Janire González Etxebarri finished third in the QS 6000 Galicia
Hans Odriozola and Carla Morera de la Vall finished fifth, Lucca Mesinas, Arena Rodríguez and Catalina Zariquiey ninth
Jake Marshall and Sierr Kerr won the US Open and took the top spot in the rankings.
They defeated Kanoa Igarashi and Isla Huppatz respectively in the grand final
Lucca Mesinas finished fifth in the US Open
It has climbed 31 places in the live ranking, where it is currently 13th.
Daniella Rosas made progress in Huntington
Sol, Ariane, Leilani, and Janire said their goodbyes; the men haven't gone into the water yet; Lucas, Alan, and Carlos are present at the event
Did the WSL announce changes for CS?
Can the quota be expanded to accommodate additional CT participants?
Ariane and Sol finished third in Ballito
They equaled their best historical results in CS, starting the season on the right foot
Sol Aguirre made it to the semifinals in Ballito
The Peruvian started her campaign to enter the CT strong
Amatriain withdrew from the Challenger Series
"The priority is to get back to 100%, instead of rushing back before I'm really ready," reflected the Basque surfer.
Ariane, Sol, Leilani and Brisa advanced and made it to the round of 16 in Ballito
Daniella, Janire, Arena and Nadia said goodbye to the event in the round of 32
Among the men, the Ballito Pro was left without any Spanish speakers.
Sean Gunning, Yago Dominguez, Lucca Mesinas and Conor Donegan couldn't make it past the 64 round
Daniella, Ariane, Janire, Leilani and Arena advanced in Ballito
They made it to the round of 32, where they join Brisa, Sol, and Nadia.
Yago, Sean, and Conor advanced in Ballito
Alonso and Nadav said goodbye to the event; the women are in the water
Spain and Portugal will hold international QSs 6000 events.
There are now five events that will award points for the QS and CS; Pantín and Matosinhos are added to the list
The European wildcards for the Challenger tournaments went to Morais and Thyssen.
The next best in the QS and the best woman in the CS who failed to requalify were invited
Costa Rican and Israeli Nadav Attar qualified for the 2026 Challengers
“Getting here was my biggest goal in recent years, and saying that I’ve achieved it is a feeling that’s hard to describe in words,” he said.
British Alys Barton appeals to her supporters to pay for her CS entry
He needs to raise US$34.000 to pay for flights, accommodation, registration fees, and other expenses.
Slijpen, Bouchgua, Masencamp, De Vries, Baum and Lepront qualified for the challengers
The six who qualified through Africa were determined today
Basque festival in Morocco
Janire and Adur won the event, the European titles and continued participation in the CS; Ribeiro (POR), Hagag (ISR), Domínguez (EUK), Sean Gunning (ESP), Donegan (ESP), Carrique (FRA), Salgado (POR), Barton (GBR) and Ochoa (EUK) also qualified
Alonso Correa is already guaranteed a spot in the Challengers.
With the round of 32 now closed, there's no way they can knock him out of the top 7 that qualifies
Lucas Vicente on CS: “The level isn’t high… It’s brutal”
The former junior world champion made a series of observations after completing a full season in the B league: “You can train every day, give it your all, and still lose.”
Nadia and Annette's situation for classification
What needs to happen for them to still become part of the elite, even though they are not participating in the event?
Muñoz and Cassity in the round of 16, with no chance of reaching the CT, but with a chance of staying in the CS.
This is what Newcastle needs to stay
Cibilic, Robson and Berry also secured spots in the 2026 CT
Now there are two spots left and three surfers with a mathematical chance of getting them; Muñoz and Cassity made it to the round of 16.
Nadia lost and was left at the mercy of the other results.
Fifth in the ranking, it can drop as low as 7th to stay within the qualifying zone
International QS 6000 events can award points towards the Challenger ranking
There are already three confirmed events with this format for 2026
Sally Fitzgibbons guaranteed another return to the CT
She is the third to achieve this, and now there are four places available and one stage remaining.
