The WSL Vault

In front of a massive, divided crowd at the 2012 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, Taj Burrow and Adriano de Souza set the tone for the 2012

Episode 38

In his second season on the CT, Taj Burrow got the first win of his illustrious career, beating Kalani Robb at Manly Beach.

Episode 37

If anybody was going to give the three-time world champ a run for his money at Tavarua it had to be a Hobgood.

Episode 36

Watch the heated rivalry between Andy Irons and Kelly Slater unfold at the Banzai for Irons' second consecutive win at Pipe.

Episode 35

Three-time World Champion Tom Curren got his second win in surfing's longest-running contest with a win over Dave Macaulay.

Coco Ho makes her presence felt en route to her first career event win and a Rookie of the Year Award at the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Search

Episode 33

17-year-old wildcard Stephanie Gilmore beat two World Champions on the road to her first-ever event win on the Championship Tour.

The tour heads to the land of the rising sun where 20 year old Rob Machado wins his first Championship Tour event.

Episode 31

After knocking off the 2006 World Champion Kelly Slater in classic Lowers surf, Bede Durbidge notched his first career event win.

Episode 30

After rumors of a perfect swell, the waves delivered perfect right handers as Australian Trudy Todd knocked off Samantha Cornish.

Episode 29

Stephanie Gilmore wins her third World Title and Carissa Moore takes out a star-studded Final at the 2009 Gidget Pro Sunset Beach, Hawaii.

Episode 28

Kelly Slater clinched his historic tenth World Title and won the event, while Stephanie Gilmore claimed another decisive victory.

Episode 27

Joel Parkinson started the 2009 season on fire, following up his victory on the Gold Coast with a definitive win at Bells.

Episode 26

Held at Southern California's iconic break for the first time, the 2004 Rip Curl Malibu Pro was won by Hawaiian Megan Adubo,.

Episode 25

The 2009 event offered the point break's signature reeling rights and Joel Parkinson took advantage, winning the event over Damien Hobgood.

Episode 24

Andy Irons goes head-to-head with Joel Parkison in the Final, eventually ending the season with five event wins and a second World Title.

Episode 23

Peruvian star Sofia Mulanovich claimed her final Championship Tour victory after beating that year's World Champion Stephanie Gilmore.

Episode 22

Mick Fanning won the event over Phil McDonald in the CT's last visit to Reunion Island, where surfing has been banned since 2013.

Episode 21

Held in the Spanish Basque country, Mark Occhilupo took the event on the long road to his first World Title that season.

Episode 20

The 2008 Beachley Classic was the richest event on the women's Championship Tour at that time.

Episode 19

Sage Erickson took her first Championship Tour win after taking down a stacked lineup of event and World champions.

Episode 18

Held at the site of surfing's debut at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, the event featured a heavyweight bout between Irons and Slater.

Episode 17

The 2011 Billabong Pro Tahiti came down to two of the best barrel riders on tour, Kelly Slater and Owen Wright.

Episode 16

After finishing runner up four times in his decorated career, Joel Parkinson finally got his well-deserved World Title.

Episode 15

Kelly Slater beat 2012 World Champion Joel Parkinson in the Final for his sixth win at Trestles and his 50th event win in his career.

Episode 14

The 2010 Billabong Pro Santa Catarina saw rookie Jadson Andre upset nine-time World Champion Kelly Slater in the final.

Episode 12

Episode 12 brings us to Portugal when Kelly Slater won yet another event on the road to his tenth World Title.

Episode 11

Relive the glory of 1997 Quiksilver Pro G-Land, the last time the dream tour stopped in the iconic jungle of Indonesia.

Episode 10

Episode 10 takes us to a shallow slab called "El Gringo" where Andy Irons was brought right back into the title conversation.

Episode 9

WSL Vault takes us to 2006 Barra De La Cruz, Mexico, where Andy Irons took the win with powerful rail surfing, deep tube riding, and

Episode 8

Episode 8 takes us to Fiji when Andy Irons took the victory over close friend Cory Lopez at pumping Cloudbreak.

Episode 7

Episode 7 brings us to pristine Teahupo'o when Kelly Slater earned the first perfect heat in WSL history.