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August 20, 2012
GRANDE PLAGE, Lacanau – France (Sunday, August 19, 2012) – Filipe Toledo (BRA) 17 has just won the ASP 5-Star Soöruz Lacanau Pro in clean 2-3Ft surf at La Grande Plage of Lacanau. Toledo managed to outsurf Jack Freestone (AUS) in an exciting final where the heat lead changed a few times before the flying [...]
February 9, 2012
CACIMBA DO PADRE, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco / Brazil (Wednesday, February 8, 2012) – Cacimba do Padre beach is known for its transparent water and barreling waves. Once again, it did not disappoint as new records were set by Chris Ward (USA) and Dion Atkinson (AUS) at the ASP PRIME Hang Loose Pro Contest 2012 [...]
January 13, 2012
WANNING, Hainan Island, China (Friday, January 13, 2012) – At first light, the forecasts presented by Surfline proved on point, as 4- to 6-foot sets rolled through Riyue Bay, for Day 3 of the Hainan Classic, a 4-Star Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) event. What transpired were eight tightly contested heats, filled with late-heat game-changer [...]
September 17, 2011
PLAYA DE PANTIN, Galicia – Spain (Saturday, September 17, 2011) – Hawaiian sensation Malia Manuel (Kauai) 18, has won the ASP 6-Star Cabreiroa Pantin Classic Women’s Pro defeating Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, CA) 19, in a high-scoring final 16.76 to 14.34 in tough 3-4ft waves. The men’s ASP 5-Star Cabreiroa Pantin Classic Pro completed Round [...]
April 13, 2011
Thurso East – Scotland (Wednesday, April 13, 2011) – The opening day of the O’Neill Coldwater Classic Scotland, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star event, saw some of the world’s top surfers offer incredible displays of surfing in clean 6ft (1.5m) barrelling rights at Thurso East. Cold winds and freezing waters were compensated with [...]
March 20, 2011
MEREWETHER, Newcastle/Australia (Sunday, March 19, 2011) – Dion Atkinson (South Australia/Seaford) won the Association of Surfing Professionals 4 – Star rated Burton Toyota Pro defeating Tom Whitaker in a controversial final that was marred by an interference call against Whitaker in the opening minutes. “I simply didn’t see Dion there, I should have looked harder [...]
February 21, 2011
CACIMBA DO PADRE, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco / Brazil (February, Sunday, 20, 2011) – Brazilian Alejo Muniz, 20, has won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Hang Loose Pro Contest in three-to-five foot surf at the Cacimba do Padre, Fernando de Noronha, island, located at 345 kilometers from the Brazil’s northeastern coast. Alejo Muniz [...]
July 29, 2010
LONG BEACH, Kommetjie/South Africa (Wednesday, July 28, 2010) – The ASP 4-Star Cold Water Classic Series has always offered the wild and rugged. Now comes the drama – with the current World Number One, Jordy Smith as well as the current CWC Series leader, Royden Bryson knocked out of the competition as the quarter finalists [...]
March 25, 2010
MARRAWAH, Tasmania/Australia (Thursday, March 25, 2010) – Through a very thick fog and sea mist event officials somehow made the correct call to again run at Lighthouse Beach on day three of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star Rated O’Neill Cold Water Classic . When the sea mist finally lifted, perfect solid 1.5m plus [...]