PRAIA DO PARAISO, Costa da Caparica, Portugal (Tuesday, April 8, 2025) - The World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) will conclude the Europe region's 2024/2025 season with the Caparica Surf Fest 2025. Featuring a QS 3,000 for men and QS 1,000 for women, Caparica is the fifth and final stop on the 2024/2025 European QS. The competition window runs from April 15 to April 19, 2025 at Praia do Paraiso in Caparica, Portugal.
Celebrating ten years on the QS, Caparica remains a favourite for fans and athletes on the European QS schedule. Pleasant weather and fun waves are the norm in the Portuguese spring and the endless beachbreaks offer plenty of opportunities south of Lisbon.
The European QS season launched in August 2024 in Cornwall and has since traveled to France, Spain and Morocco before wrapping up in Caparica. A lot is at stake, with WSL Europe QS winners to be crowned and Challenger Series qualification spots are on the line. The top seven men and top four women on the rankings will earn a spot on the 2025 Challenger Series tour, competing in five events to ultimately make the Championship Tour (CT). At the end of the QS season, Tours & Competition will award one man and one woman a wildcard spot to the Challenger Series.
With 3,000 points up for grabs for the men's winner, every heat is a make-or-break situation for the top 10 on the rankings. Jorgann Couzinet (FRA) leads the rankings going into Caparica after his win at the Pro Taghazout Bay. He is closely followed by No. 2 Keoni Lasa (EUK) who won in Anglet, and local favourite Afonso Antunes (POR) who won the QS stop in Pantin. Returning from injury, Portugal's CTer Frederico Morais is the top seed for this event, as he continues to work on his form and fitness to fight his way back to the World Tour.
Francisca Veselko - WSL / Pedro Mestre
Portugal's Francisca Veselko and currently No.2 on the rankings, is coming into Caparica as the top seed and will look to maintain her momentum and requalify for the Challenger Series. Perennial threat Teresa Bonvalot will have to earn a solid result in Caparica to move into the top four spots to requalify for the Challenger Series. She'll be battling Annette Gonzalez Etxabarri (EUK), Anat Leilor (ISR) and Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri (EUK).
Before the Caparica Surf Fest, here's where the 2024/2025 European Qualifying Series rankings stand:
European Men's Qualifying Series Top 10:
1- Jorgann Couzinet (FRA)
2- Keoni Lasa (EUK)
3- Afonso Antunes (POR)
4- Maxime Huscenot (FRA)
5- Adur Amatriain (EUK)
6- Yago Dominguez (EUK)
7- Charly Quivront (FRA)
8- Patrick Langdon-Dark (WLS)
9- Nicolas Paulet (FRA)
10- Luan Nogues (FRA)
European Women's Qualifying Series Top 10:
1- Tya Zebrowski (FRA)
2- Francisca Veselko (POR)
3- Anat Leilor (ISR)
4- Annette Gonzalez Etxabarri (EUK)
5- Teresa Bonvalot (POR)
6- Noah Klapp (DEU)
7- Janire Gonzalez Etxabarri (EUK)
8- Tessa Thyssen (FRA)
9- Camilla Kemp (DEU)
10- Sarah Leiceaga (FRA)
The Caparica Surf Fest is proudly supported by Almada City Council, Visit Portugal, Estrella Galicia, MEO, Millennium BCP, Wotels, Hertz, Cabreiroa with media partners SIC, SportTV, Radio Comercial, M80, Cidade FM, Expresso, Record, and MEO Beachcam.
The Caparica Surf Fest will run from April 15 to April 19, 2025 at Costa da Caparica, Portugal. Watch it LIVE on WorldSurfLeague.com, the free WSL app or on the WSL YouTube.