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Hawaiians Win in Indonesian Surf

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:40:00 +0000

The 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search, Indonesia, has ended with an epic barrel shootout between two Hawaiian friends, Fredrick Patacchia and Bruce Irons, who claimed his first Dream Tour win. Bruce plans to retire from the Dream Tour at the end of this season, though he still intends competing at Pipeline and Teahupoo, plus any other venues that he can get into.

Kelly Slater (USA) maintains a healthy lead on this year's ASP World Title race as they head to the next stop on the tour, which will be the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley at Lower Trestles, California from September 7-13, 2008. However, he is the only American in the top 5; Australians Joel Parkinson, Bede Durbidge, Taj Burrow and Mick Fanning occupying positions 2 to 5.

Taylor Knox Rides Supertubes

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:54:00 +0000

ASP World Tour veteran, Taylor Knox (USA) stole the show in perfect four to six foot (one to two metre) waves on day one of the Billabong Pro at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. There was no shortage of standout surfing but Taylor posted near perfect 9.90 and a 9.80 wave scores to give him an amazing combined heat total of 19.70 out of 20.00 points. He figures that is his highest combined score in a 15 year career and what's more, he had a further 9.00 in his scoreline to spare.

Kelly Slater has really shined in the 2008 tour. Having claimed three of the first four events, he is well and truly poised to campaign for a ninth ASP World Title and is looking to increase his world title lead by winning again at Jeffreys Bay, a record fourth time.

The event has a scheduled waiting period running through July 20, 2008 but it is expected that conditions will be good for round 2 playoffs to carry on tomorrow.

U.S. Open Surfing

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:11:00 +0000

The ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star men's and women's events plus the ASP Grade-2 O'Neill U.S. Open Pro Junior, the ASP 2-Star O’Neill U.S. Open of Longboarding and the recently-added ASP Grade-2 S3 Supergirl Pro Junior. Collectively billed as the biggest event of the year at the famed Huntington Beach Pier, will run from July 18 through 27, 2008.

Colin McPhillips (San Clemente, CA), who is a 2x U.S. Open Longboard Champion and 3x World Champion, will be back to defend his title

You can view live action at this year's GO211 LIVE featuring the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O’Neill, by login onto GO211 LIVE.

Kelly Slater wins in Fiji

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:11:00 +0000

Eight-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won his third event on the 2008 ASP World Tour after eliminating C.J. Hobgood in the final of the Globe Pro Fiji held in six foot (two metre) waves at Cloudbreak. Slater remains the only member of the ASP Top 45 to win an event in this year's tour and the win places him in a commanding position at the top of the world rankings.

Globe Pro Fiji

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:43:00 +0000

Current ASP World Tour No. 1 Kelly Slater (USA) met local wildcard Isei Tokoea (FIJ), when competition for the Globe Pro Fiji began at Restaurants today but unlike last week's event at Teahupoo, Tahiti, when wildcards ruled and Brazilian wildcard Bruno Santos eventually defeated local wildcard Manoa Drollet (PYF) to win the Billabong Pro Tahiti, Kelly Slater surfed a near perfect heat scoring 19.73 out of 20.00 points.

The competition, event 4 on the 2008 ASP tour, began in perfect six-foot (two metre) waves at Restaurants and saw Joel Parkinson (AUS), World No. 2 behind Slater, Bede Durbidge (AUS), Andy Irons (HAW) and Mick Fanning (AUS), ranked third, fourth and fifth respectively, all progressing to round three.

Kelly Slater wins Lower Tresles

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:03:00 +0000

The 2007 Boost Mobile Pro at Lower Tresles, California, has been won by American surfing hero, ASP World Champion, Kelly Slater (USA) . Kelly, who is the only surfer to have ever scored a 'Perfect 20' in an ASP competition heat, now claims the highest number of elite tour wins in pro surfing history (34); this win taking him past the legendary Tom Curren.

