Tournament officials canceled the event earlier this week due to the impending impact of Cyclone Alfred. The storm was projected to have wind gusts of up to 96 mph and is expected to hit Brisbane, Queensland’s capital,

The tropical cyclone's western edge is already is already having an effect on Australia's east coast. Weather experts are predicting it will cross the coast early on Friday morning with damaging wind gusts, storms, and heavy rainfall expected to impact a large warning zone spanning Queensland and NSW.

Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone, as storm warnings stretched for more than 311 miles across the states of Queensland and New South Wales on Wednesday (March 5) and video captured strong waves crashing onto beaches. Greenland: Why is it valuable?