"The first Chinese surfer is surfing today in an ASP event, [and] that sounds like a pretty good start."

ESPN Action Sports "The inaugural ISA China Cup, part of the Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival presented by Quiksilver, is in the books ... make that, the history books." By Jon Coen

'When first announced several months ago, the concept of throwing a joint ISA/ASP event in China could very easily have been conceived of as a publicity stunt ... after all, it's been done before. But with Team Australia winning ISA gold in the first of the two-event contest series, some things have come into a little more clarity. The number one question was if there are actually waves in China. For three days now competitors have enjoyed peeling lefts in the waist- to shoulder-high range on the palm-lined shores of Hainan. Surfing now exists in China.'