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Kelly Slater Wins Pipe Masters-World Title Mick fanning-Vans Triple Crown John John Florence

Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons
Event No. 10 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT)
Banzai Pipeline, Oahu/Hawaii
December 8 – 20, 2013

Kelly Slater Wins Pipe Masters-World Title Mick fanning-Vans Triple Crown Winner John John Florence

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 41, 2013 Billabong Pipe Masters Champion.

Credit: ASP/CESTARI

BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 14, 2013) – Kelly Slater (USA), 41, has won his 7th Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons after a day of incredible 10-to-15 foot (three to four metre) waves at Pipeline today. Slater defeated John John Florence (HAW), 21, in a hard-fought, 35-minute Final that ended with less than half-a-point separating the two. The runner-up finish for Florence saw him crowned 2013 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing champion.

The final day of the Billabong Pipe Masters capped off the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) season in fine style, with epic conditions providing the ideal backdrop for the crowning of Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, as the ASP World Champion.… Read the rest

ASP Top 34 Finalized for 2014 ASP World Championship Tour Season

LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Sunday, December 15, 2013) – With the completion of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Hawaii yesterday and the crowning of Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, as the 2013 ASP World Champion, this season’s ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) has drawn to a dramatic close.
In a year that witnessed the world’s best surfers compete at Snapper Rocks, Bells Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Tavarua, Keramas, Teahupo’o, Trestles, Hossegor, Peniche and the Banzai Pipeline, 2013 not only hosted an incredible battle between Fanning and 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 41, for the world surfing crown, but also a fierce fight in terms of qualification and re-qualification for next year’s elite tour.

The 2014 ASP Top 34, the most elite surfers on the planet, will be comprised of the Top 22 finishers on the 2013 ASP WCT rankings, the Top 10 finishers on the ASP Qualification Series (QS) rankings (barring surfers who have already qualified through the Top 22 on the ASP WCT rankings) and two ASP wildcards.2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) Top 22:
1.… Read the rest

The world’s best battle it out in the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Caption: Jeremy Flores (FRA) won the first Heat of the 2014 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by BOQ
Image: ASP/Kelly Cestari

Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Stop No. 1 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour

COOLANGATTA, QLD, Australia – Sunday, March 2, 2014: The Quiksilver Gold Coast presented by BOQ, stop No. 1 of 11 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour, was called ON today for Round 1 in three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves. Australian Josh Kerr achieved both the highest single-wave score (9.27) and the highest two-wave heat total (17.54) of the day.

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Round 1 Heat 1:
Jeremy Flores (FRA) won the first Heat of the 2014 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by BOQ, finishing less than half a point ahead of Travis Logie (ZAF), with Julian Wilson (AUS) coming in third.… Read the rest

Roxy Pro Gold Coast

Caption: Reigning two-time ASP World Champion, Carissa Moore, makes a strong start to the 2014 season.
Image: ASP/Kelly Cestari

Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Stop one on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour

Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Holding period: 1 – 12 March 2014
Call: Standby – next call Sunday, March 2 at 7.30 a.m. local time (AEST)
Conditions: Two-to-Three foot (1 metre) waves at Snapper Rocks. Light wind. Clear skies.

COOLANGATTA, QLD, Australia Saturday, March 1, 2014): The Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by BOQ, Stop No. 1 of 10 on the Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour, was called ON today for Round 1 in two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves. There were standout performances from reigning two-time ASP Women’s World Champion, Carissa Moore (HAW), and rookies Alessa Quizon (HAW) and Dimity Stoyle (AUS).

Roxy Pro Gold Coast Round 1 Heat 1:
Hawaiian rookie, Alessa Quizon, reigned supreme over South Africa’s Bianca Buitentag and five-time ASP Women’s World Champion and local favorite, Stephanie Gilmore.… Read the rest

Western Australia for Drug Aware Margaret River Pro

World’s Best Surfers Converge on Western Australia for Drug Aware Margaret River Pro

Caption: Margaret River will play host to the next stop on the Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour
Image: ASP

LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Thursday, March 20, 2014) – Stop No. 2 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, will get underway in less than two weeks with a holding period of 2 – 13 April.

The staggering beauty of Western Australia combined with the world-class surf will play host to the second stop on this season’s dream tour, where the world’s best surfers will continue their campaign to claim the title of ASP World Champion.A long-time staple on the ASP Qualification Series (QS), this year is the first time in over 20 years that Margaret River has been a WCT stop for both the men and women.… Read the rest