2023 Surf City El Salvador Pro: Event Preview

The Championship Tour is returning to El Salvador this weekend, and the famed cobblestone righthand pointbreak of Punta Roca. Will Griffin Colapinto continue his competitive dominance, fresh off a win from the Surf Ranch Pro, and snag a repeat victory in El Sal? Will Stephanie Gilmore come back swinging from the depths of the rankings to pull out a victory like she did last year?

We’ll have to wait and see.

With just a few days until the competition window kicks off, be sure to set your FantasySurfer teams now (click here) and continue reading for an official event preview:

WHO: The Men's WSL Championship Tour Top 22 + 2 wildcards, & the Women's WSL Championship Tour Top 10 + 2 wildcards.

WHAT: Event no. 7 of 11 on the 2023 World Championship Tour.

WHEN: Event will run between June 9 and 18, 2023.

WHERE: La Libertad, El Salvador

HOW TO WATCH: Tune in to WorldSurfLeague.com for live event coverage and come back here to Surfer.com for daily event wrap-ups.

PAST EVENT WINNERS:

Men's (1) - Griffin Colapinto (2022)

Women's (1) - Stephanie Gilmore (2022)

INJURY UPDATE: As of today (June 4) there are no injuries to report.

WILDCARDS: Kelly Slater and Johanne Defay are season wildcards for the remainder of 2023. Bryan Perez and Leilani McGonagle have been given the official wildcard spots. No injuries have been reported at this time.

ROUND 1 HEAT DRAW:

MENS 2023 Surf City El Salvador Pro

Heat 1: Ethan Ewing, Matthew McGillivray, Kelly Slater*

Heat 2: Filipe Toledo, Caio Ibelli, Ian Gentil

Heat 3: Joao Chianca, Jordy Smith, Seth Moniz

Heat 4: Griffin Colapinto, CAllum Robson, Bryan Perez*

Heat 5: Jack Robinson, Connor O'Leary, Rio Waida

Heat 6: Gabriel Medina, Ital Ferreira, Liam O'Brien

Heat 7: John Florence, Leo Fioravanti, Barron Mamiya

Heat 8: Ryan Callinan, Yago Dora, Kanoa Igarashi

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WOMENS 2023 Surf City El Salvador Pro

Heat 1: Caroline Marks, Caitlin Simmers, Gabriela Bryan

Heat 2: Carissa Moore, Lakey Peterson, Leilani McGonagle*

Heat 3: Tyler Wright, Stephanie Gilmore, Johanne Defay*

Heat 4: Molly Picklum, Tatiana Weston-Webb, BettyLou Sakura Johnson

* - Wildcard / Injury replacement

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