The Para Surf League (PSL) has developed a global series format* that will include multiple contests around the globe that will crown champions at three levels, Contest Champion, Continental Zone Champion, and Global Champion

With a ranking system for all athletes based on points earned at all contests including the PSL Global Championships.

The Para Surf League (PSL) will work in partnership with the host nation organizers to do the following;

1. Provide a source of funding for a contest to be held in each host nation.
2. Provide a registration platform for all contests held as part of the PSL Global Series.
3. Provide a contest prize purse to be awarded to up to the top 4 finishers of each division. Sponsorship monies and a portion of all entry fees will go towards the prize purse.
4. Contest Structure will conform to ISA World Para Surfing Championships structure and rules.
5. Priority system will be used in the same manner as at the ISA World Para Surfing Championships: I.E. Once priority is established riders who make a definitive effort to paddle for a wave, forfeit priority even if they do not catch the wave and go to the end of the priority rotation.
6. Heat structure will follow that of the ISA Worlds Para Surfing Championships with Round Robin format to Elimination rounds with even heats as much allowed. Divisions with low participation will have heats combined with other divisions but will be judged and awarded separately.
7. All 9 Para Surf divisions as established by the International Surfing Association (ISA) will be included at all contest. An Athlete who has been classified, must surf in the division he/she is classified to surf in, with out exception.
8. At least one (no more than 3) additional “Open ” division will be included at PSL Contests leading up to the Global Championships for those athletes who sign-up but do not meet classification requirements for one of the 9 established Para Surf divisions.
9. RULE CHANGE -All divisions will be split by gender (M/F)men's and women and will podium.
10. Each athlete will earn points for each contest they compete in depending on how they place in the division they are surfing in. Points will be awarded to the top 16 surfers per division at each event as follows (Double points will be awarded at the Global Open/ Championships…i.e. 1st =1500 at Global 1st = 3000);
11. 1st -1500, 2nd – 1200, 3rd-1050, 4th – 975, 5th- 900, 6th- 850, 7th – 800, 8th – 750, 9th – 700, 10th – 650, 11th – 600, 12th – 550, 13th – 500, 14th – 450, 15th – 400, 16th – 350.
12. Points will determine over all ranking and who is crowned continental zone champion and Global Champion based on the total points scored over all the contests held for each continental zone.
13. i.e. If one contest is held in South Africa and that is the only contest held in the continental zone, the top finisher would be crowned contest and the African Continental Zone Champion. 3 contests held in Europe, A competitor could be a contest champion at 1 to 3 Contests but may not be the overall European Zone champion if another athlete accumulated more points than the athlete in their division.
14. Requirements to qualify to be crowned the PSL Global Champion.

1. RULE CHANGE -Athlete only need to compete in any 3 PSL contests held in a contest series (i.e. the 2024/2025 contest series) to qualify to compete at the PSL Global Championships, to be crowned PSL Global Champion for his/her division. See item 12c for further information for athletes that don't meet this criteria.
   
   i.e. an Athlete could compete in a contest in France, South Africa and the United States to qualify to compete to be crowned Global Champion in his/her division.
2. An Athlete must finish in the top 16 of their division in all above-mentioned required contests to qualify to be crowned the PSL Global Champion.
3. Any athlete can compete in the Global Open, which is held with the Global Championships, but must have done the above to be crowned Global Champion. i.e. An Athlete could win their division at the Global Championships, but another athlete could be crowned Global Champion and get the overall global prize purse. All Athletes must compete in the “contest” to be crowned champion of that contest. for example, only those competing in the global championships can be crowned Para Surf League Global Champion for his/her division.
4. ALL contests, athletes and staff involved with the PSL must adhere to SafeSport protocols or their nations equivalent, practices and standards as recognized by the International Surfing Association as well as International Olympic and Paralympic Committees.
5. RULE CHANGE - Contest Prize Purses - All Contest will have a contest prize purse which can be a combination of money and prizes. Contest prize purses will go to up to the top 3 finishers per division both male and female with 4 or more competitors (4 male, 4 female). Those divisions (M/F) that are under represented (3 or less m/f) will only get paid out to the top finishers, minus 1.
   i.e. If only two athletes compete in the VI 2 Female division, only the 1st place finishers will get a prize purse. If only 1 male and 2 female athletes compete in the PS Stand 2 division. Male and Female athletes will medal separately and only the top 2 scoring competitors of the division will get prize purse.

Question can be emailed to Surf@Ampsurf.org

*The Association of Amputee Surfers Doing Business As (DBA) The Para Surf League, reserve the right to make changes and edits to the PSL Global Series.

We are following the ISA 2021 Para Surf rules at this event, please visit the link below for more information

Go to https://isasurf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-WPSC-Rulebook-Insert-9-20-21_clean.pdf to view.