Monday, 11 August 2025 - International competition "Channel One Cup: Surfing at the Edge of the World" will be held on Kunashir Island
From August 15 to 24, 2025, Kunashir Island (Sakhalin Region) will host an international surfing competition in the shortboard discipline, under the sports program of the Eastern Economic Forum 2025.
The competition will be combined with an expedition around the island, a result of which will be a documentary film about surfing in the Kuril Islands.
Participants from Russia, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Portugal and Zimbabwe will gather at one of the most picturesque and unpredictable surf spots in the country, Kunashir Island.
The competition will follow the ISA "Aloha Cup" rules: four mixed teams and playoffs.
The event will feature: Sergey Rasshivaev, Pedro Barbudo, Evgeny Isakov, Eldar Kakurin, Anna Tikhonova, Ulyana Tikholaz, Elena Bolysova, Yuri Chemodurov, Egor Volkov, Maxim Bagdasaryan, Eva Romanovskaya, Ilya Novikov and Dmitry Volkov, as well as the President of the Russian Surfing Federation Alexander Weinstein.
The project is being implemented by the Russian Surfing Federation and Channel One with the support of the Government of the Sakhalin Region, the Ministry of Sports of Russia and the Roscongress Foundation.
The general partner of the event is Alfa-Bank, which supports the sports events of the Russian Surfing Federation in 2025. The official partner of the competition and expedition to Kunashir Island is the bookkeeper Winline, which has placed its bet on surfing this year.
Follow the news on the Russian Surfing Federation's Telegram channel!
Monday, 11 August 2025 - International competition "Channel One Cup: Surfing at the Edge of the World" will be held on Kunashir Island
From August 15 to 24, 2025, Kunashir Island (Sakhalin Region) will host an international surfing competition in the shortboard discipline, under the sports program of the Eastern Economic Forum 2025.
The competition will be combined with an expedition around the island, a result of which will be a documentary film about surfing in the Kuril Islands.
Participants from Russia, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Portugal and Zimbabwe will gather at one of the most picturesque and unpredictable surf spots in the country, Kunashir Island.
The competition will follow the ISA "Aloha Cup" rules: four mixed teams and playoffs.
The event will feature: Sergey Rasshivaev, Pedro Barbudo, Evgeny Isakov, Eldar Kakurin, Anna Tikhonova, Ulyana Tikholaz, Elena Bolysova, Yuri Chemodurov, Egor Volkov, Maxim Bagdasaryan, Eva Romanovskaya, Ilya Novikov and Dmitry Volkov, as well as the President of the Russian Surfing Federation Alexander Weinstein.
The project is being implemented by the Russian Surfing Federation and Channel One with the support of the Government of the Sakhalin Region, the Ministry of Sports of Russia and the Roscongress Foundation.
The general partner of the event is Alfa-Bank, which supports the sports events of the Russian Surfing Federation in 2025. The official partner of the competition and expedition to Kunashir Island is the bookkeeper Winline, which has placed its bet on surfing this year.
Follow the news on the Russian Surfing Federation's Telegram channel!