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February 9, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, 9 February, 2012) – The Breaka Burleigh Pro was back on today with clean 2 – 3 foot (1.5 meter) open faced waves rolling through the Burleigh Heads rock break. Conditions were almost identical to yesterday and competitors were enjoying putting on a show for their peers and the punters on [...]
February 8, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, 8 February, 2012) – The 2012 Breaka Burleigh Pro got off to great start in fun 2 – 3 (1.5 meter) foot surf in what was a classic Gold Coast summer’s day at Burleigh Heads today. The first event on the 2012 Australian leg of the ASP World Tour, the ASP [...]
January 28, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Saturday, 28 January, 2012) – Caio Ibelli (BRA) and Leila Hurst (HAW) have claimed the Men’s and Women’s ASP World Junior Titles at the Billabong World Junior Championships today. The pair join a prestigious list of former ASP World Junior Champions, including: Adriano De Souza (BRA), Joel Parkinson (AUS), Andy Irons (HAW), [...]
January 27, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Saturday, 28 January, 2012) – It’s the second last day of the event waiting period but the call has been made to finish the event today. That means before the day is through we will be crowning the men’s and women’s ASP World Junior Champions and The Billabong World Junior Championships event [...]
January 27, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Friday, 27 January, 2012) – A massive day of competition saw all Quarterfinalists decided in both the men’s and women’s draws at the Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast today. Competitors battled the rain, stormy seas and each other in an exciting day of surfing in 2 – 3 foot (1 – [...]
January 26, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Friday, 27 January, 2012) – The rain has returned at the Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast today. But despite the downpour there’s 2 foot (1 meter) of clean swell rolling in at Burleigh and the call has been made to run the women’s Round 3 followed by men’s Round 4. “I’d [...]
January 26, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, 26 January, 2012) – The Australian surfers have been buoyed by their national holiday, Australia Day at the Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast today. ASP World Junior Title contenders Jack Freestone (AUS) and Garrett Parkes (AUS) both posted big scores to advance to the next round. While trials winner Wade [...]
January 25, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, 25 January, 2012) – The wind and rain from the last few days has dropped off and contest officials have made the call to run the men’s Round 3 of the Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast. The surf is in the 2 – 3 foot (1.5 meter) range, with some [...]
January 24, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, 25 January, 2012) – Contest officials have called a lay-day at the Billabong World Junior Championships today. The Gold Coast is being pounded by heavy rain and strong winds today and the surf is not good enough for competition. “We’ve called the competition off for the day,” Contest Director Luke Egan [...]
January 24, 2012
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, 24 January, 2012) – The rain poured, the wind howled, but that didn’t stop the world’s best junior surfers from putting on a show and the Billabong World Junior Championships Gold Coast today. The young men took to the stormy seas to do battle in the 3 foot (1.5 meter) waves [...]