South Korea

The APP World Tour’s Busan SUP Open is set to make a thrilling return for its 3rd edition in 2024, with Gwangalli Beach serving as the breathtaking backdrop. The event will take place this weekend, featuring Sprint Racing on Saturday, October 5th, followed by Distance Racing on Sunday, October 6th. Not only will the world’s […]

The inaugural K-SUP Cup has been hailed as a resounding success, marking a new milestone in the growth of SUP racing in South Korea. Held in the stunning locations of Gangneung and Danyang, the series showcased the country’s top talent, drawing in over 140 paddlers, including international competitors from seven different nations. The positive feedback […]

Back from Gangneung, South Korea, where he participated and won the men’s division in the first leg of the brand-new K-SUP Cup, a two-event circuit in South Korea, international SUNOVA SUP racer Daniel Hasulyo, couldn’t wait to share his impressions with the world. He clearly was thoroughly impressed by the popularity and the high level […]

Pursuing its goal of growing the sport of Stand Up Paddle in Korea, KAPP (ed. Korean Association of Paddling Professionals, a subsidiary of the APP) proudly announced the creation of the K-SUP Cup, a set of SUP competitions and festivals aimed at developing the discipline and increasing its accessibility to everyone around Korea. In 2024, […]

The 2023 Busan SUP Open in South Korea showcased two action-packed days of Stand Up Paddling competition. On Day 1, Fernando Perez Serra emerged victorious in the sprints, sending a strong message about his rising talent. Kotaro Miyahira and Connor Baxter followed suit in 2nd and 3rd places. Day 2 featured a thrilling distance race, […]

Daniel Hasulyo, Starboard Dream Team Rider, race board developer and SUP World Champ, returns to South Korea for the 2023 SUP Asian Championship hosted in Seoul by the APP‘s Korean partners, KAPP (Korean Association of Paddlesurf Professionals). On the eve of the event, TotalSUP caught up with Daniel to find out what drives him to […]

It’s been a busy month for Choi Ji Won, Starboard Rider and one of Korea’s leading SUP athletes, who’s just completed London SUP Open, the 2nd stop of the APP World Tour, and winning the women overall 4th position. TotalSUP has caught up with this up-and-coming athlete just hours before the next highly anticipated APP […]