Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Billabong Pro Maui
Event No. 8 and the final stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii
December 8 – December 21, 2006

Rochelle Ballard, Claire Bevilacqua and Keala Kennelly check out the early morning conditions at Honolua Bay.

HONOLUA BAY, Hawaii (Friday Dec. 8, 2006) –The Billabong Pro Maui, the final of eight events on the 2006 ASP Women’s World Tour, has commenced in excellent conditions at Honolua Bay this morning.

Rochelle Ballard (HAW) will be featured in the first heat of Round 1. She has drawn fellow Hawaiian Megan Abubo and Brazilian Jacqueline Silva.“It’s about five to six foot out there, but there are some thick eight foot sets for sure,” Ballard said. “There’s a whole lot of water moving around the Bay this morning.”

There are two additional wildcards in the Billabong Pro Maui because ASP Women’s World Tour surfers Silvana Lima (BRA) and Trudy Todd (AUS) withdrew from the event citing injury and illness.… Read the rest

Billabong Pro Maui
Event No. 8 and the final stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii
December 8 – December 21, 2006

HONOLUA BAY, Hawaii (Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006) – Tour rookie Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) has defeated Keala Kennelly (HAW) to win the final event on the 2006 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Billabong Pro Maui, in excellent four to six foot (two metre) surf in Honolua Bay today.

Miley-Dyer beat just-crowned 2006 World Champion Layne Beachley (AUS) in the semis enroute to her final against Kennelly. She has finished her rookie season No. 4 in the world – the three surfers above her were all world title contenders.“I’m still tripping!” Miley-Dyer said. “I’m just so stoked to have been able to surf against Layne, she’s won seven world titles, so to surf against her and manage to get all the good waves in that heat and then make the final and get another chance to surf Honolua with one other girl out… well, it was just amazing.”… Read the rest

Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters
(December 8-20)

See the event LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com or www.ripcurl.com

PIPELINE, Hawaii (Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006) – In what was arguably the best finale ever seen at the 36-year-old Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters, Andy Irons (HAW) has claimed a well-deserved victory over long-time rival Kelly Slater (USA), Cory Lopez (USA) and Rob Machado (USA).

Putting on a totally courageous show in the two metre (six foot) plus conditions, the former three-time Foster’s ASP World Tour champion and defending event champion, put his body on the line and showed the world that when he puts his mind and his heart into his surfing he is a truly inspirational athlete.The final began with all surfers scoring some serious tube time but as per the classic event script, Slater had the early upper hand.

By the eight-minute mark of the 35-minute extravaganza, Slater had a 9.00 and a 7.40 in his score line, after disappearing and reappearing from a Pipeline left and then a Backdoor right.… Read the rest

Friday, December 15, 2006
Irons has a perfect end to Triple Crown

By Dayton Morinaga
Advertiser Staff Writer

Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters 2006 gallery

After all the talk about wildcards, it was Hawai’i’s ace that stole the show. Andy Irons solidified his reputation as Hawai’i’s best surfer of this generation by winning the prestigious Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters yesterday.

He did it in spectacular fashion, scoring a perfect 10 in the final to edge world champion Kelly Slater.

“I just never count myself out,” Irons said. “I know (Slater’s) an amazing surfer, but he’s out at the same spot I am, and the waves were coming.”

Irons also solidified his reputation as the surfer to beat in Hawai’i’s famous waves. In the process of winning yesterday’s contest, Irons clinched the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing championship.The Pipeline Masters was the third of three contests in the Triple Crown series.… Read the rest

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

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

www.aspworldtour.com – The World’s Best Surfers In The Worlds Best Waves

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