SWATCH GIRLS PRO CHINA 2013 – Freesurfing Session

Another fascinating day full of longboard surfing went down at Riyue Bay today as a strong swell continued to bless the contest on Day 2. Chelsea Williams was the stand-out performer, despite admitting feeling she had more left in the tank. Kelia Moniz, Karina Rozunko, Summer Romero, Miku Uemura, Jennifer Smith, Chloe Calmon and Justine Dupont also made into the Quarters.

Swatch Proteam athletes Kassia Meador and Darci Liu alongside current ASP Women's Longboard World Champion Kelia Moniz and Reunion Island surfer Victoria Vergara visit a local school in Wanning, China and hand out gifts to the local kids in anticipation of the SWATCH GIRLS PRO CHINA 2013.

In a repeat of last year's final, the biggest beach crowd of the week gathered to watch Kelia Moniz and Chelsea Wiliams go head-to-head in Riyue Bay for the final of the SWATCH GIRLS PRO CHINA 2013 hosted by Wanning. At the end of final day 3 Hawaii’s Kelia Moniz won second consecutive ASP Women’s World Longboard title.

Watch Kassia Meador and Courtney Conlogue in a double profile. The two American longboarders tell something about each other, combined with spectacular pictures.

Williams wins in China, Steinriede on top of the world, local surf community shares the stoke! A timely overnight pulse in swell and offshore winds groomed shoulder to head high wave faces at Riyuewan Beach for finals day of the SWATCH GIRLS PRO CHINA hosted by Wanning. Beachgoers were treated to another display of cutting edge longboard riding from the very finest female talents. A healthy crowd lining the beach on the southeast coast of Hainan Island watched Chelsea Williams win the even...

Reigning event and ASP Women's World Longboard Champion Kelia Moniz got her title defense off to a good start to advance automatically to Round 3 on the opening day. Chelsea Williams, who finished 1st and 2nd in the previous two events also picked up where she'd left off, showing mastery of the conditions early on in the morning to set the performance marker for the day. Swatch Proteam surfer Kassia Meador also advanced to Round 3, but needed the safety net of Round 2 after an uncharacteristi...

The day of the arrival, Kassia Meador (USA), Jennifer Smith (USA) and Candice O’ Donnell (GBR) went outside for a little surf session to get used to the local conditions. You will get the first impressions from China and you can see the girls riding their longboards and talking about the local population.

Top Seeds dominate opening round. The first day of the event waiting period saw round 1 of the SWATCH GIRLS PRO CHINA 2012 hosted by Wanning completed in 1-2ft (waist high) surf at Riyuewan Bay, Hainan Island. With the small swell pulses offering contestable if tricky conditions for the world’s finest women longboard surfers, the top seeds were in the ascendency posting some solid scores throughout the morning, and while conditions went from clean offshores to moderate sea breezes, the scori...