Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Top Seeds Battling for WCT Positions in Onbongo Pro Surfing

UBATUBA, Brazil (Friday, October 27, 2006) – Title defender Heitor Alves advances to round 5 and keeps going in the ONBONGO PRO SURFING 2006, with more chances do get his WCT 2007 slot. Some other Brazilian competitors, like Leonardo Neves and Rodrigo Dornelles, are also fighting for their WCT slots; same situation for the aussies Ben Dunn, Luke Munro, Troy Brooks and some other athletes in mathematical chances to get into the Top list.“I´m tense. It´s a decisive moment in my carrier”, confessed Brazilian Leonardo Neves, ranked in 15th. “I´m in a very good moment, happy, my whole family is here; my friends giving me all support they can; good equipment, but it´s a tense mo-ment. I was lucky catching two good waves, ´cause they are very difficult. I decided to take off every wave I could, to get a stronger competition feeling.… Read the rest

Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong
Imbituba, Brazil
October 30 – November 15, 2006

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IMBITUBA, Brazil (Monday, October 30, 2006) – Round One of the Nova Schin Festival may have featured 18 Australians, 16 Brazilians and 10 U.S passport holders, but outnumbered South African surfers held their own in the tricky two to four foot (one to one-half metre) Imbituba surf today.One of only three South African’s on tour, Greg Emslie amassed the day’s highest heat total (17.00 out of a possible 20.00 points) with a series of vertical snaps that sent world No. 4 Joel Parkinson (AUS) and wildcard Renato Galvao (BRA) straight to Round Two. Currently rated 22nd in the world, Emslie credited his win to wave selection.

“I watched a few of the heats before mine and I saw some opportunities the other guys weren’t taking,” Emslie said.… 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

Roxy Pro Hawaii
Event No. 7 on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
November 24 – December 6, 2006

Chelsea Georgeson (AUS)

SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Monday, Nov. 20, 2006) –Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) may be the defending Roxy Pro Hawaii, Vans Triple Crown of Surf and ASP Women’s World Champion, but it’s former six-time world champ Layne Beachey (AUS) sitting squarely in the driver’s seat heading into Sunset Beach this Friday.Beachley, who has posted multiple victories at Sunset Beach, Oahu, has the potential to clinch her 7th world title at the Roxy Pro Hawaii. The second to last event on the ASP Women’s World Tour, the Roxy Pro Hawaii will enjoy a November 24 to December 6 waiting period, prime dates for big Hawaiian surf.

“I’ve had a lot of success at Sunset, so I’m feeling pretty confident,” Beachley said.… Read the rest

Billabong Girls Pro Brazil
Event No. 4 on the ASP Women’s World Tour Praia da Tiririca, Itacaré, Bahia-Brazil Aug 21-28, 2006

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ITACARÉ, Brazil (Thursday, August 24, 2006) – Former world champions Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Layne Beachley (AUS) and Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) were the only top seeds not strewn about the messy surf at Praia da Tiririca, Itacaré today.

Round three of Billabong Girls Pro Brazil saw several proven surfers fall to less-experienced competitors in the shifty two to three foot (half to one metre) surf this afternoon.Among the casualties was wildcard Maria Tita Tavares (BRA) who having surfed for six years on the ASP Women’s World Tour herself, has spent more time in the competitive arena than 23-year-old Georgeson.

Though the Brazilian wildcard was in form and gaining momentum after her five-star World Qualifying Series (WQS) win last week, she was unable to compete with Georgeson’s powerful backhand attack.… Read the rest