Distressed orange and teal painting of a surfer riding a breaking wave at Breakwall

BREAKWALL / CALIFORNIA

The wall. The wave. The moment.

WAITING PERIODNOV. 1, 2026 — MAR. 31, 2027

WAITING PERIODNOV. 1, 2026 — MARCH 31, 2027

WITH THE SUPPORT OF

THE COMPETITION / 2026–27

THE HEATS.

Find the draw. Follow the matchups.
It all starts at Breakwall.

7 HEATS / 42 RIDERS

42RIDERS / SEVEN HEATS

2OUTINGS PER RIDER

6RIDERS IN THE FINAL

1 HRTHE FINAL

HEAT DRAW

2026 / 27

Select a heat to see the riders. Each rider goes out twice; the top six advance to the one-hour final. Start times will be announced.

ML INVITATIONAL

6 RIDERS

HEAT 01

01Ty Cukr
02Noah Collins
03Marc Theodore
04Tom Seth
05Pat Murphy
06Kelly Zaun

BREAKWALLSTART TIME: TBC

THE ALTERNATES

READY FOR THE CALL

01Frank Kessler
02Chad Parks
03Sean Houle
04Matt Pagan
05Dane Acosta
06Hudson Ritchie
07Kai Kushner
08Steve Howe

ALL HEATS

HEAT 1

01Ty Cukr
02Noah Collins
03Marc Theodore
04Tom Seth
05Pat Murphy
06Kelly Zaun

HEAT 2

01Jeremy Griffin
02Chris Rodrigues
03Chris Frohoff
04Shane Gallas
05Matt Mohagen
06Greg McEwen

HEAT 3

01Chris Wells
02Matt Meistrell
03Dane Zaun
04Scott Daley
05Dan Connell
06Koa Rothman

HEAT 4

01Angelo Luhrsen
02Luca Luhrsen
03Jamie Meistrell
04Dylan Morrrisroe
05Wil Reid
06Bruce Irons

HEAT 5

01Derek Brewer
02Keith Brewer
03Tracey Meistrell
04Marcelo Malinco
05Leo Ferrara
06Zeke Lau

HEAT 6

01Charlie Carver
02Cody Purcell
03Tyler Hatzikian
04Daniel del Castillo
05Jeff Jones
06Peter Mel

HEAT 7

01Scott Johnsen
02Alex Fry
03Ted Robinson
04Shaun Burrell
05Jason Napolitano
06John Mel

AROUND THE INVITATIONAL

THE EVENT PLAN

At California Surf Club and Breakwall. Dates and final details to be announced.

MEDIA DAYS

Two separate interview days, each with a four-hour window. Interviews will become an electronic press kit for media and social.

THE PRE-EVENT

An evening at California Surf Club, with a launch-video premiere and stories of the event at Breakwall 45 years ago.

CONTEST HEADQUARTERS

California Surf Club is the planned hub for forecasts, weather updates, and event information throughout the waiting period.

GAME DAY + LIVE

Event-day headquarters at the club, with a live feed planned for the screens.

AWARDS + AFTERPARTY

An awards presentation, special guests, and live music are planned. Performers and timing to be announced.

THE PLACE. THE PEOPLE. THE MOMENTS.

THE HISTORY.

A place for the stories behind
the ML Invitational.

THE ARCHIVE

THE NEXT CHAPTER

2026/27

BREAKWALL.

The ML Invitational’s 2026/27 waiting period runs from November 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 at Breakwall.

45 YEARS ON

THE STORIES
COME BACK.

The planned pre-event evening at California Surf Club will revisit stories from the event at Breakwall 45 years ago and premiere the launch video.

The guest lineup in the event plan includes Joey Buran, PT, Scott Daley, Shawn Thomson, and Mike Balzer. Date and final details to be announced.

BEHIND THE INVITATIONAL

THE SUPPORT.

Thank you to the partners
supporting ML Invitational 2026/27.

OUR SPONSORS