# 2018 World Surf League

The 2018 World Surf League Championship Tour (CT) is a professional competitive surfing league run by the World Surf League, starting on 11 March 2018. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late March 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 2018 World Surf League Champion. Gabriel Medina won his second world title while Stephanie Gilmore won her record-tying seventh world title.

## 2018 Championship Tour
### Event Results

| Round | Event | Men's Champion | Men's Runner Up |
| 1 | Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast | Julian Wilson | Adrian Buchan |
| 2 | Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach | Ítalo Ferreira | Mick Fanning |
| 3 | Oi Rio Pro | Filipe Toledo | Wade Carmichael |
| 4 | Corona Bali Protected | Ítalo Ferreira | Michel Bourez |
| 5 | Uluwatu CT | Willian Cardoso | Julian Wilson |
| 6 | Corona Open J-Bay | Filipe Toledo | Wade Carmichael |
| 7 | Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o | Gabriel Medina | Owen Wright |
| 8 | Surf Ranch Pro | Gabriel Medina | Filipe Toledo |
| 9 | Quiksilver Pro France | Julian Wilson | Ryan Callinan |
| 10 | MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal | Ítalo Ferreira | Joan Duru |
| 11 | Billabong Pipe Masters | Gabriel Medina | Julian Wilson |

### 2018 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 | 7.800 | 6.085 | 4.745 | 3.700 | 1.665 | 420 | 420 | 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 | Gabriel Medina (BRA) | 13th | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 62.490 |
| 2 | Julian Wilson (AUS) | 1st | 13th | 3rd | 13th | 2nd | 5th | 25th | 5th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 57.585 |
| 3 | Filipe Toledo (BRA) | 5th | 13th | 1st | 5th | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 13th | 13th | 13th | 51.450 |
| 4 | Italo Ferreira (BRA) | 13th | 1st | 13th | 1st | 13th | 25th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 1st | 13th | 43.070 |
| 5 | Jordy Smith (ZAF) | 13th | 13th | 13th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 13th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 3rd | 36.440 |
| 6 | Owen Wright (AUS) | 5th | 5th | 25th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 2nd | 5th | 25th | 3rd | 25th | 35.570 |
| 7 | Conner Coffin (USA) | 13th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 5th | 5th | 25th | 9th | 3rd | 13th | 5th | 32.715 |
| 8 | Michel Bourez (PYF) | 5th | 5th | 25th | 2nd | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 5th | 9th | 32.395 |
| 9 | Wade Carmichael (AUS) | 13th | 9th | 2nd | 25th | 25th | 2nd | 5th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 13th | 31.915 |
| 10 | Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) | 9th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 25th | 3rd | 9th | 3rd | 25th | 5th | 13th | 30.520 |
| 11 | Kolohe Andino (USA) | 13th | 13th | 5th | 25th | 3rd | 13th | 5th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 27.600 |
| 12 | Mikey Wright (AUS) | 9th | - | 13th | 3rd | 3rd | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5th | - | - | 27.275 |
| 13 | Willian Cardoso (BRA) | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 1st | 13th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 27.190 |
| 14 | Sebastian Zietz (HAW) | 25th | 13th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 5th | 25th | 5th | 5th | 25th | 5th | 26.850 |
| 15 | Michael Rodrigues (BRA) | 5th | 25th | 5th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 25.215 |
| 16 | Jérémy Florès (FRA) | 13th | 9th | 13th | 5th | INJ | 13th | 3rd | 13th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 24.520 |
| 17 | Adrian Buchan (AUS) | 2nd | 13th | 13th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 9th | 25th | 23.945 |
| 18 | Griffin Colapinto (USA) | 3rd | 13th | 13th | 5th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 23.275 |
| 19 | Adriano de Souza (BRA) | 9th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 25th | INJ | 22.925 |
| 20 | Ezekiel Lau (HAW) | 25th | 5th | 3rd | 13th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 9th | 25th | 22.820 |
| 21 | Yago Dora (BRA) | 25th | 25th | 5th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 5th | 22.725 |
| 22 | Joan Duru (FRA) | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 2nd | 5th | 21.255 |
| 23 | Frederico Morais (PRT) | 13th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 19.645 |
| 24 | Joel Parkinson (AUS) | 13th | 13th | DNC | 13th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 13th | INJ | 9th | 17.810 |
| 25 | Matt Wilkinson (AUS) | 25th | 9th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 17.155 |
| 26 | Connor O'Leary (AUS) | 13th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 16.565 |
| 27 | Tomas Hermes (BRA) | 3rd | 25th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 15.670 |
| 28 | Jesse Mendes (BRA) | 25th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 9th | 15.320 |
| 29 | Patrick Gudauskas (USA) | 25th | 3rd | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 15.215 |
| 30 | Kelly Slater (USA) | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 25th | INJ | 3rd | INJ | INJ | 3rd | 15.110 |
| 31 | Ryan Callinan (AUS) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | 13th | 9th | 13.165 |
| 32 | Michael February (ZAF) | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 5th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13.085 |
| 33 | Ian Gouveia (BRA) | 25th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 12.040 |
| 34 | Mick Fanning (AUS) | 9th | 2nd | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 11.500 |
| 35 | John John Florence (HAW) | 25th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 10.795 |
| 36 | Miguel Pupo (BRA) | - | - | 13th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 5th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 10.595 |
| 37 | Keanu Asing (HAW) | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 7.515 |
| 38 | Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) | - | - | 25th | - | - | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | - | 6.255 |
| 39 | Caio Ibelli (BRA) | 25th | 25th | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 25th | 3.780 |
| 40 | Jack Robinson (AUS) | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.665 |
| 40 | Kael Walsh (AUS) | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.665 |
| 40 | Alejo Muniz (BRA) | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.665 |
| 40 | Tikanui Smith (PYF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | 1.665 |
| 40 | Seth Moniz (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 1.665 |
| 45 | Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Carl Wright (AUS) | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Mikey McDonagh (AUS) | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | David Delroy-Carr (AUS) | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Deivid Silva (BRA) | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Barron Mamiya (HAW) | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Oney Anwar (INA) | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Matthew McGillivray (ZAF) | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Mateia Hiquily (PYF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Jorgann Couzinet (FRA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | 420 |
| 45 | Samuel Pupo (BRA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | 420 |
| 45 | Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | 420 |
| 45 | Miguel Blanco (PRT) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | 420 |
| 45 | Benji Brand (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | 420 |
* Championship Tour surfers best 9 of 11 results are combined to equal their final point total.
* Tournament results discarded
Legend
* Champion
* Men's QS 2019
* Two worst results
Source

