Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Billabong Pro Mundaka
Stop No. 8 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Mundaka, Euskadi/Spain
October 5 – October 17, 2009

De Souza Takes Inaugural ASP World Tour Win at Billabong Pro Mundaka

Pictured: Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, collected his first ASP World Tour victory today at the Billabong Pro Mundaka, bolting up to 3rd on the ASP World Tour ratings.
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SOPELANA, Euskadi/Spain (Tuesday, October 13, 2009) – Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, claimed his inaugural ASP World Tour win today, taking out the Billabong Pro Mundaka, eliminating fellow Finalist Chris Davidson (AUS), 33, in punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Sopelana.

Stop No. 8 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Mundaka experienced an array of conditions for the event, from clean surf on the opening day at Mundaka to a lengthy seven-day wait before a marathon 24-heat session yesterday, culminating into today’s dramatic finale.… Read the rest

Rip Curl Pro Search
Stop No. 9 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Search

Stop No. 4 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour
Peniche, Portugal
October 19 – October 30, 2009

World’s Best Surfers Prepare for Rip Curl Pro Search Start Tomorrow

Pictured: Owen Wright (AUS), 19, wildcard into the Rip Curl Pro Search and current No. 3 on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS), turned heads last April when he defeated reigning nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 37, and ASP Dream Tour phenom Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, as a wildcard at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
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PENICHE, Portugal (Sunday, October 18, 2009) – The Rip Curl Pro Search, Event No. 9 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, is set to commence tomorrow with solid waves forecast for the world’s best surfers to sink their teeth into.… Read the rest

Rip Curl Pro Search
Stop No. 9 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour

Stop No. 4 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour
Peniche, Portugal
October 19 – October 30, 2009

Rip Curl Pro Search Back ON at Backup Site of Lagido

Pictured: The backup site of Lagido will host today’s Rip Curl Pro Seach.
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LAGIDO, Peniche/Portugal (Friday, October 23, 2009) – The Rip Curl Pro Search is called on this morning, with the back half of Round 1 taking on the clean four-to-five (1 – 1.5 metre) lefthanders of the backup site of Lagido, beginning at 9am.

Stop No. 9 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search ran the opening eight heats of Round 1 yesterday at the third backup venue of Molhe Leste, but with more favorable winds for the other side of the peninsula projected for the day, event organizers have opted for the reeling lefthanders of Lagido in hopes of running as many heats as possible.“We… Read the rest

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

Supertubos Pumps, Rip Curl Pro Search Champion Crowned Tomorrow

Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, current ASP World No. 1, stormed past a rampaging Tim Reyes (USA), 27, to confirm his spot in tomorrow’s Semifinal against Owen Wright (AUS), 19. Wright, who suffered a ruptured eardrum in his Quarterfinal heat, has yet to confirm his attendance for the final day of competition.
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SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Tuesday, October 27, 2009) – Solid six-to-eight foot (2 – 3 metre) barrels opened up Supertubos today as the Rip Curl Pro Search finally utilized its primary venue for some incendiary Round 3 and Quarterfinal action.… Read the rest

ASP Women’s World Tour
2009

Gidget Announced as Sponsor for ASP Women’s World Tour Sunset Event

Pictured: The ASP Top 17 will return to the North Shore this season to contest the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach.
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SUNSET BEACH, Oahu (Wednesday, September 9, 2009) – ASP International is pleased to announce that Gidget Worldwide has signed on to headline this season’s ASP Women’s World Tour event at the world-famous Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu.

Stop No. 6 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach boasts a waiting period of November 24 to December 6, and will once again play a revered part on the ASP Dream Tour, pitting the world’s best female surfers against one of the most challenging waves on the planet.”It’s super important for the girls to have an event on the North Shore,” Coco Ho, ASP Top 17 Rookie and Sunset Beach local, said.… Read the rest