chennai international surfing will hit indian shores for the first time with mamallapuram hosting the international surf open from august 14 to 20 the qualifying series qs 3000 event is part of the world surf league wsl calendar and is set to feature participation from close to 100 overseas surfers in addition to 15 indians 10 men and five women who will be given wild cards surfing federation of india sfipresident arun vasu announced here on tuesday vasu added that a fourmember indian team will take part in the world surfing games 2023 in el salvador in mayjune the tournament carries a total prize money of 45000 and will feature top surfers from asia and australia in the leadup to the wslqs 3000 event the tamil nadu surfing association along with sfi will host three nationallevel surfing competitions and the top 15 surfers there will receive wild cards for the qs 3000 eventpointing out that tamil nadu boasts of 19 out of the 20 topranked indian surfers state sports minister udhayanidhi stalin said surfing being an olympic sport it has become a priority this international tournament offers a remarkable platform for our surfers to demonstrate their abilities and bring pride to our nation the tn government has sanctioned rs267 crore for the event