World Surf League Confirms Third Leg of 2021 Championship Tour
California, Mexico, Brazil, and Tahiti to host CT events this year
Share Updated: Friday, April 9, 2021
NEWCASTLE, New South Wales, Australia (Saturday, April 10, 2021) - The World Surf League (WSL) announces the updated calendar for the remaining 2021 Championship Tour (CT) leading into the Rip Curl WSL Finals in September. The Tour includes a stop in Mexico for the first time in 15 years and the women surfing Teahupo o for the first time since 2006. Following the fourth and final event of the current Australian leg, the CT will continue as follows :
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We will not see competition on these waves this year. Photo: WSL
The World Surf League continues to deal with every curve ball the pandemic throws at it. This time the League was forced to cancel the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, one of the tour’s most historic events, after an agreement on quarantine could not be reached with the local Victorian Government. The WSL had just announced earlier in the week that the Newcastle Pro had been officially added to the tour. Dropping Bells means there are still three events on the Australian schedule including Margaret River and the Gold Coast.
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A glimpse of what’s on offer in Newcastle. Photo: Jake White/WSL
After losing the Sunset Open and the Santa Cruz Pro (postponed) to the pandemic, the World Surf League announced yesterday that it had added a fourth stop to the Australian leg of the CT. The Newcastle Pro will open up the tour down under on April 1, according to the League.
The WSL also announced it had received permission from the New South Wales government to charter a flight for its athletes, where it would then quarantine in Sydney prior to the event. Officials from surfing’s professional entity also said it would continue to work with the Australian government on pandemic regulations as it moves through the four stops – which includes Bells, Margaret River, and the Gold Coast.