ASP World Champions Crowning

Professional surfing superstars, both past and present, turned out in force yesterday for the 25th Annual Foster's Association of Surf Professionals World Champions Crowning held at Conrad Jupiter's Casino on Australia's Gold Coast.

Honorees included:

• Foster's ASP World Tour Champion – Kelly Slater (AUS)


• Foster's ASP World Tour Runner Up – Andy Irons (HAW)



• ASP Women's World Tour Champion – Layne Beachley (AUS)


• ASP Women's World Tour Runner-Up – Melanie Redman Carr (AUS)



• ASP Men's World Junior Champion – Jordy Smith (ZAF)


• ASP Women's World Junior Champion – Nicola Atherton (AUS)



• Foster's ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year – Bobby Martinez (USA)


• ASP Women's World Tour Rookie of the Year – Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)



• Foster's ASP World Tour Most Improved Surfer – Tim Reyes (USA)


• ASP Women's World Tour Most Improved Surfer – Rebecca Woods (AUS)



• ASP Men's World Longboard Champion – Josh Constable (AUS)


• ASP Women's World Longboard Champion – Schuyler McFerran (USA)



• ASP World Qualifying Series #1 Ranked Man – Jeremy Flores (FRA)


• ASP World Qualifying Series #1 Ranked Woman – Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)

But it's back to work next week with the first of the world tour events for the 2007 season.The waiting period for the Quiksilver and Roxy Pros begins February 27th, 2007 and we will again be following the tours at The Beach.

Both the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour and ASP Women's World Tour will kick off at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast of Australia with the Quiksilver and Roxy Pros presented by Samsung.

Following the 2007 ASP World Tour season opener at Snapper Rocks, the Foster's ASP World Tour will travel to the dream venues of Bells Beach, Australia; Teahupoo, Tahiti; ‘Somewhere’ in Chile; Jeffreys Bay, South Africa; Lower Trestles, California; Hossegor, France; Mundaka, Spain; Imbituba, Brazil and Pipeline, Hawaii.

The ASP Women's World Tour will join the men's tour in Bells Beach before branching off and heading to Itacare, Brazil; Santander, Spain; Sydney, Australia; Sunset Beach, Hawaii and Maui, Hawaii.