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February 25, 2012
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Sunday, February 26, 2012) – Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover has been called on this morning with the opening heat hitting the lineup at 7:30am. The surf has maintained in the three-to-four foot (1 metre) range since yesterday, and the world’s best surfers will do [...]
February 25, 2012
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Saturday, 25 February, 2012) – The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover kicked off the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour with some great performances in shifty three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Snapper Rocks today. The Top 34 surfers in the world went for broke in the opening non-elimination round, [...]
February 24, 2012
SNAPPER ROCKS/QLD (24th February, 2012) – The Quiksilver Pro presented by Land Rover is poised for a blockbuster opening with wildcard Dane Reynolds to meet world No.2 Joel Parkinson. Reynolds (USA) was given one of two wildcards to the event after deciding to sit out the ASP World Tour in 2012. He is widely regarded [...]
February 22, 2012
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, February 23, 2012) – The 2012 ASP World Title Series is just days away from commencement and with the highly-anticipated Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover looming just around the corner, the world’s best surfers are prepped and ready to launch their respective ASP World Title campaigns. The first [...]
February 21, 2012
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queenslands/Australia (Tuesday, February 21, 2012) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, was ASP World Runner-Up last season…an accolade he’s held on four occasions now (2002, 2004, 2009, 2011). That kind of record, getting within reach of the ASP World Title so many times, would buckle a lesser man. However, Parkinson is not a lesser [...]
February 15, 2012
MANLY, NSW/Australia (Wednesday, 15 February, 2012) – The Australian Open of Surfing at Manly Beach presented by Hurley and Billabong was treated to another exciting day full of surf action. Today saw the completion of the opening round of the Men’s ASP 6-Star division, and three heats of round two featuring some of the event’s [...]
February 10, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Friday, 10 February, 2012) – After the phenomenal success of the US Open Of Surfing over the last few years Hurley and Billabong have teamed up to bring a similar event down under. The Australian Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Billabong at Manly Beach is set to be one of the [...]
January 20, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Friday, January 20, 2012) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, has been considered an ASP World Title threat since his rookie year amongst the world’s best in 2001. The man came along at a time when surfing was beginning to blend traditional carves with aerials and the kid from Coolangatta had the complete package. [...]
January 2, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Monday, January 2, 2012) – 2011 has come and gone, delivering nothing short of one of the most exciting and talked about seasons the tour has ever witnessed. We saw bombing conditions at Teahupo’o and Pipeline, rippable surf in New York and San Francisco, and landmark swells at Bells and Supertubos. We saw [...]
December 10, 2011
BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 10, 2011) – Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, has won his inaugural ASP World Tour event, taking out the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons over fellow countrymen Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, in four-to-six foot waves. John John Florence (HAW), 19, also found his way to the podium as [...]