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2016 World Surf League

Location	International
Dates	late February to mid-December 2016
Champions
Men	John John Florence
Women	Tyler Wright
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The 2016 World Surf League World Championship Tour (WCT) is a professional competitive surfing league run by the World Surf League. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world. Surfers receive points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour (after discarding their two worst results) is announced the 2016 World Surf League Surfing World Champion.

2016 Championship Tour

2016 Men's Championship Tour Jeep Leaderboard

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	9th	13th	25th	INJ	DNC
Points	10,000	8,000	6,500	5,200	4,000	1,750	500	500	0

Ranking	Surfer	WCT 1 (Details)	WCT 2 (Details)	WCT 3 (Details)	WCT 4 (Details)	WCT 5 (Details)	WCT 6 (Details)	WCT 7 (Details)	WCT 8 (Details)	WCT 9 (Details)	WCT 10 (Details)	WCT 11 (Details)	Points
1	John John Florence (HAW)	5th	13th	13th	1st	5th	2nd	2nd	13th	3rd	1st	5th	59.850
2	Jordy Smith (ZAF)	25th	2nd	9th	13th	13th	5th	9th	1st	25th	3rd	5th	46.400
3	Gabriel Medina (BRA)	13th	13th	9th	3rd	1st	5th	3rd	13th	2nd	13th	13th	45.450
4	Kolohe Andino (USA)	2nd	25th	5th	25th	25th	13th	5th	9th	3rd	3rd	3rd	44.150
5	Matt Wilkinson (AUS)	1st	1st	9th	25th	2nd	13th	13th	25th	13th	25th	13th	39.500
6	Michel Bourez (PYF)	13th	5th	13th	9th	9th	9th	25th	9th	25th	9th	1st	38.700
7	Kelly Slater (USA)	25th	13th	25th	DNC	3rd	5th	1st	5th	25th	13th	3rd	37.900
8	Julian Wilson (AUS)	25th	9th	2nd	25th	25th	3rd	5th	25th	5th	5th	13th	36.850
9	Joel Parkinson (AUS)	5th	13th	3rd	INJ	INJ	13th	9th	2nd	25th	9th	9th	35.700
10	Filipe Toledo (BRA)	3rd	INJ	INJ	9th	13th	5th	25th	3rd	5th	13th	9th	35.400
11	Adriano de Souza (BRA)	5th	13th	13th	3rd	5th	9th	25th	25th	9th	5th	13th	35.350
12	Sebastian Zietz (HAW)	9th	13th	1st	13th	25th	13th	13th	25th	9th	5th	13th	31.950
13	Josh Kerr (AUS)	13th	25th	13th	25th	9th	3rd	5th	9th	25th	13th	5th	30.650
14	Adrian Buchan (AUS)	5th	13th	9th	25th	3rd	13th	3rd	13th	13th	25th	25th	29.700
15	Italo Ferreira (BRA)	13th	3rd	3rd	9th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	27.500
16	Caio Ibelli (BRA)	9th	9th	5th	9th	25th	13th	25th	13th	9th	13th	25th	26.950
17	Mick Fanning (AUS)	13th	3rd	DNC	DNC	5th	1st	DNC	13th	DNC	DNC	DNC	25.200
17	Conner Coffin (USA)	9th	5th	25th	25th	13th	25th	25th	13th	13th	2nd	13th	25.200
19	Stuart Kennedy (AUS)	3rd	13th	25th	13th	25th	25th	25th	5th	9th	9th	25th	24.700
20	Kanoa Igarashi (JAP)	9th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	2nd	24.250
21	Wiggolly Dantas (BRA)	13th	5th	13th	25th	5th	9th	25th	13th	25th	13th	13th	23.650
22	Miguel Pupo (BRA)	25th	13th	13th	5th	13th	13th	25th	13th	13th	5th	13th	22.650
23	Nat Young (USA)	13th	5th	5th	13th	25th	25th	13th	25th	13th	25th	9th	22.400
24	Keanu Asing (HAW)	25th	25th	25th	25th	13th	25th	9th	25th	1st	25th	25th	18.750
25	Jérémy Florès (FRA)	13th	25th	13th	25th	13th	25th	13th	25th	25th	9th	5th	17.700
26	Jadson André (BRA)	13th	25th	INJ	25th	9th	25th	9th	9th	25th	13th	25th	17.500
27	Dusty Payne (HAW)	-	13th	25th	5th	9th	13th	13th	-	25th	25th	-	15.950
28	Matt Banting (AUS)	25th	25th	13th	13th	13th	25th	13th	25th	5th	13th	INJ	15.450
28	Kai Otton (AUS)	25th	13th	25th	DNC	25th	25th	13th	13th	5th	13th	13th	15.450
30	Davey Cathels (AUS)	25th	9th	25th	5th	25th	13th	25th	25th	13th	25th	25th	15.200
31	Jack Freestone (AUS)	25th	INJ	INJ	2nd	25th	25th	25th	13th	13th	25th	25th	14.500
32	Alejo Muniz (BRA)	INJ	INJ	13th	13th	13th	9th	13th	25th	13th	25th	INJ	14.250
33	Adam Melling (AUS)	25th	25th	13th	5th	13th	13th	13th	25th	25th	25th	25th	14.200
34	Ryan Callinan (AUS)	13th	25th	25th	13th	25th	25th	25th	25th	13th	25th	9th	11.750
35	Alex (BRA)	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	13th	5th	25th	25th	13th	11.700
36	Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)	-	-	5th	13th	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	8.700
37	Tanner Gudauskas (USA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	-	-	6.500
38	Taj Burrow (AUS)	13th	25th	13th	DNC	13th	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	5.750
38	Bede Durbidge (AUS)	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	13th	5.750
40	Bruno Santos (BRA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	-	5.200
40	Brett Simpson (USA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	5.200
42	Owen Wright (AUS)	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	4.500
43	Mason Ho (HAW)	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.000
44	Frederico Morais (PRT)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	25th	2.250
45	Mikey Wright (AUS)	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.750
45	Deivid Silva (BRA)	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.750
45	Lucas Silveira (BRA)	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.750
45	Marco Fernandez (BRA)	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.750
49	Wade Carmichael (AUS)	25th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500
49	Timothee Bisso (GLP)	-	25th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500
49	Tim Stevenson (AUS)	-	25th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500
49	Jack Robinson (AUS)	-	-	25th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500
49	Jacob Willcox (AUS)	-	-	25th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500
49	Jay Davies (AUS)	-	-	25th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500
49	Bino Lopes (BRA)	-	-	-	25th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500
49	Tevita Gukilau (FJI)	-	-	-	-	25th	-	-	-	-	-	-	500
49	Steven Sawyer (ZAF)	-	-	-	-	-	25th	-	-	-	-	-	500
49	Hira Teriinatoofa (PYF)	-	-	-	-	-	-	25th	-	-	-	-	500
49	Joan Duru (FRA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25th	-	-	500
49	Miguel Blanco (PRT)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25th	-	500
49	Finn McGill (HAW)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25th	500
49	Bruce Irons (HAW)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25th	500
49	Gavin Beschen (HAW)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25th	500

