# 2016 World Surf League

The 2016 World Surf League World Championship Tour (WCT) is a professional competitive surfing league run by the World Surf League. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world. Surfers receive points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour (after discarding their two worst results) is announced the 2016 World Surf League Surfing World Champion.

## 2016 Championship Tour
### 2016 Men's Championship Tour Jeep Leaderboard

Points are awarded using the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 13th | 25th | INJ | DNC |
| Points | 10,000 | 8,000 | 6,500 | 5,200 | 4,000 | 1,750 | 500 | 500 | 0 |
| Ranking | Surfer | WCT 1 (Details) | WCT 2 (Details) | WCT 3 (Details) | WCT 4 (Details) | WCT 5 (Details) | WCT 6 (Details) | WCT 7 (Details) | WCT 8 (Details) | WCT 9 (Details) | WCT 10 (Details) | WCT 11 (Details) | Points |
| 1 | John John Florence (HAW) | 5th | 13th | 13th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 13th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 59.850 |
| 2 | Jordy Smith (ZAF) | 25th | 2nd | 9th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 1st | 25th | 3rd | 5th | 46.400 |
| 3 | Gabriel Medina (BRA) | 13th | 13th | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 13th | 2nd | 13th | 13th | 45.450 |
| 4 | Kolohe Andino (USA) | 2nd | 25th | 5th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 44.150 |
| 5 | Matt Wilkinson (AUS) | 1st | 1st | 9th | 25th | 2nd | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 39.500 |
| 6 | Michel Bourez (PYF) | 13th | 5th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 9th | 1st | 38.700 |
| 7 | Kelly Slater (USA) | 25th | 13th | 25th | DNC | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 5th | 25th | 13th | 3rd | 37.900 |
| 8 | Julian Wilson (AUS) | 25th | 9th | 2nd | 25th | 25th | 3rd | 5th | 25th | 5th | 5th | 13th | 36.850 |
| 9 | Joel Parkinson (AUS) | 5th | 13th | 3rd | INJ | INJ | 13th | 9th | 2nd | 25th | 9th | 9th | 35.700 |
| 10 | Filipe Toledo (BRA) | 3rd | INJ | INJ | 9th | 13th | 5th | 25th | 3rd | 5th | 13th | 9th | 35.400 |
| 11 | Adriano de Souza (BRA) | 5th | 13th | 13th | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 35.350 |
| 12 | Sebastian Zietz (HAW) | 9th | 13th | 1st | 13th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 31.950 |
| 13 | Josh Kerr (AUS) | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 5th | 30.650 |
| 14 | Adrian Buchan (AUS) | 5th | 13th | 9th | 25th | 3rd | 13th | 3rd | 13th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 29.700 |
| 15 | Italo Ferreira (BRA) | 13th | 3rd | 3rd | 9th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 27.500 |
| 16 | Caio Ibelli (BRA) | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 26.950 |
| 17 | Mick Fanning (AUS) | 13th | 3rd | DNC | DNC | 5th | 1st | DNC | 13th | DNC | DNC | DNC | 25.200 |
| 17 | Conner Coffin (USA) | 9th | 5th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 2nd | 13th | 25.200 |
| 19 | Stuart Kennedy (AUS) | 3rd | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 25th | 24.700 |
| 20 | Kanoa Igarashi (JAP) | 9th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 2nd | 24.250 |
| 21 | Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) | 13th | 5th | 13th | 25th | 5th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 23.650 |
| 22 | Miguel Pupo (BRA) | 25th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 22.650 |
| 23 | Nat Young (USA) | 13th | 5th | 5th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 22.400 |
| 24 | Keanu Asing (HAW) | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 1st | 25th | 25th | 18.750 |
| 25 | Jérémy Florès (FRA) | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 5th | 17.700 |
| 26 | Jadson André (BRA) | 13th | 25th | INJ | 25th | 9th | 25th | 9th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 17.500 |
| 27 | Dusty Payne (HAW) | - | 13th | 25th | 5th | 9th | 13th | 13th | - | 25th | 25th | - | 15.950 |
| 28 | Matt Banting (AUS) | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 5th | 13th | INJ | 15.450 |
| 28 | Kai Otton (AUS) | 25th | 13th | 25th | DNC | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 15.450 |
| 30 | Davey Cathels (AUS) | 25th | 9th | 25th | 5th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 15.200 |
| 31 | Jack Freestone (AUS) | 25th | INJ | INJ | 2nd | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 14.500 |
| 32 | Alejo Muniz (BRA) | INJ | INJ | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | INJ | 14.250 |
| 33 | Adam Melling (AUS) | 25th | 25th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 14.200 |
| 34 | Ryan Callinan (AUS) | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 11.750 |
| 35 | Alex (BRA) | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 5th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 11.700 |
| 36 | Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) | - | - | 5th | 13th | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | 8.700 |
| 37 | Tanner Gudauskas (USA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | 6.500 |
| 38 | Taj Burrow (AUS) | 13th | 25th | 13th | DNC | 13th | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 5.750 |
| 38 | Bede Durbidge (AUS) | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 13th | 5.750 |
| 40 | Bruno Santos (BRA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | 5.200 |
| 40 | Brett Simpson (USA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | 5.200 |
| 42 | Owen Wright (AUS) | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 4.500 |
| 43 | Mason Ho (HAW) | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.000 |
| 44 | Frederico Morais (PRT) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 25th | 2.250 |
| 45 | Mikey Wright (AUS) | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.750 |
| 45 | Deivid Silva (BRA) | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.750 |
| 45 | Lucas Silveira (BRA) | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.750 |
| 45 | Marco Fernandez (BRA) | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.750 |
| 49 | Wade Carmichael (AUS) | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Timothee Bisso (GLP) | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Tim Stevenson (AUS) | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Jack Robinson (AUS) | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Jacob Willcox (AUS) | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Jay Davies (AUS) | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Bino Lopes (BRA) | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Tevita Gukilau (FJI) | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Steven Sawyer (ZAF) | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Hira Teriinatoofa (PYF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Joan Duru (FRA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | 500 |
| 49 | Miguel Blanco (PRT) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | 500 |
| 49 | Finn McGill (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | 500 |
| 49 | Bruce Irons (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | 500 |
| 49 | Gavin Beschen (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | 500 |
* Championship Tour surfers best 9 of 11 results are combined to equal their final point total.
* Tournament results discarded
Legend
* Champion
* WQS 2017
* two worst results
Source:

