Finals

2026 Bodysurfing World Tour Finals

South West Coast, France

September – October 2026

2024 Finals – 2025 Finals

The IBSA Bodysurfing World Tour Finals, bring together the top ranked bodysurfers from each regional area (40 men and 20 women), as well as bodysurfers who receive wild cards (8 for men and 4 for women). A total of 48 men and 24 women showcase their skills in this competition.
More information about qualification criteria

Trials Event: during the period September – October 2026 and prior to the Main Event.
Preliminary round with 36 competitors (24 men, 12 women) for 12 IBSA Wild Cards assignment (8 men, 4 women).

Main Event: during the period September – October May 2026.
60 qualifiers from regional areas 2025 Qualifying Series + 12 highest finishing competitors from Trials Event

Trials Event participants:

First non-qualifiers from each regional area: 4 men and 2 women per area.
Best-placed competitor from national communities without qualifiers.
In case of vacancy, the competitor with the highest single event result: 1 man and 1 woman.
In case of vacancy, best ranked Europe/Africa area competitors.

Tie-Break Process
Should there be a tie in points between two or more competitors, the higher position will be awarded to the competitor based upon the following tie-breakers in order:

The highest finishing position from any regional event in that year, followed by second best, third best, fourth best, fifth best, etc until the tie is broken.
The rankings in the previous year.
In their regional event where they attained their highest finish, the points difference between the competitor’s score and the score of the lowest finishing competitor that advanced to the next round.
Highest heat score of any regional event.
Highest single wave score in any regional event.

Qualifiers

Europe / Africa

OPEN MEN
Paul Grieumard (France)
Nathan Lehoux (France)
Mohamed Chouaib Boudhim (Morocco)
Ruben Cambas (France)
Noah Elan (France)
Joao Moço (Portugal)

Iliass Kanouni (Morocco)
Danny Teare (United Kingdom)

OPEN WOMEN
Alyssa Sauvy (France)
Uhaïna Hegoas (France)
Ambre Gautier (France)
Sakina Bargach (Morocco)

North America

OPEN MEN
Shayne McIntyre (USA)
Darren Moody (USA)
Chris Ford (USA)
James Fenney III (USA)
Jason Napolitano (USA)
Adrien Deloffre (USA)
Brett Templeman (USA)
Greg Wilkinson (USA)

OPEN WOMEN
Meredith Rose (USA)
Michelle Urkov (USA)
Scotti Shafer (USA)
Christina Gasparich (USA)

Australia / Asia

OPEN MEN
Jack Lewis (Australia)
Jack Macrae (Australia)
Chris Anderson (Australia)
Jarrod Bridges (Australia)
Jay Van Deurse (Australia)
Glen Murphy (Australia)
Patrick McNally (Australia)
Caleb Sciascia (New Zealand)

OPEN WOMEN
Anna-Lei Petit (Australia)
Ally Zillman (Australia)
Katy Collins (Guam)
Lyla Crouch (Australia)

Latin America

OPEN MEN
Carlos Arenivar (El Salvador)
Pablo Ortiz (El Salvador)
Juan De Dios Ruiz (Mexico)
Mario Aragon (Mexico)
Yuri Resende Martins (Brasil)
Maurício de Oliveira Afonso (Brasil)
Ram Salinas (Peru)
Rodrigo Estefanel (Uruguay)

OPEN WOMEN
Briguitte Linn Wiedemeyer (Brasil)
Fatima Perez (El Salvador)
Deborah Terhoch de Albuquerque (Brasil)
Maria Vitória Teixeira Giovannini (Brasil)

Polynesia

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Trials Event Qualifiers

First non-qualifiers from each regional area (20 men, 10 women)

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North America

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Australia / Asia

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Latin America

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Polynesia

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