Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Burleigh Heads/Australia: Saturday February 9 2013: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aust) has begun her 2013 season in flying form by winning the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star rated Breaka Burleigh Pro on the Gold Coast today.

Fitzgibbons defeated world ranked number five surfer Courtney Conlogue (USA) in a tense high scoring final on a scoreline of 16.00 to 15.90.

Conlogue led for most of the final and looked in complete control after she locked-in an excellent 8:00 ride early and backed it up shortly after with a strong 7.90 ride.

With just on six minutes remaining in the 30-minute final Fitzgibbons, requiring a very high score of 8.9 to take the lead, found a good wave and unleashed a series of well connected powerful trade mark bottom-through-top-turn manoeuvres to score 9 points and take the win.“I knew what I had to do late in the final and thankfully the wave co operated and delivered the potential required to get the score – I felt I got the score when I landed the last move, gave myself a fist pump I was that confident” said Fitzgibbons.… Read the rest

ASP Announces Appointments of New CEO and New Interim Commissioner

Caption: From left to right: Laura Enever, Joel Parkinson, Lakey Peterson, newly-appointed ASP CEO Paul Speaker, newly-appointed ASP Interim Commissioner Kieren Perrow and Brett Simpson.
Image Credit: © ASP/ SCHOLTZ

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, February 28, 2013) – Association of Surfing Professionals International (ASP) is excited to announce the appointments of Paul Speaker as ASP CEO and Kieren Perrow as Interim Commissioner. The announcements are made as ZoSea Media finalizes its acquisition of the world’s premier surfing organization.

The new announcements come as the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) season gets underway in Australia. Speaker and Perrow will both be on site at the activities including tonight’s ASP World Surfing Awards.Paul Speaker joins ASP with a well-respected background in sports and entertainment. His executive management tenure includes serving as Director of Marketing and Ideas at the National Football League, President of Time Inc.… Read the rest

Emotional Evening as Champions Crowned at ASP World Surfing Awards

Caption: 2012 ASP World Champions Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, and Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 25, last night at the 2013 ASP World Surfing Awards.
Image Credit: © ASP/SCHOLTZ

SURFERS PARADISE, Queensland/Australia (Friday, March 1, 2013) – The world’s best surfers congregated last night at the QT Hotel in Surfers Paradise to celebrate the 2013 ASP World Surfing Awards, officially crowning last year’s ASP World Champions and welcoming in the new year.

Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, long considered to be a threat to the ASP World Title ever since his inception amongst the world’s elite over a decade ago, was awarded his maiden crown last night. Amidst a capacity crowd of the world’s best surfers and hometown supporters, the Gold Coast stalwart brought the house down with a heartfelt and emotional speech.“It’s beautiful to have everyone here tonight,” Parkinson said.… Read the rest

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Event No. 1 of 10 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT)
Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No. 1 of 7 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT)
Snapper Rocks, Queensland Australia
March 2 -13, 2013

Roxy Pro Gold Coast Called ON for Rounds 2, 3 and 4 – 8:30am Start

Caption: Malia Manuel (HAW) will take on fellow Hawaiian Alana Blanchard (HAW) in Round 2 of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.
Image Credit: © ASP/ HAYDEN-SMITH

RAINBOW BAY, Queensland/Australia (Monday, March 4, 2013) – The Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, the opening stop on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT), will recommence this morning at 8:30am for Rounds 2, 3 and 4.

“Good conditions again today and we’ll be recommencing women’s competition at 8:30am,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said. “We plan on running through three rounds of women’s surfing today and will once again be utilizing the Little Marley-to-Greenmount section of the Superbank.… Read the rest

Caption: 1999 ASP World Champion Mark Occhilupo (AUS) putting it on rail at Margaret River last year. Pic ASP/Robertson

Drug Aware Margaret River Pro Set For Biggest Hit Out In Event’s History

MARGARET RIVER, WA/Australia (Friday, March 15, 2013) – Western Australia is preparing to host the biggest and most exciting Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in the event’s storied history. For the first time the event will be able to utilise both Margaret River and The Box as surfing locations. This will offer competitors the chance to surf maxing left and right winding walls at main break Margaret River or slabbing right-hand barrels at the box, an exciting prospect for both the surfers and surf fans alike.

2013 has another exciting change at the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro with the women’s division upgrading from an ASP 6-Star event to now be Stop No.… Read the rest