### Women's Championship Tour Jeep Leaderboard

Points are awarded using the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 13th | INJ | DNC |
| Points | 10,000 | 8,000 | 6,500 | 5,200 | 3,300 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 0 |
| Ranking | Surfer | WCT 1 (Details) | WCT 2 (Details) | WCT 3 (Details) | WCT 4 (Details) | WCT 5 (Details) | WCT 6 (Details) | WCT 7 (Details) | WCT 8 (Details) | WCT 9 (Details) | WCT 10 (Details) | Points |
| 1 | Tyler Wright (AUS) | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 13th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 72.500 |
| 2 | Courtney Conlogue (USA) | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 60.700 |
| 3 | Carissa Moore (HAW) | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 57.200 |
| 4 | Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 13th | 1st | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 50.300 |
| 4 | Johanne Defay (FRA) | 3rd | 5th | 13th | 5th | 1st | 13th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 13th | 43.650 |
| 6 | Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | INJ | 5th | 9th | 42.500 |
| 7 | Malia Manuel (HAW) | 5th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 13th | 5th | 40.600 |
| 8 | Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) | 13th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 38.050 |
| 9 | Sage Erickson (USA) | 5th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 13th | 37.200 |
| 10 | Laura Enever (AUS) | 13th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 32.450 |
| 11 | Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) | 9th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 3rd | 13th | 5th | 13th | 30.300 |
| 12 | Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) | 9th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 3rd | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 28.750 |
| 13 | Coco Ho (HAW) | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 28.400 |
| 14 | Keely Andrew (AUS) | 9th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 3rd | 26.850 |
| 15 | Alessa Quizon (HAW) | 13th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 22.100 |
| 16 | Lakey Peterson (USA) | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 3rd | 13th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 21.850 |
| 17 | Bronte Macaulay (AUS) | 9th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 13th | - | - | - | 13th | - | 16.700 |
| 18 | Chelsea Tuach (BRB) | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 14.000 |
| 19 | Bethany Hamilton (HAW) | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | 13th | - | - | - | 8.250 |
| 20 | Brisa Hennessy (CRC) | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 5.050 |
| 21 | Isabella Nichols (AUS) | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.750 |
| 21 | Felicity Palmateer (AUS) | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.750 |
| 21 | Silvana Lima (BRA) | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.750 |
| 21 | Meah Collins (USA) | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | 1.750 |
| 21 | Teresa Bonvalot (PRT) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | 1.750 |
| 21 | Pauline Ado (FRA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | 1.750 |
* Championship Tour surfers best 8 of 10 results are combined to equal their final point total.
* Tournament results discarded
Legend
* Champion
* WQS 2017
* two worst results
Source:

