The ASP's world championship tour (WCT) is starting to really take off as the surfers head to Long Beach, New York, USA. It's going to be a fierce battle between the top 10, as they are all close in the rankings and any one of them stands a good chance of claiming the world title.
 
With 6 events to go, it will be the second half of the year that will see a few gain the momentum that they need, and a real challenge to the race will be made.  So whilst we are all either watching surfing online, or planning our next surf holiday, here is a quick update on how the top 36 surfers on the WCT stand:
 
Ranking Name Country Points
1 Slater,Kelly USA 26950
2 Smith,Jordy ZAF 26500
3 Parkinson,Joel AUS 26200
4 De Souza,Adriano BRA 22750
5 Wright,Owen AUS 21900
6 Fanning,Mick AUS 21250
7 Kerr,Josh AUS 20400
8 Bourez,Michel PYF 20000
9 Burrow,Taj AUS 18750
10 Flores,Jeremy FRA 15700
11 Durbidge,Bede AUS 15500
12 Pires,Tiago PRT 14500
12 Buchan,Adrian AUS 14500
14 Wilkinson,Matt AUS 14400
15 Hobgood,Damien USA 13200
16 Muniz,Alejo BRA 13150
17 Andre,Jadson BRA 12200
18 Simpson,Brett USA 11900
19 Ross,Daniel AUS 10750
20 Davidson,Chris AUS 10700
20 Monteiro,Raoni BRA 10700
22 Melling,Adam AUS 9750
23 Payne,Dusty HAW 9700
23 Wilson,Julian AUS 9700
25 Hobgood,C.J. USA 8500
25 Otton,Kai AUS 8500
27 Logie,Travis ZAF 8250
28 Alves,Heitor BRA 7500
29 Martinez,Bobby USA 7450
30 Patacchia,Fredrick HAW 7250
31 Lopez,Cory USA 6250
31 Perrow,Kieren AUS 6250
33 Gudauskas,Patrick USA 5000
33 Knox,Taylor USA 5000
35 Kling,Gabe USA 3750
36 Reynolds,Dane USA 1500