Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Billabong ASP World Junior Championships fueled by Monster Energy
North Narrabeen, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
January 9 – 17, 2010

Huscenot and Enever Take Out Billabong ASP World Junior Championships

Pictured: Maxime Huscenot (REU), 17, your new ASP World Junior Champion!
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

NORTH NARRABEEN, New South Wales/Australia (Saturday, January 16, 2010) – Maxime Huscenot (REU), 17, and Laura Enever (AUS), 18, have claimed their respective ASP World Junior Titles, dominating the punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves on offer at North Narrabeen for the final day of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships fueled by Monster Energy.

Huscenot, who received entry into the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships as an ASP International wildcard, wowed spectators and surfers alike today, besting an in-form Jadson Andre (BRA), 19, in the hard-fought Final to claim the ASP World Junior Title.“This… Read the rest

O’Brien Wins ASP WQS 5-Star Volcom Pipeline Pro

PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Monday, February 1, 2010) – Prayers, plundered surfboards and Pipeline perfection were the order of the final day of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star Volcom Pipeline Pro, and local boy Jamie O’Brien avoided the drama to walk away with the win.

O’Brien, 26, clinched his third Pipeline Pro title today to take home $16,000 and 2,000 ASP WQS ratings points. Surf for the final day was in the range of 10-15-foot wave face heights.

Australian pair Anthony Walsh and Mark Mathews were second and third respectively in the final, both breaking surfboards and forced to swim to the beach during the 45-minute bout. Fourth place was Hawaii’s Danny Fuller, who posted the day’s only perfect 10 during his semi-final heat but was unable to exit several deep tubes in the final that might have scored the same.… Read the rest

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by Land Rover
Stop No. 1 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia

February 27 – March 10,2010

Fanning and Parkinson Lead World’s Best into 2010 at Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, reigning two-time ASP World Champion, gears up for another assault on the world’s best surfers at the opening event of the 2010 ASP Dream Tour season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by Land Rover. Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, February 16, 2010) – The 2010 ASP World Tour season is just weeks from commencing with the world’s best surfers descending upon the idyllic coastal town of Coolangatta for the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover.

The opening event on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast will be the first time such an assemblage of talent has congregated since December, and this year’s ASP Top 45 are led by two of the region’s finest.… Read the rest

ASP International

2010 ASP World Junior Tour
Oakley ASP World Junior Event – Indonesia
Billabong ASP World Junior Championships – Australia

ASP International Announce Inaugural ASP World Junior Tour

Pictured: Jadson Andre (BRA), 19, 2009 ASP World Junior Runner-Up and 2010 ASP Dream Tour rookie, vaults junior professional surfing to the next level. Credit: © ASP/ SCHOLTZ

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Monday, February 8, 2010) – With the completion of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships fueled by Monster Energy earlier this month (won by Maxime Huscenot (REU) and Laura Enever (AUS) respectively), ASP International has confirmed the activation of the ASP World Junior Tour (WJT).“The WJT is a natural development for the ASP and serves as recognition for Billabong’s vision and long-standing support for world junior surfing and for the sheer and immense surfing talent we now have coming through the ranks,” Brodie Carr, ASP International CEO, said.… Read the rest

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by Land Rover
Stop No. 1 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia
February 27 – March 10,2010

Kelly Slater Sets Sights on 2010 ASP World Tour with Gold Coast Kick-Off

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 38, former nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 6, will return to Snapper Rocks for the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast as he hunts down an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title. Credit: © ASP / ROBERTSON

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Monday, February 22, 2010) – The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, Stop No. 1 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, will commence its waiting period this weekend, ushering in the greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history with 15 ASP World Titles being represented amongst the 48-man draw.… Read the rest