Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro
Stop No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
June 27 – July 5, 2009

ASP Top 45 Steam Through Hang Loose SC Pro, Slater relegated to Round 2

Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, former ASP World Champion (2007) and current ASP
World No. 3, was in sizzling form in his Round 1 victory over Aritz Aranburu (EUK),
23, and Nathaniel Curran (USA), 24, at today’s Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro.

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IMBITUBA, Santa Catarina (Saturday, June 27, 2009) – Round 1 of the Hang Loose
Santa Catarina Pro, Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, was completed
today in solid four-to-six foot (2 metre) peaks at Praia Vila in Imbituba.

Utilizing the traditional competition format, the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro saw
all surfers don the singlet today, with ASP World Title contenders dominating the
proceedings amidst some major upsets.… Read the rest

Roxy ASP WomenÂ’s World Longboard Championships (WWLC)
ASP WomenÂ’s World Longboard Title Decider
La Côte des Basques, Biarritz – France
July 10-14, 2009

Joy Monahan to Defend ASP Longboard Title at Roxy Jam Biarritz

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COOLANGATTA, Australia (Thursday, July 2, 2009) – Reigning ASP Women’s World
Longboard Champion Joy Monahan (Oahu, HAW), 23, will defend her title at the
upcoming fourth edition of the Roxy ASP WomenÂ’s World Longboard Championships
(WWLC), from July 10 to 14, 2009, at La Côte des Basques in Biarritz, France.

Monahan, whose first crown came with a surprise after she defeated several favorites
including 2007 ASP WomenÂ’s World Longboard champion Jennifer Smith (California,
USA) en route to winning her first ASP World title, will wear the favoriteÂ’s suit
when she takes on the worldÂ’s best longboarding female surfers in Biarritz for a
try at a second consecutive crown.“I… Read the rest

Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro
Stop No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
June 27 – July 5, 2009

Kelly Slater Rebounds to Claim Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro Over De Souza

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion, has rebounded from an uncharacteristically dismal start to the year to take out the 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro over an in-form Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22.
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IMBITUBA, Santa Catarina (Friday, July 3, 2009) –Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion, has claimed the 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro over an in-form Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the main site of Praia Vila.

Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hang Loose culminated in a dramatic finale with perennial ASP World Title threats all pushing one other towards the finish line.… Read the rest

Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championships (WWLC)
ASP Women’s World Longboard Title Decider
La Côte des Basques, Biarritz – France
July 10-14, 2009

Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championships Kick Off Tomorrow in France

[Photo credit: ASP/Aquashot via Getty Images] From left to right and bottom to top: Crystal Dzigas (HW), Anne Mollet and Maritxu Darrigrand / Kelia Moniz (HAW), Hélène Chabeaud (FRA), Coline Ménard (REU), Pandora Decster (FRA), Samantha Davies (GBR), Justine Dupont (FRA), Justine Mauvin (FRA), Leh Dawson (USA), Kassia Meador (USA), Rachel Barry (USA) / Candice O’Donnell, Jennifer Smith (USA)

La Côte des Basques, Biarritz – France (Friday, July 10, 2009) – The Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championships (WWLC) will start tomorrow Saturday, July 11, at the famous surf location of La Côte des Basques in Biarritz, the world’s best female longboarders getting their 2009 ASP Women’s World Longboard title quest underdway.… Read the rest

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
July 9 – 19, 2009

Stellar Match-Ups for Round 2 of Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay

Pictured: Nic Muscroft (AUS), 26, 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie, was in sensational form during his Round 1 heat yesterday. The young Australian will take on reigning nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 37, in Round 2 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.

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JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Tuesday, July 14, 2009) – With clean, consistent three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves steaming through Jeffreys Bay this morning, competition has been called on for the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, with the first heats hitting the water at 7:45am.

Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay is running the new competition format, featuring elimination man-on-man matches from the outset, with yesterday seeing the completion of Round 1 as well as the opening two heats of Round 2.“We’re… Read the rest