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July 14, 2011
JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Thursday, July 14, 2011) – The Billlabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, Event No. 4 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, has called a lay day today with only inconsistent, two-foot (0.5 metre) waves on offer for the world’s best surfers. “The surf has started filtering in this morning but [...]
July 14, 2011
JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Thursday, July 14, 2011) – Alejo Muniz (BRA), 21, is having one hell of a year in 2011. Scalps the opening ASP Prime event of the season in Fernando de Noronha, clinches the 2010 ASP Breakthrough Performer of the Year (2010) at February’s ASP World Surfing Awards, nails a 5th at [...]
July 13, 2011
JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Wednesday, July 13, 2011) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, is one of the best surfers on the planet. No one disputes that. After a decade amongst the world’s best, the Gold Coast style master has racked up 10 elite tour victories, 11 additions victories and inspired an army of youth to [...]
July 12, 2011
JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Tuesday, July 12, 2011) – Cory Lopez (USA), 34, current ASP World No. 38, has gained entry into the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, Stop No. 4 of 11 on the ASP World Title season, with the withdrawal of Dane Reynolds (USA), 25. While Reynolds has yet to provide a reason for [...]
July 9, 2011
JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Saturday, July 9, 2011) – After nearly seven weeks since the last stop in Brazil, the ASP World Title season is poised to reignite with the upcoming Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay from July 14 – 24, 2011. Event No. 4 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong [...]
July 6, 2011
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, June 6, 2011) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, former two-time ASP World Champion, is uncharacteristically sitting at 8th in the hunt for the 2011 ASP World Title. All this while putting in performances that have pundits claiming Fanning is surfing at the peak of his powers. While we’re approaching the end [...]
June 30, 2011
SYDNEY, New South Wales/Australia (Thursday, June 30, 2011) -Jordy Smith (ZAF), 23, current ASP World No. 5, has been uncharacteristically quiet thus far this season. The 2010 ASP World Runner-Up cruised to back-to-back Equal 3rd place finishes in the opening two events, before stumbling with a 13th in Rio. Aside from that, it’s been all [...]
June 30, 2011
SAO PAULO, Brasil (Wednesday, June 29, 2011) – Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, current ASP World No. 1, has been a busy man during the mid-season break. An extended stay in Northern Sumatra bore witness to some powerful surfing from the young natural-footer, but a secondary trip to the Maldives has put the Brazilian’s ASP [...]
May 22, 2011
G-LAND, East Java/Bali (Monday, May 23, 2011) – We’ve just wrapped up the third event of the 2011 ASP World Title season in Rio de Janeiro, and the world’s best surfers will now embark on a nearly two-month mid-season break before their next stop in South Africa in mid-July. So, this begs the question, can [...]
May 9, 2011
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Monday, May 9, 2011) – After a two-year hiatus, the world’s best female surfers will return to Brazil this week for Stop No. 5 of 7 on the 2011 ASP Women’s World Title season, the Billabong Rio Pro. Running from 12 to 16, 2011 and boasting a primary venue [...]