Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons
Stop No. 10 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
December 8 – 20, 2010

Jeremy Flores Wins Billabong Pipe Masters, Parkinson Takes Vans Triple Crown

Pictured: Jeremy Flores (FRA), 22, 2010 Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons Champion.

Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 16, 2010) – Jeremy Flores (FRA) 22, won the Billabong Pipe Masters in memory of Andy Irons over Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, in a come-from-behind victory in firing four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) backdoor barrels, marking his first career ASP World Tour victory.

Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29, was another to stand atop the Billabong Pipe Masters podium, clinching his third, consecutive Vans Triple Crown title to conclude the 2010 ASP World Tour season.Flores, who was in need of a solid 8.60 single-wave score in the dying moments, clawed his way back into the Final against Perrow and threaded the needle on a beautiful righthand barrel to earn a 9.37.… Read the rest

Billabong ASP World Junior Championships fuelled by Monster Energy
ASP World Junior Tour
North Narrabeen, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 8 – 16, 2011

Buitendag and Arnaud Victorious at Billabong ASP Women’s World Junior Championships

Pictured: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), 17, winner of the Billabong ASP Women’s World Junior Championships.

Credit: ASP / SCHOLTZ

NORTH NARRABEEN, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, January 11, 2011) – South African dark-horse Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), 17, won the Billabong ASP Women’s World Junior Championships today in a hard-fought final over French talent Justine Dupont (FRA), 19, in two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at North Narrabeen while Alizee Arnaud (FRA), 20, clinched the overall ASP Women’s World Junior Title with her equal 3rd place result in the event.

The Billabong ASP Women’s World Junior Championships is the second and final stop on the inaugural ASP Women’s World Junior Tour, with the first event unfolding at the Oakley ASP World Pro Junior in Bali.Buitendag… Read the rest

Billabong ASP World Junior Championships fueled by Monster Energy
ASP World Junior Tour
North Narrabeen, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 8 – 16, 2011

Lacomare Wins Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, Freestone Earns ASP World Junior Title

Pictured: Marc Lacomare (FRA), 20, winner of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships.

Credit: ASP / SCHOLTZ

NORTH NARRABEEN, New South Wales/Australia (Saturday, January 15, 2011) – Marc Lacomare (FRA), 20, marched to victory at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships over American talent Nat Young (USA), 19, in a hard-fought chess match between the two goofy-footers in two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at North Narrabeen to solidify Jack Freestone (AUS), 18, as the 2010 ASP World Junior Champion.

The Billabong ASP World Junior Championships is the last stop of the inaugural ASP World Junior Tour, with the first event unfolding at the Oakley ASP World Pro Junior in Bali.… Read the rest

ASP World Tour
2011
ASP International & Quiksilver Announce $1 Million Quiksilver Pro New York

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Wednesday, January 26, 2011) –Quiksilver and the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) today announced the Quiksilver Pro New York, set to take place on Long Island’s Long Beach from September 4-15. The Quiksilver Pro New York will be the 6th stop on the 2011 ASP World Tour and the first-ever ASP World Tour stop on the East Coast of the United States.

The event will offer a $1 million dollar prize purse to competitors, an amount unprecedented in professional surfing. The Quiksilver Pro New York will expand the Quiksilver Pro Global Series, which also includes the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast in Australia (February 26-March 9) and the Quiksilver Pro France (October 4-15).“We are beyond excited to host the biggest pro surf event in the world on Long Island this September,” said Bob McKnight, CEO of Quiksilver.… Read the rest

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover
ASP World Title Event No. 1 of 11
Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover
ASP Women’s World Title Event No. 1 of 7
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
February 26 – March 9, 2011

World’s Best Surfers Prepare for ASP Season-Opening Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Pictured: Jordy Smith (ZAF), 23, last year’s ASP World Runner-Up prepares for an all out assault on the world’s best at the upcoming Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast.
Credit:© ASP / SCHOLTZ

GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 16, 2011) –The world’s best surfers have converged on Australia’s Gold Coast for the opening event of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, which will take place from February 26 through March 9, 2011 at the world-renowned breaks of southern Queensland.

Utilizing the high-performance pointbreak of Snapper Rocks as the primary venue, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast has the ability to go mobile to several nearby world-class waves, offering the ideal forum for the ASP Top 34 to open up their respective 2011 ASP World Title campaigns.Jordy… Read the rest