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Bourez and Fitzgibbons Claim Billabong Rio Pro

Bourez and Fitzgibbons Claim
Billabong Rio Pro

Caption: Michel Bourez wins the Billabong Rio Pro after defeating Kolohe Andino in the Final.
Image: ASP / Smorigo
Billabong Rio Pro

Stop No. 4 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding period: 7 – 18 May 2014
Call: Finals
Conditions: Two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf.

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Monday, May 12, 2014): An epic Finals day at the Billabong Rio Pro and Rio Women’s Pro presented by Billabong, Stop No. 4 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), saw Michel Bourez (PYF) and Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) claim victory after a day of barreling waves at Barra Da Tijuca.Michel Bourez (PYF) won his second WCT event of the season, besting defending event winner Jordy Smith (ZAF) and veteran Taj Burrow (AUS) before his win over California prodigy Kolohe Andino in a hard-fought final.… Read the rest

Medina Claims Victory at Fiji Pro

Fiji Pro
Stop No. 5 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour
Location: Tavarua, Fiji
Holding period: 1 – 13 June 2014
Call: Semifinals and Final
Conditions: 3 – 5 foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf at Cloudbreak

TAVARUA, Fiji (Friday, June 6, 2014): A thrilling Finals day saw Brazilian Gabriel Medina reign supreme and win the Fiji Pro, stop No. 5 of 11 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), in three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf at Cloudbreak. The win moves Medina back to the top of the ASP World Championship Tour Rankings after he defeated Hawaiians John John Florence and Freddy Patacchia as well as American Kolohe Andino on his way to the Final.

Gabriel Medina (BRA) won his second WCT event of the season, taking the win over 2013 Rookie of the Year Nat Young (USA) in a hard-fought final.… Read the rest

PUERTO ESCONDIDO OPEN 2013

MIKE VELASCO, HECTOR SANTIAGO, ASAYA BRUSA AND LILI GIRON ARE THE WINNER OF PUERTO ESCONDIDO OPEN 2013 .

With waves that came from less to more and that Sunday up to 7 feet out giving an excellent setting for the performance of the 30th edition of this traditional event at Zicatela beach parties in November and this time it paid tribute Jesus ” chuy ” Silva .

The kids marveled at its excellent performances in the local qualifying heats Mike Velasco 19 years surprised and took first place in the open category , also fine Julio Quiñones to the final performance , Jony Corzo was the revelation of the event to their 15 years achieving the podium with his third place and have made the best wave of the event that the judges awarded a tube with tapping out and three more, while eight-time national champion Roberto Salinas not found the wave .… Read the rest

Pulsing Pointbreak Riyue Bay Produces at the Swatch Girls Pro China

Moniz
CAPTION: Kelia Moniz (HAW), reigning ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion picking up where she left off last year. Pic Daher

Pulsing Pointbreak Riyue Bay Produces On Day One of the Swatch Girls Pro China

WANNING, Hainan Island, China (Wednesday, November 20, 2013) – The Swatch Girls Pro China hosted by Wanning saw clean 3 to 4 foot left handers running 150 meters down the point at Riyue Bay all day today. All 12 heats of Round 1 and 10 heats of Round 2 were completed with the world’s best female longboarders putting on a show for the first day of the event that will decide the 2013 ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion.

Justine Dupont (FRA) won the first heat of the 2013 Swatch Girls Pro China this morning with some serious power turns and carves. Dupont competes on both long and shortboards and is competing at the Swatch Girls Pro China for her second time this year.”We… Read the rest

ASP World Title Showdown Set for Billabong Pipe Masters

Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons
Event No. 10 of 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT)
Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
December 8 – 20, 2013

ASP World Title Showdown Set for Billabong Pipe Masters, Possible Start Tomorrow


Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 41, and Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, will battle at the Billabong Pipe Masters to decide the 2013 ASP World Title.

Credit: ASP/CESTARI

PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 7, 2013) – The waiting period for the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons begins tomorrow, December 8, and with a promising swell pulsing into the North Shore, the world’s best surfers could take on the heavy Hawaiian barrel of Pipeline and Backdoor as early as tomorrow morning.

The final stop on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Billabong Pipe Masters will see the culmination of the ASP World Title Race between Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, and Kelly Slater (USA), 41, the final 2014 ASP WCT qualifiers and the crowning of the coveted Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Champion.… Read the rest