The win puts him in second place on the current world rankings and in a commanding position to take a ninth world title as the tour moves on to event 7, Quiksilver Pro France, at Hossegor, France, running from September 20 to 30, 2007.

Foster’s ASP World Tour Ratings after Stop No. 6 of 10:

Mick Fanning (AUS) 5270

Kelly Slater (USA) 5040

Taj Burrow (AUS) 4511

Andy Irons (HAW) 4331

Joel Parkinson (AUS) 4029

Damien Hobgood (USA) 3824

Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3467

Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 3462

Jeremy Flores (FRA) 3438

Dean Morrison (AUS) 3248

Boost Mobile Pro, Lower Trestles

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:56:00 +0000

As I post this, Mick Fanning (AUS ) has just stormed through his first heat of the Boost Mobile Pro, which is the 6th of 10 events on the 2007 ASP World Tour, at Lower Trestles, California, USA. The surf is small, but clean, with frequent one metre sets and Mick posted a 9.8.

Damien Hobgood (California, USA)is gutted to have had to withdraw from the event with a knee injury.

Watch the event live streaming video.

Mulanovich wins in Spain

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:24:00 +0000

Sofia Mulanovich (PER) has won the Rip Curl Girls Festival in Liencres Spain by defeating Silvana Lima (BRA ) to take maximum points at Stop No. 4 of 7 on surfing's elite ASP Women's World Tour.

This moves the 2004 ASP World Champion to three on the ASP Ratings, while Silvana, securing her second consecutive second place result this year, now occupies the number two spot. Top honours on the closely packed ratings goes to Samantha Cornish (AUS), who finished equal third when she was ousted by Mulanovich in their semifinal.

It means that Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), who was rated World No. 1 going into this event has lost her ratings lead, dropping to World No. 4 after a disappointing equal 9th place finish. However, it is very close at the top and anything can happen in the next three events,

Girls have fun in Brazil Surf

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:20:00 +0000

The world's best women surfers jumped right into Round 1 of the 2007 Billabong Girls Pro Brazil, and 3-4 foot peaks, at Praia da Tiririca today, Monday August 20.

Ratings leader Chelsea Hedges (AUS) high scored with a pair of 9.0s in a day of fun surfing. Round two scheduled for tomorrow at 10h00 local time.

Burrow beats Slater for J-Bay Crown

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:53:00 +0000

The Australians continue to dominate this years ASP world tour leaderboard, with Taj Burrow (AUS) beating Kelly Slater (USA) to win the 2007 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay. The victory is Burrow's second on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour and moves him to World No. 2 on the ASP ratings behind fellow Australian, Mick Fanning. Despite being eliminated by Taj Burrow in the semis, Fanning's consistency on the tour remains unchallenged this year with three 3rds, a 1st and a 2nd.

He now leads the ratings with 4860 points, Taj Burrow moves up to second, with Andy Irons (HAW) and Kelly Slater (USA), third and fourth respectively. Joel Parkinson (AUS) in fifth position then competes the Australian trio in the top five.

The next event is at Lower Trestles, California, USA, in September.

Jennifer Smith wins Women's Title

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:52:00 +0000

Jennifer Smith from Pacific Beach, California, USA, has been crowned the 2007 ASP Women's World Longboard Champion, following her victory in the Roxy ASP WWLC in Biarritz, France this afternoon.

"I feel so blessed to be in the situation I’m in right now," said Smith. "I made the final last year and lost, so to come back and make the final again and take the title is just an incredible feeling."

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:34:00 +0000

Stop No. 5 on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay has commenced in clean three to four foot waves and you can view the event on live webcasts.

The addition of three local wildcards means that there are seven South African surfers competing on their home ground.

Irons wins 2007 Pro Search

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:17:00 +0000

It was a hard fought final at Ex Isla Alacran, Chile, against Damien Hobgood but Andy Irons scored a late 9.17 to take the Rip Curl Pro Search for a second year in succession, moving him to 3rd in the rankings behind Damien, who jumps to the number two slot.

