The Oi Hang Loose Pro Contest organization has guaranteed that the tournament will return in 2020 and reported that they will be trying to distribute 4000 more points, that is, to turn it into 10.000, the maximum score distributed in the qualifying tour, the Brazilian website reported today. Waves.

This year, the event was supported by the Sports Incentive Law of the Government of Pernambuco through the Secretariat of Education and Sports. "We want to grow and we are looking for ways to get more support. We don't want the same, we are keeping an eye on the 10.000-point championship. We already have that goal set. Hang Loose 2020 has already started today," said the Secretary of Education and Sports of the Government of Pernambuco, Fred Amancio.

"We are actually already planning for 2020. We are even planning to bring forward the launch of the 2020 Sports Incentive Law, so that we can make all the dates of the process viable with the organizers," said Fred.

For his part, the executive director of Hang Loose, Álfio Lagnado, said: "I received the news that the federal deputy Felipe Carreras is preparing a parliamentary amendment with that purpose, to strengthen the event so that people have strength and grow to 10.000 and not leave here anymore."

The first QS 6.000 stage of the world season that ended yesterday brought together more than 130 surfers from all continents and 130 thousand dollars were awarded in prizes, 20.000 thousand dollars went to the winner, Jadson André. The Spaniard Aritz Aranburu was placed fifth and is now seventh in the ranking, the Peruvian Miguel Tudela was ninth and is now 12th in the table.