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May 25, 2012
CLOUDBREAK/Fiji (Saturday, May 26, 2012) – The Volcom Fiji Pro, Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, is just over a week away from the start of its 13-day waiting period and Mitch Coleborn (AUS), 25, has been chosen as one of two event wildcards to join the ASP Top [...]
May 25, 2012
SAQUAREMA, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil (Friday, May, 25, 2012) – In accordance with the predicted forecast, a decrease in swell size at the Itauna Beach point break has forced officials to call a lay day at the 2012 Quiksilver Saquarema Prime presented by Coca-Cola. Quality waves in the waist-to-chest high range are breaking in [...]
May 24, 2012
SAQUAREMA, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil (Thursday, May 24, 2012) – Competition on Thursday at the 2012 Quiksilver Saquarema Prime presented by Coca-Cola saw Brazilian powerhouse, Willian Cardoso set all scoring records on the waves in the 2-3 foot range (1 meter) on the long lefts at the Itauna Beach pointbreak, in the state of [...]
May 24, 2012
CAPBRETON, France (Thursday, May 24, 2012) – The ASP Europe 6-Star Estoril Surf Women’s Pro returns in 2012 with a change in dates to September for a better swell window in Playa de Bafureira, Cascais – Portugal. The Portuguese event has been a regular stop on the European leg of the ASP World Tour since [...]
May 23, 2012
SAQUAREMA, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil (Wednesday, May, 23, 2012) – Sunny skies and long lefthanders in the 4-6 foot range (1.5-2 meters) were on hand at Itauna Beach, Saquarema for the ASP World Prime Quiksilver Saquarema Prime presented by Coca-Cola. Competition on Wednesday included some big wins and heavy upsets with the conclusion of [...]
May 23, 2012
CAPBRETON, France (Wednesday, May 24, 2012) – Newquay will once again host the Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans, from August 6-12 this summer. The traditional British stop on the ASP European Tours returns with a combined ASP 6-Star Men’s event, and the Boardmasters Longboard Pro, an ASP 3-Star Men’s and Women’s Longboard Qualifying Series [...]
May 23, 2012
SYDNEY, New South Wales/Australia (Wednesday, May 23, 2012) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, is the man of the moment. Current ASP World No. 1 after the opening events of the year. However, this is familiar territory for the four-time ASP World Runner-Up. He knows what it is to lead and he knows what it is [...]
May 23, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, May 23, 2012) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, is without question one of the most fit surfers on the ASP World Championship Tour. The Gold Coast native’s dedicated training program has seen him vault atop the ratings amongst the ASP Top 34 and with the unfortunate downgrade of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys [...]
May 22, 2012
SAQUAREMA, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil (Tuesday, May, 22, 2012) – At the 4th event on the 2012 ASP Prime calendar, 96 of the world’s best surfers battled in epic conditions to begin the Quiksilver Saquarema Prime presented by Coca-Cola. Starting off with the Trials Event at 6:30 am, the competitors encountered perfect conditions with [...]
May 21, 2012
LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Monday, May 21, 2012) – Four-time ASP Women’s World Champion and current ASP Women’s World No. 1, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, is en route to reclaiming the throne this season, and the final two events should prove an all-time showdown between the current frontrunner and momentum-building challenger Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21. However, [...]