Revamped ASP World Surfing Awards Ready for World’s Best Surfers this February
Kelly Slater (USA), 39, will be at the 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards to officially claim his historic 11th ASP World Title.
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Wednesday, January 11, 2012) – The ASP World Surfing Awards will draw the world’s best surfers to Australia’s Gold Coast once again this February, but this season’s gala event will be provided in an exciting new format this year with both surfers and fans participating in the awarding of athletes. New awards have been added, the production has been enhanced, tickets will be available to the general public and the event will be webcast LIVE via YouTube.
Surfing’s “night of nights”, the 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards will be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Thursday, February 23, and will officially recognize last season’s top performers.
ASP World Surfing Awards:
- ASP World Champions
- ASP World Runners-Up
- ASP Rookie of the Year
- Peter Whitaker Award
- Breakthrough Performer
The world’s best surfers will take the night to trade out their boardshorts and bikinis for suits and dresses, and this year’s ASP World Surfing Awards will feature an array of new accolades voted on by the surfers themselves.
Voted by Surfers:
- Surfer’s Surfer (surfer on tour with the most admirable qualities)
- Heat of the Year
- Maneuver of the Year
For the first time in the event’s storied history, the 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards will allow fans to participate in the selection process of four new publicly-voted awards.
Voted by the Fans:
- Male Entertainer of the Year (In and out of the water)
- Female Entertainer of the Year (In and out of the water)
- Most Underrated Male Surfer
- Most Underrated Female Surfer
TO VOTE, click on ASPWorldSurfingAwards.com
For more information, log onto ASPWorldTour.com
Comments
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@ ASP,
With regards to Rookie of the Year, was Gabriel Medina up for consideration last year, or did entering at the mid-year rotation remove him from the hunt?
While I agree that Julian Wilson finished higher in the rankings, with half the results Medina came pretty damn close to surpassing him. And he won two events.
-Jeff
Everyone who is new to the tour is in consideration for ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year. The decision is based strictly off the ASP World Title rankings, on which Julian finished 9th and Gabriel finished 12th. That said, surfers who entered into the ASP Top 34 for the first time at the midyear point last season will be considered rookies throughout the entirety of 2012. So the rookies in 2012 will be Gabriel Medina (BRA), Miguel Pupo (BRA), John John Florence (HAW), Kolohe Andino (USA) and Yadin Nicol (AUS).
where do i get the tickets??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.aspworldsurfingawards.com/tickets/
Dear ASP,
It looks like one more year has passed and things will not be so different for 2012. It is a good thing to let the fans participate in the ceremony (after all they are the ones who really support the big brands that support the ASP)and the new awards created. However, it is a huge disappointment to see another really good opportunity to pass by. I refer to the way events are organised. Why not include in the awards, a prize for the Greenest , more sustainable event of the year? In a sport totally dependable on the natural environment, there’s not one award to give any incentives for event organisers to enhance their green credentials or corporate reponsibility in a sustainable fashion. I praise Rip Curl for their efforts in this direction and hope the ASP open its eyes for the real issues facing surfers and citzens of our planet.