### 2018 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 | 7,800 | 6,085 | 4,745 | 3,085 | 1,390 | 1,390 | 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 | Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) | 5th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 3rd | 62.515 |
| 2 | Lakey Peterson (USA) | 1st | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 13th | 54.260 |
| 3 | Carissa Moore (HAW) | 5th | 5th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 51.150 |
| 4 | Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) | 13th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 46.430 |
| 5 | Johanne Defay (FRA) | 9th | 5th | 9th | 13th | 1st | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 41.555 |
| 6 | Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) | 3rd | 13th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 13th | 5th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 37.320 |
| 7 | Caroline Marks (USA) | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 13th | 13th | 37.000 |
| 8 | Courtney Conlogue (USA) | INJ | INJ | INJ | 13th | INJ | 13th | 1st | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 36.390 |
| 9 | Malia Manuel (HAW) | 3rd | 13th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 5th | 2nd | 34.020 |
| 10 | Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) | 13th | 5th | 3rd | 13th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 30.965 |
| 11 | Coco Ho (HAW) | 9th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 13th | 29.660 |
| 12 | Tyler Wright (AUS) | 5th | 9th | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 28.970 |
| 13 | Silvana Lima (BRA) | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 13th | 13th | INJ | 9th | INJ | INJ | 25.915 |
| 14 | Bronte Macaulay (AUS) | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 3rd | 9th | 24.220 |
| 15 | Sage Erickson (USA) | 13th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 22.915 |
| 16 | Keely Andrew (AUS) | 2nd | 13th | 5th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | INJ | 22.580 |
| 17 | Macy Callaghan (AUS) | 9th | 13th | - | - | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 2nd | - | 17.835 |
| 18 | Paige Hareb (NZL) | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | INJ | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 14.475 |
| 19 | Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) | 13th | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 7.475 |
| 20 | Pauline Ado (FRA) | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | 9th | - | 13th | - | 5.865 |
| 21 | Kobie Enright (AUS) | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.085 |
| 21 | Vahine Fierro (PYF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | 3.085 |
| 21 | Summer Macedo (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 3.085 |
| 21 | Alana Blanchard (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 3.085 |
| 25 | Bethany Hamilton (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | 13th | 2.780 |
| 26 | Mikaela Greene (AUS) | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | 1.390 |
| 26 | Tais Almeida (BRA) | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.390 |
| 26 | Carol Henrique (PRT) | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.390 |
| 26 | Nicole Pallet (ZAF) | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | 1.390 |
| 26 | Kirra Pinkerton (USA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | 1.390 |
| 26 | Zoe McDougall (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 1.390 |
* Championship Tour surfers best 8 of 10 results are combined to equal their final point total.
* Tournament results discarded
Legend
* Champion
* Women's QS 2019
* two worst results
Source