Despite losing to Andy Irons in the semi-finals, Mick Fanning consolidates his position at the top of the rankings, however Andy is actually in quite a strong position because when calculating the year's final points total, he will be allowed to drop his last place finish in the first ASP World Tour event of the year.

The top five ASP World Tour rankings are currently:

Mick Fanning (AUS)

Damien Hobgood (USA)

Andy Irons (HAW)

Taj Burrow (AUS)

Joel Parkinson (AUS)

Kelly Slater (USA) comes in at number six, having had a disappointing start to the year and only securing one semi-final place.

The Men's ASP World Tour now heads to JBay, South Africa, for event 5.

Rip Curl Pro Search Chile

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:23:00 +0000

It's half way through the 2007 Rip Curl Pro Search Chile waiting period at Arica, event 4 on the ASP world tour. And a dramatic day of competition (Monday) saw the elimination of current world No. 2 Taj Burrow (AUS). Three times World Champion Andy Irons (HAW) put in a a scorching performance to take him through to the next round, before retiring half way through his heat with a broken board, and Fred Patacchia (HAW) turned in a perfect 10-point ride.

A couple of days into the event, the Arica break got a little too wild, forcing organizers to put it on hold in order to ensure the surfer's safety but good 2m (6ft) waves have since allowed all but two heats from round three to be completed.

Next competition call is 7am local time, Tuesday

Action in Tahiti

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:04:00 +0000

The action proved short-lived at the Billabong Pro Tahiti but having got an unprecedented extension to the waiting time, the guys are back out on the water.

Today they will crown a new champ, no matter what.

Watch them live.

Billabong Pro Tahiti 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Sun, 13 May 2007 22:42:00 +0000

After several days without action, the Billabong Pro Tahiti burst into life today.

Bobby Martinez, last year's champion dipped out in round three to Luke Stedman but Slater, Irons, Burrow, Hobgood and Fanning are all through to the last sixteen.

Watch live.

ASP World Tour, Tahiti 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Fri, 04 May 2007 20:02:00 +0000

Round 1 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti is underway at Teahupoo Reef, in three to five foot barrels.

The action ignited from heat one with defending champion Bobby Martinez (USA) wiping out the opposition, 2001 Billabong Pro Tahiti winner Cory Lopez (USA) and Australian Trent Munro. While 2002 Billabong Pro Tahiti winner Andy Irons (HAW), last year’s runner-up Fred Pattachia (HAW) and local specialist and event wildcard Hira Teriinatoofa (PYF) are about to have a battle royal in heat seven.

Watch the action live thanks to some great streaming video.

ASP World Tour, Stop 3

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:57:00 +0000

Next week its Chopes versus the surf professionals for round three of the Foster's ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupoo, Taiarapu, May 4-14, 2007.

American surfers have made this their event with only Andy Irons (HAW) in 2002 and Mark Occhilupo (AUS), at the first run of the competition back in 1999, spoiling the U.S record of wins.

It was on this wave that Kelly Slater scored two perfect 10 rides, to accumulate an incredible scoreline of 20 out of a possible 20.
Past Billabong Pro Tahiti champions:
2006: Bobby Martinez (USA)
2005: Kelly Slater (USA)
2004: CJ Hobgood (USA)
2003: Kelly Slater (USA)
2002: Andy Irons (HAW)
2001: Cory Lopez (USA)
2000: Kelly Slater (USA)
1999: Mark Occhilupo (AUS)

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:34:00 +0000

Stop 2 on the Foster's ASP Men's world tour got of to a flying start yesterday at Bells Beach, Australia, in 4 to 6 ft (1 to 2 m) waves, with both Kelly Slater and Andy Irons determined to stamp their mark on the competition.

Slater and Joel Parkinson, both of whom made the Rip Curl Pro final last year, tied for the day's highest single wave score: 9.17 out of 10.00. Irons finished last in the first event of the season and wasn't in the mood to take any chances in his heat against wildcard, Australian Matt Wilkinson .

