Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz
Stop No. 10 of 11 on 2012 ASP World Title Series
Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, California USA
November 2 – 12, 2012

O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz Confirmed for 2012 ASP World Title Series

Pictured: The Northern Pacific power of Steamer Lane will host the world’s best surfers next year as the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz joins the 2012 ASP World Title schedule.
Credit: © O’NEILL

SANTA CRUZ, California/USA (Thursday, December 22, 2011) – The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz has been confirmed as an elite ASP World Title event for 2012. The world’s best surfers will journey to Northern California next November for the 10th of 11 stops on next season’s ASP World Title Series.

“We’re very happy to confirm the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz as an ASP World Title event in 2012,” Renato Hickel, ASP World Tour Manager, said.… 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

Nike US Open of Surfing
ASP PRIME (Men’s)
ASP World Title (Women’s)
ASP 4-Star Pro Junior (Men’s and Women’s)
Huntington Beach, California, USA
July 30 – August 7, 2011

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Kelly Slater and Sally Fitzgibbons Win Nike US Open of Surfing

Pictured: 10-Time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), winner of the Nike US Open of Surfing.

Credit: ASP / ROWLAND

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California / USA (Sunday, August 7, 2011) – Reigning 10-Time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (Cocoa Beach, FL), 39, has won the 2011 ASP PRIME Nike US Open of Surfing for the first time since 1996, defeating Yadin Nicol (AUS), 26, in a dominant final in two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the iconic Huntington Beach Pier.

Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 20, was also victorious today when she clinched the final stop on the 2011 ASP Women’s World Title series, the Nike US Open of Surfing, when she topped dangerous wildcard Lakey Peterson (Santa Barbara, CA), 16, in a hard-fought battle.Slater… Read the rest

Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International
SWATCH GIRLS PRO China hosted by Wanning
ASP Women’s World Longboard Title (WLT) Event
Wanning, Island of Hainan, China
October 26 – 30, 2011
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ASP Women’s World Longboard Tour Breaks Ground With Historic Event In China

WANNING, Island of Hainan/China (Tuesday, August 8, 2011) – For the first time in history the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) will bring surfing to The People’s Republic Of China with the SWATCH GIRLS PRO China hosted by Wanning.

Running from October 26 through 30, 2011, the ASP Women’s World Longboard Title event will grace the City of Wanning on the Island of Hainan, and have the honour of crowning the 2011 ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion.“ASP International is thrilled to bring the sport of surfing to China for the first time in history,” Brodie Carr, ASP International CEO, said.… Read the rest

Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui
ASP World Title Event No. 5 of 11
Teahupo’o, Taiarapu, French Polynesia
August 20 – 31, 2011

Billabong Pro Tahiti Round 1 ON in Pristine Four-to-Six Foot Teahupo’o

Pictured: Michel Bourez (PYF), 25, threading a Teahupo’o barrel effortlessly in yesterday’s ASP Top 34 warm-up at the break. The Tahitian will take on Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, and Dusty Payne (USA), 22, in the opening round of the Billabong Pro Tahiti pres. by Air Tahiti Nui today.
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/French Polynesia (Saturday, August 20, 2011) – The Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui will commence this morning at 7:30am, with the world’s best surfers beginning their South Pacific campaigns in clean four-to-six foot (2 metre) waves at Teahupo’o.“We have clean consistent surf on offer this morning in the four-foot (1.5 metre) range with some sets going as big as six-foot (2 metre),” Pritamo Ahrendt, ASP International Head Judge, said.… Read the rest