Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Billabong Pro Tahiti
Stop No 3. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Teahupoo, Taiarapu, Tahiti May 4-14, 2007

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FANNING IN EARLY TO KILL TEAHUPOO HOODOO

TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Monday, April 23rd, 2007) – Australian surfers Taj Burrow (AUS) and Mick Fanning (AUS) will enter the Billabong Pro Tahiti ranked equal 1st in the world when the Foster’s ASP World Tour heads to Tahiti from May 4-14, 2007.

Fanning and Burrow dominated the Australian leg of the tour claiming events at Snapper Rocks and Bells Beach respectively, but neither has earned ultimate honors at Teahupoo, the third of 10 stops on this year’s tour.Fanning, who has claimed elite tour victories in Australia, Brazil and South Africa, has never won an event in the South Pacific, in fact, he finished dead last in the Billabong Pro Tahiti in 2006.… Read the rest

Oxbo Pro World Longboard Championship
ASP World Longboard Championship
Les Cavalliers, Anglet, France
April 30 – May 6, 2007

ANGLET, France (Friday, Apr. 27, 2007) – With the Oxbow World Longboard Championship scheduled to start this Monday, Apr. 30, at Anglet, France, the Basque Coast is set for a huge influx of surfing legends and the world’s hottest longboarders. One such surfer will be crowned the ASP World Longboard Champion by May 6, the last day of the event waiting period.It is believed that surfing was first brought to Europe way back in 1956 by Hollywood screenwriter Peter Viertel when he was in Biarritz filming ‘The Sun also Rises.’ From that, a local surfing community quickly sprung up, led by Biarritz legends George Hennebutte and Joel de Rosnay. Since then the area has been labeled as the cradle of European surfing and is known as its spiritual home.… Read the rest

FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) MEN’S WORLD TOUR

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) WOMEN’S WORLD TOUR

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ASP INTRODUCES NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR JUDGING

COOLANGATTA, AUSTRALIA: (December 21, 2006) – With a massive influx of new talent and the introduction of new technology, the Association Of Surfing Professionals (ASP) premium tours – the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour and the ASP Women’s World Tour – are looking forward to 2007 as being the most exciting in the sport’s history.

With the completion of the final events of the year in Hawaii, the 2007 cast for both tours has now been confirmed with many of both tours’ old guard being replaced by a swag of exciting up and coming youngsters.The new faces on the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour will include Jeremy Flores (FRA), Ricky Basnett (ZAF), Roydon Bryson (ZAF), Dayyan Neve (AUS), Josh Kerr (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Gabe Kling (USA), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Kai Otton (AUS) and Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA).… Read the rest

Billabong ASP World Junior Championships
(January 1-8 2007)

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WOOD CLAIMS VON ZIPPER TRIALS VICTORY

North Narrabeen, Australia (Sun. Dec 31, 2006) – While the bulk of the planet will still be in party mode as they cheer in the new year, a host of the world’s most talented under 21-year-old professional surfers will be toiling it out in the hope of claiming junior surfing’s most prestigious crown – the Billabong ASP World Junior Championship.With the Von Zipper Trials rounding up today in one metre (three foot) and wind affected waves at North Narrabeen, Sydney, Australia, the draw for the main event has been finalised with Von Zipper Trials winner James Wood (AUS) plus second and third place getters Mitch Coleborn (AUS) and Luke Cheadle (AUS) now joining the already sizzling field.

Heading up the pack of junior world champion hopefuls is Foster’s ASP World Tour number 20 and 2003 Billabong ASP World Junior Championships winner Adriano de Souza (BRA) who will take on Dusty Payne (HAW) and Cheadle in heat eight of the opening round.… Read the rest

Billabong ASP World Junior Championships
(January 1-8 2007)

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North Narrabeen, Australia (Sun. Jan 7, 2007) – A jubilant Jordy Smith from South Africa has emerged from the water at Narrabeen Beach, Sydney, Australia a world champion today after claiming a win in junior surfing’s most prestigious event – the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships.

Smith, a lanky naturalfooter from Durban made the most of everything that came his way throughout the day, and in the end held off a solid charge from 2003 winner and current Foster’s ASP World Tour number 20, Adriano de Souza in the 30-minute final.Starting off slow with few quality set waves pushing into the Narrabeen arena, both surfers had only minor scores locked in, but as the final progressed both opened up with some big moves and in the end it was a nail biting finish as Smith hung on to the lead till the final hooter with de Souza snapping at his heels.… Read the rest