Championship Tour surfers best 9 of 11 results are combined to equal their final point total.
Tournament results discarded

Legend

Champion
WQS 2017
two worst results

Source:^[1]

Women's Championship Tour Jeep Leaderboard

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	9th	13th	INJ	DNC
Points	10,000	8,000	6,500	5,200	3,300	1,750	1,750	0

Ranking	Surfer	WCT 1 (Details)	WCT 2 (Details)	WCT 3 (Details)	WCT 4 (Details)	WCT 5 (Details)	WCT 6 (Details)	WCT 7 (Details)	WCT 8 (Details)	WCT 9 (Details)	WCT 10 (Details)	Points
1	Tyler Wright (AUS)	1st	5th	1st	1st	13th	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	72.500
2	Courtney Conlogue (USA)	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	5th	9th	1st	3rd	3rd	60.700
3	Carissa Moore (HAW)	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	9th	5th	5th	1st	2nd	57.200
4	Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW)	5th	3rd	3rd	5th	13th	1st	9th	5th	3rd	5th	50.300
4	Johanne Defay (FRA)	3rd	5th	13th	5th	1st	13th	5th	3rd	9th	13th	43.650
6	Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)	5th	5th	5th	5th	9th	5th	2nd	INJ	5th	9th	42.500
7	Malia Manuel (HAW)	5th	9th	9th	5th	9th	2nd	5th	5th	13th	5th	40.600
8	Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)	13th	2nd	5th	2nd	5th	9th	13th	9th	9th	13th	38.050
9	Sage Erickson (USA)	5th	13th	9th	9th	9th	5th	3rd	5th	5th	13th	37.200
10	Laura Enever (AUS)	13th	13th	5th	9th	5th	9th	5th	9th	5th	13th	32.450
11	Nikki Van Dijk (AUS)	9th	9th	9th	13th	5th	13th	3rd	13th	5th	13th	30.300
12	Bianca Buitendag (ZAF)	9th	9th	5th	13th	3rd	13th	13th	13th	13th	5th	28.750
13	Coco Ho (HAW)	13th	13th	13th	13th	9th	9th	9th	3rd	9th	5th	28.400
14	Keely Andrew (AUS)	9th	13th	13th	9th	13th	5th	9th	13th	13th	3rd	26.850
15	Alessa Quizon (HAW)	13th	5th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	9th	9th	9th	22.100
16	Lakey Peterson (USA)	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	3rd	13th	9th	13th	9th	21.850
17	Bronte Macaulay (AUS)	9th	9th	9th	9th	13th	-	-	-	13th	-	16.700
18	Chelsea Tuach (BRB)	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	13th	14.000
19	Bethany Hamilton (HAW)	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	13th	-	-	-	8.250
20	Brisa Hennessy (HAW)	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	5.050
21	Isabella Nichols (AUS)	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.750
21	Felicity Palmateer (AUS)	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.750
21	Silvana Lima (BRA)	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.750
21	Meah Collins (USA)	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	1.750
21	Teresa Bonvalot (PRT)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	1.750
21	Pauline Ado (FRA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	1.750

