| Glenn Hall conquers China to make history for Ireland |
| Saturday, 14 January 2012 13:28 |
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Glenn "Micro" Hall made history for Ireland after conquering the inaugural Hainan Classic, held in the Chinese barreling sand-bottom waves of Riyue Bay. Hall defeated Royden Bryson, from South Africa, and was crowned champion of the first ASP 4-Star surfing event held in the country. "China’s been amazing, I was honestly stoked to come here regardless of the contest, but to come here and have fun, uncrowded waves, was great. The first couple days were two-foot and fun then it got to four-foot and pumping and then it got bigger and it’s just been a good week," said Hall, after his win. "I’m pumped, it’s been the funnest week of surfing, so to have a win and a check to go with it is amazing", he added. Glenn Hall secured the highest-rated ASP event win by an Irish surfer. In the final, Bryson wasn’t finding waves. It was Hall who kept most active and was finding the waves that lined-up all the way through the bay, allowing for multiple turns and maneuvers. Bryson did complete the trick of the heat, landing a perfectly executed double-grab air-reverse.
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