These two broadcast-only 'strike mission' style events will play out over a two month waiting period and will crown the most dominant surfers in the best possible waves.

The Australian Grand Slam of Surfing is set to reignite pro surfing in 2020 with the country's top WSL Championship Tour competitors, including South Coast products such as Owen, Tyler and Mikey Wright (all Culburra Beach) as well as Sally Fitzgibbons (Gerroa), doing battle at the Gold Coast Pro on South Stradbroke Island (Queensland), and the Margaret River Pro (Western Australia).

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With each event only needing two days to run and having a two month waiting period, WSL event directors can pinpoint the best conditions for each location guaranteeing the best surfing in the best waves possible.

There is plenty at stake across the series with overall men's and women's series winners receiving $20,000 each, which will go to a charity of their choice.

The series will see 24 of Australia's best surfers (12 men and 12 women) go head to head in their respective divisions with 11 male CT competitors and eight female CT competitors on standby for each stop, some looking to compete for the first time in 2020.

The remaining spots in each field will be allocated to the highest ranked 2019 non-qualifying Australian surfers or selected wildcard surfers.

The Australian Grand Slam of Surfing will play a part of The WSL Countdown that will see a series of regional, pre-season exhibition events in the United States, France and Portugal, and of course, Australia - utilising CT competitors from each of those regions.

These events will help prepare competitors for the much anticipated 2021 season and their 2021 Olympic debut.

"The Australian Grand Slam of Surfing is a huge step in getting live, professional surfing back for everyone in 2020 - our fans, our surfers and all of our partners," said WSL Asia Pacific general manager Andrew Stark.

"The extremely challenging situation we have all faced in 2020 is one that requires flexibility and agility and we believe we've developed the best option for all stakeholders involved to see live surfing competition return to the ocean this year.

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"We would like to sincerely thank and acknowledge our partners for this year's Australian Grand Slam of Surfing for making this a reality."

Each location will see the clock wound back with a series of 'heritage' and 'locals best of the best' heats contested by some of surfing's most iconic names.

The Gold Coast Pro will see three-time world champion Mick Fanning do battle against fellow Queenslander and former Pipe Master Bede Durbidge, 2012 World Champion Joel Parkinson and 'Cooly Kid' Dean 'Dingo' Morrison in a combined super-heat.

For the Margaret River Pro, Australian surfing legend Taj Burrow has accepted a wildcard in the men's draw, and Jake Paterson and Dave Macaulay will compete in a heritage heat, while a local's best of the best heat will be run (surfers TBC via a local trials event run by Surfing Western Australia).

A Western Australian female will also be awarded a wildcard place in the main women's draw.