ISA China Cup officially kicks off

Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival

ISA China Cup
Hainan Classic 4-Star Men's ASP event
International Surfing Association
Wanning, Hainan Island, China
25 - 30 January 2013

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City of Wanning Will Host The Opening Ceremony For The Second Annual ISA China Cup | espanol

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 25 January, 2013 : - - Wanning, Hainan, China -- The International Surfing Association (ISA) is pleased to announce the Opening Ceremony will officially mark the start of the ISA China Cup, which is the first event of the ISA’s 2nd annual Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival.

The Opening Ceremony gives the hosts of the event, the City of Wanning, the opportunity to welcome the National Surfing Delegations and supporters to a truly global event. All eight National Teams will be introduced showcasing each team’s colorful flags as they witness a unique presentation of the local and traditional Chinese culture.

The Opening Ceremony will include the ISA’s traditional “Sands of the World.” This ceremony allows each participating nation to come to the stage and bring with them their flag and sand from their local beach. The sand is poured into a glass container on stage symbolizing the peaceful gathering of nations through the love of surfing.

“The Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival is just around the corner,” remarked ISA President Fernando Aguerre. “All eight National Teams have arrived and settled in at the Official Hotel in beautiful Wanning. With the Opening Ceremony tonight, followed by the ISA China Cup beginning on Saturday, all the athletes are excited and ready to compete for the Individual and Team Gold Medals.

Official Surf Forecaster, Surfline, predicts an increase in swell right on time for the first day of competition. Our hosts, the City of Wanning, will be delivering an amazing Opening Ceremony to welcome all the National Delegations from around the world. I wish all the surfers the best of luck.”

The following day, on Saturday January 26th, the first day of the ISA China Cup will kick-off the competition at Riyue Bay and on Sunday, the individual and team champions will be crowned for the second year in a row.

The ISA’s Hainan Classic, 4-Star Men’s ASP with a prize purse of $95,000 US, will take place from Monday, January 28 to Wednesday, January 30, and will feature the best surfers in the world, including defending Champion and 2013 ASP World Tour surfer Glenn Hall (IRE).  Results from the Hainan Classic will be used by surfers competing for a berth on the ASP World Tour.

The Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival will be available to view on the live webcast at hainaninternationalsurfingfestival.com

Here is the schedule for the ISA China Cup Opening Ceremony live webcast:
Friday, 8pm-9pm China
Friday, 4am-5am West Coast USA
Friday, 1pm-2pm Western Europe
Friday, 11pm-midnight Sydney, Australia

Participating National Teams

AUSTRALIA
Connor O’Leary,
Wade Carmichael,
Lincoln Taylor,
Mitchel Crews,
Nicola Van Dijk
Philippa Anderson
Jeremy Sheppard
Martin Dunn

BRAZIL
Deivid Da Silva
Messias Felix
Matheus Navaro
Michael Rodrigues
Diana De Souza
Suelen De Almeida
Adalvo Argolo
Gabriel Macedo

FRANCE
Maxime Huscenot
Vincent Duvignac
Medi Veminardi
Aime Adrien 1Kouhery
Alize Arnaud
Johanne Defay
Patrick Flores
Stephane Corbinien

HAWAII
Kaipo Jaquias
Sunny Garcia
Kaoliopuuwai Kahokuloa
Dustin Cuizon
Nage Melamed
Alessa Quizon
Rainos Hayes
Keiki Lindo

JAPAN
Shun Murakami
Takumi Nakamura
Kaito Ohashi
Kenta Hayashi
Nao Omura
Hinako Kurokawa
Kimifumi Imoto
Osamu Yoshinaga

PERU
Carlos Mario Zapata
Juninho Urcia
Joaquin Del Castillo
Sebastian Alarcon
Valeria Sole
Miluksa Tello
Ricardo Kaufman
Oswaldo Velez

PORTUGAL
Vasco Ribeiro
Frederico Rodrigues
Eduardo de Castro
Joao Saldanha
Carina da Silva
Maria Sepulveda
Jose Teixeira
Pedro Sampaio

USA
Cory Lopez
Cameron Richards
Gabe Kling
Chris Wearing
Erica Hosseini
Demi Boelsterli
Ian Cairns
Gregory Cruse

Previous reports:
# 1 : China prepares for International Surfing Fest
# 2 : Aussies & Peruvians picked for ISA China Cup
# 3 : Final teams named for the 2013 ISA China Cup
# 4 : ISA China Cup pre-event Slideshow/Video
# 5 : Coming Soon

The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running the Open Division World Championship since 1964, the World Junior Surfing Championship since 1980, the World Masters Surfing Championship since 2007, the World Bodyboard Championship since 2011, the Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival in China, and the World Standup Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship beginning in 2012. The ISA also sanctions the World Kneeboard Titles and the World Tandem Surfing Championship, and will launch the World Longboard Championship in 2013.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 72 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA's four Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (AUS), Karín Sierralta (PER), Debbie Beacham (USA) and Layne Beachley (AUS).

www.isasurf.org

Source: ISA Media

Author: Jose Duarte Solis/Carlos Escaba

Tags: Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival, China, ISA

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