The event format will play out as follows scroll down for visual graphics. Round 1: The first round is non-elimination. Round 2: The second round will include two heats of five surfers each. Round 3: Surfers will be seeded into eight heats of two surfers each. Round 4 Quarterfinals : Features four heats of two surfers. Round 5 Semifinals : Two heats of two surfers. Bronze Match: A two-person heat where the top surfer earns the Bronze Medal.
Gold Match: A two-person heat where the top surfer earns the Gold Medal and the second placing surfer earns the Silver Medal. Your cart. No products in the cart.
Privacy Overview This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. See our Privacy Policy. Strictly Necessary Cookies Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. A surfer who does six repetitive hacks will score lower than a surfer who chooses to go for a barrel, do a hack, perform a cutback on another section, and end the wave with a big floater. The more power that a surfer can exhibit such as digging deep into the lip and throwing as much water as possible through a hack , the better the score.
The judges must also take into account the type of the wave that is being competed on barreling or playful , the quality of the waves throughout the day, and the overall conditions.
When this is done, the five judges present their final number. The two highest scores and the lowest score of the five judges are all disregarded.
The average of the remaining three scores is calculated to determine the final score. As well as looking to achieve the highest possible wave score, surfers must also be cognizant of situations in the water that can result in a deduction of points.
Priory is the term that deems who is allowed to catch what waves first. Priority is defined in the beginning of a heat, and is transferred when a surfer with first priority catches their wave. This is when both surfers fight to paddle as quickly as possible back into the take off zone. The first one back receives first priority. A surfer with first priority has the absolute choice to ride whichever wave comes their way.
No matter how bad a surfer in a further back priority may want to catch the a given wave wave, they must let it go to a surfer with a higher priority. If the higher priority surfer does not clearly display a paddling action to catch the wave, the next surfer may go for that wave.
When penalized with interference, usually one of the wave scores is deducted from the two wave total. So now instead of combining the wave points to achieve a final score from , the highest possible score is only In order to surf as one of the 32 total surfers in the Champion Tour, surfer must start by competing in the Qualifying Series. The Qualifying Series QS is a rigorous chain of contests filled with incredible talent.
The Championship Tour standings are calculated with the combined numbers of each tour contest 1st place 10, points, 2nd place 8, points etc. The surfer with the highest ranking at the end of the year earns the award of World Champion. Dakota Wienges hails from South Florida, where he spent his youth surfing around the Palm Beach area. Since then, Dakota has surfed around the globe and has competed as a longboarder in the Easterns Surfing Championships.
These days, Dakota is adapting to life as a cold-water surfer at his coastal home in Maine. Whether you are a beginner surfer or an expert, it is always important to have the right equipment. The best watches for surfing help surfers keep track of their time in and out of the water and monitor their speed, wave height, and tide.
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Account Notifications Security Log Out. Judging and Points Rankings Priority Interference Heat restart Doping and drug use Below we'll describe the basics and for those who want to really dig into every detail, please feel free to download the full rulebook linked at the bottom of this page.
Judges analyze the following elements when scoring waves not for Longboard or BWT Events : Commitment and degree of difficulty Innovative and progressive maneuvers Combination of major maneuvers Variety of maneuvers Speed, power and flow Judging scale: [0. World Surf League. Tours and Competition. Competitor Services Rules and Regulations. WSL is best experienced with Javascript!
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