The Cícer wave in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will host the ETB Gran Canaria Pro 2025 from October 2-5, with more than 130 athletes participating and the highest level of all its editions
The ETB Gran Canaria Pro will bring together the best bodyboarders participating in the 2025 European Tour of Bodyboarding, organized by the European Surfing Federation. The event is scheduled for October 2-5 in Gran Canaria, on Las Canteras beach in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 135 athletes from around the world make the ETB Gran Canaria Pro 2025 one of the most comprehensive bodyboarding events, with competitions in all categories of the discipline: Men's, Women's, Junior, and Dropknee. It is also one of the international competitions with the highest number of entries in each and every edition.
Since its inception, the ETB Gran Canaria Pro has established itself as a leading international event. Proof of this is the elite lineup presented for this edition. Coming from places such as Portugal, France, Morocco, the Reunion Islands, England, and Chile, with up to 42% of the competitors coming from outside Spain, the event brings together world, international, and national champions, as well as the talent of the best Canarian riders. All of them will compete or European titles in each category and offer the best live bodyboarding show.
A truly elite lineup with the prominent presence of current world champion Armide Soliveres and fellow world champions Amaury Lavernhe, Jorge Hernández, and Alexander Montes, among others. Prominent foreign world champions include Moroccans Brahim Iddouch, Anas Haddar, and Eddine Badr. The strong female participation is once again highlighted, led by the current open world champion, Alexandra Rinder, and the junior champion, Alice Teotónio, the world runner-up, Teresa Miranda, as well as the current European champion, Teresa Pradela, who will be joined by the French and Portuguese champions and the current Spanish champion, Mar Suanzes, who will form one of the highest-level teams in the history of this event.
The ETB Gran Canaria Pro once again sets its goals for holding major international events in th waters of Gran Canaria, promoting the islands as a benchmark for this type of wave riding, and promoting female participation and grassroots sport in these types of high-level events. This year, the women's event stands out for its high participation and for the debut of young athletes in international competitions. This competition is once again part of the Canary Islands bodyboarding circuit, part of the Canary Islands Surfing Federation.
The ETB Gran Canaria Pro 2025 is once again one of the most popular international events, with entries sold out in just over a month. This is the third stop on the European Tour of Bodyboard 2025, after stops in Lisbon (Portugal) and Tenerife (Spain), and will conclude the tour in Morocco.
Almost four decades after the first bodyboarding event held in Spain, held at the La Cícer wave, the ETB Gran Canaria Pro 2025 consolidates Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as a benchmark for urban beach sports, with one of the most versatile waves for bodyboarding in all of Europe. A mandatory stop on the European circuit starting in 2022, this is an unmissable event for all fans of this sport, who will be able to enjoy the greatest live bodyboarding spectacle in a perfect location for a few days.
A competition that will offer all wave lovers and enthusiasts who come to La Cícer a restaurant service, music, a market featuring Canarian brands, and a large terrace with sea views so they don't miss a single detail of this new edition.
Without forgetting respect for the environment and sustainability. Once again, the ETB Gran Canaria Pro, an environmentally friendly event, encourages the use of recycling bins, reusable bottles, and public transport, takes advantage of natural light, and takes care of both the sea and the beach.
All information about the ETB Gran Canaria Pro 2025 will be available minute by minute through its social media profile @etbgancanariapro, as well as on its official website www.grancanariaprobb.com. A comprehensive media plan with video summaries, photographs, and daily reports will offer the best of each day of this international competition.
ETB GRAN CANARIA PRO 2025 is organized by MPG Events in collaboration with the European Surfing Federation and the Canary Islands Surfing Federation. Sponsored by Cabildo de Gran Canaria through Instituto Insular de Deportes and Turismo de Gran Canaria, Gobierno de Canarias through viceconsejería de la Actividad Física y Deportes, Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with Instituto Municipal para la Promoción de la Actividad Física y el Deporte and Turismo LPA, concejalía de Turismo de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Collaborating brands include Alisios, Viveros Godoy, Hotel Cristina by Tigotán Las Palmas, Audiovisuales Canarias, Aguas de Firgas, Decoratina Vinilos Decorativos, Red Bull, Brisa Bodyboard, Emicela, and Martínez Cano Canarias.