Surfers announced for the 2018 British Surfing Championships & British Cup

The home nation surfing federations are stoked to announce that entry has opened for the 2018 British Championships and British Cup. This collaborative event is being organized and hosted by Surfing England for 2018 before it begins its annual circulation between the fellow home nations. The competition returns after a short break since 2016 with a refreshed & exciting format, with a new qualification process where entrants have earnt their place by competing at each respective home nations individual championships.

As announced in early 2018 the event will mirror the format of the ISA World Surfing Games, with each nations surfers competing for both individual division titles and an overall home nations team title called the British Cup! The divisions have 16 surfers in each, which is made up of 4 qualifying surfers from each nation (via their home nation championships) in each division of Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Boys Under 18 & Girls Under 18 divisions.

The following surfers have qualified for the event and are now invited to confirm their place by entering here: www.liveheats.com/surfingengland  : *Please only enter if your name is listed below. If you are listed below but unable to attend then please notify your federation to ensure the next qualified surfer is invited.

MENS OPEN

CHANNEL ISLANDS: 1 Jake Warr 2 Ben Chapman 3 Charlie Rio 4 Gus Brewer

ENGLAND: 1 Reubyn Ash 2 Luke Dillon 3 Will Bailey 4 Miles Lee-Hargreaves

SCOTLAND: 1. Mark Boyd 2. Mark Cameron 3. Mark McKay 4. Donald Peace

WALES: 1 Patrick Langdon Dark 2 Ryan Thomas 3 Jay Quinn 4 Adam Jenkins

WOMENS OPEN

CHANNEL ISLANDS: 1 Kitty Brewer 2 Claudia Cosgrove 3 TBC 4 TBC

ENGLAND: 1 Lucy Campbell 2 Ellen Harding 3 Emily Currie 4 Tassy Swallow

SCOTLAND: 1. Tamzin McQueenie 2. Ingrid Morrison 3. TBC 4. TBC

WALES: 1 Joanne Dennison 2 Emily Williams 3 Georgina Lewtas 4 Gwen Spurlock

U18 MENS

CHANNEL ISLANDS: 1 Byron Stolte 2 Louis Tostevin 3 TBC 4 TBC

ENGLAND: 1 Seth Morris 2 Will Gale 3 Stanley Norman 4 Kamron Matthews

SCOTLAND: 1. Michael Wimbledon-Hall 2. Owen McQueenie 3. Hayden Peace 4. Ben Kobedza

WALES: 1 Patrick Langdon Dark 2 Jo Morris 3 Eli Perrins Davies 4 E Jay Cogger

U18 WOMENS

CHANNEL ISLANDS: 1 Kitty Brewer 2 Claudia Cosgrove 3 Charlotte Sanders 4 Ibby Gault

ENGLAND: 1 Lily Pierce 2 Amy Dyer 3 Mischa Maguire 4 Lily Mandeville

SCOTLAND: 1. TBC 2. TBC 3. TBC 4. TBC

WALES: 1 TBC  2 TBC 3 TBC 4 E TBC

The British Surfing Championships & British Cup will be held at Fistral Beach, Newquay on the 6^th & 7^th October. Spectators are welcomed to the event. All scores for the event will be entered on liveheats – information to follow.

Home nation bodies: ENGLAND (Surfing England) WALES (Welsh Surfing Federation) SCOTLAND (Scottish Surfing Federation) & Channel Islands (Channel Islands Surfing Federation).