title: 2015 World Surf League
text: # 2015 World Surf League
  
  The 2015 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) was the first year of the World Surf League, which grew out of the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women competed in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour (after discarding their two worst results) was named the 2015 ASP Surfing World Champion. Adriano de Souza of Brazil won the men's world title with 57,000 points. Carissa Moore of the USA won the women's world title with 66,200 points.
  
  ## 2015 Championship Tour
  
  ### 2015 Men's Championship Tour Jeep Leaderboard
  
  Points are awarded using the following structure:
  
  | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 13th | 25th | INJ |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Points | 10,000 | 8,000 | 6,500 | 5,200 | 4,000 | 1,750 | 500 | 500 |
  | 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 | 2 | Adriano De Souza (BRA) | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 13th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 2nd | 3rd | 13th | 1st | 57,700 |
  | 2 | 1 | Mick Fanning (AUS) | 5th | 1st | 13th | 9th | 9th | 2nd | 13th | 1st | 5th | 13th | 3rd | 54,650 |
  | 3 | 1 | Gabriel Medina (BRA) | 13th | 5th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 51,600 |
  | 4 | 2 | Filipe Toledo (BRA) | 1st | 5th | 25th | 1st | 13th | 13th | 9th | 3rd | 25th | 1st | 13th | 50,950 |
  | 5 | | Owen Wright (AUS) | 13th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 1st | 13th | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 25th | INJ | 43,600 |
  | 6 | 1 | Julian Wilson (AUS) | 2nd | 13th | 5th | 25th | 2nd | 2nd | 13th | 13th | 3rd | 25th | 13th | 42,700 |
  | 7 | 1 | Italo Ferreira (BRA) | 9th | 25th | 13th | 3rd | 5th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 13th | 41,600 |
  | 8 | | Jérémy Florès (FRA) | 25th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 3rd | INJ | 1st | 13th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 41,200 |
  | 9 | | Kelly Slater (USA) | 13th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 37,600 |
  | 10 | | Nat Young (USA) | 13th | 3rd | 3rd | 13th | 13th | 9th | 25th | 5th | 13th | 9th | 25th | 33,200 |
  | 11 | 1 | Josh Kerr (AUS) | 13th | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 25th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 33,100 |
  | 12 | 1 | Bede Durbidge (AUS) | 5th | 25th | 25th | 2nd | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 2nd | 13th | 13th | 31,700 |
  | 13 | | Joel Parkinson (AUS) | 13th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 25th | 5th | 9th | 30,600 |
  | 14 | 1 | John John Florence (HAW) | 13th | 13th | 2nd | 9th | INJ | INJ | 13th | 25th | 5th | 13th | 9th | 28,200 |
  | 15 | 1 | Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) | 5th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 26,850 |
  | 16 | | Taj Burrow (AUS) | 5th | 13th | 3rd | 13th | 3rd | 25th | 25th | 13th | - | - | 13th | 26,200 |
  | 17 | 1 | Kai Otton (AUS) | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 24,850 |
  | 18 | 1 | Matt Wilkinson (AUS) | 9th | 13th | 25th | 3rd | 25th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 23,750 |
  | 19 | | Adrian Buchan (AUS) | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 3rd | 13th | 5th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 22,700 |
  | 20 | 1 | Keanu Asing (HAW) | 25th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 22,250 |
  | 21 | 1 | Jadson Andre (BRA) | 25th | 9th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 25th | 19,950 |
  | 21 | | Michel Bourez (PYF) | 25th | 25th | 5th | INJ | INJ | 9th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 19,950 |
  | 23 | 3 | C. J. Hobgood (USA) | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 3rd | 25th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 18,950 |
  | 23 | 3 | Adam Melling (AUS) | 25th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 5th | 18,950 |
  | 25 | 2 | Kolohe Andino (USA) | 13th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 25th | 17,750 |
  | 26 | 2 | Sebastian Zietz (HAW) | 13th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 16,750 |
  | 27 | 2 | Miguel Pupo (BRA) | 3rd | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 9th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 15,250 |
  | 28 | 1 | Jordy Smith (ZAF) | 9th | 5th | 13th | 25h | INJ | 25th | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 13th | 15,200 |
  | 29 | 1 | Brett Simpson (USA) | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | INJ | 25th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 3rd | 25th | 14,250 |
  | 30 | 3 | Glenn Hall (IRL) | 9th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 11,750 |
  | 31 | 1 | Ricardo Christie (NZL) | 25th | 25th | 13th | 5th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 11,700 |
  | 32 | 1 | Freddy Patacchia Jr. (HAW) | 13th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | 13th | 25th | 13th | - | - | - | 11,500 |
  | 33 | 1 | Matt Banting (AUS) | 13th | 13th | 25th | 9th | 25th | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 10,500 |
  | 34 | 8 | Mason Ho (HAW) | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 3rd | 10,000 |
  | 35 | 1 | Alejo Muniz (BRA) | - | - | 25th | 25th | 13th | 5th | - | - | 25th | - | | 8,450 |
  | 36 | 1 | Dusty Payne (HAW) | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | 13th | 25th | 25th | INJ | 25th | 8,250 |
  | 37 | 1 | Dane Reynolds (USA) | 25th | - | - | - | 9th | 13th | - | - | 13th | - | | 8,000 |
  | 38 | 1 | Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | | 6,500 |
  | 39 | 1 | Aritz Aranburu (SPA) | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | 9th | 25th | 25th | 25th | | 6,000 |
  | 40 | 1 | Jay Davies (AUS) | - | - | 5th | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | | 5,700 |
  | 41 | 1 | Frederico Morais (PRT) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | | 5,200 |
  | 42 | 1 | Bruno Santos (BRA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | | 4,000 |
  | 43 | | Tomas Hermes (BRA) | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | 25th | 13th | 25th | | 3.250 |
  | 44 | | Caio Ibelli (BRA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | 13th | | 2,250 |
  | 45 | | Maxime Huscenot (FRA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | | 1,750 |
  | 45 | 13 | Jamie O'Brien (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 1,750 |
  | 47 | 1 | Jack Freestone (AUS) | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Joe Van Dijk (AUS) | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Alex Ribeiro (BRA) | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | David do Carmo (BRA) | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Aca Ravulo (FJI) | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Inia Nakalevu (FJI) | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Slade Prestwich (ZAF) | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Michel February (ZAF) | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Taumata Puhetini (PYF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Garrett Parkes (AUS) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Ian Crane (USA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | - | - | | 500 |
  | 47 | 1 | Tiago Pires (PRT) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | | 500 |
  | 47 | | Wade Carmichael (AUS) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | 500 |
  | 47 | | Jack Robinson (AUS) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | 500 |
  | 47 | | Bruce Irons (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25th | 500 |
  
