| LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA (Wednesday, May 4, 2022) – The World Surf League (WSL) 2022 Challenger Series is the battleground where surfers compete to qualify for the elite Championship Tour (CT), surfing’s most prestigious competition tier. Across the eight-event series, promising young talents and hungry veterans will face off in world-class waves for their shot to earn a spot on the CT. Following the CT’s Mid-season Cut, the Challenger Series will feature competitors hoping to return to the elite CT in 2023, as well as new faces looking to achieve their dreams and qualify for the first time. Following the 2022 Challenger Series season, the Top 10 men and Top 6 women on the Challenger Series rankings will qualify for the 2023 Championship Tour season. Out of the eight Challenger Series competitions, only the top five results will count toward their end-of-year rankings. |
| Where: 2022 Challenger Series ScheduleBoost Mobile Gold Coast Pro presented by Rip Curl: May 7 -15, 2022Sydney Surf Pro presented by Rip Curl: May 17 – 24, 2022Ballito Pro presented by O’Neill: July 3 – 10, 2022VANS US Open of Surfing: July 30 – August 7, 2022EDP Vissla Pro Ericeira: October 1 – 9, 2022Quiksilver / ROXY Pro France: October 12 – 23, 2022Corona Saquarema Pro presented by Banco do Brasil: November 1 – 8, 2022Haleiwa Challenger: November 26 – December 7, 2022First Stops: Australia Welcomes Challengers to Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro and GWM Sydney Surf Pro The 2022 Challenger Series will commence in just two days at the world-famous Snapper Rocks for the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro presented by Rip Curl. It is bound to be an epic launch to the 2022 Challenger Series with competitors doing battle at one of the most high-performance, right-hand sand points on the planet. From the Gold Coast the Challenger Series will then head south to Manly Beach for the GWM Sydney Surf Pro presented by Rip Curl. Manly is the birthplace of surfing in Australia and the beach where Phyllis O’Donell and Midget Farrelly claimed the first-ever surfing World Titles in 1964. |
| Who: Surfing Stars to Meet Up-and-Comers The Challenger Series field will include 96 men and 64 women for most events, made up of 34 men and 17 women from the CT, in addition to 58 men and 43 women allocated by the seven WSL regions, and four men’s and four women’s event wildcards. Any unused CT spots will become wildcards. The last event of the CS season, the Haleiwa Challenger will feature 80 men and 48 women. Challenger Series Regional Qualifiers The lists below include all regional qualifiers eligible to compete in the 2022 Challenger Series season. The confirmed list of competitors will be released ahead of each Challenger Series event. Australia / Oceania Joel Vaughan Kalani Ball Kyuss King Billy Stairmand Te Kehukehu Butler Jacob Willcox Mikey McDonagh Chris Zaffis Sheldon Simkus Jordy Lawler Macy Callaghan Dimity Stoyle Sophie McCulloch Paige Hareb Philippa Anderson Holly Williams Zahli Kelly Bronte Macaulay Africa Adin Masencamp Slade Prestwich Eli Beukes Max Elkington Joshe Faulkner Zoe Steyn Sarah Scott Natasha Van Greunen North America Michael Dunphy Kei Kobayashi Evan Geiselman Nolan Rapoza Cole Houshmand Levi Slawson Kade Matson Alan Cleland Cam Richards Jett Schilling Alyssa Spencer Caity Simmers Chelsea Tuach Sawyer Lindblad Leilani McGonagle Zoe Benedetto Kirra Pinkerton Havanna Cabrero South America Michael Rodrigues Alex Ribeiro Willian Cardoso Eduardo Motta Wesley Leite Marco Fernandez Raoni Monteiro Santiago Muniz Robson Santos Matheus Navarro Sophia Medina Daniella Rosas Laura Raupp Arena Rodriguez Vargas Hawaii Ian Gentil Kainehe Hunt Brodi Sale Eli Hanneman Maikai Burdine Koa Smith Josh Moniz Moana Jones Wong Brianna Cope Zoe McDougall Keala Kennelly Keala Tomoda-Bannert Coco Ho Asia Rio Waida Ketut Agus Keanu Kamiyama Hiroto Ohhara Taichi Wakita Reo Inaba Kailani Johnson Minami Nonaka Amuro Tsuzuki Rina Matsunaga Sara Wakita Mahina Maeda Europe Maxime Huscenot Gatien Delahaye Ramzi Boukhiam Adur Amatriain Jorgann Couzinet Gaspard Larsonneur Tristan Guilbaud Timothee Bisso Justin Becret Vasco Ribeiro Teresa Bonvalot Mafalda Lopes Francisca Veselko Nadia Erostarbe Pauline Ado Garazi Sanchez-Ortun Vahine Fierro |
| Watch LIVE All Challenger Series events will be broadcast LIVE on WorldSurfLeague.com, WSL’s YouTube channel, and the free WSL app. Check local listings for coverage from the WSL’s broadcast partners. For fans watching in Brazil, coverage of the competition’s Quarterfinals and beyond will continue exclusively on WorldSurfLeague.com and SporTV. For more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com. |
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