World Surf League: the same old surfing game | Photo: ASP/Cestari

The 2015 World Surf League schedule has been published. The Men's Championship Tour will feature 11 stages while the Women's Championship Tour will be surfed in nine locations.

Male surfers will travel to the same destinations - only dates change - and pro elite female wave riders won't return to Huntington Beach, in California. Their calendar has been cut from ten to nine contests.

The Men's Championship Tour will deliver a total prize money of $525,000 for each event while, on the women's side, the check will be of $262,500.

The inaugural World Surf League will introduce a new Qualifying Series (QS) format, with five new QS levels replacing the former seven "Star" events.

The provisional QS schedule includes a stop in the Caribbean island of Martinique, and in Casablanca, the largest city in Morocco.

The 2015 World Surf League Calendar

Men's Championship Tour

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, Feb 28th - Mar 11th, Gold Coast, Australia
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Apr 1st - 12th, Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, Apr 15th - 26th, Margaret River, Australia
Rio Pro, May 11th - 22nd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fiji Pro, Jun 7th - 19th, Tavarua, Fiji
J Bay Open, July 8th - 19th, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Billabong Pro Teahupoo, August 14th - 25th, Teahupoo, Tahiti
Hurley Pro at Trestles, September 9th - 20th, Trestles, USA
Quiksilver Pro France, October 6th - 17th, Landes, France
Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal, October 20th - 31st, Peniche, Portugal
Billabong Pipe Masters, December 8th - 20th, Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii

Women's Championship Tour

Roxy Pro Gold Coast, Feb 28th - Mar 11th, Gold Coast, Australia
Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach, Apr 1st - 12th, Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, Apr 15th - 26th, Margaret River, Australia
Rio Women's Pro, May 11th - 22nd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fiji Women's Pro, May 31st - Jun 5th, Tavarua, Fiji
Trestles Women's Pro, Sep 9th - 20th, Trestles, USA
Cascais Women's Pro, Sep 29th - Oct 4th, Cascais, Portugal
Roxy Pro France, Oct 6th - 17th, Landes, France
Maui Women's Pro, Nov 22nd - Dec 6th, Honolua Bay, Hawaii

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