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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/wvhLVj53qxk?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hainan Classic Debuts in Firing Pointbreak Conditions at Riyue Bay in China; First-Ever Male Chinese Surfer Competes in an ASP Event&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/hainaninternationalsurfingfestival.com\\/hainan-classic\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival Presented by Quiksilver&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt;Wednesday, January 11, 2012&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt; Wanning, Hainan Island, China&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;No one thought there would be waves in China. That is not the case, as surfers discovered during the ISA China Cup that concluded yesterday after three days of perfect surf.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Day 1 of the inaugural Hainan Classic, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star event produced by the ISA as the second event in its Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival Presented by Quiksilver, has been a clear testament to the fact that any preconceptions about what the country couldn\\u2019t or wouldn\\u2019t offer as far as waves were entirely incorrect.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;At first call, the sets were being estimated in the three- to five-foot range, but with the swell still filling in, the final heats saw waves with solid six-foot faces. As Dane Jordan, the general manager of ASP Australasia, put it: \\u201cIt\\u2019s safe to say it\\u2019s pumping out there.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000142235\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000142235\\\" title=\\\"Arashi Kato\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/01\\/Arashi-Kato.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Arashi Kato\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Japan&amp;#39;s Arashi Kato surfing the round of 64 in the Hainan Classic at Riyue Bay, China. Photo: ISA\\/Watts&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Nic Muscroft (AUS) qualified into the finals of the ISA China Cup, so he\\u2019s had plenty of heats to get acclimated to the long, lefthand pointbreak wave at Riyue Bay. \\u201cI got a bit of confidence after getting through so many heats in a row [in the ISA China Cup]; I\\u2019ve never surfed so many heats in my life, so I\\u2019ve just got to keep the ball rolling,\\u201d said Muscroft, after winning his Round of 64 heat with one of highest combined scores of the day (16.50). \\u201cIt\\u2019s bigger so it\\u2019s got some good sections, but it\\u2019s breaking a little wide of the bank on some of them so it\\u2019s a little bit fatter, but if you get the right one it will just keeping going.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Experience certainly played a role on Day 1, with the three top scores going to surfers who competed in the first event of the Surfing Festival. Messias Felix (BRA) and Marc Lacomare (FRA) have both had more than a week to familiarize themselves with the different sections of the wave, and both put that knowledge to use, being among the few surfers to effectively execute aerials.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt\\u2019s bigger so I get to try different maneuvers; it\\u2019s hard for me to get speed in smaller waves, so I was stoked to have that wave and land that one,\\u201d Lacomare said of his 9.00 ride which was punctuated by an air-reverse. \\u201cI was more focused on the ISA event for the team than the 4-Star, but stoked to have two contests back-to-back and especially in China. Hopefully they (the ISA) are going to do it again next year with a couple more stars or something.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;If Fernando Aguerre, the ISA president and visionary for the surf festival, has his way, the two-event festival will be something that grows. It was his concept to bring surfing to China and create a multi-dimensional event. \\u201cUsing an analogy with tennis, this is like putting together a stop of the Davis Cup with an ATP tournament; it\\u2019s something that didn\\u2019t happen before, and I\\u2019m happy that the ASP agreed with the vision. The surfers love it,\\u201d he said. \\u201cThe idea to come and compete for your country and a couple of days later you\\u2019re competing for ASP points and money, is a win-win.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Aside from the high-level of surfing on display, one of the highlight storylines of Day 1 was the presence of Yu Miao in Heat 6. Known as \\u201cJack,\\u201d Miao was the first Chinese male to enter and compete in an ASP event. \\u201cI came to this island two years ago and there was nobody, just me and a couple other friends, and at most 3 or 4 people in the water, and now I see so many people; it\\u2019s getting so popular, it\\u2019s exciting to be involved and see surfing start to grow in China,\\u201d he said, following his Round of 64 heat. \\u201cNow my secret spot is no longer secret.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;With 12 of the 16 heats run of the Round of 64, Day 2 will begin with the remaining heats, followed immediately by Round of 36 competition. Competition resumes at 8:00am local time (4:00pm PST \\u2013 7:00pm EST). Watch it online on &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.hainaninternationalsurfingfestival.com\\/hainan-classic\\/live\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.hainaninternationalsurfingfestival.com\\/hainan-classic\\/live&lt;\\/a&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Following completion of the action tomorrow afternoon, the complete video footage of the day\\u2019s events will be replayed at &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.hainaninternationalsurfingfestival.com\\/hainan-classic\\/live\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;hainaninternationalsurfingfestival.com\\/hainan-classic\\/live&lt;\\/a&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the International Surfing Association&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nThe 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 Open Division World Championships since 1964, Junior World Championships since 1980, and Masters World Championships since 2007. The ISA also sanctions the World Kneeboard Titles and the Tandem Surfing World Title, and the first stand-alone World Bodyboard Championship in 2011, and the first World Standup Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship will be held in 2012.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 70 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, 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\\u00b4s three Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (AUS), Kar\\u00edn Sierralta (PER) and Debbie Beacham (USA).&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Womei Media&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWomei Media is a complete media group with headquarters in Beijing, China. Womei Media consists of a sports marketing division that is dedicated to introducing new and exciting sports to the Chinese people by organizing and promoting major sporting events throughout the country. Womei Media is an advertising agency for CCTV, China\\u00b4s largest national TV network. The company also publishes and distributes print magazines, and it is developing a chain of movie theaters throughout China. Womei Media is the primary Chinese commercial agent of the ISA (International Surfing Association), UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), and the National Basketball Association\\u00b4s Houston Rockets.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Quiksilver&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQuiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK) is the world\\u00b4s leading outdoor sports lifestyle company, which designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of branded apparel, footwear, accessories, snowboards and related products.The company\\u00b4s apparel and footwear brands represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people that connect with its boardriding culture and heritage.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The reputation of Quiksilver\\u00b4s brands is based on outdoor action sports. The company\\u00b4s Quiksilver, Roxy, DC, Lib Tech and Hawk brands are synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding. The company\\u00b4s products are sold in over 90 countries in a wide range of distribution, including surf shops, skate shops, snow shops, its proprietary Boardriders Club shops and Quiksilver company-owned retail stores, other specialty stores and select department stores. Quiksilver\\u00b4s corporate and Americas\\u00b4 headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, while its European headquarters are in St.Jean de Luz, France, and its Asia\\/Pacific headquarters are in Torquay, Australia.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For further information about Quiksilver, Inc., you are invited to take a look into our world at:www.quiksilverinc.com, www.quiksilverfoundation.org, www.quiksilver.com, www.roxy.com,www.dcshoecousa.com, www.hawkclothing.com.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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