Dongsha Beach, Zhoushan, China – 19 October 2025: Indonesia’s surfing brother-and-sister duo Dhany Widianto and Dhea Natasya claimed double victories at the Dongsha Open of Surfing 2025 yesterday, taking out both the Longboard and Shortboard divisions in challenging final-day conditions.
The pair, who also topped the podium at July’s Afulu Pro in Nias, Indonesia with double victories as well, retain their lead on the Asian ProAm Surf Series (APSS) rankings and will now head to Taiwan for the next tour stop, the Pingtung Jialeshuei APSS Taiwan, which runs from 22–26 October in southern Taiwan’s Kenting area.
The second and final day of competition began under sunny skies with glassy 1–2 foot surf as the Men’s Shortboard heats kicked off before pausing for the official opening ceremony, which featured breakdancing, live music, opening speeches, and then airhorns and fireworks. But by mid-afternoon, the weather took a turn—strong winds and rain swept through as a storm front approached. With forecasts threatening a beach closure on Sunday, organizers made the call to complete the event that same day.
Despite the worsening weather, competitors found scoring opportunities in the building surf. Both Dhany and Dhea adapted quickly to the shifting conditions, each taking early leads in their finals and holding firm through to the final horn.
Dhany credited their upbringing at Bali’s Kuta Beach for their success:
“Dhea and I grew up surfing at Kuta Beach, where the mornings are clean but the afternoons can get really windy too. We know how to surf in windy beach break conditions, so we just stayed focused on finding the good waves. We’re so happy to win both divisions!”
Dhea added:
“I’m so grateful to be here with my brother, and for us both to win is amazing. It’s our first time in China and everyone has been so welcoming. The local crew has really made us feel at home! Big thanks to City Surfer and to all the sponsors for making this possible—we can’t wait to come back next year!”
City Surfer’s Terry Chen, feels like his goals for the event were both accomplished and surpassed, despite having to make adjustments due to the weather conditions:
“We had some challenges along the way, but everyone worked together and we had a really successfully event! We really want the participants to feel like they’re on a surf trip, not just at a contest—surfing, hanging out, making friends, and enjoying a whole experience, not just competing during the day and everyone separating after. We all hung out surfing, eating, and going to parties and listening to music…everyone had a great time! ”
Asian Surf Cooperative (ASC)’s Tim Hain agreed, saying:
“This is the third time we’ve come to Dongsha, and it just keeps getting better. Zhoushan is such a unique surf destination and that there is a surf culture here surprises just about everyone. We’re stoked to be here again and share this experience with the world. We always have the best time here!”
Now in its third year, the Dongsha Open of Surfing welcomed 51 surfers from China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, France, and Singapore, wrapping up with a lively awards night at Zhoushan Live, featuring live bands and a DJ.
The Dongsha Open of Surfing 2025 was proudly organized by City Surfer, with technical and competition management by the Asian Surf Cooperative (ASC).
The event was sponsored by LIPOVITAN, and supported by O’Neill, Fiber Space, De Bortoli, Montes, SANSHI COFFEE and Betel Nut Co. and Zhoushan Live.
Together, they created a vibrant festival atmosphere combining surfing, music, and local culture, showcasing Dongsha as one of China’s most exciting new coastal destinations.
Full results and scores available at: https://liveheats.com/events/402647
For more info
CITY SURFER
Email: citysurferkefu@citysurfer.cn
Wechat: CitySurferCN
Phone: +86-17857679909
and
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. 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.
About Liveheats:
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