Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Bourez and Fitzgibbons Claim Billabong Rio Pro

Bourez and Fitzgibbons Claim
Billabong Rio Pro

Caption: Michel Bourez wins the Billabong Rio Pro after defeating Kolohe Andino in the Final.
Image: ASP / Smorigo
Billabong Rio Pro

Stop No. 4 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding period: 7 – 18 May 2014
Call: Finals
Conditions: Two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf.

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Monday, May 12, 2014): An epic Finals day at the Billabong Rio Pro and Rio Women’s Pro presented by Billabong, Stop No. 4 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), saw Michel Bourez (PYF) and Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) claim victory after a day of barreling waves at Barra Da Tijuca.Michel Bourez (PYF) won his second WCT event of the season, besting defending event winner Jordy Smith (ZAF) and veteran Taj Burrow (AUS) before his win over California prodigy Kolohe Andino in a hard-fought final.… Read the rest

Medina Claims Victory at Fiji Pro

Fiji Pro
Stop No. 5 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour
Location: Tavarua, Fiji
Holding period: 1 – 13 June 2014
Call: Semifinals and Final
Conditions: 3 – 5 foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf at Cloudbreak

TAVARUA, Fiji (Friday, June 6, 2014): A thrilling Finals day saw Brazilian Gabriel Medina reign supreme and win the Fiji Pro, stop No. 5 of 11 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), in three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf at Cloudbreak. The win moves Medina back to the top of the ASP World Championship Tour Rankings after he defeated Hawaiians John John Florence and Freddy Patacchia as well as American Kolohe Andino on his way to the Final.

Gabriel Medina (BRA) won his second WCT event of the season, taking the win over 2013 Rookie of the Year Nat Young (USA) in a hard-fought final.… Read the rest

Billabong Pro Tahiti ON at Teahupo’o

Billabong Pro Tahiti
Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT)
Teahupo’o, Tahiti
August 15 – 26, 2013

Billabong Pro Tahiti Round 1 ON at Teahupo’o, Round 2 on Standby

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (Thursday, August 15, 2013) – Round 1 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti has been called ON this morning in clean three-to-four foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Teahupo’o with competition commencing at 7:30am. With good conditions on offer today, event organizers have placed Round 2 of competition on standby for a possible start this afternoon.

Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Billabong Pro Tahiti has been a staple on the ASP Dream Tour for over a decade, annually testing the tube-riding skills of the world’s best surfers at the infamous reef pass of Teahupo’o.“We’re going to capitalize on the building swell and clean conditions this morning and get underway with Round 1 at 7:30am,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge said.… Read the rest

Billabong Pro Tahiti
Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT)
Teahupo’o, Tahiti
August 15 – 26, 2013

Billabong Pro Tahiti Round 1 ON at Teahupo’o, Round 2 on Standby

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (Thursday, August 15, 2013) – Round 1 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti has been called ON this morning in clean three-to-four foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Teahupo’o with competition commencing at 7:30am. With good conditions on offer today, event organizers have placed Round 2 of competition on standby for a possible start this afternoon.

Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Billabong Pro Tahiti has been a staple on the ASP Dream Tour for over a decade, annually testing the tube-riding skills of the world’s best surfers at the infamous reef pass of Teahupo’o.“We’re going to capitalize on the building swell and clean conditions this morning and get underway with Round 1 at 7:30am,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge said.… Read the rest

Hurley Pro at Trestles – Taj Burrow Wins

Hurley Pro at Trestles
Event No. 7 of 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour
Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California
September 15 through 21, 2013

World’s Best Prepare for High-Performance Showdown at Hurley Pro at Trestles


Pictured: Jordy Smith (ZAF), 25, current ASP WCT No. 4, will be one to watch at the upcoming Hurley Pro at Trestles.

Credit: ASP/ROWLAND

LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Monday, September 8, 2013) – The world’s best surfers are converging on the high-performance mecca of Lower Trestles this week for the upcoming Hurley Pro at Trestles, running from September 15 – 21, 2013.

Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Hurley Pro at Trestles is an annual highlight on the ASP Dream Tour with the cobblestone lefts and rights of Lower Trestles providing the ideal canvas for barrier-breaking performances from the world’s best surfers.… Read the rest

Sally Fitzgibbons Wins Roxy Pro France, Moore Holds Rankings Lead.

ROXY PRO BIARRITZ

EVENT NO. 7 OF 8 ON THE 2013 ASP WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR

HOSSEGOR, SEIGNOSSE / FRANCE

SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2013

Sally Fitzgibbons Wins Roxy Pro France, Moore Holds Rankings Lead.


Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) and her critical fronthand attack were unmatched today in France.
Pictured: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) and her critical fronthand attack were unmatched today in France.

Credit: ASP/Cestari

CAPBRETON, France (Wednesday, September 25, 2013) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 22, has won the Roxy Pro France today in Seignosse Le Penon narrowly defeating fellow Australian Tyler Wright (AUS) 19, in clean 3-4Ft surf.

Penultimate event on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, the Roxy Pro France marks Fitzgibbons’s first event win this season. An absolute standout today, Fitzgibbons was the first surfer to net a perfect 10 in France, and holds three of the highest wave scores of the event.… Read the rest