The 2020 World Surf League Championship Tour schedule – SurferToday

Posted On: November 7, 2019

The world’s best male and female surfers will compete against each other in a very special year for the sport.

The year 2020 marks surfing’s debut as an official Olympic discipline. Japan will host the elite of surfing from July 24 to August 9.

The WSL adjusted the calendar to the Tokyo 2020 program so that all competitors involved in The Games can manage their time between events.

Male surfers will compete in 11 stages; female athletes will travel to 10 different locations. But there are not many changes or surprises.

The only new addition is the Quiksilver Pro G-Land, at Grajagan, Indonesia. The event replaces Corona Bali Protected.

Trestles is still out of the equation, and the WSL insists on the wave pool contest held at Surf Ranch.

“The 2020 CT is our strongest calendar to date. The performance levels seen in recent seasons continue to go to new levels and excite an ever-growing global audience,” said Sophie Goldschmidt, CEO of WSL.

The professional surfing circuit will also debut a new Qualifying Series (QS) format with the Challenger Series (10,000-point events) and the QS 5,000, 3,000, 1,500 and 1,000 contests.

The 2020 Dream Tour kicks off on March 26, in Australia’s Gold Coast.