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August 30, 2010
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Monday, August 30, 2010) – The swell has kicked up over night, and with pulsing three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves on offer, the Billabong Pro Tahiti will finally commence with Round 1 hitting the water at 6:30am. Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti has [...]
August 30, 2010
ZARAUTZ, Euskadi/Basque Country, Spain (Monday, August 30, 2010) – Fourth consecutive ASP men’s 6-Star sanctioned event this summer, the San Miguel Pro Zarautz presented by Euskaltel starts tomorrow Tuesday, August 31, in the Basque Country for another exciting six-day period of world-class surfing. Second-to-last event on this year’s action-packed summer leg in Europe, the prestigious [...]
August 29, 2010
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Sunday, August 29, 2010) – The Billabong Pro Tahiti, Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, has called its seventh, consecutive lay day today with the new southwest energy failing to fill in completely before day’s end. “We’re seeing the very beginning of the southwest energy this afternoon, but [...]
August 29, 2010
PANTIN, Spain (Sunday, August 29, 2010) – Billy Stairmand (NZL) 20, claimed the Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic presented by Billabong 2010 title defeating Pablo Paulino (BRA) in a tight, low scoring final. Claiming his maiden ASP Men’s Star-Series victory Stairmand becomes the second Kiwi to take out the Pantin Classic after Maz Quinn took out [...]
August 28, 2010
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Saturday, August 28, 2010) – After going on hold for the majority of the morning, event organizers called the Billabong Pro Tahiti off for the sixth day in a row, but a new southwest swell projected to fill in tomorrow could have the world’s best surfers in the water within the next 24 [...]
August 28, 2010
PANTIN, Galicia/Spain (Saturday, August 28, 2010) – Pauline Ado (Hendaye, FRA), 18, added another title to her brilliant career today after winning the 2010 ASP European Women’s title in Pantin, Ado’s equal 5th place finish rocketing her to the top of the regional hierarchy ahead of fellow title contenders Alizee Arnaud (Hossegor, FRA) and Canelle [...]
August 28, 2010
PANTIN, Spain (Saturday, August 28, 2010) – Courtney Conlogue (USA) today claimed the Cabreiroa Surfing Girls title an ASP Women’s Star-Series 6-Star sanctioned event downing Laura Enever (AUS) in the 35-minute final. Quarter-finalists for the Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic Presented by Billabong were also decided in an intense morning session of competition. Clean 2-3ft (1m) [...]
August 28, 2010
TAHITI (Saturday, August 28, 2010) – Well, we’re into Day 6 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti and still no competition yet. While there are certainly worse places on Earth to be marooned, it’s safe to say the natives are getting restless. And we’ve seen that there exist varying ways to pass the time: ping pong, [...]
August 28, 2010
PANTIN, Spain (Friday, August 27, 2010) – The final 16 remaining surfers in the Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic Presented by Billabong were decided during another day of changing conditions at the main event site of Pantin. Solid 6-8ft (2m) waves jacked up overnight allowing the international field of athletes the playing field they had been [...]
August 27, 2010
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Friday, August 27, 2010) – The swell projected to pulse through this morning has failed to manifest, resulting in the fifth consecutive lay day for the Billabong Pro Tahiti. Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti has yet to commence competition, but a more favourable [...]