<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">“We’re really proud that we’ve been able to schedule a truly global tour for 2021,” said WSL CEO Erik Logan. “We kicked off the season in Hawaii and we’ve just wrapped up an incredible four-event leg in Australia. The surfers are now headed to California for the sixth stop, the Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe, following which, the Olympic qualifiers will travel to Tokyo.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The dates for the Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver have moved from the original window in July to August 10 - 20 to allow sufficient time for the Olympic qualified surfers and alternates to travel to and from Tokyo and undergo any necessary quarantines. To accommodate this change, the dates for the Outerknown Tahiti Pro have moved back by two days and the Rip Curl WSL Finals will now have a window of September 9 - 17.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Oi Rio Pro had originally been pushed back from June to August in hopes of safely running the event. The WSL has continued to monitor the situation and made the decision to cancel the event for 2021 out of an abundance of caution for the safety of athletes, staff and the local community. The WSL looks forward to returning to Saquarema with the world’s best surfers in 2022. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The third leg of the Championship Tour calendar will run as follows*:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">•Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe (<a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/mens-surf-ranch-pro-2021" target="_blank">Men's</a> & <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/womens-surf-ranch-pro-2021" target="_blank">Women's</a>): Lemoore, California, USA</div><div style="text-align: justify;">June 18 - 20, 2021</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">•Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver (<a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/mens-corona-open-mexico-presented-by-quiksilver-2021" target="_blank">Men's</a> & <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/womens-corona-open-mexico-presented-by-quiksilver-2021" target="_blank">Women's</a>): Barra de La Cruz, Mexico</div><div style="text-align: justify;">August 10 - 20, 2021</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">•Outerknown Tahiti Pro (<a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/mens-outerknown-tahiti-pro-2021" target="_blank">Men's</a> & <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/womens-outerknown-tahiti-pro-2021" target="_blank">Women's</a>): Teahupo'o, Tahiti</div><div style="text-align: justify;">August 24 - September 3, 2021</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">•Rip Curl WSL Finals (Men's & <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/womens-wsl-finals-2021" target="_blank">Women's</a>): Lower Trestles, California, USA</div><div style="text-align: justify;">September 9 - 17, 2021</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">*All tour stops and dates are subject to change due to applicable COVID-19 related restrictions, including global travel restrictions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The next stop on the CT is the <strong>Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe</strong>, which runs from <strong>June 18 - 20</strong> and will be broadcast live on <a href="https://www.worldsurfleague.com/" target="_blank">WorldSurfLeague.com</a>. The event marks the last stop on the tour ahead of surfing’s Olympic debut in Tokyo.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">COVID-19 Protocols</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> The health and safety of our athletes, staff, and the local community are of the utmost importance and the WSL has a robust set of procedures in place to keep everyone safe. These plans are unique to each Tour stop and include measures like testing for athletes and essential staff, masks and strict physical distancing measures, temperature checks, and minimal personnel on-site.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> For regional updates and information on the Qualifying Series calendar, please visit <a href="https://www.worldsurfleague.com/" target="_blank">WorldSurfLeague.com</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>About the WSL</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Established in 1976, the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/associations/world-surf-league" target="_blank">World Surf League (WSL)</a> is the home of the world's best surfing. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A global sports, media and entertainment company, the WSL oversees international tours and competitions, a studios division creating over 500+ hours of live and on-demand content, and via affiliate WaveCo, the home of the world's largest high performance, human-made wave. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, the WSL has regional offices in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and EMEA.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The WSL annually crowns the men’s and women’s surfing World Champions. The global Tours and Competition division oversees and operates more than 180 global contests each year across the Championship Tour, the development tiers, including the Challenger, Qualifying and Junior Series, as well as longboard and big wave properties. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Launched in 2019, WSL Studios is an independent producer of unscripted television projects, including documentaries and series, which provide unprecedented access to athletes, events, and locations around the world. WSL events and content are distributed on linear television in over 743M+ homes worldwide and across digital and social media platforms around the world, including WorldSurfLeague.com. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> WaveCo includes the Surf Ranch Lemoore facility and the utilizing and licensing of the Kelly Slater Wave System.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The WSL is dedicated to changing the world through the inspirational power of surfing by creating authentic events, experiences, and storytelling to inspire a growing, global community to live with purpose, originality, and stoke.</div> <div style="text-align: right;">Press Release Source: www.worldsurfleague.com</div>