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23 of the best surfers in the world from the World Surf League’s elite Championship Tours – including four male and six female surfers who sit inside top ten rankings will be competing in the main events slated for Merewether beach from March 11-17.
Top seed for the Burton Toyota Pro is the world number two-ranked Julian Wilson, while world number four Tatiana Weston-Webb will carry the top seeding honour into the Holmes Civil Developments Pro.
“I can’t recall this many countries being represented and it’s a massive show of support for Surfest to get over 300 entries,” organiser Warren Smith said.
“Few, if any, of the surfers who will compete at the Burton Automotive Pro and the Holmes Civil Developments Pro had even been born when Surfest first started, but the sense of history around the biggest surf festival in the southern hemisphere continues to draw both successful and emerging athletes to Newcastle,” he said.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Hon. Scot MacDonald MLC said the NSW Government was pleased to continue its support of Surfest through Destination NSW.
“Surfest exhibits the best of Newcastle’s beaches and is an iconic event for the region, supporting the tourism and events industry in Newcastle,” Mr MacDonald said.
Surfest is a series of international professional surfing contests running from February 9 - 27 March at Merewether Beach, Newcastle, visit surfest.com.
Source: www.destinationnsw.com.au
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