Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Retro Surf Contest Featuring Free Concert with Donavon Frankenreiter
& Guests Returns to Salt Creek

Billabong Hosts the 12th Annual Cosmic Creek Presented by Subaru

IRVINE, CA – (October 11, 2011) — California’s classic, counterculture surf contest returns to Salt Creek this month as Billabong hosts the 12th Annual Cosmic Creek Surf Contest presented by Subaru, October 29th & 30th.

Hardly just another surf contest, Cosmic Creek is a family-friendly event centered around a retro-style surf contest, culminating in a FREE Donavon Frankenreiter concert on the lawn at Salt Creek with special guest Band of Frequencies and Dave Rastovich.

As always, the contest harkens back to more alternative and inventive times and embraces the surfboards and styles of the 1970’s & 80’s. Cosmic is a salute to an era where single-fins and twinnies reigned supreme and the best surfers in the world proudly sported shorts with two-inch inseams and hair more feathered than Farrah Fawcett.Tapping… Read the rest

Adriano De Souza Wins Billabong Rio Pro, Leads ASP World Title Race

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Friday, May 20, 2011) – Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, has won the Billabong Rio Pro over Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, in tricky two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Barra Da Tijuca and the win catapults the Brazilian atop the ASP World Title Rankings.

The Billabong Rio Pro, stop No. 3 of 11 on the men’s ASP World Title Series, saw the world’s best surfers tackle a variety of conditions after a week of lay days and ran at both the lefthander of Arpoador and the tricky beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca over four consecutive days to decide the 2011 Billabong Rio Pro winner.De Souza, who was a standout throughout the Billabong Rio Pro, won several close heats on the final day of competition before scalping a commanding victory over Burrow with the support of a massive Brazilian crowd behind him.… Read the rest

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
ASP World Title Event No. 4 of 11
Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
July 14 – 24, 2011

Adriano de Souza Leads ASP Top 34 into Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay

Pictured: Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, current ASP World No. 1, will look to continue his stellar form in 2011 at the upcoming Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Saturday, July 9, 2011) – After nearly seven weeks since the last stop in Brazil, the ASP World Title season is poised to reignite with the upcoming Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay from July 14 – 24, 2011.

Event No. 4 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay recommences what is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing ASP World Title races in several years.Adriano… Read the rest

Roxy Pro
Stop No. 6 of 7 on the Women’s ASP World Title Tier
Stop No. 1 of 2 on the Women’s ASP World Longboard Title Tier
Côtes des Basques, Biarritz – France
July 11-17, 2012

Gilmore Wins Roxy Pro ahead of Freshly Crowned ASP Women’s World Champion Moore

Caption : A 19th career win for Roxy Pro winner Steohanie Gilmore (AUS), a maiden ASP Women’s World title for youngest surfer to ever clinch it Carissa Moore (HAW). A day that will be remembered in Biarritz, France (Photo credit : ©ASP/Bonnarme)

BIARRITZ – France (Friday, July 15, 2011) – Stephanie Gilmore (Gold Coast, AUS), 23, won the Roxy Pro in Biarritz today, the charismatic champion clinching her first victory of the season ahead of freshly crowned 2011 ASP Women’s World Champion Carissa Moore (Oahu, HAW), 18, in good quality three-foot (one meter) waves and finding the only clean barrel of the event en route to victory.With… Read the rest

Legends Clash in Round 1 of SuperSurf ASP World Masters Championships

Pictured: 1999 ASP World Champ Mark Occhilupo won his Round 1 heat at the SuperSurf ASP World Masters Championships.

Credit: ASP / CESTARI

ARPOADOR, Rio de Janeiro / Brasil (Tuesday, July 26, 2011) – The opening day of the SuperSurf ASP World Masters Championships kicked off in clean two-foot (.5 metre) offshore waves at the Rio de Janeiro’s lefthand pointbreak of Arpoador. The opening day’s proceedings saw some of the sport’s most iconic names contribute timeless performances to complete Round 1 of Masters competition.

The SuperSurf ASP World Masters Championships will crown ASP World Champions in two divisions; the Masters (ages 36-49) and the Grand Masters (50 and over) via a round robbin format as they gain points while surfing through five non-elimination rounds to eventually qualify for the man-on-man Quarterfinals.Guilherme… Read the rest