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Angourie Boardriders Wins the Inaugural Usher Cup, Dakota Walters from Angourie takes out the mens, Audrey Styman-Lane from D’Bah takes out the womens.

After almost two years in the making, the inaugural Usher Cup has been run and won, but perhaps the biggest impact this incredible three-day surf contest will have is far removed from the water.

Today, as the competitions heats concluded and surviving competitors prepared for the finals, the contest Director was hailed the inaugural contest a huge success.

It’s been another epic day of surfing at the Usher Cup with a number of shock exits and incredible performances as the men’s competition got underway in fantastic conditions at Rainbow Bay.

Another beautiful Gold Coast day for the start of the Usher Cup men’s competition. Amongst the competitors, former professional surfer, turned DJ, Paul Fisher.

Usher Cup and Contest Director Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew couldn’t be happier with the conditions at Rainbow Bay.

It’s the little surf contest with big picture thinking and the inaugural Usher Cup has proved to be a huge success.

Jaggar Bartholomew, surfed his first heat of the men’s competition on day two of the inaugural Usher Cup, but was far from happy with his performance.

The Usher Cup could have unearthed a star of the future with Callum Robson stunning judges with the quality of his heat surf.

Thomas Carvalho has emerged as a major threat after the first heats of the Usher Cup men’s competition with the Snapper Rocks Board rider dominating his opening heat held in good conditions at Rainbow Bay.