Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Dylan Graves Wins ASP Oakley Pro Junior in New Jersey

OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY (Sunday, August 6th, 2006) – Dylan Graves (Isabella, PRI) took down the $10,000 Oakley Pro Junior presented by Heritage Surf and Sport today at 7th Street Beach in Ocean City, New Jersey.Graves, who was ranked fifth on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Pro Junior series prior to this event, took advantage of today’s slightly larger conditions (1-foot plus) and blasted through a stacked final that included Adam Wickwire (Satellite Beach, FL), Nick Rozsa (Oxnard, CA) and Devon Tresher (New Smyrna Beach, FL).

Perennial favorites and top-five stalwarts Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), Sterling Spencer (Pensacola, FL) and Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA) suffered surprise eliminations going down before reaching the semifinals – Geiselman and Arrambide went down in Round 4, Spencer in the Quarterfinals.… Read the rest

Billabong Girls Pro Brazil
Praia da Tiririca, Itacaré, Bahia-Brazil
Aug 21-28, 2006

Current ASP World number 1 Melanie Redman-Carr (WA) won the Roxy Pro presented by Samsung title at Duranbah earlier in the year.

COOLANGATTA, Australia (August 15, 2006) –Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) may be three for three this season, but she’s also had three long months to dwell on the fact that seventeen other combatants, former six-time world champ Layne Beachley (AUS) among them, are eager to see her bow out early in the upcoming Billabong Girls Pro Brazil.Running at Pria de Itacaré in Bahia, Brazil from August 21-28, 2006, the Billabong Girls Pro Brazil is the fourth of eight events on the 2006 ASP Women’s World Tour and the first elite-tour tournament since May.

If Redman-Carr is feeling any kind of pressure to extend her ratings lead and ultimately win her first world title (nine years after first qualifying for the ASP Women’s World Tour) she’s not showing it.… Read the rest

Mitch Coleborn Wins the Oakley Pro Junior Title at Lacanau

LACANAU, France (August 13, 2006) – The last day of the Oakley Junior Pro started at 8.30 AM this morning in very clean conditions, with the sun spreading its beautiful light from the East. Some 2/3 ft glassy hollow sections were the first opportunities of the day for our last 32 surfers of the event, and the show went on fast as Alex Grey (Usa) opened the heat with a 7+ score to show his opponents he could go really far. “The water has gone really cold but the waves are better than the two last days. I’ll just take it one after the other and keep on surfing this way, as it’s been working out for me so far,” said Alex.The heats kept on offering an impressive level through the round of 32, huge clashes happening at the outside and lots of struggle that unfortunately ended with some interference calls.… 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

FRIDAY JULY 14, 2006

BILLABONG PRO
JEFFREYS BAY, SOUTH AFRICA
JULY 12 – 22, 2006

[size=x-small]Probably the most feared wildcard in this event, Sean Holmes advanced through his VZ wildcard trial and will meet the defending Billabong Pro champion Kelly Slater in round one.[/size]
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Although it’s wet and wild the swell has risen over night and Jeffreys Bay, South Africa is shooting through its typical long winding walls right down the point.

Former Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tourer now big-wave legend, Contest Director Mike Parsons had no hesitation in giving the nod to sending out the three heats of the Von Zipper Trials, beginning at 7.30am local time and following on he will assess conditions and determine whether to run round one of the main event – the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.The area has been plagued by small waves over the past few days and competitors in the event have been eager for the famed righthander to come to life.… Read the rest