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May 9, 2012
ARPOADOR, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 9, 2012) – The 2012 Billabong Rio Pro, Stop No. 3 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, kicked off competition at the secondary venue of Arpoador this morning and the event’s top seeds dominated the clean two-to-four foot (1.5 metre) lefthanders on offer for Round 1. [...]
May 9, 2012
CAPBRETON, France (Wednesday, May 9, 2012) – Barefoot Wines in association with Billabong will host ASP Europe’s first specialty event in 2012: an expression session with a 3,000€ prize-purse in Bundoran, Ireland during the Sea Sessions festival next summer from June 29 to July 1. The invitational event will host some of the UK and [...]
May 8, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brasil (Tuesday, May 8, 2012) – The waiting period for the Billabong Rio Pro begins tomorrow, May 9th, and with a favorable forecast for the opening day, there’s a strong chance the event could kickoff competition on Day 1. Stop No. 3 on the men’s ASP World Championship Tour and [...]
May 8, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Tuesday, May 8, 2012) – Kelly Slater (USA), 40, reigning 11-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 1, has withdrawn from the Billabong Rio Pro following a heel injury sustained in Java. “I injured the inside of my left heel in Java and then re-opened it again [...]
May 8, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Monday, May 7, 2012) – The draw has been finalized for the next stop on the ASP World Championship Tour, the Billabong Rio Pro, cementing the Round 1 match-ups for the world’s best surfers to go down at Rio de Janeiro’s Barra da Tijuca this week. Event No. 3 [...]
May 6, 2012
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Saturday, May 5, 2012) – The world’s best surfers are descending on Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro for the next stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour season, the Billabong Rio Pro, to be held from May 9 – 20, 2012. Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2012 [...]
May 5, 2012
LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Saturday, May 5, 2012) – Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, has taken out the ASP PRIME Nike Lowers Pro, defeating veteran campaigner Glenn Hall (IRL), 30, in two-to-four foot waves at Lower Trestles. Medina got the best of an opening exchange against Hall and held the lead throughout the heat’s entirety, [...]
May 4, 2012
LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Friday, May 4, 2012) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Nike Lowers Pro saw the Quarterfinalists decided in glassy two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Lower Trestles with the remaining surfers consistently putting on amazing performances throughout the day. Dane Reynolds (Ventura, CA), 26, got the best of [...]
May 3, 2012
LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Thursday, May 3, 2012) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Prime Nike Lowers Pro returned to the fabled California pointbreak of Lower Trestles for the third consecutive day and saw young Brazilian talent Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, lead his fellow ASP World Championship Tour competitors in posting the day’s [...]
May 3, 2012
LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Wednesday, May 2, 2012) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Nike Lowers Pro returned to the high-performance pointbreak of Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California in two-to-four foot waves today. In an event often dominated by aerials, today’s action saw power-surfers earn the day’s top scores amidst standout [...]