Kona slots and Prize Money
IM World Championships has 1m+1f Pro Kona slot(s). It has a total prize purse of 750.000 US$, paying 15 deep.
Male Race Participants
| Name | Nation | Age | Previous Results |
| Florian Angert | GER | 34 | 2 finishes |
| Leonard Arnold | GER | 31 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Daniel Baekkegard | DEN | 30 | 3 finishes (5 starts) |
| Gregory Barnaby | ITA | 35 | 2 finishes |
| Antonio Benito Lopez | ESP | 32 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Marius Bjerkeset | NOR | 28 | none |
| Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR | 32 | 4 finishes, 1 IM World Championships win (2022) |
| Jon Saeveras Breivold | NOR | 31 | 1 finish |
| Mattia Ceccarelli | ITA | 38 | 0 finishes (1 start) |
| Magnus Ditlev | DEN | 28 | 3 finishes (4 starts) |
| Almog Elazary | ISR | 23 | none |
| Trevor Foley | USA | 27 | 0 finishes (1 start) |
| Frederic Funk | GER | 29 | none |
| Jumpei Furuya | JPN | 35 | none |
| Nathan Guerbeur | FRA | 30 | 1 finish |
| Arnaud Guilloux | FRA | 38 | 3 finishes (4 starts) |
| Matt Hanson | USA | 41 | 7 finishes (9 starts) |
| Benjamin Hill | AUS | 36 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Wilhelm Hirsch | GER | 28 | 1 finish |
| Brock Hoel | CAN | 25 | none |
| Kristian Hogenhaug | DEN | 35 | 4 finishes (6 starts) |
| Arthur Horseau | FRA | 33 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Gustav Iden | NOR | 30 | 2 finishes (3 starts), 1 IM World Championships win (2022) |
| Ben Kanute | USA | 33 | 1 finish |
| Youri Keulen | NED | 28 | none |
| Menno Koolhaas | NED | 30 | 1 finish |
| Sam Laidlow | FRA | 27 | 5 finishes, 1 IM World Champs Nice win (2023) |
| Patrick Lange | GER | 40 | 7 finishes (8 starts), 3 IM World Championships wins (2017, 2018, 2024) |
| Pierre Le Corre | FRA | 36 | none |
| Damien Le Mesnager | FRA | 28 | none |
| Kieran Lindars | GBR | 29 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Sam Long | USA | 30 | 2 finishes |
| Vincent Luis | FRA | 37 | none |
| Cameron Main | GBR | 27 | none |
| Matthew Marquardt | USA | 28 | 3 finishes |
| Jordi Montraveta Moya | ESP | 28 | 1 finish |
| Jack Moody | NZL | 33 | 1 finish |
| Caleb Noble | AUS | 31 | none |
| Sebastian Norberg | SWE | 37 | none |
| Tristan Olij | NED | 28 | 1 finish |
| Jarrod Osborne | AUS | 27 | none |
| Jamie Riddle | ZAF | 26 | 1 finish |
| Andrea Salvisberg | SUI | 37 | 1 finish |
| Michele Sarzilla | ITA | 37 | none |
| Jonas Schomburg | GER | 32 | 1 finish |
| Dominik Sowieja | GER | 34 | 1 finish |
| Kacper Stepniak | POL | 32 | 2 finishes |
| Casper Stornes | NOR | 29 | 1 finish, 1 IM World Champs Nice win (2025) |
| Jan Stratmann | GER | 31 | 1 finish |
| Rasmus Svenningsson | SWE | 33 | 1 finish |
| Nick Thompson | AUS | 26 | 2 finishes |
| Mikel Ugarte Ramos | ESP | 33 | none |
| Marten Van Riel | BEL | 33 | 1 finish |
| Rudy von Berg | USA | 33 | 4 finishes |
| Jason West | USA | 33 | 0 finishes (1 start) |
| Cameron Wurf | AUS | 43 | 8 finishes |
Female Race Participants
| Name | Nation | Age | Previous Results |
| Alice Alberts | USA | 34 | 2 finishes |
| Rebecca Anderbury | GBR | 31 | 0 finishes (1 start) |
| Hannah Berry | NZL | 36 | 3 finishes |
| Romina Biagioli | ARG | 37 | none |
| Daniela Bleymehl | GER | 38 | 4 finishes (5 starts) |
| Lucy Charles-Barclay | GBR | 33 | 5 finishes (6 starts), 1 IM World Championships win (2023) |
| Kate Curran | GBR | 30 | none |
| Elisabetta Curridori | ITA | 35 | 2 finishes |
| Daisy Davies | GBR | 24 | none |
| Julie Derron | SUI | 30 | none |
| Nina Derron | SUI | 33 | 2 finishes (3 starts) |
| Danielle Fauteux | CAN | 42 | none |
| Paula Findlay | CAN | 37 | none |
| Arlette Mariana Gonzalez Hurtado | MEX | 30 | none |
| Katrine Graesboell Christensen | DEN | 29 | 2 finishes |
| Henrike Gueber | GER | 33 | 1 finish |
| Jackie Hering | USA | 42 | 4 finishes |
| Lara Hernandez-Tome | ESP | 27 | none |
| Franzi Hofmann | GER | 30 | none |
| Regan Hollioake | AUS | 37 | 1 finish |
| Rhianne Hughes | GBR | 27 | none |
| Julie Iemmolo | FRA | 26 | 2 finishes |
| Jenny Jendryschik | GER | 28 | 1 finish |
| Tamara Jewett | CAN | 36 | 1 finish |
| Kaidi Kivioja | EST | 33 | none |
| Taylor Knibb | USA | 28 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Leonie Konczalla | GER | 35 | 2 finishes |
| Marta Lagownik | POL | 31 | none |
| Fenella Langridge | GBR | 34 | 4 finishes |
| India Lee | GBR | 38 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Danielle Lewis | USA | 38 | 2 finishes (3 starts) |
| Solveig Loevseth | NOR | 27 | 1 finish, 1 IM World Championships win (2025) |
| Gabrielle Lumkes | USA | 30 | 1 finish |
| Kat Matthews | GBR | 35 | 3 finishes (4 starts) |
| Charlotte McShane | AUS | 36 | none |
| Antonia Milowsky | GER | 27 | none |
| Pamella Oliveira | BRA | 39 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Anna Pabinger | AUT | 37 | none |
| Nikita Paskiewiez | FRA | 27 | none |
| Lisa Perterer | AUT | 34 | 1 finish |
| Laura Philipp | GER | 39 | 5 finishes, 1 IM World Champs Nice win (2024) |
| Anne-Sophie Pierre | FRA | 26 | none |
| Marjolaine Pierre | FRA | 26 | 2 finishes |
| Marta Sanchez | ESP | 31 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Imogen Simmonds | SUI | 33 | 1 finish |
| Samantha Skold | USA | 32 | none |
| Penny Slater | AUS | 30 | 3 finishes (4 starts) |
| Chelsea Sodaro | USA | 37 | 3 finishes (4 starts), 1 IM World Championships win (2022) |
| Sara Svensk | SWE | 37 | 2 finishes (4 starts) |
| Grace Thek | AUS | 34 | none |
| Jana Uderstadt | GER | 31 | 1 finish |
| Skye Wallace | AUS | 23 | none |
| Rosie Wild | GBR | 35 | 1 finish |
| Lotte Wilms | NED | 42 | 2 finishes (3 starts) |
| Rachel Zilinskas | USA | 32 | 1 finish (2 starts) |