Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Gidget Pro Sunset Beach
Stop No. 6 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour
Sunset Beach, Oahu/Hawaii
November 24 – 8, 2009

Stephanie Gilmore Claims Third Consecutive ASP Women’s World Title at Sunset

Pictured: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 21, your three-time ASP Women’s World Champion! Credit: © ASP/ CI/ SCHOLTZ via GETTY IMAGES

SUNSET BEACH, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, November 28, 2009) – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 21, has claimed her third consecutive ASP Women’s World Title today, making history as the only surfer ever to win the prestigious crown each year they have competed at the elite ASP World Tour level (men’s or women’s).

The clinching was somewhat unexpected as today’s competition began with six surfers in contention for the 2009 ASP Women’s World Title. With each heat advancement and the narrowing of the field at the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach, Event No.… Read the rest

ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS)
2009
Dan Ross Wins ASP World Qualifying Series

Pictured: Dan Ross (AUS), 25, 2009 ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) No. 1!

Credit: © ASP/ CI/ CESTARI via GETTY IMAGES

SUNSET BEACH, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 5, 2009) – Daniel Ross (Wooloweyah, AUS), 25, has handidly won the 2009 ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS), further cementing his reputation as one of the most dangerous surfers on the 2010 ASP Dream Tour and emphatically announcing his comeback to the world’s elite.

The dedicated Aussie launched an absolute blitzkrieg on an international field of up-and-comers hungry to find their way onto the elite stage of the ASP World Tour, solidifying his position as a qualifier well before the end of the 2009 season, before attaining the No. 1 seed in bombing surf at the ASP WQS 6-Star PRIME O’Neill World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach.“There… Read the rest

Billabong Pro Maui presented Hawaiian Airlines
Stop No. 7 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour
Honolua Bay, Maui/Hawaii
December 8 – 20, 2009

Bombing Swell Heads Towards Honolua Bay for Billabong Pro Maui

Pictured: Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 26, will look to tear into a monster swell headed for the Billabong Pro Maui presented by Hawaiian Airlines.

Credit: © ASP/ CI/ SCHOLTZ via GETTY IMAGES

HONOLUA BAY, Maui/Hawaii (Monday, December 7, 2009) – With a massive swell expected to tackle the Hawaiian Islands, the Billabong Pro Maui presented by Hawaiian Airlines will kick off the event’s 13 day waiting period tomorrow and the globe’s finest 17 competitive female surfers will post up at Maui’s famed righthand pointbreak of Honolua Bay to do battle for the Vans Triple Crown title as well as the valuable ratings points towards requalification for the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour.… Read the rest

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Search
Stop No. 4 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour
Rip Curl Pro Search
Stop No. 9 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Peniche, Portugal
October 19 – October 30, 2009

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Search Round 1 Completed at Belgas

Pictured: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 21, reigning two-time ASP Women’s World Champion and current ASP World No. 1, was a standout in today’s Round 1 at the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Search.
Credit: © ASP/ CI/ CESTARI via GETTY IMAGES

BELGAS, Peniche/Portugal (Wednesday, October 28, 2009) – Round 1 of the Rip Curl Women’s Search was completed today in clean-yet-shifty three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Belgas.

Event No. 4 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Search commenced immediately following the completion of the Rip Curl Pro Search (won by Mick Fanning (AUS), 28) this morning at Supertubos, but event organizers opted to hunt down the best possible conditions on offer at midday, setting on the offshore, punchy peaks of Belgas.… Read the rest

Oxbow World Longboard Tour 2009
Final event on the 2009 ASP World Longboard Tour
Chaaya Island, Dhonveli – Republic of the Maldives
October 26 – 31, 2009

Ingelby Takes ASP World Longboard Title, Sallas Wins in the Maldives

Pictured: Harley Ingleby (AUS) is your 2009 ASP World Longboard Champion. Credit: © ASP/ CI/ ROBERTSON via GETTY IMAGES

PASTA POINT, Chaaya Island/Dhonveli Maldives (Thursday, October 29, 2009) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Oxbow World Longboard Tour Maldives event today crowned two champions – Harley Ingeby (Australia) as the 2009 ASP World Longboard Champion and Kai Sallas (Hawaii) as the inaugural Oxbow Maldives event champion.

Sallas (Oahu, Hawaii) won the event, surfing clean three feet (1 metre) surf at Pasta Point, defeating Australasia’s Harley Ingelby in a high-scoring Final that saw Sallas take the win with a combined two-wave tally of 15.65 to Ingelby on 14.00.… Read the rest