Rip Curl Boardmasters Men's Swings Into Action In Newquay

Despite some early wet weather this morning at Newquay’s Fistral Beach, the Rip Curl Boardmasters launched into action at 8am this morning with the opening round of the 5 star Men’s World Qualifying Series (WQS) contest.

The opening round featured 12, four-man heats, with the event’s unseeded competitors battling the tricky 2-3ft (0.5-1m) surf in 20-minute spurts.

Eight British surfers paddled out in Round 1, all hopeful of winning through their opening heats and impressing the large local crowd.

Mark Harris (GBR), Johnny Fryer (GBR), Sam Lamiroy (GBR), Matt Capel (GBR), Oli Adams (GBR) and Johnny Fryer (GBR) all won through their Round 1 heats, advancing to the ‘Round of 144’.

Tomorrow - August 8 - will see the Rip Curl Boardmasters Men’s WQS make its way through to Round 3, which will introduce the contest’s top seeded surfers to this year’s competition.

Round 3 will see several Foster’s ASP World Tour surfers suit up and compete tomorrow, including Adrian de Souza (BRA), Bernardo Miranda (BRA), Ben Dunn (AUS), Shaun Cansdell, Adrian Buchan (AUS) and Troy Brooks (AUS).

Other high profile surfers set to compete tomorrow include 2005 World No. 8 Nathan Hedge and Great Britain’s most successful surfer Russell Winter.

Surfers and event organiser will meet at Fistral Beach at 7am tomorrow morning, expecting an 8am start to competition.

--Press Release