Spot. 2024-02-22. World Surf League. en.
5. Web site: Event Schedule. 2022-02-05. World Surf League. en.