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August 26, 2011
TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/French Polynesia (Friday, August 26, 2011) – Competition at the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui will recommence this morning with Round 2 at 7:30am, Round 3 has been placed on standby. Event No. 5 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Tahiti will jump back into [...]
May 26, 2011
ITAUNA BEACH, Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil (Wednesday, May, 25, 2011) – The ASP World Prime Coca-Cola presents Oakley Saquarema Prime was begun in good waves at Wednesday at Itauna beach. The first call at 7am was observed in near flat conditions. However, in the second call at 11:30am, the low-tide brought clean and [...]
May 23, 2011
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Monday, May 23, 2011) – Matt Wilkinson (AUS), 22, is into his second season as a member of the ASP Top 34 and the perm-sporting, roller-blade wearing man from Copacabana has been making major in-roads with his speedy style and endless bag of tricks. Surfing Magazine recently caught up with the current [...]
April 6, 2011
MARGARET RIVER, Western Australia (Wednesday, April 6, 2011) – 10 – Time ASP World Champion and surfing legend Kelly Slater (USA) made a highly anticipated return to the south-west corner of Australia, pulling on a contest jersey at the Telstra Drug Aware Pro at Margaret River for the first time since 1993. Slater had only [...]
March 21, 2011
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Monday, March 21, 2011) – Matt Wilkinson (AUS), 22, went absolutely ballistic at the 2011 ASP World Tour season opening Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, unloading massive backside airs and tail-out turns at Snapper to take a solid 5th place finish while putting on an amazing show for his fellow competitors and fans [...]
March 8, 2011
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, March 9, 2011) – UPDATE: The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, the opening event of the 2011 ASP World Title season, has been put ON HOLD until 1pm for the call. The final day of competition has been called on for the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover with the [...]
March 8, 2011
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, March 8, 2011) – The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, the opening stop of the 2011 ASP World Title season, completed Rounds 4 and 5 today with the most electrifying surfing of the event in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the primary venue of Snapper Rocks. [...]
March 7, 2011
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Monday, March 7, 2011) – The world’s best surfers lit up the three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) swell on offer at Snapper Rocks today as the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover completed Round 3 of competition. The opening event of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold [...]
October 24, 2010
SANTA CRUZ, California/USA (Saturday, October 23, 2010) – ASP Dream Tour surfer Matt Wilkinson (Copacabana, AUS), 22, won the ASP PRIME O’Neill Cold Water Classic California over young Hawaiian Tonino Benson (Kailua, HI), 20, in tricky two-to-four foot (1 metre) conditions at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California. Wilkinson, who is currently competing on his [...]
October 13, 2010
BELGAS, Peniche/Portugal (Wednesday, October 13, 2010) – Round 4 of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal has been called ON in glassy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Belgas. Stop No. 8 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal will recommence competition at 12:45pm today with Round 4 up first [...]