31 July 2025, Bali-Indonesia: The Asian Surf Cooperative (ASC) and City Surfer Surf Club are excited to announce the return of the Dongsha Open of Surfing 2025 as the second stop of the 2025-26 Asian ProAm Surf Series (APSS). The 3rd annual Dongsha Open of Surfing will take place from 17-19 October at Dongsha Beach in the province of Zhoushan, China, just a 4 hour drive from the city of Shanghai, and will offer live and DJ music beachside in the evenings, street dance shows, and a beach market with food and local products during the day along with the international Men’s and Women’s Shortboard and Longboard surfing competition.

Last year’s event drew 48 competitors from countries including South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Indonesia and several areas of China, who enjoyed camaraderie and competition while partying and surfing together in this amazing and unique seaside setting over the two day weekend, and with the recent relaxation of China’s immigration restrictions it’s expected that many more will join this year.

As the second stop in the recently introduced 2025-26 Asian ProAm Surf Series, competitors will not only win prize money but also points towards the APSS championship, where the divisional winners will claim an additional cash prize for finishing at the top of the rankings at the end of the series season. The first stop of the APSS, the Afulu Pro, was completed in Indonesia in early July on the island of Nias in North Sumatra, and the third stop will be in South Taiwan, the Jialeshui International Surfing Festival, from 22-26 October.

The Dongsha Open of Surfing 2025 will offer equal prize money in each division, and is open to all levels of surfers who are looking to join a professional surf event that allows them to progress and learn in a competition while meeting other surfers in a more relaxed and fun setting; while experiencing a new place and culture.

Click on this link to register via Liveheats:  https://liveheats.com/events/402647

and for complete details including airport transportation, booking accommodations, prize money breakdown, and other important information, please see the attached Dongsha Open of Surfing Event Guide or follow this link:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nxtJ57j2TKU-YYWQWnS07BEHh9eCsl1y/view?usp=sharing

See https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bpuOT10jmaV9GmcS3ByDE0p4rvKk7Bxe?usp=sharingfor for a few photos from the last two events  (Photos for social media and personal use only and should be credited to Asian Surf Co).

For any questions and further information you may contact:

CITY SURFER

Email: citysurferkefu@citysurfer.cn 

Wechat: CitySurferCN 

Phone: +86-17857679909

or

ASIAN SURF COOPERATIVE

Email: alex@asiansurf.co

Phone:  +34 608 48 20 50

---

About the Asian ProAm Surf Series (APSS):

The Asian ProAm Surf Series is a progressive Asian-wide competition initiative designed to support and elevate surfing development by bridging the gap between grassroots level events and global platforms; assisting talented surfers develop into professional athletes and offering traveling and adventure surfers an opportunity to surf new places, meet new people, and join in fun events that are officially sanctioned by the longest running surfing organization in Asia, the Asian Surf Cooperative.  See more on IG @asiansurfco and at www.asiansurf.co

About City Surfer Surf Club:

City Surfer opened the first surf shop and surf school at Dongsha Beach in 2021, and has since been putting great effort into building one of the best surf communities in China.  City Surfer’s focus is on surfers living in the city, and it’s expressing a new way of surf life;  the balance between city life and the ocean.

Dongsha Beach is a sand bottom beach break, making it friendly for all levels of surfers, and it gets swell virtually all year long, but with best surf conditions from May – November.  And it’s only 4 hours from Shanghai, allowing those city dwellers to drive out on weekends or holidays to come and get their surfing fix. See more on IG @citysurfercn

About Zhoushan:

Zhoushan is an archipelago with 2,085 islands, located at the intersection of the East China coastline and the golden waterway of the Yangtze River, backed by the Yangtze River Delta and rich in marine tourism resources, making it the first choice for marine tourism in East China.  Dongsha on Zhujaijain Island is a national 4A level scenic area across the bay from Putuo Mountain, and with its unique conditions makes it the best surfing spot in East China.

About Liveheats:

Liveheats is a digital platform that powers competitive action sporting events – from local clubs to professional world tours. The platform is designed to empower sporting communities, event organisers, and athletes by providing powerful competition features built for modern action sports.  See more at www.liveheats.com  and on IG @live_heats