Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Hurley Pro at Trestles
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Lower Trestles, California, USA
September 12 – 18, 2010

Kelly Slater Claims Hurley Pro at Trestles, Takes ASP Title Race Lead in Process

Pictured:Kelly Slater (USA), 38, collects his 43rd elite tour victory today at the Hurley Pro at Trestles. He now sits at the top of the ASP World Title Race rankings.
Credit:© ASP / ROWLAND

LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Saturday, September 18, 2010) – Kelly Slater (USA), 38, past nine-time ASP World Champion, has taken out the 2010 Hurley Pro at Trestles in flawless six-foot (2 metre) waves over lethal Australian Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27.

Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles culminated in stunning fashion today with the iconic Floridian collecting an unprecedented 43rd elite tour victory.“What… Read the rest

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach pres. by Ford Fiesta
Stop No. 2 of 9 on the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach pres. by SNICKERS
Stop No. 2 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Bells Beach, Torquay, Victoria, Australia
March 30 – April 10, 2010

Reigning ASP Women’s World Champ Gilmore Wins Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach

Pictured: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, reigning three-time ASP Women’s World Champion, claimed her third Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach Title today over former ASP Women’s World Champion (2004) Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 26.
Credit: © ASP / ROBERTSON

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Saturday, April 3, 2010) – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, reigning three-time ASP Women’s World Champion, has claimed the 2010 Rip Curl Women’s Pro presented by Ford Fiesta over opponent Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 26, in a hard-fought Final.… Read the rest

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach pres. by SNICKERS
Stop No. 2 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach pres. by Ford Fiesta
Stop No. 2 of 9 on the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour
Bells Beach, Torquay, Victoria, Australia
March 30 – April 10, 2010

Injured Slater Bests Fanning to Claim Fourth Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Title

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 38, former nine-time ASP World Champion, bested reigning two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, to claim the 2010 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by SNICKERS.
Credit: © ASP / ROBERTSON

JOHANNA BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Friday, April 9, 2010) – Kelly Slater (USA), 38, former nine-time ASP World Champion, has claimed his fourth Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by SNICKERS title over reigning two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Johanna Beach.… Read the rest

Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International

Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
Stop No. 4 on the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour
Dee Why, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
April 21 – 26, 2010

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Gilmore Returns to Form at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, ASP World Junior Champion Enever Wins Trials

Pictured: Hawaiian hotshot Carissa Moore (HAW), 17, winning her opening Round 1 heat at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic at Curl Curl, Sydney today. The 17 year old Hawaiian is full of confidence having come off a major ASP victory in New Zealand last week and she easily won today, posting the highest combined two-wave heat tally of a 17.50 (out of a possible 20).
Credit: (c) ASP / Robertson

CURL CURL, Sydney / Australia (Wednesday 21st April, 2010): Australian surfing queen Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, made a welcome return to form in Sydney today, powering through her opening round heat of event no.4 of the ASP Women’s World Tour, the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic.… Read the rest

Billabong Pro Santa Catarina
Stop No. 3 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
April 23 – May 2, 2010

Parkinson Soars Amidst Upsets in Round 1 Billabong Pro Santa Catarina

Pictured: Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29, was flawless in today’s trying conditions for Round 1 of the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina.
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

PRAIA DA VILA, Santa Catarina/Brazil (Saturday, April 24, 2010) – The opening round of the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina was completed today in pulsing two-to-three foot (1 metre) rights at lefts at Imbituba’s Praia da Vila.

Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina plays an important role in both the hunt for the 2010 ASP World Title and the mid-year requalification race for the ASP Top 45, and despite a slew of high-profile upsets, today bore witness to some sensational surfing.… Read the rest