Peniche will receive for the ninth consecutive time the race of the world championship of surfing, which is the 10th of 11 stages of WSL in 2017. The event will be held from 20 to 31 October in the Supertubos beach at Peniche, (Leiria, Portugal)[2] finishing earlier in 25 October with the victory of Gabriel Medina over Julian Wilson.[3][4] This was Medina's first title in Portugal after a second place back in 2012.