Apart from reaching the pinnacle in acting, Matthew McConaughey is also a fan of surfing. The 42-year-old star, particularly loves one 25-year-old US surfer’s staunch moves on the water. The actor has, many times, shown his support for Griffin Colapinto, who is joining the US Olympic surfing team in Paris next year.

Along similar lines, Colapinto’s nemesis on the water, Kanao Igarashi, is also making waves in the surfing realm. The surfer is currently dominating the U.S. Open in 2023. After an incredible performance at Huntington Beach, the Japanese-American surfer secured a position in the Bracket event of the competition.

Kanoa Igarashi makes it to the bracket event

Kanoa Igarashi’s dominance at The US Open surfing title continues. On August 3, the Japanese-American surfer rode the swell of the Huntington Beach Pier, covering the north and south sides of the pier. On heat 8 of the round of 32 events, the surfer, with his staunch moves, sealed his win with a score of 13.43 and secured his name in the bracket event. Igarashi, who is competing for his third US surfing title, while talking about his performance in an interview with the Daily Pilot, stated, “My right hand actually slapped the pier as I was going through.”

The surfer further revealed that his mission was to finish the swells from either side, north or south. Igarashi, who feels liberated while chasing the swells, revealed that it was his first time conquering the swells on both ends. While talking about the support from the crowd, Igarashi added, “I heard the crowd on the pier screaming right above me, so it was actually a really cool feeling.”

Further, after not being able to catch any waves, in the last few heats, Igarashi was pleased by the swells provided by the Huntington Pier. The surfer, who’s stoked to see all the other competitors also riding waves, is trying to make the best out of the situation and ended the interview by stating, “I guess for my heat, I can make do with what we have.” Igarashi will now be competing in the Bracket stage of the competition. In this event, starting on August 4, only two surfers will compete at a time.

Bracket event for U.S. open surfing 2023

On August 4, 16 sets of surfers will compete in the final men’s heat at the bracket event. Igarashi will be competing against David Silva, known for his goofy stance. Apart from these two, many other surfers, including Australian surfer Morgan Cibilic, who is surfing against Reef Heazelwood, California surfer Cole Houshmand are competing against Long Beach surfer Nola Rapoza competing in this 16-person set.

Rapoza, who’s also excited about surfing on Huntington Beach, revealed that the pier mentally gives him an advantage. The Long Island surfer who’s going to trust his instincts thinks only the first three events of the contest are the hard part and considers the bracket stage to be an easy and fun event.

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In essence, Huntington Beach has been a ray of hope for the surfers at the event. Hopefully, today all the surfers, especially Igarashi irrespective of his rival entering the US team for the Olympics, will provide a tight competition by exhibiting some staunch moves on the water.

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