TONIC Autumn 2014 Issue - 50th Anniversary Autumn 2014 | Page 29

TONIC | future events HIF Queensland Masters and Women’s surfing series This May will see Queensland’s best Masters and Women hit the water on the Gold Coast for event one of the coveted two-event HIF Masters and Women’s series. The second, and final event of the series will then get underway on the Sunshine Coast June 14th-15th where State Champions will be crowned and the 2014 Queensland Masters and Women’s Team will be selected to compete at the 2014 Australian Titles. 2013 Open Women’s Champion from the series, Keely Andrew took a clean sweep last year, winning on both the Sunshine and Gold Coast’s and in doing so won the opportunity to surf in the 2014 Roxy Pro Trials at Snapper Rocks. Andrew continued the winning form in the recent trials and boosted herself into the main event to surf against the world’s best surfers in the Roxy Pro. Paul Serman Isabella Nichols A wildcard into the 2015 Roxy Pro Trials will also be on offer this year to the highest ranked open female competitor at series’ end. This year’s Masters and Women’s Series will be further bolstered with the additional support of Health Insurance Fund Australia, or HIF who’ve come on board in 2014 to sponsor the series and help to support grassroots surfing in Queensland. HIF Queensland Masters and Women’s Event 1 – Gold Coast, May 17- 18 HIF Queensland Masters and Women’s Event 2 – Sunshine Coast, June 14 - 15 want more? surfingqueensland.com.au autumn Issue – 29