Twenty-two surfers can still win the 2026 men's world surfing title.
Yago Dora leads with 42,780 points, 2,765 ahead of Leonardo Fioravanti. Thirteen surfers can no longer win it. 3 events are left: MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Philippines Pro, Lexus Pipe Masters.
A surfer's best seven results of the nine regular-season events count. Then come the postseason events, open only to the surfers above the cut, and the final event, open to everyone again and worth 15,000 points to its winner.
Men's Championship Tour: 2026 standings
| Pos. | Surfer | Points | Max. | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yago Dora BRA | 42,780 | 77,780 | In it |
| 2 | Leonardo Fioravanti ITA | 40,015 | 75,015 | In it |
| 3 | Ítalo Ferreira BRA | 39,930 | 74,930 | In it |
| 4 | Miguel Pupo BRA | 39,450 | 74,450 | In it |
| 5 | Gabriel Medina BRA | 35,410 | 70,410 | In it |
| 6 | Griffin Colapinto USA | 33,695 | 68,695 | In it |
| 7 | Kanoa Igarashi JPN | 31,910 | 66,910 | In it |
| 8 | Ethan Ewing AUS | 30,895 | 65,895 | In it |
| 9 | Samuel Pupo BRA | 27,960 | 62,960 | In it |
| 10 | George Pittar AUS | 26,705 | 61,705 | In it |
| 11 | Kauli Vaast FRA | 26,620 | 61,620 | In it |
| 12 | Liam O'Brien AUS | 26,005 | 61,005 | In it |
| 13 | Cole Houshmand USA | 24,830 | 59,830 | In it |
| 14 | Jack Robinson AUS | 24,665 | 59,665 | In it |
| 15 | Marco Mignot FRA | 23,770 | 58,770 | In it |
| 16 | Callum Robson AUS | 22,875 | 57,875 | In it |
| 17 | Connor O'Leary JPN | 22,185 | 57,185 | In it |
| 18 | Morgan Cibilic AUS | 19,865 | 54,865 | In it |
| 19 | João Chianca BRA | 19,045 | 54,045 | In it |
| 20 | Seth Moniz HAW | 18,320 | 53,320 | In it |
| 21 | Filipe Toledo BRA | 18,150 | 53,150 | In it |
| 22 | Jake Marshall USA | 17,705 | 52,705 | In it |
| 23 | Barron Mamiya HAW | 17,705 | 32,705 | Out |
| 24 | Alan Cleland MEX | 16,810 | 31,810 | Out |
| 25 | Crosby Colapinto USA | 15,385 | 30,385 | Out |
| 26 | Mateus Herdy BRA | 14,490 | 29,490 | Out |
| 27 | Alejo Muniz BRA | 13,960 | 28,960 | Out |
| 28 | Rio Waida INA | 13,065 | 28,065 | Out |
| 29 | Ramzi Boukhiam MAR | 11,585 | 26,585 | Out |
| 30 | Joel Vaughan AUS | 10,745 | 25,745 | Out |
| 31 | Eli Hanneman HAW | 9,320 | 24,320 | Out |
| 32 | Luke Thompson RSA | 8,820 | 23,820 | Out |
| 33 | Jordy Smith RSA | 7,820 | 22,820 | Out |
| 34 | Matthew McGillivray RSA | 5,820 | 20,820 | Out |
| 35 | Oscar Berry AUS | 4,000 | 19,000 | Out |
Max.: the most points the surfer can still finish on. Surfers below the cut can only add the final event.
Events
| Rd | Event | Part | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach | Regular season | Run |
| 2 | Western Australia Margaret River Pro | Regular season | Run |
| 3 | Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro | Regular season | Run |
| 4 | Corona Cero New Zealand Pro | Regular season | Run |
| 5 | Surf City El Salvador Pro | Regular season | Run |
| 6 | VIVO Rio Pro | Regular season | Run |
| 7 | Outerknown Tahiti Pro | Regular season | Run |
| 8 | Fiji Pro | Regular season | Run |
| 9 | Lexus Trestles Pro | Regular season | Run |
| 10 | MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal | Postseason | To come |
| 11 | Philippines Pro | Postseason | To come |
| 12 | Lexus Pipe Masters | Final | To come |
Quick answers
- Who can still win the 2026 men's world surfing title?
- Twenty-two surfers can still win the 2026 men's world surfing title.
- Who leads the 2026 men's Championship Tour?
- Yago Dora leads with 42,780 points, 2,765 ahead of Leonardo Fioravanti.
- How is the 2026 world surfing title decided?
- A surfer's best seven results of the nine regular-season events count. Then come the postseason events, open only to the surfers above the cut, and the final event, open to everyone again and worth 15,000 points to its winner.
- How is this calculated?
- A surfer is still in it if winning every event still open to them would at least match the present total of every rival, since a rival may add nothing more. A surfer is champion once their total is beyond what any rival can still reach. Level on points keeps a surfer in but crowns nobody: tie-breaks are not applied. Results are taken from Wikipedia, and each import is checked against the totals it publishes.