Category: ASP (WSL) Surfing News 2005-2015

Billabong Pipe Masters
Event No. 10 of 10 on 2012 ASP World Championship Tour
Event No. 3 of 3 on the 2012 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing
Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii/USA
December 8 – 20, 2012

Joel Parkinson Wins 2012 ASP World Title, Seals Season with Billabong Pipe Masters Victory

Caption: Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, claimed the 2012 ASP World Title at the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons.
Image Credit: © ASP/ SCHOLTZ

BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Friday, December 14, 2012) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, has claimed his maiden ASP World Title today at the final stop of the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) season, by winning the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons. The Billabong Pipe Masters was also the third and final leg of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing series.

Only Parkinson and reigning 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater(USA), 40, were in contention for the world title heading into the final day.… 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

Hurley Pro at Trestles
Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour
Lower Trestles, California/USA
September 16 – 22, 2012

De Souza and Wright Eye Hurley Pro at Trestles, Round 1 Draw Released

Caption: Adriano de Souza (BRA), 25, current No. 6 on the ASP WCT, will be a force to be reckoned with at next week’s Hurley Pro at Trestles.
Image Credit: © ASP/ ROWLAND

LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Thursday, September 13, 2012) – At the midway point on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles is positioned to significantly set the tone in the hunt for the 2012 ASP World Title.
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles will run from September 16 – 22, 2012 and is forecast to receive a solid south swell next week for the world’s best to battle in.Adriano… Read the rest

Kelly Slater Claims 50th ASP WCT Win at Hurley Pro at Trestles
[ 0 ] September 20, 2012 | ASP International
LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Thursday, September 20, 2012) – Kelly Slater (USA), 40, reigning 11-time ASP World Champion has claimed the Hurley Pro at Trestles over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Lower Trestles, marking the iconic Floridian’s 50th elite ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) win of his career.

Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles culminated in dramatic fashion today with the world’s best going head-to-head in pristine Southern California conditions.

Slater got off to a quick start in the Final bout against Parkinson, electing smaller inside waves, surfing them impeccably and moving from strength-to-strength throughout the heat. Surfing on a four-fin “Quad” surfboard, Slater’s juggernaut momentum and searing performance would prove too much for the in-form Parkinson as he confidently took his sixth event title at Lower Trestles, his third consecutive.“I… Read the rest