Surfing World Games Igarashi and Matsuda win first match and advance to second round. Of the six participants from Japan, the silver medalist from the Tokyo Games will be chosen as the representative for the Paris Olympics.
Japan's national team only has one Olympic spot left for the men and a maximum of two for the women at the tournament, which will be held until the 2nd of next month. If they finish in the top 5 for theMen and the top 7 for theWomen, they will qualify for the Olympics.