## Qualifying Series
### Men's Qualifying Series

| 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 | | Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) | 10.000 | 8.000 | 3.600 | 3.000 | 2.200 | 26.800 |
| 2 | | Griffin Colapinto (USA) | 8.000 | 6.300 | 5.200 | 3.700 | 1.100 | 24.300 |
| 3 | | Seth Moniz (HAW) | 6.500 | 5.200 | 5.100 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 22.300 |
| 4 | | Ryan Callinan (AUS) | 10.000 | 6.000 | 2.300 | 2.100 | 1.260 | 21.660 |
| 5 | | Peterson Crisanto (BRA) | 10.000 | 3.700 | 2.650 | 2.300 | 2.100 | 20.750 |
| 6 | | Jesse Mendes (BRA) | 8.000 | 5.300 | 3.700 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 20.250 |
| 7 | | Deivid Silva (BRA) | 6.300 | 6.000 | 5.200 | 1.260 | 1.100 | 19.860 |
| 8 | | Ricardo Christie (NZL) | 6.700 | 5.200 | 3.700 | 2.100 | 1.050 | 18.750 |
| 9 | | Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) | 5.300 | 5.200 | 3.600 | 3.000 | 1.550 | 18.650 |
| 10 | | Jadson André (BRA) | 6.500 | 5.100 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.260 | 18.160 |
| 11 | | Soli Bailey (AUS) | 5.300 | 3.800 | 3.700 | 3.700 | 700 | 17.200 |
| 12 | | Ezekiel Lau (HAW) | 10.000 | 2.200 | 2.200 | 2.100 | 600 | 17.100 |
| 13 | | Jack Freestone (AUS) | 8.000 | 3.600 | 1.100 | 1.000 | 700 | 14.400 |
| 14 | | Ethan Ewing (AUS) | 5.200 | 2.650 | 2.300 | 2.200 | 1.680 | 14.030 |
Legend
* Men's CT 2019
Source

### 2018 Women's Qualifying Series

| 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 | | Caroline Marks (USA) | 6.000 | 6.000 | 4.500 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 20.700 |
| 2 | | Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) | 6.000 | 6.000 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 18.850 |
| 3 | | Coco Ho (HAW) | 6.000 | 6.000 | 3.550 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 18.650 |
| 4 | | Paige Hareb (NZL) | 3.550 | 3.550 | 3.000 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 15.400 |
| 5 | | Bronte Macaulay (AUS) | 4.500 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 14.900 |
| 6 | | Macy Callaghan (AUS) | 4.500 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 13.800 |
| 7 | | Brisa Hennessy (CRI) | 3.550 | 3.000 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 13.400 |
| 8 | | Malia Manuel (HAW) | 4.500 | 3.550 | 3.550 | 1.050 | 700 | 13.350 |
| 9 | | Silvana Lima (BRA) | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.680 | 13.180 |
| 10 | | Keely Andrew (AUS) | 3.550 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 12.850 |
| 11 | | Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) | 4.500 | 3.550 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 12.700 |
| 12 | | Sage Erickson (USA) | 4.500 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 1.050 | 12.400 |
| 13 | | Philippa Anderson (AUS) | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.680 | 1.550 | 12.080 |
Legend
* Women's CT 2019
Source