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November 17, 2012
HALEIWA, Oahu/Hawaii – (Friday, November 16, 2012) — Pumping Haleiwa delivered the goods at the REEF Hawaiian Pro today with incredible tube rides, aerials and pure power surfing. For the world’s top professionals and the surf-stoked fans who flock to the North Shore, this is what the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is known for: [...]
September 18, 2011
LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Saturday, September 17, 2011) – Dane Reynolds (USA), 26, and Jordy Smith (ZAF), 23, have withdrawn from the Hurley Pro at Trestles, Event No. 7 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title seasons, citing rib injuries. Reynolds has yet to surf an elite tour event this season, suffering from a number [...]
March 27, 2011
GISBORNE, New Zealand, March 27, 2011 – Day five of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic played host to the most innovative surfing witnessed in New Zealand as the world’s elite surfers attacked the Gisborne waves today. A delayed start was forced on the competitors due to small conditions. A small 0.5m – 1.0m swell built [...]
March 25, 2011
Gisborne, New Zealand, March 25, 2011 – The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-star made a change in venue halfway through the day today. A move from the primary venue of Pines at Wainui Beach to Pipe at Midway Beach in the township of Gisborne saw extremely improved conditions that had [...]
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 [...]
October 10, 2010
SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Sunday, October 10, 2010) – The world’s best surfers battled shifting four-to-six foot (2 metre) rights and lefts at Supertubos as the Rip Curl Pro Portugal commenced competition with the opening nine heats of Round 1. Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal got [...]
September 6, 2010
SYDNEY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, September 7, 2010) – Tom Whitaker (AUS), 30, a veteran of the elite ASP World Tour of eight years, will return to competition for the next several events as the first replacement surfer for injured Australian Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29. Whitaker, who has finished as high as 8th on the [...]
September 1, 2010
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Tuesday, August 31, 2010) – The Billabong Pro Tahiti recommenced today in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves for the completion of Round 2 and the first 12 heats of Round 3. Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti played host to an incredible day [...]
August 13, 2010
TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Friday, August 12, 2010) – Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Teahupoo, boasts a venue largely considered one of the most dangerous waves on the planet, and with solid swells projected and the added pressure of the mid-year ASP field reduction, this season’s Billabong Pro [...]
May 6, 2010
LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Thursday, May 6, 2010) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME 6.0 Lowers Pro saw the event’s top seeds revel in pristine six foot ( 2 meter) conditions at Lower Trestles and the iconic pointbreak played host to world-class performances by several ASP Dream Tour competitors including a mind-blowing display of [...]