Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

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

Hurley Pro Trestles
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Lower Trestles, California USA
September 13 – 19, 2009

Hurley Pro Trestles Readies for Onslaught by World’s Best Surfers

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and defending event winner, will look to rebound from a relatively dismal season at the upcoming Hurley Pro Trestles.
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LOWER TRESTLES, California (Thursday, September 10, 2009) – The Hurley Pro Trestles, Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, is just days from commencing and the Southern California air is electric with the arrival of the world’s best surfers at one of the world’s most high-performance waves.

Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and defending event winner, came into the 2009 season surrounded by heavy expectations for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title.… Read the rest

Hurley Pro Trestles
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Lower Trestles, California USA
September 13 – 19, 2009

Josh Kerr Wows As Hurley Pro Trestles Moves Into Elimination Rounds

Pictured: Josh Kerr (AUS), 25, current ASP World No. 25, wowed spectators today with incredible Round 2 and Round 3 performances.
Credit: © ASP/ CI/ ROWLAND via GETTY IMAGES

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Monday, September 14, 2009) – The Hurley Pro Trestles re-ignited today with the elimination rounds of competition running in pulsing three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Lower Trestles.

Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro Trestles awoke to cleaner conditions today, but inconsistency would create a minefield of challenges for the world’s best surfers. Despite the difficulties, the ASP Top 45 put on an incredible show, posting some of the highest scores of the event.… Read the rest

Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT in Tahara
Stop No. 1 of 2 on ASP WLT
Akabane Beach, Tahara Aichi, Japan
July 28-August 2, 2009

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Tahara, Japan Set to Host Oxbow ASP WLT Action

TAHARA, Japan (Sunday, July 26, 2009) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Longboard Tour (WLT) is gearing up to host the world’s finest competitive longboarding talent at Akabane Beach in Tahara Aichi, Japan from July 28 through August 2, 2009 with the Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT in Tahara.

The Japanese-based event marks the first of two stops on the ASP WLT which will allow all surfers including defending ASP WLT Champion Bonga Perkins (HAW), 36, last year’s ASP World Runner-up Antoine Delpero (FRA), 24, and American ASP WLT Title hopeful Taylor Jensen (USA), 25, a chance to work towards earning the crown of the globe’s finest longboarder.Perkins,… Read the rest