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.^[1][2]

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

Points are awarded using the following structure:

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

Source

Round	Event	Men's Champion	Men's Runner Up
1	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Lakey Peterson	Keely Andrew
2	Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach	Stephanie Gilmore	Tatiana Weston-Webb
3	Oi Rio Women's Pro	Stephanie Gilmore	Lakey Peterson
4	Corona Bali Protected - Women's	Lakey Peterson	Tyler Wright
5	Uluwatu CT - Women's	Johanne Defay	Tatiana Weston-Webb
6	Corona Open J-Bay - Women's	Stephanie Gilmore	Lakey Peterson
7	Vans US Open of Surfing - Women's CT	Courtney Conlogue	Stephanie Gilmore
8	Surf Ranch Pro	Carissa Moore	Stephanie Gilmore
9	Roxy Pro France	Courtney Conlogue	Macy Callaghan
10	Beachwaver Maui Pro	Carissa Moore	Malia Manuel

Points are awarded using the following structure:

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

Source

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events					Points
			1	2	3	4	5
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

Source

Ranking	+/-	Surfer	Events					Points
			1	2	3	4	5
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

Source

• Official website