## Qualifying Series
### MQS

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd-4th | 5th-8th | 9th |
| Ranking | +/- | Surfer | Events | Events | Events | Events | Events | Points |
| Ranking | +/- | Surfer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Points |
| 1 | | Connor O'Leary (AUS) | 10.000 | 5.300 | 3.700 | 2.650 | 2.375 | 24.025 |
| 2 | | Ethan Ewing (AUS) | 8.000 | 5.200 | 3.600 | 3.600 | 3.000 | 23.400 |
| 3 | | Frederico Morais (PRT) | 8.000 | 8.000 | 3.000 | 2.650 | 1.260 | 22.910 |
| 4 | | Joan Duru (FRA) | 8.000 | 5.200 | 5.100 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 22.500 |
| 5 | | Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) | 6.500 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 2.200 | 1.100 | 21.800 |
| 6 | | Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) | 4.500 | 4.500 | 4.500 | 3.700 | 3.600 | 20.800 |
| 7 | | Jérémy Florès (FRA) | 8.000 | 6.500 | 2.300 | 2.300 | 1.550 | 20.650 |
| 8 | | Jadson André (BRA) | 5.300 | 5.100 | 4.500 | 3.700 | 1.100 | 19.700 |
| 9 | | Ian Gouveia (BRA) | 6.500 | 6.000 | 3.100 | 2.300 | 1.550 | 19.450 |
| 10 | | Jack Freestone (AUS) | 5.300 | 5.200 | 5.200 | 2.100 | 1.000 | 18.800 |
| 11 | | Ezekiel Lau (HAW) | 6.500 | 5.100 | 4.500 | 1.550 | 1.100 | 18.750 |
| 12 | | Bino Lopes (BRA) | 6.500 | 5.200 | 3.700 | 1.500 | 1.100 | 18.000 |
| 13 | | Jesse Mendes (BRA) | 10.000 | 3.800 | 1.550 | 1.260 | 1.100 | 17.710 |
| 14 | | Tanner Gudauskus (USA) | 6.300 | 5.200 | 3.550 | 1.550 | 1.100 | 17.700 |
Legend
* WCT 2017
Source

### WQS

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd-4th | 5th-8th | 9th |
| Ranking | +/- | Surfer | Events | Events | Events | Events | Events | Points |
| Ranking | +/- | Surfer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Points |
| 1 | | Silvana Lima (BRA) | 6.000 | 3.550 | 3.550 | 3.000 | 2.650 | 18.750 |
| 2 | | Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) | 6.000 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 16.400 |
| 2 | | Bronte Macaulay (AUS) | 6.000 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 16.400 |
| 2 | | Keely Andrew (AUS) | 6.000 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 16.400 |
| 5 | | Malia Manuel (HAW) | 4.500 | 4.500 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 1.050 | 16.250 |
| 6 | | Coco Ho (HAW) | 6.000 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 2.250 | 1.050 | 14.600 |
| 7 | | Sage Erickson (USA) | 6.000 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 14.400 |
| 8 | | Pauline Ado (FRA) | 4.500 | 2.650 | 2.250 | 1.680 | 1.550 | 12.630 |
| 9 | | Alessa Quizon (HAW) | 4.500 | 2.650 | 1.680 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 11.930 |
| 10 | | Laura Enever (AUS) | 3.550 | 3.550 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 1.050 | 11.250 |
Legend
* WCT 2017
Source