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Tyler Wright Wins O’Neill Women’s World Cup, Sets Sights on 2011 ASP Women’s World Tour

Pictured: Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, winner of the O’Neill Women’s World Cup.

Credit: ASP/SCHULTZ

SUNSET BEACH, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 2, 2010) – Wildcard Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, has won the O’Neill Women’s World Cup of Surfing, topping Sunset Beach local Coco Ho (HAW), 19, reigning four-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, and ASP Women’s World Tour No. 2 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 19, in two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Sunset Beach.

The final stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour, the O’Neill Women’s World Cup of Surfing also marked the second jewel of the Vans Triple Crown and played a vital role in surfers’ campaigns towards requalification for the 2011 ASP Women’s Dream Tour.Wright, competing in the first Vans Triple Crown of her young career, quickly catapulted into the lead in the Final, smashing the event’s highest single-wave score of a 9.57 out of 10 en route to the highest heat total of a 17.24 out of 20 by linking a series of massive forehand hacks and powerful carves to leave the field in a combination situation within the first 10 minutes of the bout to eventually take out the win.… Read the rest

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger
ASP World Title Event No. 2 of 11
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta
ASP Women’s World Title Event No. 2 of 7
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 19 – 30, 2011

World’s Best Female Surfers Score Pristine Bells for Rip Curl Pro Round 2

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Thursday, April 21, 2011) – Round 2 of the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta, the second stop on the 2011 ASP Women’s World Title season, was completed this morning in firing three-to-five (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach and the world’s best female surfers reveled in the pristine, offshore conditions.

Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, current ASP Women’s World No. 1, bounced back from yesterday’s Round 1 loss in spectacular fashion, scoring two nine-point rides earning the highest heat total of the event and sending the young Australian wildcard, Nikki Van-Dijk (AUS), 16, packing.”That… Read the rest

Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons
Stop No. 10 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
December 8 – 20, 2010

High Drama at Billabong Pipe Masters – Perfection, Qualifying Heroics and the Vans Duel for the Jewel

Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 38, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, netted the day’s only Perfect 10 for an incredibly deep barrel followed by a searing cutback.

Credit: © ASP / CESTARI

PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Wednesday, December 15, 2010) – The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the final stop on the Vans Triple Crown (an ASP Specialty Series), roared back to life today with Pipeline delivering clean four-to-six foot (2 metre) Backdoor barrels for one of the most electrifying days of competition this year.

The final stop of the 2010 ASP World Tour season, the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons rampaged through Rounds 3, 4 and 5 before capping the day with the Vans Duel for the Jewel, a four-woman battle royale being held (for the first time) at the infamous Pipeline.Kelly… Read the rest

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger
ASP World Title Event No. 2 of 11
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta
ASP Women’s World Title Event No. 2 of 7
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 19 – 30, 2011

Sally Fitzgibbons Claims Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach, Maiden Elite Event Win

Pictured: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 20, claims her maiden ASP event at the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta.
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Saturday, April 23, 2011) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 20, claimed her maiden ASP Women’s World Title event win today after a hard-fought Final with current ASP Women’s World No. 1 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, taking out the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta and firmly announcing herself as a threat to the 2011 ASP World Title race.… Read the rest

Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons
Stop No. 10 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
December 8 – 20, 2010

Jeremy Flores Wins Billabong Pipe Masters, Parkinson Takes Vans Triple Crown

Pictured: Jeremy Flores (FRA), 22, 2010 Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons Champion.

Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 16, 2010) – Jeremy Flores (FRA) 22, won the Billabong Pipe Masters in memory of Andy Irons over Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, in a come-from-behind victory in firing four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) backdoor barrels, marking his first career ASP World Tour victory.

Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29, was another to stand atop the Billabong Pipe Masters podium, clinching his third, consecutive Vans Triple Crown title to conclude the 2010 ASP World Tour season.Flores, who was in need of a solid 8.60 single-wave score in the dying moments, clawed his way back into the Final against Perrow and threaded the needle on a beautiful righthand barrel to earn a 9.37.… Read the rest