Chennai, Aug. 13 -- It was another day of high quality surfing in the Shore Temple Classic QS 2000 and Pro Junior World Surf Legaue (WSL) Qualifying Series at Mahabalipuram Beach, with the competition intensifying across the Men's and Women's QS 2000 and the Women's Pro Junior divisions, with Japanese stars continuing their dominance and Indian surgers battling hard in the waters. .
In the Men's QS 2000, Japan continued its strong run, with Ryuichi Inoue (JPN) producing the highest score of the Round of 32 with 13.17, while Taro Matsuno (JPN) narrowly won his heat with 12.33, edging Korea's Kanoa Hee-Jae (KOR) by just 0.03 points.
Tenshi Iwami (JPN) also secured a closely fought heat win with 11.53, finishing just 0.06 points ahead of com...