This is how the 2019 elite was determined

Although the situation of the wildcards due to injury has not yet been resolved, these are the ones who entered, those who left, those who remained in the Championship tour

December 18, 2018

Cover photo: By finishing fifth in Pipe, Joan Duru breathed a sigh of relief and remained in the elite. By: WSL/Cestari

The 2018 World Tour concluded yesterday in Pipeline, Hawaii, and all the rankings have been defined, and therefore the elite of the World Tour is as follows:

By CT
01: Gabriel Medina (BRA) – 62.490
02: Julian Wilson (AUS) – 57.585
03: Filipe Toledo (BRA) – 51.450
04: Italo Ferreira (BRA) – 43.070
05: Jordy Smith (AFR) – 36.440
06: Owen Wright (AUS) – 35.570
07: Conner Coffin (USA) – 32.715
08: Michel Bourez (TAH) – 32.395
09: Wade Carmichael (AUS) – 31.915
10: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) – 30.520
11: Kolohe Andino (USA) – 27.600
12: Mikey Wright (AUS) – 27.275
13: Willian Cardoso (BRA) – 27.190
14: Sebastian Zietz (HAV) – 26.850
15: Michael Rodrigues (BRA) – 25.215
16: Jeremy Flores (FRA) – 24.520
17: Adrian Buchan (AUS) – 23.945
18: Griffin Colapinto (USA) – 23.275
19: Adriano de Souza (BRA) – 22.925
20: Ezekiel Lau (HAV) – 22.820
21: Yago Dora (BRA) – 22.725
22: Joan Duru (FRA) – 21.255

Kanoa Igarashi, always in the mix of rankings: He won the QS but didn't use that spot because he was guaranteed a top 10 finish in the CT. All photos: WSL/Heff/Cestari/Sloane

By QS
1st: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) – 26.800 double qualifiers
2nd: Griffin Colapinto (USA) – 24.300 double qualifiers
3rd: Seth Moniz (HAV) – 22.300 – Tour debut
4th: Ryan Callinan (AUS) – 21.660 – Returns to tour
5th: Peterson Crisanto (BRA) – 20.750 – Tour debut
6th: Jessé Mendes (BRA) – 20.250 – Maintains
7th: Deivid Silva (BRA) – 19.860 – Tour debut
8th: Ricardo Christie (NZL) – 18.750 – Return to tour
9th: Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) – 18.650 – Return to tour
10: Jadson André (BRA) – 18.160 – Return to tour
11: Soli Bailey (AUS) – 17.200 - Debuts on the tour
12: Ezekiel Lau (HAV) – 17.100 – Double qualifier
13: Jack Freestone (AUS) – 14.400 – Return to tour

Bye Tomas Hermes, just as you came, you left.

They were left out and some expect the WSL to determine the wildcards
23: Frederico Morais (PRT) – 19.645
24: Joel Parkinson (AUS) – 17.810 Retired
25: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) – 17.155
26: Connor O'Leary (AUS) – 16.565
27: Tomas Hermes (BRA) – 15.670
29: Patrick Gudauskas (USA) – 15.215
30: Kelly Slater (USA) – 15.110 Expected wildcard due to injury
32: Michael February (AFR) – 13.085
33: Ian Gouveia (BRA) – 12.040
34: Mick Fanning (AUS) – 11.500 Retired
35: John John Florence (HAV) – 10.795 Awaiting wildcard due to injury
37: Keanu Asing (HAV) – 7.515
39: Caio Ibelli (BRA) – 3.780 Awaiting wildcard due to injury