Nadia Erostarbe finished ninth in Pipe
She maintained her fifth place in the ranking, while Annette González Etxebarri fell to seventh; both remain in the qualifying zone for the final stage
Callum Robson won the CS at Pipe and is now in contention to return to the CT
Cibilic, Colapinto and Hanneman completed the final, the latter being the only one guaranteed a spot on the CT, nine places remain for Newcastle
The first to qualify for the CT 2026: Eli Hanneman
By reaching the semifinals at Pipe, he secured his place in the elite; it will be the Hawaiian's second round-the-world race.
Muñoz and Amatriain made it to the round of 32 at Pipe
Along with Arena, Annette and Nadia, they are the only Spanish speakers still alive at the event
The unequal treatment of Hawaiians and the injustice it creates for CS competitors
For the first time in Challenger history, a round of invited local players has been created; it adds to the spectacle but leaves much to be desired in terms of sporting quality.
These are Pipe's CS series
Unlike the rest of the tour, they created an entire round for Hawaiians; Simmers, Picklum, and Brooks were entered.
Cleland signed up for the Pipe CS
He joins other CT members such as Joao Chianca, Cole Houshmand, Leo Fioravanti, Crosby Colapinto, Jake Marshall and Barron Mamiya
Newcastle secured as a Challenger Tour stop in 2027
For now, it's the only stage confirmed by the WSL for that year.
The switch to the Challenger format was key to Jesse Mendes' retirement
"You'd reach the quarterfinals and win $100, while you paid $200 just for registration (...) It was crazy. I said, 'I'm leaving. I've lived my dream,'" he recounted.
Annette reached the final and entered the qualifying zone for the CT
The youngest won the duel between sisters; currently, two Basque surfers are in the top seven, which qualifies for the elite.
Annette, Arena and Janire reached the quarterfinals in Saquarema.
They are now 13, 14 and 25 respectively in the live rankings
These are the Saquarema CS series
The event starts tomorrow; CT top surfer and local wave rider Joao Chianca is signed up.
These are the US Open series
This is how Yago, Adur, Lucas, Lucca, Keoni, Alan, Cali, Franco, Leilani, Daniella, Janire, Arena, Sol, Annette, Brisa and Nadia make their debut
Nadia Erostarbe achieved a historic victory in the Ballito challenger.
She climbed 17 spots in the rankings and entered the reclassification zone for the CT; she is fourth.
Nadia Erostarbe reached the semi-finals in Ballito
He took an important step toward returning to the CT; he will face Sally Fitzgibbons.
With a score of 10, Lucas Cassity made it to the round of XNUMX in Ballito.
The Mexican will face Eli Hanneman again; Nadia and Sol also advanced, facing Bonvalot and Veselko respectively.
Lucas and Franco advanced to the round of 32
Cali, Keoni, Adur, Lucca, and Yago were eliminated; the women didn't go into the water today.
Lucas, Adur, Yago, Arena, Leilani, Janire and Sol advanced in Ballito
Daniella and Annette left the event early; Nadia, Lucca, Cali, Franco, and Keoni are expected to debut tomorrow.
These are the Ballito Challenger series
This is how Lucas, Adur, Yago, Cali, Keoni, Franco, Lucca, Arena, Leilani, Annette, Daniella, Sol and Janire go
The Rio Pro wildcard should go to Arena Rodríguez
And in the men's category, Peterson Crisanto is the highest-ranked surfer from WSL South America in challengers, the most commonly used criterion for awarding invitations at the CT.
Veselko and Willcox won in Newcastle
Fitzgibbons and Vaast finished second; this is how the ranking was based on the first stage.
Sol, Arena and Leilani were eliminated in the round of 16 in Newcastle.
They couldn't beat Fitzgibbons, Veselko and Zebrowski respectively.
Jessi Miley-Dyer leaves the WSL after more than 10 years as commissioner
“It has been the honor of my life to help guide this sport that has given me so much,” said the former CT member.
Carlos passed by and the rest said goodbye.
Only Yago Domínguez remained to compete and the women did not go into the water.
Arena, Sol, Keoni, Yago and Adur's reaction to Pipe's inclusion
The queen of the waves is in the challengers and this is what some of her competitors had to say
Two events have been added to the Challenger Series.
