Fusion to start Monday

The Philips Fusion series, a $350,000 bi-coastal action sports and

music festival, will get underway Monday at the Huntington Beach

Pier.

A weeklong schedule of events will feature the U.S. Open of

Surfing and BMX and skateboarding competitions that will run through

Aug. 4.

For the ninth consecutive year the U.S. Open of Surfing, which is

billed as “America’s largest professional surfing competition,” will

be held in Surf City. The U.S. Open will feature 500 international

contestants competing in four divisions.

Schedule:

Saturday, July 27

7-9 a.m. -- US Open men’s trials, round 1

9:40 a.m. -- 12:20 p.m. -- USO longboards, round 1

12:20 p.m. -- 4:30 p.m. -- juniors, round 1

Sunday, July 28

7 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. -- US Open men’s surfing trials, round 2

12:20 p.m. to 3 p.m. -- US Open men’s surfing trails, round 3

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- USO longboards, round 2

Monday, July 29

7-9:40 a.m. -- US Open men’s surfing trials, round 3

9:40 a.m. to 3 p.m. -- US Open men’s surfing trials, round 4

3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- US Open men’s Surfing trials, round 5

Tuesday, July 30

7-10:20 a.m. -- US Open men’s surfing trials, round 5 (cont)

10:20 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- US Open men’s surfing trials, round 6

1-3:40 p.m. -- USO juniors’ surfing, round 2

3:40-5 p.m. -- USO women’s surfing, round 1

Wednesday, July 31

7-10:20 a.m. -- US Open surfing trials, round 6

10:20 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- juniors’ surfing, round 3

1-4 p.m. -- USO women’s surfing, round 1 (cont)

Thursday, Aug. 1

8 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. -- US Open men’s surfing trials, round 7

9-10:30 a.m. -- Philips Soul Bowl, open practice

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- Philips Soul Bowl, skate practice

1-2:30 p.m. -- Philips Soul Bowl, open practice

1:20-4 p.m. -- USO women’s surfing, round 2

2:30-4:30 p.m. -- Philips Soul Bowl, bike

4-4:40 p.m. -- USO women’s surfing, round 3

Friday, Aug. 2

8-9 a.m. -- women’s surfing, round 3 (cont)

8:30-11:30 a.m. -- Philips Soul Bowl, open

9 a.m.-2:20 p.m. -- US Open men’s surfing, round 8

Noon-1:30 p.m. -- Philips Soul Bowl

2-3 p.m. -- Philips Soul Bowl, master of skate

2:20-3:40 p.m. -- USO women’s surfing, quarterfinals

3:30-4 p.m. -- Philips Soul Bowl, skate practice

4:30-5:30 p.m. -- Philips Soul Bowl, bike practice