Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

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

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

Kelly Slater Takes Out Billabong Pro Tahiti, Leads ASP World Title Race

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, has taken out the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui, claiming the frontrunner spot in the 2011 ASP World Title race in the process.
Credit: © ASP / ROBERTSON

TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/French Polynesia (Monday, August 29, 2011) – Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, has claimed the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui over Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in clean four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves at Teahupo’o.

Event No. 5 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Tahiti culminated a historic incarnation of the event today, with the world’s best surfers pushing the performance envelope in incredible conditions.… Read the rest

Quiksilver Pro New York
ASP World Title Event No. 6 of 11
Long Beach, Long Island, New York USA
September 5 – 15, 2-11

ASP Top 34 Ready for Quiksilver Pro New York Amidst Favorable Swell Outlook

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, will be doing back this week at the inaugural Quiksilver Pro New York.
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

LONG BEACH, Long Island/New York (Sunday, September 4, 2011) – The Quiksilver Pro New York, event No. 6 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, is set to begin this week, with the Atlantic’s hurricane season producing a favorable swell outlook for the world’s best surfers to tear apart in Long Island, New York.

Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, is coming off a fresh win in Tahiti last week that saw him vault into the lead on the 2011 ASP World Title rankings.“It… Read the rest