WSL Awards: Premiati i Migliori Surfisti al Mondo

In attesa dell’inizio del Tour si sono svolti gli annuali WSL Awards, con la premiazione di tutti campioni del Championship Tour, Big Wave Tour, Longboard, Pro Junior, Masters, e Grand Masters. Si chiude ufficialmente anche il Big Wave Tour, Keala Kennelly e Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker incoronati Campioni del BWT 2018/2019.

2018 WSL World Champions

Championship Tour: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Gabriel Medina (BRA)

Big Wave Tour: Keala Kennelly (HAW), Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker (ZAF)

Longboard: Soleil Errico (USA), Steven Sawyer (ZAF)

Pro Junior: Kirra Pinkerton (USA), Mateus Herdy (BRA)

Masters: Layne Beachley (AUS), Rob Bain (AUS)

Grand Masters: Dave Macaulay (AUS)

2018 Championship Tour Honors

Fan Favorite Award pres. by Breitling: Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA), Gabriel Medina (BRA)

Wave of the Year: Carissa Moore (HAW), Gabriel Medina (BRA)

Move of the Year: Carissa Moore (HAW), Filipe Toledo (BRA)

Heat of the Year: Carissa Moore (HAW) vs. Courtney Conlogue (USA) al Beachwaver Maui Pro / Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Conner Coffin (USA) al Billabong Pipe Masters

CT Runner-Ups: Lakey Peterson (USA), Julian Wilson (AUS)

CT Rookies of the Year: Caroline Marks (USA), Wade Carmichael (AUS)

Cover foto: La campionessa BWT Keala Kennelly insieme ai campioni WCT Stephanie Gilmore e Gabriel Medina