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January 31, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Monday, January 30, 2012) – Dane Reynolds (USA), 26, may have failed to requalify for the ASP World Tour in 2012 but spectators will still get to enjoy his extraordinary talents when he lines up as a wildcard for the opening event of the ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro presented by [...]
January 30, 2012
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Monday, January 30, 2012) – Yadin Nicol (AUS), 26, is finally back in the water following months of intense rehab on his broken ankle and on his way to a full recovery just in time for the season opening Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast which kicks off at the end of February. With [...]
January 29, 2012
HONOLULU, Hawaii – (Saturday, January 28, 2012) – The Banzai Pipeline caught everyone off guard today. Waves doubled and tripled in size from one heat to the next before the opening day of competition at The Volcom Pipe Pro was called off due to dangerous conditions. Only seven heats and three hours of competition were [...]
January 24, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Tuesday, January 24, 2012) – The ASP Board of Directors has voted to ratify several refinements to the ASP World Tour and ASP World Rankings for the 2012 season. These changes will expand upon the December 2011 decision to suspend the midyear rotation for 2012, due to schedule constraints, and continue to provide [...]
January 23, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (January 24, 2012) – ASP Women’s World No.2 Sally Fitzgibbons remains confident she will be fully fit by the start of the Roxy Pro presented by Land Rover at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast on 25th February despite carrying several injuries. Fitzgibbons was on the Gold Coast this week nursing a fractured [...]
January 20, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Friday, January 20, 2012) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, has been considered an ASP World Title threat since his rookie year amongst the world’s best in 2001. The man came along at a time when surfing was beginning to blend traditional carves with aerials and the kid from Coolangatta had the complete package. [...]
January 20, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Friday, January 20, 2012) – Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, has qualified for the ASP Dream Tour on three separate occasions. Seemingly against comprehension, Josh’s first two attempts amongst the world’s best didn’t go to plan and the incredibly-talented Gold Coaster failed to requalify. However, Kerr silenced all critics in 2011, putting in stellar [...]
January 17, 2012
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) – John John Florence (HAW), 19, had a breakthrough season in 2011 with dominating performances at Pipeline, qualification for the ASP World Tour at the halfway mark of the season, and the clinching the Vans Triple Crown while in his teens, something some of the finest surfers on [...]
January 17, 2012
GOLD COAST, Queensland/ AUS (Wednesday, January 18, 2012) – Davey Cathels (AUS), 20, is currently tied in the race for the 2011 ASP World Junior Title with Brazilian talente Caio Ibelli (BRA), 18. With the final stop on the ASP World Junior Tour relocating to his native country, the young Aussie was setting himself up [...]
January 17, 2012
SINGAPORE, (Tuesday, 17 January, 2012) – Outdoor Channel (Asia), a world leader in outdoor entertainment, has signed a pan-regional partnership with Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Australasia that will see Outdoor Channel provide coverage of ASP Australasia’s events. Under the terms of the Agreement, Outdoor Channel will become ASP Australasia’s pan-regional broadcast partner, and will [...]