  * Championship Tour surfers best 9 of 11 results are combined to equal their final point total.
  * Tournament results discarded
  
  Legend
  
  * Champion
  * WQS 2016
  
  Source
  
  ### Women's Championship Tour Jeep Leaderboard
  
  Points are awarded using the following structure:
  
  | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 13th | INJ | DNC |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Points | 10,000 | 8,000 | 6,500 | 5,200 | 3,300 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 0 |
  | 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 | | Carissa Moore (HAW) | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 1st | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 66,200 |
  | 2 | | Courtney Conlogue (USA) | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 9th | 9th | 58,600 |
  | 3 | | Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 9th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 55,900 |
  | 4 | 2 | Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) | 13th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | 13th | 5th | 47,500 |
  | 5 | | Tyler Wright (AUS) | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 1st | 5th | 47,100 |
  | 6 | 2 | Lakey Peterson (USA) | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 13th | 9th | 47,000 |
  | 7 | 1 | Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 43,200 |
  | 8 | 1 | Johanne Defay (FRA) | 13th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 9th | 5th | 5th | 9th | 42,000 |
  | 9 | 1 | Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) | 9th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 36,250 |
  | 10 | 1 | Malia Manuel (HAW) | 5th | 13th | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 9th | 35,650 |
  | 11 | | Coco Ho (HAW) | 9th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 3rd | 35,300 |
  | 12 | | Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 13th | INJ | 29,600 |
  | 13 | | Alessa Quizon (HAW) | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 3rd | 28,400 |
  | 14 | | Silvana Lima (BRA) | 5th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 23,650 |
  | 15 | | Dimity Stoyle (AUS) | 9th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 3rd | 9th | 9th | 13th | 23,400 |
  | 16 | | Sage Erickson (USA) | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 9th | 13th | 3rd | 13th | 20,300 |
  | 17 | | Laura Enever (AUS) | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 13th | DNC | 13th | 17,450 |
  | 18 | | Keely Andrew (AUS) | - | - | - | 5th | 13th | 13th | - | - | - | 13th | 8,700 |
  | 19 | | Pauline Ado (FRA) | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 13th | - | 5,250 |
  | 20 | | Chelsea Tuach (BRB) | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | 13th | - | 3,500 |
  | 21 | 1 | Bronte Macaulay (AUS) | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,750 |
  | 21 | 1 | Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,750 |
  | 21 | 1 | Luana Coutinho (BRA) | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,750 |
  | 21 | 1 | Mahina Maeda (HAW) | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | 1,750 |
  | 21 | 1 | Bethany Hamilton (HAW) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | 1,750 |
  | 21 | 1 | Caroline Marks (USA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | 1,750 |
  | 21 | 1 | Teresa Bonvalot (PRT) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | 1,750 |
  
