The time for the 2nd Mediterranean Surf Contest has come! After almost one year since the first event, everything is ready and the new waiting period will begin on October 20th, 2016.
A major change in the 2nd Mediterranean Surf Contest is that it will be no longer an invitational event. The races are open to all athletes over 18 years, with the process of qualifying trials.
The first open race for the trials, will take place within the waiting period that will start on 20/10/2016 and will end on 30/11/2016. The location of the trials will be the wider region of western Greece from Parga to the south Peloponnese and the exact location will be decided according to the first satisfactory wave system that will appear.
From the trial races will result a ranking, in which the first six athletes will receive a ticket for the final in Parga. In case of a cancellation of participation to the finals, the organization will complete the entries from the ranking from trials.
The finals of the 2nd Mediterranean Surf Contest will be held in Valtos beach, under the imposing castle of Parga, during the second waiting period that will start on 01/12/2016 and will end on 28/02/2017.
Total entries of the finals will be 24 contestants like last year of which 18 will be the first 3 athletes from the 1st Mediterranean Surf Contest’s first round heats (QUALIFIED) and 6 entries will result from the trials.
Each heat of the first round will come after a draw for athletes through 4 groups, according to the results of the 1ST MSC and Trials, which are:
- group 1 – 1st MSC qualified athletes ranked 1-6
- group 2 – 1st MSC qualified athletes ranked 7-12
- group 3 – 1st MSC qualified athletes ranked 13-18
- group 4 – Trial qualified athletes ranked 1-6
Given the nature of race in relation to the three-day call, if an athlete from the 1st MSC’s ranking of 18 entries, does not confirm or cancel his participation, then the number of entries will be completed in priority from the ranking from the trials.
Athletes, who want to participate at the trials, can register at www.wbsf.gr/en/msc-registration and register in the WBSF system (www.wbsf.gr/register) so the organization can have immediate contact with them.
Ten days left, for the waiting period to start and until then, check out the highlights video of the 1st Mediterranean Surf Contest and the documentary video lasting 30 minutes with all the action of the races.
For more information about the races visit the official event page: http://www.wbsf.gr/en/msc
