MARGARET RIVER, Western Australia, Australia (April, 25) - The Mid-season Cut has now reduced the CT fields to the Top 22 men and Top 10 women. These top surfers will continue through the back-half of the CT in an effort to make the WSL Final 5 and compete in the Rip Curl WSL Finals. They have also all confirmed their places for the 2024 CT season.
Those who did not make the cut will need to compete on the 2023 Challenger Series in order to qualify for the 2024 CT. The six-stop Challenger Series kicks off at Snapper Rocks at the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro presented by Rip Curl with an event window that opens May 6, 2023.
Women's CT: Made the Cut
Tyler Wright (AUS)
Molly Picklum (AUS)
Carissa Moore (HAW)
Caroline Marks (USA)
Caitlin Simmers (USA)
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
Tatiana Weston Webb (BRA)
Gabriela Bryan (HAW)
Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)
Women's CT: Missed the Cut
Brisa Hennessy (CRC)
Courtney Conlogue (USA)
Isabella Nichols (AUS)
Macy Callaghan (AUS)
Sophie McCulloch (AUS)
Johanne Defay (FRA)
Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
Men's CT: Made the Cut
Joao Chianca (AUS)
Jack Robinson (AUS)
Filipe Toledo (BRA)
Ethan Ewing (AUS)
Griffin Colapinto (USA)
Ryan Callinan (AUS)
John John Florence (HAW)
Yago Dora (BRA)
Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)
Caio Ibelli (BRA)
Connor O'Leary (AUS)
Callum Robson (AUS)
Gabriel Medina (BRA)
Jordy Smith (RSA)
Matthew McGillivray (RSA)
Italo Ferreira (BRA)
Liam O'Brien (AUS)
Rio Waida (INA)
Kanoa Igarashi (JPN)
Barron Mamiya (HAW)
Seth Moniz (HAW)
Ian Gentil (HAW)
Men's CT: Missed the Cut
Samuel Pupo (BRA)
Nat Young (USA)
Miguel Pupo (BRA)
Kelly Slater (USA)
Michael Rodrigues (BRA)
Maxime Huscenot (FRA)
Jake Marshall (USA)
Kolohe Andino (USA)
Ezekiel Lau (HAW)
Carlos Munoz (CRC)
Jadson Andre (BRA)
Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR)
The men's and women's WSL Season Wildcards for 2023/2024, as well as one men's and one women's event wildcard, will join the CT field in the second half of the season. Kelly Slater (USA) and Johanne Defay (FRA) have been confirmed as the WSL Season Wildcards for 2023/2024.
2023 WSL Championship Tour Schedule, Remaining Events:
- Surf Ranch Pro (USA): May 27 - 28
- Surf City El Salvador Pro presented by Corona (El Salvador): June 9 - 18
- VIVO Rio Pro presented by Corona (Brazil): June 23 - July 1
- Corona Open J-Bay (South Africa): July 13 - 22
- SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro presented by Outerknown (French Polynesia): August 11 - 20
WSL Final 5 men and Final 5 women determined.
- Rip Curl WSL Finals (Lower Trestles, USA): September 8 - 16