Newport Classic opens today
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The Op Newport Classic surfing championship returns to the 56th
Street jetty in Newport Beach today and runs through Saturday. The
Newport Classic is the second stop in the California Trifecta Surf
Series.
The event features top-notch Association of Surfing Professionals
members, both male and female; a city championship that will showcase
local amateur performers of all ages; a surf film festival; female
surf instruction; and a surf-automobile giveaway.
The WQS contests attract some of the best surfers in the world,
which highlights the week of surfing. The ASP-sanctioned event
returns as a WQS-rated men’s (two-star) and women’s (one-star)
contest, one of four events on the West Coast leg of the Surfing
America Pro Tour in North America.
A field of as many as 144 men will compete in the two-star event
for a piece of a $25,000 prize, advancement in the world rankings and
the chance to join next year’s World Championship Tour.
The women’s one-star field will pit about two dozen female pros
against each other, promising top finishers $5,000 in prize money and
coveted WQS points.
Qualifying heats for both pro divisions are scheduled to start
Sept. 23. The finals are slated to take place Sept. 25.
The second part of this year’s Newport Classic is the 17th annual
Newport Beach surf championships, an amateur surfing contest hosted
by the city of Newport Beach in conjunction with Op. The competition
focuses on the sport of surfing in the community and is open to
competitors of diverse ages and abilities.
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