Queensland has lost a World Surf League tour event to New South Wales due to an unresolved dispute over quarantine restrictions. The iconic Snapper Rocks event will instead, now take place on Sydney’s northern beaches. New South Wales (NSW) won hosting rights to the world championship’s opening event after the Queensland government refused to guarantee tour athletes and staff pre-approved quarantine, according to World Surf League (WSL) Asia-Pacific General Manager Andrew Stark. “[It’s] fundamentally because NSW was the only state willing to accept our charter plane landing with all our international athletes. We tried in other states but weren’t able to achieve that,” Stark said. “Unfortunately, those state governments weren’t able to provide us with a pre-approved quarantine hub system to get into their state.” More than 50 of the world’s best surfers, including Kelly Slater and John John Florence, will compete at Narrabeen Beach in April. This is the second …