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July 19, 2012
PLAYA REVOLCADERO, Acapulco/Mex (Thursday, July 19, 2012) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Quiksilver Surf Open Acapulco saw the event’s top seeds tackle challenging two-to-three foot conditions to complete the first 10 heats of the Round of 64 today. Michael Dunphy (Virginia Beach, VA), a top seed in the Quiksilver Surf Open Acapulco, [...]
July 18, 2012
PLAYA REVOLCADERO, Acapulco/Mexico (Wednesday, July 18, 2012) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Quiksilver Surf Open Acapulco returned to the Mexican beachbreak of Playa Revolcadero to complete Round 2 of competition in clean two-to-four (1 metre) surf. The fourth of six event’s on the men’s ASP North America schedule, the Quiksilver Surf Open [...]
July 18, 2012
COOLANGATTA, New South Wales/ AUS (Wednesday, July 18, 2012) – With a change in scheduling for the 2012 ASP WCT season, the world’s best surfers have a two month break between the Volcom Fiji Pro and the Billabong Pro Tahiti. So, what is one to do with so much free time? ASP Top 10 surfer [...]
July 18, 2012
PLAYA REVOLCADERO, Acapulco/Mexico (Tuesday, July 17, 2012) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Quiksilver Surf Open Acapulco completed Round 1 of competition as well as the opening heats of Round 2 in clean four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) waves at Playa Revolcadero and called competition off early in the afternoon due to onshore winds. [...]
July 17, 2012
SHONAN BEACH, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan (Saturday, July 14th, 2012) – The sixth day of the Murasaki Shonan Open ASP 5-Star Pro Junior waiting period returned to action today and surfers took on two-to-three foot (.5 metre) waves at Kugenuma Beach. While the day began with amateur competition it culminated in exciting fashion, deciding the women’s [...]
July 16, 2012
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Friday, July 13, 2012) – The next generation pushing the boundaries of progressive surfing are no strangers to injury. Yadin Nicol, Dusty Payne, Jadson Andre, Dane Reynolds and most recently Kolohe Andino, all aerial talents, have all sustained leg injuries while pushing their personal boundaries above the lip. Evan Geiselman suffered a [...]
July 16, 2012
CÔTE SAUVAGE, Royan – France (Sunday, 15 July, 2012) – Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR) 18, and Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 18, have won the Sooruz Royan Atlantique Pro Junior titles in punchy 3-4ft peaks at the main event site of the Côte Sauvage. A spectacular finals day unfolded with Europe’s finest Pro Junior surfers thrilling the crowds [...]
July 15, 2012
COTTESLOE, WA/AUS (Sunday, July 15, 2012) – Taylor Jensen (CA/USA) and Georgia Young (WA/AUS) both claimed victory at the ASP 3-Star “Be Kind, Be Calm, Keep Smiling” Whalebone Classic for the second year in a row. The Whalebone Classic, the third and final stop on this year’s ASP Australasian Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS), wrapped up [...]
July 15, 2012
CÔTE SAUVAGE, Royan – France (Saturday, 14 July, 2012) – Semi-finalists at the Sooruz Royan Atlantique Pro Junior were decided today during another long day of competition with the strong winds battering the main contest site at the Côte Sauvage. Peaky 3-4ft waves were on offer with the high tide mark providing the best conditions [...]
July 14, 2012
GRANDE PLAGE, Biarritz/France (Saturday, July 14, 2012) – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, has claimed her 5th ASP Women’s World Title today, winning the Roxy Pro Biarritz over Tyler Wright (AUS), 18. “I woke up this morning and thought it wouldn’t happen today,” Gilmore said. “But as the day progressed, and things fell into place, I [...]