WSL brings surfing back to Korea with Siheung Open

Surfers from around the globe rode the waves at the 2026 World Surf League Siheung Korea Open, held Friday to Sunday at the Wave Park in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province.

The event featured men’s and women’s shortboard QS 6000 and longboard LQS 1000 competitions, with pizes totalling 130 million won ($85,000).

Now in its third year in Korea, the WSL event drew around 250 surfers from 16 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea and the US.

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