Kanoa Igarashi, a surfing player who is sure to be the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, participated in the first match of the season that started in Hawaii on the 9th.
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the world's best tour tournament "Championship Tour" has been canceled this season, and the 2021 season has been advanced from March to April every year on the 9th. It started in Hawaii.
Igarashi is the only Japanese player to participate in this tour, and 36 people including top players from each country participated in the first round divided into 12 groups.
Igarashi was the first to advance to the final on the championship tour held in Hawaii at the age of 19, and in the first round, the technique of passing through the wave tube where you can aim for a high score at your own speed and the "floater" that slides at the top of the wave And so on.
And he broke through the first match without any danger in the group 1st place with a total of 10.30.
The tournament will be held until the 20th.