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Rip Curl Pro Portugal
ASP World Title Event No. 9 of 11
Supertubes, Peniche, Portugal
October 15 – 24, 2011

Adriano de Souza Claims Rip Curl Pro Portugal Over Kelly Slater

Pictured: Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, 2011 Rip Curl Pro Portugal Champion!
Credit: © ASP / CESTARI

SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Tuesday, October 18, 2011) – Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, has taken out the Rip Curl Pro Portugal over Kelly Slater (USA), 39, in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) barrels at Supertubos today.

Event No. 9 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title Series, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal culminated in exciting fashion today as a feast of picturesque barrels closed out one of the most memorable events in ASP history.De Souza tore through the field on the final day of competition, taking down Travis Logie (ZAF), 32, Michel Bourez (PYF), 25, and Bede Durbidge (AUS), 28, en route to his final clash with Slater.… Read the rest

PRAIA DO DIABO, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Sunday, October 30, 2011) – Leila Hurst (HAW) has won the Arnette ASP Women’s World Junior presented by Quiksilver, topping Joanne Defay (FRA) at the backup location of Praia Do Diabo after a dominant performance on the final day of competition.

Stop No. 2 of 3 on the ASP World Junior Tour, the inaugural Arnette ASP World Junior presented by Quiksilver has run at both the lefthander of Arpoador as well as the right of Praia Do Diabo, which lies on the other side of the event’s primary location.

Hurst was a standout throughout the event’s entirety and stormed her way through to the Final after earning a 9th place at the ASP World Junior Tour season opener, putting the Hawaiian back in contention for the elite ASP Women’s World Junior Crown.“It was my first time in a World Junior Final and it might be my last year, so I’m so excited,” Hurst said.… Read the rest

Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco
ASP World Title Event No. 10 of 11
Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California USA
November 1 – 12, 2011

Kelly Slater Claims Historic 11th ASP World Title at Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 39, clinches a historic 11th ASP World Title in Ocean Beach.

Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

OCEAN BEACH, San Francisco/California (Wednesday, November 2, 2011) – Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has claimed a historic 11th ASP World Title today, clinching the year-long pursuit with his advancement out of Round 3 at the Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco.

In pristine three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) peaks at Ocean Beach, Slater fought back to an inspired start from opponent Dan Ross (AUS), 28, to claim victory in the dying moments in front of a capacity crowd at Ocean Beach.“It… Read the rest

Perrow Wins Billabong Pipe Masters, Florence Takes Vans Triple Crown

Pictured: Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, your 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters Champion.

Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ

BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, December 10, 2011) – Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, has won his inaugural ASP World Tour event, taking out the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons over fellow countrymen Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, in four-to-six foot waves. John John Florence (HAW), 19, also found his way to the podium as the overall winner of the 2011 Vans Triple Crown.

Perrow, who finished runner-up to Jeremy Flores (FRA), 23, in last year’s Billabong Pipe Masters, returned to form again this year and charged the massive Pipeline conditions on the opening two days of competition to solidify his position on the 2012 ASP World Tour. The Australian was equally deadly in the smaller conditions on the final day and commanded the Final against Parkinson in a backdoor shootout to secure his maiden ASP World Tour victory.“It… Read the rest