The World Surf League is changing its Championship Tour format, namely moving its most prestigious event, the Pipe Masters off Oahu's North Shore, from the beginning of the season to the end to ...

WSL drops CT and CS calendars, outlines format changes, gets rid of non-elimination rounds and launches new International QS ...

Hawaii’s Pipeline returns as competitive surfing’s big finale location in 2026. The mid-year cut is gone. And the one-day, winner-takes-all, WSL Final 5 championship is no longer. The World Surf ...

The WSL Finals Day concept was invented to make surfing a spectacle. The origin story goes back to the 2019 Pipe Masters final between Italo Ferreira and Gabriel Medina. A ratings bonanza, it was pro ...

SYDNEY >> Hawaii’s Pipeline Masters will return as a high-stakes finale for surfing’s world tour in 2026, part of a shake-up unveiled on Saturday that includes the resumption of a Formula One-style ...

Australian Molly Picklum and Brazilian Yago Dora won the World Surf League Finals, marking the first time since 2016 that first-time world champions were crowned for both women and men. Picklum, ...

That period between December 8 and 20 has long been a special time of year on the North Shore. With long lines at Ted’s Bakery and swells that shake beachfront homes, it’s also the traditional waiting ...

Three-time World Surf League (WSL) Champion John John Florence announced that he will step away from competition for the 2025 Championship Tour season to focus on new projects beyond the contest scene ...