Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Peruvian Inka Challenge
Saturday, 16 May 2009 22:03

Things are shaping up very nicely indeed for the first ever IBA World Tour event in Peru and Jose’ Ugarte and his team are very excited to showcase some of the waves that this part of the world has to offer.

” There are a few different venues that we believe can be used for the contest” says Jose’

” And all of them are perfect for bodyboarding. We already have some of the world best riders confirmed and the whole of Lima already is talking about the contest”” The cost of staying here is only a few dollars per night and the food is very cheap so this will be good for the competitors” added Jose’

Hereis a brief rundown of the venues

1ST SPOT : PLAYA CHILCA

CARACTERISTICAS: BEACHBREAK QUE REVIENTA CON TODOS LOS TAMAÑOS DE MAR LLEGANDO A LOS 7 METROS
UBICACIÓN : 30 MINUTOS DE LIMA
MEJOR SWELL SUR OESTE
TAMANO DE OLEAJE: DE 3 A 7 METROS
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DESCRIPTION: BEACHBREAK .… Read the rest

Slater Wins 6th Billabong Pipeline Masters Title – His 6th Event Win in 2008 Posted on: December 12, 2008

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Friday, Dec. 12, 2008) – Nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won the Billabong Pipeline Masters a record sixth time today. The victory is Slater’s sixth of the 11 event 2008 ASP World Tour season.

“It’s inexplicable,” Slater said of his win and banner season. “I’m just stoked. I wasn’t even worried about surfing the event, so to surf it and win and get that board (a Gerry Lopez designed surfboard trophy). I’ll cherish that for sure.”Slater has made the Pipeline Masters final 10 out of the 17 times he has entered the event; winning in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 and again today. His 2008 win comes nine years after he last clinched the Pipeline crown in ‘99.… Read the rest

Michel Bourez Gives News from his Tahitian Paradise
TAHITI, French Polynesia (Friday, January 23, 2009)

Michel Bourez, 23, second Tahitian ever to enter the ASP Top 45 elite circle, will head for the Gold Coast of Australia in a month to surf his first Dream Tour event as a fulltime touring competitor. Bourez, who will be part of an unprecedent 7-Man European contingent on this year’s ASP World Tour, is seen as one of the best newcomers and is expected to cause some serious damage against the big names. Here is a post he sends from French Polynesia.”Since the win at the ASP WQS 6-Star Prime Reef Hawaiian Pro, so many things have changed in my life and it seems like everything is different now. There has been big talks with sponsors, I feel like people see me differently now but above all is the fact I have achieved my dream by qualifying for the ASP World Tour.… Read the rest

Owen Wright Claims Back-to-Back ASP Pro Junior Victories at Stradbroke

NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND, Australia (Saturday, February 7, 2009) – Australian surfing ace Owen Wright (Lennox Head, NSW) cemented his dominance on the ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series, taking out the ASP Grade-5 Oakley Pro Junior in tricky three-to-four foot (1.2 metre) beachbreak waves on North Stradbroke Island today.

Wright, 19, collected his second win on the ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series today, recording a two-wave combined total of 17.75 (out of a possible 20) to outgun Brazilian Jadson Andre in a see-sawing, man-on-man Final at Main Beach, Point Lookout.

Wright, who won the opening event of the 2009 ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series at Burleigh Heads last month, pulled out some big moves across the final day of competition, disposing of Coolangatta’s Jack Freestone in the Quarterfinals, Ulladulla’s Sam Wrench in the Semifinals before dispatching of Andre in the decider.“The… Read the rest

Emotional Evening for World’s Best at ASP World Champions’ Crowning

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Friday, February 27, 2009) – The world’s best surfers congregated at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre last night for the ASP World Champions’ Crowning.

Surfing’s “night of nights”, the ASP World Champions’ Crowning would prove an emotional evening, with a final farewell from a sporting icon and the acknowledgement of two surfing dynasties.

Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew (AUS), 54, will be stepping down from his post as ASP International President at the end of March, and last night’s ASP World Champions’ Crowning would prove a fitting farewell for the legendary sportsman. As Bartholomew finished a heart-warming diatribe chronicling the rise of professional surfing, the former world champion received a raucous standing ovation by the 600 strong in attendance.Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning ASP World Champion, was awarded with a phenomenal ninth World Crown, and thanked his fellow athletes for pushing the high-performance boundaries of competitive surfing as well as announcing his intentions for a tenth ASP World Title campaign in 2009.… Read the rest