The 2016 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy has been run and won by West Australian surfer Taj Burrow. Burrow came up against the event’s defending champion, big wave legend Shane Dorian in the Final.

Shane Dorian has continued his love affair with twin fins, taking out the division at the 2016 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy for a second year in a row.

Competition is underway at the 2016 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy seeing competitors return to basics and hitting the water on single fin boards. Taj Burrow (AUS) took out the division in pumping three to four foot clean right-handers at Sultans.

A fresh cast of competitors has arrived on the beautiful Island of Kuda Huraa and hit the water for the first time in preparation for Day 1 of the 2016 Four Season Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy. They have been greeted by flawless 3-foot waves at the right-hand reef break of Sultans.

Join the surfers, judges and spectators aboard this five star luxury vessel. Your daily all access pass is included in Kuda Huraa's special accommodation event package. Mix it up with the champions, soak up the atmosphere and live the wave by wave combat in the five star surrounds that Four Seasons is renowned for. If you can't make it this year, consider a Four Seasons Explorer private surfing charter to remote Maldivian atolls with Tropicsurf.

Big wave legend Shane Dorian (HAW) has taken out the 2015 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy at Sultan's Point Saturday. Dorian defeated last year's Champion, Dave Rastovich (AUS), in the Final, and has secured himself a spot in the 2016 event.