The World Surfing League (WSL) announced on Friday (2) some changes for next season of the World Circuit (which marks the 50th year of professional surfing), including the return of Pipeline, on O'Ahu Island (Hawaii), to the last stage of the competition.
According to WSL, season 2026, which will have 12 stages, will be played between April and December, starting in Australia and end in Hawaii. The Brazilian stage continues in the calendar. She is the fifth stop and once again will be headquartered the city of Saquarema, in Rio de Janeiro.
Starting 2026, The Championship Tour Finale Will Conclude Where It All Began, Pipeline. With a new format, raised stakes, and the return of the pipe masters, this is the start of a new chapter.
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This new world circuit will feature nine regular season events with the participation of 36 men and 24 women. Then 24 men and 16 women will go to two final post-season events, for which competitors will only take their best seven of nine regular season results for the next phase. The final ranking of the season and, finally, the world titles, will be determined by the nine best results of a surfer between 12.
The final stretch of the tour will include two post-season events that will be followed by a Reimaginated Pipe Masters, in which the rankings and performances in each of them shape the dispute for the world title. The eight best men and women who enter pipeline will gain the competitive advantage of a broader classification in the tournament, as Pipe Masters starts 15 thousand points, 1.5 time more than a standard CT event, becoming the most important stop of the tour.
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“Pipeline has always occupied a special place in the history of surfing, and our fans have made it clear that they want to see the most crucial moments of our sport unfold there. We are excited to return the end of the year, where world champions will be crowned, this iconic field of proof,” Ryan Crosby CEO said.