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After two epic Australian Grand Slam of Surfing events saw professional competition return to the ocean, the World Surf League (WSL) is excited to announce the winners of the series along with their chosen charities. The two events were part of The WSL Countdown, a global series of pre-season charitable events with the official waiting period coming to an end on October 31.

Isabella Nichols, Mikey Wright and Ethan Ewing (pictured) are the champions of the Australian Gran Slam of Surfing charity series with $40,000 AUD prize money going to the charities of their choice.

4 Nov 2020   |  

The world’s best big wave surfers are back on call as the holding period for the Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge officially opened today, November 2, 2020.

The gigantic Nazaré surf awaits the world’s biggest chargers.

2 Nov 2020   |  

Conor Maguire has taken the surfing world by storm in recent years and he was quick to take up the opportunity of a lifetime when the aftermath of Hurricane Epsilon gave rise to 60ft waves off the coast of his native Ireland.

Conor Maguire experienced epic surfing conditions in Mullaghmore, Ireland on October 28, 2020. The dramatic conditions with waves reaching up to 60 feet off the Irish West Coast were caused by a rare weather occurrence which was caused by Hurricane Epsilon.

29 Oct 2020   |  

The 2020 Mallipo Surfing Championship event, the first professional competition in Korean surfing history, was held on the 23rd of October at Mallipo Beach in Taean, in the province of South Chungcheong at Mallipo Beach with four divisions of surfing; Men’s and Women’s Shortboard and Longboards.

One of the first champions crowned by Korea Surf League, at the 2020 Mallipo Surfing Championship event, at Mallipo Beach in Taean, South Korea, October 23.

26 Oct 2020   |  

In competitive longboarding’s return to the World Surf League (WSL), Soleil Errico and Justin Quintal have won the Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic. The Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic, a WSL specialty event, was held under stadium lights at the Surf Ranch and is now available to stream on WorldSurfLeague.com.

Justin Quintal and Soleil Errico celebrate their wins at the inaugural Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic at the Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California, USA, October 2, 2020.

18 Oct 2020   |  

Once competition resumes, twenty-year-old João Chianca (BRA) has high expectations for earning a spot on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). In 2019, the younger brother of big wave charger Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca (BRA) earned the title as the WSL Latin America Regional Champion. In 2020, he was off to a torrid start after finishing runner-up at the QS5000 Volcom Pipe Pro and was competing at the last high-level Qualifying Series (QS) events in Australia before the season was cancelled.

João Chianca victorious at the 2019 QS3000 Heroes de Mayo Iquique Pro in Chile, in May 2019.

16 Oct 2020   |  

Edouard Delpero (FRA) and Alice Lemoigne (FRA) have won the Longboard Pro Espinho today, claiming the victory over Benoit Carpentier (FRA) and Zoe Grospiron (FRA) respectively, in clean two-to-three foot waves peeling off the break wall at Praia da Baia.

The winners of the Longboard Pro Espinho and 2020 European Longboard Titles, at Praia da Baia, Espinho, Portugal, October 11, 2020.

11 Oct 2020   |  

The Junior Pro Espinho wrapped up today with the victories of Kauli Vaast (FRA) and Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri (ESP), claiming the prestigious European Junior title for the 2020 season.

The two winners of the Junior Pro Espinho and the European junior titles, Kauli Vaast and Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri, at Praia da Baia, Espinho, Portugal, Friday, October 9, 2020.

9 Oct 2020   |  

Mikey Wright and Isabella Nichols have taken epic wins at the Boost Mobile Pro Gold Coast in pumping surf at South Stradbroke Island. The pair had to overcome a field of some of Australia’s best surfers in four-to-six foot waves to claim victory in the second event of the World Surf League (WSL) Australian Grand Slam of Surfing.

Isabella Nichols and Mikey Wright have claimed victory at The Boost Mobile Pro Gold Coast at South Stradbroke Island, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, October 7.

7 Oct 2020   |  

The World Surf League (WSL) Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, the specialty event held in Oceanside, Calif., witnessed two action-packed days of competitive surfing. The event featured WSL Championship Tour (CT) professional stars alongside surfings' up-and-comers in a variety of team and individual heats.

Caitlin Simmers and Lakey Peterson celebrate their team win at the Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro at Oceanside.

4 Oct 2020   |  

The MEO Portugal Cup of Surfing wrapped up today with the victories of local hero Frederico Morais (PRT) and Champion Tour star Johanne Defay (FRA) in good three-to-four foot surf at Ribeira d’Ilhas. The pair overcame World Champion Italo Ferreira (BRA) and Nadia Erostarbe (EUK) respectively in the event’s finals this afternoon.

The winners of the MEO Portugal Cup of Surfing 2020, Frederico Morais and Johanne Defay, at Ribeira d’Ilhas, Ericeira, Portugal, October 1.

1 Oct 2020   |