The World Surf League has just announced that all of its events through May and the G-Land CT (scheduled for June) will be either cancelled, postponed or relocated due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This decision leaves some 30 championships, including the Bells Beach and Margaret River CTs and WSL South America events, among others, unrealised or with the possibility of being postponed.

The WSL CEO himself issued a heartfelt video statement, explaining that they needed to make a decision on the matter in the coming months because they had athletes traveling who needed to figure out what to do with their lives and choose the limited possibilities of returning home.

Basically, by cancelling Snappers they made those in Australia stay there and as flights have been gradually suspended, the situation became more complicated.

“The decision is difficult but clear for us,” Logan said, adding: “We are in uncharted territory.”

The executive did not give details on how the world circuit will be defined this year but explained that more content will be shared on the WSL website and investment will be made to keep the public entertained without championships. He said he will “share positivity.”

“The whole world is on hold and it will take a while for everything, including the things we love, to return to normal,” he concluded.

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Due to the continued evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Surf League is postponing or canceling all events, at all levels of competition, through the end of May. This includes the postponement of the remainder of the events in the Australian leg of the Championship Tour, Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach and Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro, as well as the WSL Big Wave Awards. The Quiksilver Pro G-land - scheduled to take place in a remote part of Indonesia in June - will either be canceled or moved to an area with more infrastructure. The love of surfing is the bond that holds our global community together. We want to share positivity during these anxious times, by continuing to celebrate that bond, and our shared passion for this sport, the ocean, our athletes and one another. We are going to keep talking about surfing, and worldsurfleague.com will continue to deliver daily content - and release awesome new content - about where surfing's been, where it is and where it's going. We are going to do that on all of our platforms. We are going to increase the volume of content we are producing from WSL Studios, deepen our editorial, and find new ways to stay connected all while we wait for that next opening horn to sound – and we are going to be asking you, our fans , what you want to see. We have every intention of starting the 2020 Championship Tour season, and all our tours, as soon as possible. We are already hard at work doing scenario planning for what a reimagined 2020 tour might look like. As is the case everywhere, hardship is forcing creativity! The world's best surfers will be back in the water very soon and we'll continue to deliver a daily celebration of surfing on worldsurfleague.com from now until infinity. We are grateful for all your continued support. Stay safe. Keep surfing. We'll see you out there | @elo_eriklogan Read more at worldsurfleague.com

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