Friday, July 17th may go down in history as the day the WSL made some of the most important announcements in the history of surfing.

There are many of them and it is difficult to digest them in a long statement with several explanations and videos.

Below, in 10 points, the main changes

1: There will be no world champion in 2020, for the first time since the tour began in 1976.

2: The 2021 tour will kick off in November 2020 in Maui with a women's event and in December with the Pipe Masters.

3: The CT will have 2022 men and 24 women in mid-12, seeking, they say, that the second half of the year will be more competitive to determine who are the five that qualify for the grand final.

4: The athletes already qualified will compete throughout the tour and it is assumed that those who competed in this year's QS events are simply thanked and nothing happens to their points.

5: Teahupoo will be a women's stage from 2021.

6: France is off the calendar because the dates do not coincide with the wave season.

7: There will be the same number of stages for men and women, 10 and 10.

8: The final and definitive event will have the five best of each gender and will be held in September “in one of the best waves in the world.”

9: A three-tier ranking system will be implemented: QS, Challengers and CT. The QS will run until June and will qualify for the Challengers that will take place from July until the end of the year.

10: Prior to the start of the 2021 tour, special events with CT surfers will be held in the United States, Australia, France, and Portugal called The WSL Countdown. The United States Grand Slam will be held at the Surf Ranch, the Australian Grand Slam will be held on the Gold Coast and Margaret River in September and October, and the Euro Surf Cup will be held in France and Portugal between September and October.