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May 15, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Tuesday, May 15, 2012) – The Billabong Rio Pro, Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, returned to the powerful beachbreak of Barra da Tijuca for the second consecutive day in three-to-five foot (1-1.5 metre) barrels which provided the ideal canvas for the world’s [...]
May 15, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Tuesday, May 15, 2012) – The Billabong Rio Pro is back on in clean two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the punchy beachbreak of Barra da Tijuca. Today’s schedule is expected to see the completion of Round 3 with Round 4 on standby. The Billabong Rio Pro recommenced competition [...]
May 14, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Monday, May 14, 2012) – After a four-day break from competition, the Billabong Rio Pro launched back to action at the primary venue of Barra da Tijuca as world’s best surfers did battle in challenging four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) barrels at the primary venue. Adam Melling (AUS), [...]
May 14, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Monday, May 14, 2012) – After a four-day break from men’s competition, the Billabong Rio Pro is back on in four-to-six foot (1.5 to 2 metre) waves at the primary site of Barra Da Tijuca. While the ASP Top 34 have had a hiatus from competition over the past [...]
May 14, 2012
CAPBRETON, France (Monday, May 14, 2012) – The ASP 3-Star Gran Canaria Santa Pro Junior will open the European Season to male surfers aged under-21. The event’s waiting period officially starts on Wednesday, May 16 and forecasts are looking good with a consistent swell in the 3-4Ft range for the whole duration of the competition. [...]
May 13, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Sunday, May 13, 2012) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has taken out the Billabong Women’s Rio Pro over Coco Ho (HAW), 21, by a score of 14.10 to 14.03 in peaky one-to-three foot (.5 metre) waves at the primary venue of Barra da Tijuca. Event No. 5 of 7 [...]
May 13, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Sunday, May 13, 2012) – The Billabong Women’s Rio Pro, stop No. 5 of 7 on the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, will recommence in building one-to-three foot (.5 metre) waves at 10:30am local time and will crown a 2012 women’s champion by day’s end. No men’s competition will [...]
May 13, 2012
CAPBRETON, France (Sunday, May 13, 2012) – Pauline Ado (FRA) 21, just placed fifth at the Billabong Pro Rio, losing in a low scoring quarter-final matchup against current World N°2 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS). Extremely difficult conditions in the 1-2Ft range were on offer at Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) yesterday with tricky [...]
May 12, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Saturday, May 12, 2012) – Semifinalists have been decided for the Billabong Women’s Rio Pro, Stop No. 5 of 7 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, as the world’s best female surfers made the most of the tricky one-to-two foot (0.5 metre) waves on offer at the primary [...]
May 12, 2012
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Saturday, May 12, 2012) – Courtney Conlogue (USA), 19, is building momentum amongst the world’s best women’s surfers. Currently rated No. 4 on the ASP WTC Rankings, Conlogue is fresh off of her maiden elite win at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic and is leading compatriots Lakey Peterson (USA), 17, and Sage [...]