Pipe and a repeat stage in Newcastle are on the scene; there will be seven events in total, adding five to the final ranking.
These are the Newcastle challenger series
These are the matches between Adur, Lucas, Yago, Franco, Cali, Lucca, Keoni, Sol, Janire, Annette, Arena, Daniella, Leilani, and Nadia.
These are all the qualifiers for the 2025 challengers.
One by one, those who will be fighting to enter the 2026 elite
Keoni Lasa and Adur Amatriain are already guaranteed spots in the 2025 Challengers.
Jorgan Couzinet and Afonso Antunes are also in the mix; the three remaining spots are decided between Charly, Maxime, Yago, Renan, Hans and Ruben, Ido, and Thomas (the last three need a win and a combination of results).
The qualifiers for the African challengers were defined.
And with this, all the CS members for the WSL regionals have been defined, except for Europe.
Sol Aguirre received the wildcard for the WSL South America CS
This was confirmed by the entity on its Instagram.
The CS qualifiers for Oceania and Asia were defined.
Father and daughter, Josh and Sierra Kerr qualified
Women's CT will have 24 surfers from 2026
14 will qualify through the CT and the number of those who qualify through the Challenger Series rises to seven
Mexican and French, French and Mexican, Mignot, won in Saquá and qualified for the CT
These are all those qualified for CT 2025 through CS 2024
Alan and Nadia will be first substitutes in the CT 2025
It is highly expected that both will be in the elite stages by 2025
What needs to happen for Nadia Erostarbe to qualify for the CT
Once the quarter-finals are determined, four of the eight remaining competitors can take her place in the elite.
Erin Brooks and Miguel Pupo guaranteed in CT 2025
And now there is one place left for women and six for men; among them are Nadia and Alan with chances of qualifying; review their scenarios
All 10 of 2024 so far
In the CT and Challenger Series; with Barron Mamiya, Molly Picklum, Gabriel Medina, Tatiana Weston-Webb, John John Florence, Erin Brooks and Macy Callaghan
Julian Wilson announced his return to competition
He hopes to secure a wildcard for the 2025 challengers; “I am looking forward to the challenge,” he says
The Challenger Series rankings analyzed: The mathematical chances of each one
The good and bad of Alan and Nadia's positions for the last two stages in Ericeira and Saquarema and the possibilities of the rest of the Spanish speakers
Alan Cleland turned the US Open final around with 10 seconds left on the clock, in video
And he became the first Mexican in history to win the event and is now within the CT qualification zone.
Alan Cleland just won the first US Open in history for Mexico
“I want to say, ‘Long live Mexico’ and that we are here for the world! There is talent in Mexico and we know how to surf small and big waves,” he said; he rose 42 places in the ranking and is in the CT zone.
Nadia Erostarbe reached the semis at the US Open and got back into the CT zone
With two quarter-finals and two semi-finals, the surfer from the Basque Country already has a very reasonable sum to make her dream come true with two stages remaining.
Nadia and Alan reached the quarterfinals at the US Open
This is the fifth consecutive quarter-final for the Basque surfer and the seventh of the last eight challengers in which she competed; she partially moved into fourth place in the ranking.
These are the US Open series
The fourth challenger of the year begins tomorrow in Huntington Beach; this is how Cali, Kai, Luca, Alan, Daniella, Sol, Janire, Ariane, Leilani and Nadia will compete.
Erostarbe finished fifth in Ballito and is still on track for qualification
She remains partially fourth in the ranking and only if Kenworthy wins and Fierro is second will she leave the classification zone.
Ian Gouveia does aerial, greets the cameraman and passes the series
And he definitely made it into the highlight reel of the day.
Moments on the Gold Coast with Nadia Erostarbe and friends
Slater, Occy and much of what happens behind the screen
Erostarbe finished third in Sydney and entered the CT qualification zone
With four stages remaining, this is the fourth of five that qualify
The most incredible 4,03 in history
Which they called “the worst judged wave in history” or “the best 4,03 in history” and for which the WSL ended, in a historic way, admitting its error
WSL cancels French leg of Challenger Series
There will be seven tests that will qualify for the CT; the best four will be added to the ranking
