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ASP World Title Showdown Set for Billabong Pipe Masters

Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons
Event No. 10 of 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT)
Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
December 8 – 20, 2013

ASP World Title Showdown Set for Billabong Pipe Masters, Possible Start Tomorrow


Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 41, and Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, will battle at the Billabong Pipe Masters to decide the 2013 ASP World Title.

Credit: ASP/CESTARI

PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 7, 2013) – The waiting period for the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons begins tomorrow, December 8, and with a promising swell pulsing into the North Shore, the world’s best surfers could take on the heavy Hawaiian barrel of Pipeline and Backdoor as early as tomorrow morning.

The final stop on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Billabong Pipe Masters will see the culmination of the ASP World Title Race between Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, and Kelly Slater (USA), 41, the final 2014 ASP WCT qualifiers and the crowning of the coveted Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Champion.… Read the rest

Pulsing Pointbreak Riyue Bay Produces at the Swatch Girls Pro China

Moniz
CAPTION: Kelia Moniz (HAW), reigning ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion picking up where she left off last year. Pic Daher

Pulsing Pointbreak Riyue Bay Produces On Day One of the Swatch Girls Pro China

WANNING, Hainan Island, China (Wednesday, November 20, 2013) – The Swatch Girls Pro China hosted by Wanning saw clean 3 to 4 foot left handers running 150 meters down the point at Riyue Bay all day today. All 12 heats of Round 1 and 10 heats of Round 2 were completed with the world’s best female longboarders putting on a show for the first day of the event that will decide the 2013 ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion.

Justine Dupont (FRA) won the first heat of the 2013 Swatch Girls Pro China this morning with some serious power turns and carves. Dupont competes on both long and shortboards and is competing at the Swatch Girls Pro China for her second time this year.”We… Read the rest

PUERTO ESCONDIDO OPEN 2013

MIKE VELASCO, HECTOR SANTIAGO, ASAYA BRUSA AND LILI GIRON ARE THE WINNER OF PUERTO ESCONDIDO OPEN 2013 .

With waves that came from less to more and that Sunday up to 7 feet out giving an excellent setting for the performance of the 30th edition of this traditional event at Zicatela beach parties in November and this time it paid tribute Jesus ” chuy ” Silva .

The kids marveled at its excellent performances in the local qualifying heats Mike Velasco 19 years surprised and took first place in the open category , also fine Julio Quiñones to the final performance , Jony Corzo was the revelation of the event to their 15 years achieving the podium with his third place and have made the best wave of the event that the judges awarded a tube with tapping out and three more, while eight-time national champion Roberto Salinas not found the wave .… Read the rest

Ella Williams Claims Women’s ASP World Junior Title

HD World Junior Championship pres. By Devassa
ASP World Junior Championships (Men’s and Women’s)
Joaquina Beach, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
October 27 – November 5, 2013

New Zealand’s Ella Williams Claims Women’s ASP World Junior Title at HD World Junior Championships

Ella Williams
Pictured: Ella Williams (NZL), 18, your 2013 Women’s ASP World Junior Champion.

Credit: ASP/SMORIGO

JOAQUINA BEACH, Florianopolis/BRA (Saturday, November 2, 2013) – Ella Williams (NZL), 18, has won the 2013 Women’s ASP World Junior Title, defeating Kauai’s Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW), 17, in a hard-fought final to win the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil.

Williams’ victory places her name among some of surfing’s finest female talent, with past winners including the likes of ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT) standouts Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 22, Pauline Ado (FRA), 22, and Laura Enever (AUS), 22.… Read the rest

Showdown at Rip Curl Pro Portugal- Kai Otton Wins

Rip Curl Pro Portugal presented by Moche
Event No. 9 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT)
Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal
October 9 – 20, 2013

World’s Best Surfers Ready for Showdown at Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Possible Start Tomorrow

Pictured: Supertubos will host the world’s best surfers for the upcoming Rip Curl Pro Portugal presented by Moche.

Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ

SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Tuesday, October 8, 2013) – The Rip Curl Pro Portugal presented by Moche, Event No. 9 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), will commence its competition window tomorrow and the world’s best surfers have arrived in Peniche ready to do battle in the barrels of Supertubos.

Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, two-time ASP World Champion (2007, 2009) and current ASP WCT No. 1, is coming off a win last week in France and holds the frontrunner position in the hunt for the 2013 ASP World Title.“The… Read the rest