The 2018 New Era Rookie Class stands in sharp contrast to the 2017 crew, which featured an eclectic mix of global talent, including the European next wave. Next year's list has a more traditional look, albeit it's dominated by five Brazilians (and two of those surfers have been grinding it out on the Qualifying Series for a number of years). A pair of Californians from San Clemente jump on board (bringing the bear flag state's CT total to five), while Australia adds just one new face next year. Of the eight new faces on next year's Championship Tour, seven are New Era Rookies.
Griffin Colapinto WSL / Damien Poullenot
Who's In
Griffin Colapinto
Jesse Mendes
Wade Carmichael
Tomas Hermes
Yago Dora
Willian Cardoso
Michael Rodrigues
Pat Gudauskas
Michael Rodrigues WSL / WSL/POULLENOT
Who's Out
Due in large part to the retirement of two long-time Tour veterans, Australia loses five surfers from the CT next year. Unfortunately for the Brazilian contingent, they'll lose four of their most popular surfers on Tour. California and Italy both lose a single representative.
Jadson Andre
Wiggolly Dantas
Bede Durbidge
Ethan Ewing
Leonardo Fioravanti
Ian Gouveia
Josh Kerr
Jack Freestone
Stu Kennedy
Miguel Pupo
Nat Young
Bede Durbidge and Josh Kerr WSL / Steve Sherman
2018 Championship Tour: Who's In, Who's Out
Brad Drew
The 2018 New Era Rookie Class stands in sharp contrast to the 2017 crew, which featured an eclectic mix of global talent, including the European next wave. Next year's list has a more traditional look, albeit it's dominated by five Brazilians (and two of those surfers have been grinding it out on the Qualifying Series for a number of years). A pair of Californians from San Clemente jump on board (bringing the bear flag state's CT total to five), while Australia adds just one new face next year. Of the eight new faces on next year's Championship Tour, seven are New Era Rookies.
Who's In
Griffin Colapinto
Jesse Mendes
Wade Carmichael
Tomas Hermes
Yago Dora
Willian Cardoso
Michael Rodrigues
Pat Gudauskas
Who's Out
Due in large part to the retirement of two long-time Tour veterans, Australia loses five surfers from the CT next year. Unfortunately for the Brazilian contingent, they'll lose four of their most popular surfers on Tour. California and Italy both lose a single representative.
Jadson Andre
Wiggolly Dantas
Bede Durbidge
Ethan Ewing
Leonardo Fioravanti
Ian Gouveia
Josh Kerr
Jack Freestone
Stu Kennedy
Miguel Pupo
Nat Young
Keanu Asing
The Caparica Surf Fest powered by Oakley continues and sets up the final day for juniors.
The Pro Santa Cruz pres. by Noah Surf House resumes with difficult waves but advances through another full round of competition.
First QS 10,000 of the year gets underway in South Africa
Catch the best of the men's and women's action, from North Point to Main Break.
The Hawaiian landed his first heat win of the year at Margies, perhaps signaling an upswing since he returned to Tour this season.
Billabong Pipe Masters
The Tour comes down to the North Shore of Oahu, and the world's most challenging wave.