World Surf League Championship Tour event

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The World Surf League Championship Tour event at Teahupoʻo is a premier professional surfing competition held at one of the world’s heaviest and most iconic reef breaks in Tahiti.

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instanceOf World Surf League Championship Tour event
professional surfing competition
breakType shallow reef break
broadcastBy World Surf League media platforms NERFINISHED
competitionLevel elite
premier
country France
genderCategories men
women
governingBody World Surf League NERFINISHED
hasFormat elimination rounds
man-on-man heats
hasLanguage English commentary
French commentary
judgingCriteria commitment and degree of difficulty
difficulty of maneuvers
innovation and progression
speed power and flow
variety of maneuvers
location Tahiti NERFINISHED
Teahupoʻo NERFINISHED
notableFor big wave conditions
heavy barrels
shallow reef
ocean Pacific Ocean
organizer World Surf League NERFINISHED
participantType professional surfers
partOf World Surf League season NERFINISHED
region French Polynesia NERFINISHED
reputation one of the most dangerous competition waves
one of the most iconic surf spots
one of the world’s heaviest waves
requires World Surf League qualification
riskLevel high
safetyMeasures jet ski support
medical staff on site
water safety team
season Southern Hemisphere winter
sport surfing
surface coral reef
tour World Surf League Championship Tour NERFINISHED
tourTier Championship Tour NERFINISHED
waveCharacteristic barreling
heavy
waveDirection left-hand
waveFeature shallow inside reef
step-ladder takeoff
thick lip
waveType reef break

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Hawaii’s North Shore surf breaks associatedWith World Surf League Championship Tour event
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Teahupoʻo hasEvent World Surf League Championship Tour event