COOLUM, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, January 5, 2011) – While industry rumors have ran riot since last December, today it became official: 2011 ASP World Tour Rookie Julian Wilson has signed with Nike 6.0. The prodigious natural-footer from Australia’s Sunshine Coast is already an international heavy-hitter with several successful forays into the ASP World Tour as a [...]
TORQUAY, Victoria/Australia (Wednesday, January 5, 2011) – International surfing and board sports company Rip Curl is proud to ring in the New Year with the announcement that record-setting 16-year-old surfing talent Tyler Wright (Lennox Head, AUS) has signed a five-year sponsorship extension on her current Rip Curl International Team Rider contract. “Rip Curl’s timing with [...]
CARLSBAD, California/USA (Tuesday, January 4, 2011) – Gold Coast talent Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, is without question one of the most progressive surfing minds on the planet. As adept above the lip as he is in throttling tubes, Kerr is gearing up to unleash his advanced skill-set on the elite ranks of the ASP World [...]
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Tuesday, January 4, 2011) – Bronte’s Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), 24, had a rocky road in 2010, suffering a torn ACL that sidelined the fiery goofy-footer for a chunk of last year’s ASP Women’s World Tour season. After a dedicated road to recovery, Miley-Dyer was back in fighting shape for the O’Neill Women’s [...]
BURLEIGH HEADS, Coolangatta/Australia (Sunday, January 2, 2011) – After making his presence felt on the elite stage as a wildcard, 2010 saw the ushering of Aussie talent Owen Wright (AUS), 20, on to the elite stage as a full-time competitor. The versatile goofy-footer lived up to the hype, finishing No. 7 on the ASP World [...]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Sunday, January 2, 2011) – The 2011 ASP Top 17 have been determined, ushering in one of the most exciting fields of women surfers in the history of the sport. With the allocation of the ASP Wildcard (going to Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), 24), the ASP Top 17 has been set, comprised of [...]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, December 28, 2010) – On the heels of the 2010 ASP World Tour culmination, the ASP Technical Committee have reassessed and re-evaluated the structure of the newly-instated ASP World Rankings system, slightly altering the points allocation for 2011. “We have always maintained that 2010 was a bridge season and our target [...]
NORTH SHORE, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, December 21, 2010) – The 2011 ASP Top 34 have been finalized, setting the scene for what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting seasons in ASP history. With the allocation of the two ASP Wildcards (going to Kai Otton (AUS), 31, and Gabe Kling (USA), 30), the [...]
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 16, 2010) – Jeremy Flores (FRA) 22, won the Billabong Pipe Masters in memory of Andy Irons over Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, in a come-from-behind victory in firing four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) backdoor barrels, marking his first career ASP World Tour victory. Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29, was another to stand atop [...]
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 16, 2010) – The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the final jewel of the Vans Triple Crown (an ASP Specialty Series) is back on this morning with clean four-to-six (2 metre) surf at Backdoor Pipeline and will crown a champion by day’s end. “Yesterday’s swell is still delivering [...]
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