Topic: WSL - World Surf League - Discussion Thread - 2022 - page 2. (Read 217 times)

I happen to be not a big follower of that sport - surfing. But I have the opportunity to live within an hour's drive of one of the best surf spots in the world - Peniche.

But, I'll stay tuned for more details of this competition to stay tuned here.

It's a shame the topic was opened after the stage in Portugal, I could have tried to get additional information. But if you want to know more about the region, just say so. 

I'm a huge fan of surf since I was a kid and I realized that are no threads of the sport of the gods  
So now we have one, and I think I'm not the only one here that love surfing and follow the Word Surf League, we can discuss here about the 2022 season, the events, surfers and more

This is the official website of the association: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/

What is the World Surf League?
It's the name of the company and also the name of the most important championship of professional surf.

It's divided in 11 events around the world, there's a Men's championship and Women's championship.
If anyone have any questions about the rules of championship, feel free to ask, if you are very curious there is a book of rules here: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/asset/32352/2022+WSL+Rule+Book+-+January+2022.pdf
Or a more simple rules here: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/pages/rules-and-regulations

• Jan 29 - Feb 10 - Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
  Winners --> M -  Kelly Slater / W - Moana Jones Wong
• Feb 11 - 23  - Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
  Winners --> M -  Barron Mamiya / W - Brisa Hennessy
• Mar 3 - 13 - Peniche, Portugal
  Winners --> M -  Griffin Colapinto / W - Tatiana Weston-Webb
• Apr 10 - 20 - Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
  Winners --> M -  Filipe Toledo / W - Tyler Wright
• Apr 24 - May 4 - Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
  Winners --> M -  Jack Robinson / W - Isabella Nichols
  
• May 28 - Jun 6 - G-Land, Banyuwangi, Indonesia
  Winners --> M -  Jack Robinson / W - Johanne Defay
  
• Jun 12 - 20 - Punta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador
  Winners --> M - Griffin Colapinto / W - Stephanie Gilmore
  
• Jun 23 - 30 - Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  Winners --> M - Filipe Toledo / W - Carissa Moore
  
• Jul 12 - 21 - Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Winners --> M - Ethan Ewing / W - Tatiana Weston-Webb
  
• Aug 11 - 21 - Teahupoʻo, Tahiti, French Polynesia
  Winners --> M - Miguel Pupo / W - Courtney Conlogue
  
• Sep 8 - 16 - Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, United States

Betting on Surf
I always wonder how to bet on surf, and I found here: https://www.mybookie.ag/sportsbook/surf/ - they accept Bitcoin and another cryptos
It's not advice, I'll test this website later, if anyone already tested, or if you know another website, please share with us.

And there's https://www.betfair.com/sport/surfing but only for Live Events


My opinion:
Last year Gabriel Medina won the championship, he's probably the best professional surfer, but there's not too much advantage, there's a lot of new guys trying to beat him, and this year he will probably take easy and not participate in all events.
I'm thinking to bet on Filipe Toledo, this guy is insane and he almost won last year, this is probably the year to win, the biggest adversary will be John John Florence, and with Gabriel Medina out of the fight, this is the best chance.

About women's tour, I'm with Tatiana Weston-Webb, she's motivated enough to try the title this year