Championship Tour surfers best 8 of 10 results are combined to equal their final point total.
Tournament results discarded

Legend

Champion
WQS 2017
two worst results

Source:^[2]

Qualifying Series

MQS

Position	1st	2nd	3rd-4th	5th-8th	9th

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events					Points
Ranking	+/-	Surfer	1	2	3	4	5	Points
1		Connor O'Leary (AUS)	10.000	5.300	3.700	2.650	2.375	24.025
2		Ethan Ewing (AUS)	8.000	5.200	3.600	3.600	3.000	23.400
3		Frederico Morais (PRT)	8.000	8.000	3.000	2.650	1.260	22.910
4		Joan Duru (FRA)	8.000	5.200	5.100	2.650	1.550	22.500
5		Kanoa Igarashi (USA)	6.500	6.000	6.000	2.200	1.100	21.800
6		Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)	4.500	4.500	4.500	3.700	3.600	20.800
7		Jérémy Florès (FRA)	8.000	6.500	2.300	2.300	1.550	20.650
8		Jadson Andre (BRA)	5.300	5.100	4.500	3.700	1.100	19.700
9		Ian Gouveia (BRA)	6.500	6.000	3.100	2.300	1.550	19.450
10		Jack Freestone (AUS)	5.300	5.200	5.200	2.100	1.000	18.800
11		Ezekiel Lau (HAW)	6.500	5.100	4.500	1.550	1.100	18.750
12		Bino Lopes (BRA)	6.500	5.200	3.700	1.500	1.100	18.000
13		Jesse Mendes (BRA)	10.000	3.800	1.550	1.260	1.100	17.710
14		Tanner Gudauskus (USA)	6.300	5.200	3.550	1.550	1.100	17.700

Legend

WCT 2017

Source

WQS

Position	1st	2nd	3rd-4th	5th-8th	9th

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events					Points
Ranking	+/-	Surfer	1	2	3	4	5	Points
1		Silvana Lima (BRA)	6.000	3.550	3.550	3.000	2.650	18.750
2		Nikki Van Dijk (AUS)	6.000	3.550	2.650	2.650	1.550	16.400
2		Bronte Macaulay (AUS)	6.000	3.550	2.650	2.650	1.550	16.400
2		Keely Andrew (AUS)	6.000	3.550	2.650	2.650	1.550	16.400
5		Malia Manuel (HAW)	4.500	4.500	3.550	2.650	1.050	16.250
6		Coco Ho (HAW)	6.000	2.650	2.650	2.250	1.050	14.600
7		Sage Erickson (USA)	6.000	2.650	2.650	1.550	1.550	14.400
8		Pauline Ado (FRA)	4.500	2.650	2.250	1.680	1.550	12.630
9		Alessa Quizon (HAW)	4.500	2.650	1.680	1.550	1.550	11.930
10		Laura Enever (AUS)	3.550	3.550	1.550	1.550	1.050	11.250

Legend

WCT 2017

Source

References

External links

WSL Championship Tour Roster

2019 WSL Championship Tour

Men's Tour

WSL Top 34

Gabriel Medina
Julian Wilson
Filipe Toledo
Ítalo Ferreira
Jordy Smith
Owen Wright
Conner Coffin
Michel Bourez
Wade Carmichael
Kanoa Igarashi
Kolohe Andino
Mikey Wright
Willian Cardoso
Sebastian Zietz
Michael Rodrigues
Jérémy Florès
Adrian Buchan
Griffin Colapinto
Adriano De Souza
Ezekiel Lau
Yago Dora
Joan Duru
Seth Moniz
Ryan Callinan
Peterson Crisanto
Jesse Mendes
Deivid Silva
Ricardo Christie
Leonardo Fioravanti
Jadson André
Soli Bailey
Jack Freestone
Kelly Slater (wildcard)
John John Florence (wildcard)

Replacement

Women's Tour

WSL Top 17	Stephanie Gilmore Lakey Peterson Carissa Moore Tatiana Weston-Webb Johanne Defay Sally Fitzgibbons Caroline Marks Courtney Conlogue Malia Manuel Nikki van Dijk Coco Ho Paige Hareb Bronte Macaulay Macy Callaghan Brisa Hennessy Silvana Lima Tyler Wright (wildcard)
Replacement	Keely Andrew Sage Erickson

World Surf League Seasons

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