Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

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

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

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North Narrabeen, Australia (Sat. Jan 6, 2007) – After a putting a on a tremendous performance in the one metre (three foot) Narrabeen beach-breaks Nicola Atherton (AUS) has taken out the girls division of the most prestigious junior professional surfing event on the planet – the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships.

It was red letter day for the future of women’s surfing as the performance bar was raised dramatically as the two finalists went blow for blow, displaying that with their complete range of new school tricks and old school power carves they are in fact the real deal and will go on to conquer great heights.For Atherton, who finished runner up to Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) in the inaugural event last year it was a well deserved win as she notched up an 8.17 for throwing down some major turns.… Read the rest

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

ASP WOMEN”S WORLD TOUR

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COOLANGATTA, AUSTRALIA: (January 11, 2007) – The Association Of Surfing Professionals International (ASP) has confirmed the locations and dates for its premium world championship deciding tours – the Foster’s ASP World Tour and the ASP Women’s World Tour – and are proud that in 2007 the world’s best surfers will again be competing in the world’s best waves.Once again spectators will be privy to watching the sport’s ultimate athletes as they travel to only the most exotic surf destinations on the planet with both premium tours serving up similar event lineups to 2006 with only the Fijian events in doubt due to political instability in the region.

“It looks like it’s going to be another killer year for pro surfing,” said ASP International CEO Brodie Carr.… Read the rest

Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong
Imbituba, Brazil
October 30 – November 8, 2006

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IMBITUBA, Brazil (Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006) – Australian Mick Fanning has rocketed to world No. 2 on the Foster’s ASP World Tour ratings with an emphatic win at the Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong today.

Making good on the adage ‘third time’s a charm’ in his third Brazilian final in five years, Fanning easily dismissed any threat brought by defending champion Damien Hobgood (USA).”I rocked up this morning and it looked exactly like it did one of the years I got second so I felt really confident,” Fanning said. “I’ve already had two seconds in Brazil and I didn’t want another one so I went out there and tried to give it my all and it paid off.”

Held in large and wind affected six foot (two metre) waves in Imbituba, Brazil, the Nova Schin Festival final was a largely one-sided affair.… Read the rest