Today it is the turn of the ASP Women's World Tour, the Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach, which will run in tandem with the men's event. Both events have the option of a waiting period through to April 13, 2007 and you can catch all the action live on www.aspworldtour.com or www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro

ASP World Champions Crowning

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:49:00 +0000

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.

Andy Irons beats Kelly Slater to win Pipeline Masters

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:30:00 +0000

Hawaii has seen the close of both the Men's and the Women's ASP world tour. In a nail-biting finish to the Women's tour, Layne Beachley claimed her seventh world title and on the Men's tour, although Kelly Slater had already claimed his eighth world title, the last event of the year produced what many claim to be the best final ever seen at the 36-year-old Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters, Andy Irons (HAW) claiming a heroic victory over long-time rival Kelly Slater (USA), Cory Lopez (USA) and Rob Machado (USA).

In typical style, Slater began the final at lightning speed, chalking up a 9.00 and a 7.40 within the first eight minutes but Irons is renowned for fighting to the end and fought back with an amazing 9.87 and a killer 10 to finish.

Melanie Bartels wins at Sunset

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:50:00 +0000

Last minute entrant, Melanie Bartels (HAW), has won the 2006, Roxy Pro Hawaii at Sunset Beach, Hawaii, beating other from wildcard entrant, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), to win her first-ever ASP Women’s World Tour event.
Finishing third at Sunset Beach was local Rochelle Ballard. Last year's Roxy Pro Hawaii champion Chelsea Georgeson finished in fourth place, while world No. 1 Layne Beachley and world No. 2 Melanie Redman-Carr went out in the semifinals. This means that the top three in the Women's world rankings are all in contention for the 2006 world title and that the championship will be decided at the last ASP event of the series, in Maui next week.

ASP Women's World Tour, Hawaii 2006

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:25:00 +0000

The ASP Women's World Tour began today, Friday November 24, 2006, at Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii for the penultimate event of the season, the Roxy Pro Hawaii but immediately went on hold. The next call is 7.30am local time, tomorrow.

Once they get on the water, you will be able to watch the event via a live webcast.

Mick Fanning Wins in Imbituba

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:29:00 +0000

Australian Mick Fanning has moved up to world No. 2 on the Foster's ASP World Tour ratings with an emphatic win at the 2006 Nova Schin Festival, Imbituba, over last year's winner Damien Hobgood (USA).

Large, wind affected, six foot (two metre) waves were the order of the day and with an early charge by Fanning, the final was a largely one-sided affair. Favoring the rights Mick caught nine waves to Hobgood’s five. With early 9.5 and 9.27 scores in Fanning's scoreline, Damien was left needing a massive combination of scores to defend his title but could only manage 13.10.

On his way to the final, Mick fanning took out Bobby Martinez (USA), but with many big names falling in round three, Bobby's smile has grown even bigger since he now sits at No. 4 in the rankings, above Andy Irons! Not bad for his first year on the tour.

The last ASP World Tour event of 2006 is the Rip Curl Pipeline Masters, December 8-20, 2006, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii.

Nova Schin Brazil on Hold

noreply@blogger.com (Geeve) — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:40:00 +0000

After a promising start at the beginning of the week, the 2006, Nova Schin Festival Imbituba, Brazil, has been placed on hold with just half of round two completed on Tuesday. Ranking leaders are through to round three but a result in Brazil could be critical for many of the lower rankings yet to compete in round two, deciding whether they remain in the tour for 2007. Competition officials have therefore decided that these competitors deserve better conditions than the one to two foot swell currently prevailing.

So far, the competition has been most notable for the absence of newly crowned world champion, Kelly Slater, who withdrew from the event due to personal commitments. It is thought that he might make an appearance at the expressions session but is definitely committed to competing in the Pipeline Masters.

When they get underway again, you can watch the surfers and bikini clad supporters, live, on streaming video.