Six of Britain’s best surfers have made their way to Japan for the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games.
The competition runs from Miyazaki, Japan and starts this Saturday 7th September. The team will be competing against some of the World’s top surfers including Kelly Slater, Gabriel Medina, Carissa Moore & Stephanie Gilmore. The surfers will be battling for those top spots and ranking points as part of their journey to surf at the 2020 Olympics.
The surfers competing for the British Surfing Team are:
WOMEN:
Peony Knight (England), Ellie Turner (England) & Kitty Brewer (Channel Islands)
MEN:
Jayce Robinson (England), Jay Quinn (Wales) & Nathan Elms (Channel Islands)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The schedule for the event is as follows. You can watch the live stream & results from the International Surfing Association event page. Click here.
September 7
- Parade of Nations and Opening Ceremony 11:00 AM
- Likely start to Open Women
September 8/9
- Open Women
September 10
- Aloha Cup (TBC)
- Open Women
- Start to Open Men
September 11
- Finals Open Women
- Open Men competition continues
September 15
- Finals Open Men
- Closing Ceremony
We wish the whole team the best of luck in their campaigns for those top spots and especially our attending Team England Surfers Peony Knight, Ellie Turner & Jayce Robinson. We are rooting for you! A further thank you to Team Officials/Support, Minnow Green, Dave Renaud & Gwen Spurlock.
Updates will be posted on Surfing England social media. Find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter @surfingengland
For more information email: info@surfingengland.org
