17 October 2025, Dongsha Beach, Zhoushan:  Day One of the Donghsa Open of Surfing got underway today at Dongsha Beach under cloudy skies with the Men’s and Women’s Longboard Divisions running through a total of 10 heats in fun half to one meter high waves, ending the day with semifinalists decided in both divisions.

“Today as we expected, the conditions were small but very contestable for traditional longboarding, “ said ASC’s Technical Director Alex Hontoria. “We saw a really good level of skill from both the men and the women, beyond our expections, and with the waves forecast to be bigger tomorrow we plan to put the shortboard divisions in the water to start the day.”

The Shortboard Divisions have been notified that they need to be on standby at 8:00 am, ready for an 8: 30 am start.  There will be a 30-45 minute break at 9:30, for everyone to attend the official opening ceremony that will be held on the beach.

Leading the highlights of the day was the single excellent wave score of 8.0 (out of a possible 10 points) earned by Indonesia’s Dhany Widianto in Heat 1 of Round 2 of the Men’s Longboard Division, whose smooth and graceful multiple Hang 5 to 10 maneuvers on his backhand earned him the highest single wave score as well as the highest total heat score of 15 points (out of a possible 20). Widianto will certainly be one to watch as the field has narrowed to 6 remaining competitors heading into the semifinals.

China’s Chen Junkai posted the next highest score of 7.17 for his long frontside Hang 10, while fellow countryman Hou Mingchia was right behind him with a 6.83.
In the Women’s Longboard Division, it was Widianto’s sister Dhea Natasya Novitasari who claimed the highest single wave score of 7.0 (out of a possible 10) and also the highest total heat score of 13.17 to advance into the semifinals.

Also earning a spot into the semifinals for her performance in Heat 1 was Jiang Jiaqui, whose high score of 5.0 put her in the lead and coupled with a 4.7 had her winning the heat with a total score of 9.17.

Everything is set for another exciting day of action in anticipation of the swell picking up, so please click on this link and follow on to check scores and the schedule on Liveheats at https://liveheats.com/events/402647

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For any questions and further information you may contact:

CITY SURFER

Email: citysurferkefu@citysurfer.cn 

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Phone: +86-17857679909

and

ASIAN SURF COOPERATIVE

Email: alex@asiansurf.co

Phone:  +34 608 48 20 50

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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.  Dongsha Beach has a sand bottom, making it friendly for all levels of surfers, and it gets decent swell virtually all year long, but with best surf conditions from May – November due to the most favorable water and air temperatures.  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.

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