  * Championship Tour surfers best 8 of 10 results are combined to equal their final point total.
  * Tournament results discarded
  
  Legend
  
  * Champion
  * WQS 2016
  * two worst results
  
  Source Archived 2015-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  
  ## Qualifying Series
  
  ### MQS
  
  | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd-4th | 5th-8th | 9th |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ranking | +/- | Surfer | Events | Events | Events | Events | Events | Points |
  | Ranking | +/- | Surfer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Points |
  | 1 | | Caio Ibelli (BRA) | 8.000 | 6.500 | 6.500 | 5.200 | 3.800 | 30.000 |
  | 2 | 1 | Kolohe Andino (USA) | 10.000 | 6.000 | 5.200 | 5.200 | 2.100 | 28.500 |
  | 2 | 1 | Jack Freestone (AUS) | 10.000 | 6.500 | 4.500 | 3.800 | 3.700 | 28.500 |
  | 4 | | Miguel Pupo (BRA) | 10.000 | 6.500 | 3.700 | 3.700 | 2.200 | 26.100 |
  | 5 | | Filipe Toledo (BRA) | 10.000 | 8.000 | 6.500 | 1.000 | | 25.500 |
  | 6 | | Alejo Muniz (BRA) | 10.000 | 6.000 | 3.700 | 2.200 | 1.550 | 23.450 |
  | 7 | | Kanoa Igarashi (USA) | 6.500 | 6.000 | 5.200 | 3.000 | 2.650 | 23.350 |
  | 8 | | Alex Ribeiro (BRA) | 10.000 | 5.200 | 3.700 | 2.100 | 1.550 | 22.550 |
  | 9 | 5 | Conner Coffin (USA) | 5.300 | 5.200 | 3.700 | 3.700 | 3.550 | 21.450 |
  | 10 | 1 | Davey Cathels (AUS) | 8.000 | 8.000 | 2.200 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 21.300 |
  | 10 | 1 | Ryan Callinan (AUS) | 5.300 | 5.200 | 3.700 | 3.550 | 3.550 | 21.300 |
  | 12 | 4 | Stuart Kennedy (AUS) | 5.100 | 4.500 | 3.700 | 3.600 | 3.550 | 20.450 |
  | 13 | 2 | Jeremy Flores (FRA) | 8.000 | 8.000 | 2.300 | 1.000 | 600 | 19.900 |
  | 13 | 3 | Dusty Payne (HAW) | 6.500 | 6.300 | 3.800 | 2.200 | 1.100 | 19.900 |
  
  Legend
  
  * WCT 2016
  
  Source
  
  ### WQS
  
  | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd-4th | 5th-8th | 9th |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ranking | +/- | Surfer | Events | Events | Events | Events | Events | Points |
  | Ranking | +/- | Surfer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Points |
  | 1 | | Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) | 6.000 | 3.550 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 18.400 |
  | 1 | | Sage Erickson (USA) | 6.000 | 3.550 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 18.400 |
  | 3 | | Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) | 6.000 | 3.550 | 3.550 | 3.550 | 1.550 | 18.200 |
  | 4 | 8 | Chelsea Tuach (BRB) | 6.000 | 3.550 | 2.650 | 1.050 | 1.050 | 14.300 |
  | 5 | 1 | Keely Andrew (AUS) | 6.000 | 4.500 | 1.550 | 1.050 | 1.050 | 14.150 |
  | 6 | 2 | Alessa Quizon (HAW) | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 13.050 |
  | 6 | 5 | Malia Manuel (HAW) | 3.550 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 13.050 |
  | 8 | 3 | Coco Ho (HAW) | 4.500 | 2.650 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 12.900 |
  | 9 | | Laura Enever (AUS) | 6.000 | 2.650 | 1.550 | 1.550 | 1.050 | 124.800 |
  
  Legend
  
  * WCT 2016
  
  Source
  
  