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Quiksilver Pro France
Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour
La Graviere, Hossegor/FRA
September 28 – October 8, 2012

World’s Best Open Up Quiksilver Pro France in Barreling La Graviere

Caption: Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 27, opened up his Quiksilver Pro France campaign this morning with a much needed Round 1 victory.
Image Credit: © ASP/ CESTARI

LA GRAVIERE, Hossegor/France (Friday, September 28, 2012) – The opening nine heats of Round 1 of the Quiksilver Pro France were completed today in clean three-to-five (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at the primary site of La Graviere.
Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour season, the Quiksilver Pro France took advantage of solid barrels on offer this morning before calling competition off this afternoon as the swell subsided.Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, two-time ASP World Champion (2007, 2009) and current ASP WCT No.… Read the rest

Caption: Canggu, Bali prepares to host Round 1 of the Oakley ASP World Junior Championships. Pic ASP/Dunbar

Round 1 Called On at the Oakley ASP World Junior Championships

CANGGU, Bali/Indonesia (Saturday, October 6, 2012) – The 2012 Oakley ASP World Junior Championships Bali have been called on at Echo Beach, Canggu this morning. The day began with a Balinese blessing ceremony, with all competitors dressed in traditional attire on the black sand beach with clean and crisp 3 to 4 foot (1.5 meter) waves breaking on the reef out the front.

Glen Elliot and Beau Emerton Oakley ASP World Junior Championships Head Judge and Contest Director have made the call to start the men’s Round 1 at 9:15am local time.”The tide is coming up and the surf is starting to turn on,” Elliot said. “There’s a mix of rights and lefts on offer and we’re expecting the surf to be good all day.… Read the rest

Mick Fanning Gives Back to Rio’s Escola de Surf

Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, two-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 3, spent his lay day with the kids of the Escola de Surf. A day the kids would never forget.
Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Friday, May 11, 2012) – For many touring professional surfers, a contest lay day presents the welcome opportunity to do some sightseeing or discover a new wave down the coast, but for two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, it’s the ideal opportunity to hang out with the local community and give back to the sport that has given him so much.On the second, consecutive lay day for the men at the Billabong Pro Rio, Fanning took time out from his busy training schedule to spend the morning with a group of special needs children from the Escola De Surf (surf school) run by Jeronimo Telles, at Recreio dos Bandeirantes in Barra, Rio.… Read the rest

Billabong Rio Pro
ASP World Championship Tour Event No. 3 of 10
ASP Women’s World Championship Tour Event No. 5 of 7
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 9 – 20, 2012

John John Florence Wins Billabong Rio Pro, Parkinson Takes Ratings’ Lead

Pictured: John John Florence (HAW), 19, your 2012 Billabong Rio Pro Champion.

Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 16, 2012) – John John Florence (HAW), 19, has won his maiden ASP ASP World Championship Tour event, taking out the Billabong Rio Pro over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in barreling three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca.

Florence, currently in his rookie year on the ASP WCT, proved unstoppable on the final day of Billabong Rio Pro competition, topping prodigious Australian Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, and Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, on his way to triumph over Parkinson.… Read the rest

ASP International
ASP World Championship Tour Event No. 4 of 10
Volcom Pro Fiji
June 3 – 15, 2012

Volcom Fiji Pro Round 2 Completed in Maxing Conditions at Cloudbreak

Pictured: Bede Durbidge (AUS), 29, took on maxing Cloudbreak this morning to best compatriot Adam Melling (AUS), 27, in Round 2 of the Volcom Fiji Pro.
Credit: © ASP / ROBERTSON

CLOUDBREAK, Tavarua/Fiji (Friday, June 8, 2012) – The Volcom Fiji Pro completed the remaining two heats of Round 2 this morning in maxing 12-to-15 foot (4 – 5 metre) waves at Cloudbreak.

Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Volcom Fiji Pro took advantage of a small window of ideal winds to complete the round before calling competition off for the day.

Bede Durbidge (AUS), 29, survived a hard-fought battle with compatriot Adam Melling (AUS), 27, in the opening heat of the day.… Read the rest