The World Surf League is thrilled to announce that they will be returning to the idyllic right-hand point breaks of Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, this September for the So Sri Lanka Pro Men’s QS3,000 event. The five-day contest will draw a massive international field of competitors all vying for important QS points as they look to qualify for the elite Championship Tour (CT). The 2019 So Sri Lanka Pro Men’s QS3,000 will run from September 25-29.

The beautiful and consistent point breaks of the Arugam Bay area are world renowned for offering up long high performance walls with endless turn and tube sections making it the perfect place for professional event of this magnitude. The last time the WSL held an event in this area it was won by perennial world title threat Julian Wilson in the year that he qualified for the CT.

“Sri Lanka is an incredibly beautiful country with an abundance of waves on offer for surfer’s of all levels so we are stoked to be heading back,” said WSL Asia Event Director Steve Robertson. “With world class surf and solid qualifying points on offer at the So Sri Lanka Pro, we’re expecting a solid field of some of surfing’s biggest names to attend this year’s event. The event will be broadcast across all WSL channels and will show surf fans around the world just how incredible the surf in Sri Lanka really is.”