Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

VOLCOM FIJI PRO
EVENT NO. 4 OF 10 ON THE 2013 ASP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR
CLOUDBREAK/RESTAURANTS, FIJI
JUNE 2 – 14, 2013

Kelly Slater Wins Volcom Fiji Pro, Takes ASP WCT Rankings Lead

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 41, took out his second consecutive Volcom Fiji Pro Title, defeating Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, to move to No. 1 on the ASP WCT Rankings.

Credit: ASP/ROBERTSON

CLOUDBREAK, Tavarua/Fiji (Wednesday, June 12, 2013) – Kelly Slater (USA), 41, has won the Volcom Fiji Pro over Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, in pumping six-to-eight foot (2 metre) barrels at Cloudbreak, simultaneously launching to No. 1 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) rankings.
Stop No. 4 of 10 on the ASP WCT, the Volcom Fiji Pro saw several days of world-class surf at both Restaurants and Cloudbreak and a series of mixed results from the ASP Top 34 frontrunners shook up the current race for the ASP World Title.… Read the rest

Caption: (Left to right) Kassia Meador (USA), Chelsea Williams (AUS), Lindsay Steinriede (USA), Darci Liu (CHN) will be battling it out for the ASP Women’s World Longboard Title cup this week at the SWATCH Girls Pro China 2012. PIC ASP/Robertson.

SWATCH Girls Pro China 2012 Officially Launches

WANNING, Hainan Island/China (Tuesday, November 20, 2012) – The event that will crown the 2012 ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion, the SWATCH Girls Pro China 2012 hosted by Wanning got underway with style tonight. The event press conference was at the Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort followed by an opening ceremony in Wanning city attended by tens of thousands of locals, media and event athletes.Kassia Meador (USA), poster girl for the SWATCH Girls Pro China 2012 and Semifinalist at last year’s event is thrilled to be back in China, she even took a detour through Beijing on the way to Hainan Island to see more of the beautiful sights this country has to offer.… Read the rest

Kelia Moniz (HAW), the newest ASP World Champion. PIC ASP/Robertson

Kelia Moniz Claims ASP Women’s World Longboard Title at the SWATCH Girls Pro China

WANNING, Hainan Island/China (Sunday, November 25, 2012) – Kelia Moniz (HAW) has won the SWATCH Girls Pro China 2012 hosted by Wanning over Chelsea Williams (AUS), claiming her maiden ASP Women’s World Longboard Title. The pair repeated history by meeting in the Final as they did at last year’s SWATCH Girls Pro China, where Williams won, but today it was Moniz who took top honours.

Moniz is the second ASP World Champion crowned in China and is a well deserved winner after consistently posting excellent scores all event, but the Final was her most dominant heat by far. She rode the nose with style and grace, executed critical turns and read the shifty line-up to perfection.”We couldn’t hear the scores so after the heat I didn’t know what to think,” Moniz said.… Read the rest

Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International

Billabong Pro Tahiti
Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour
Teahupo’o, Taiarapu/Tahiti
August 16 – 27, 2012

Final Lay Day Called for Billabong Pro Tahiti, Event will Recommence Tomorrow in Building Surf

Caption: Teahupo’o’s final day of slumber before the 2012 Billabong Pro Tahiti recommences tomorrow.
Image Credit: © ASP/ SCHOLTZ

TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Saturday, August 25, 2012) – The Billabong Pro Tahiti has called its eighth and final lay day this morning and will recommence competition tomorrow.
Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti completed the opening two rounds of competition in the opening two days of the waiting period and will complete the remainder of the event in the final two days of the competitive window.“As expected, the swell has yet to fill in this morning and we’ve called competition off for the day,” Rich Porta, ASP International Head Judge, said.… Read the rest

Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International

Billabong Pro Tahiti
Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour
Teahupo’o, Taiarapu/Tahiti
August 16 – 27, 2012

Mick Fanning Claims Billabong Pro Tahiti, Cements ASP WCT Rankings’ Lead

Caption: Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, two-time ASP World Champion and current frontrunner on the ASP WCT rankings, claims the 2012 Billabong Pro Tahiti.
Image Credit: © ASP/ ROBERTSON

TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Monday, August 27, 2012) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, has claimed the 2012 Billabong Pro Tahiti over compatriot and Gold Coast stablemate Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in classic four-to-six foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Teahupo’o.
Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti culminated in dynamic fashion today, with swell pulsing for the all-Australian Final.

Fanning was put on the ropes early in the Final bout with Parkinson collecting a 9.50 and an 8.87 on his opening two rides.… Read the rest