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Billabong Pro Maui pres. By Hawaiian Airlines Stop No. 8 of 8 on the ASP Women’s World Tour Honolua Bay, Maui Dec. 8-20, 2007

HONOLUA BAY, Maui (Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007) – The Billabong Pro Maui presented by Hawaiian Airlines, the final event of the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour as well as the Vans Hawaiian Triple Crown, is set to begin its waiting period on Dec. 8, 2007, and Honolua Bay will not only be crowning an event champion, but the ASP Women’s World Champion as well.

Current ratings leader Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), former ASP Women’s World Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER) and South American phenom Silvana Lima (BRA) are the only three surfers remaining in contention for the 2007 ASP Women’s World Title, and the pressure will be on at Honolua Bay to determine who will walk away with surfing’s most prestigious title.Gilmore,… Read the rest

Billabong Pipeline Masters
Stop No. 10 of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii Dec. 8-20, 2007

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007) – The 13-day waiting period for the final event on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pipeline Masters, will commence this Saturday, Dec. 8th and will stretch until Dec. 20th, 2007. A newly minted ASP format will make its debut at the Billabong Pipeline Masters this year.

The ‘Dual Heat’ format will feature two heats run concurrently to maximize conditions on offer for the surfers and action in the water for the fans. Originally inspired by 8X ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), who used a similar format for an invitational charity event he hosted in Tavarua, Fiji, the ASP and the Top 45 surfers have collectively fine-tuned the format which is now approved for use in all Foster’s ASP World Tour events.The… Read the rest

Billabong Pipeline Masters
Stop No. 10 of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii Dec. 8-20, 2007

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Monday, Dec. 17, 2007) –Australian Bede Durbidge secured his second Foster’s ASP World Tour win and the Van’s Triple Crown of Surfing Series title with a victory at the Billabong Pipeline Masters, the 10th and final event on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour, today.

Durbidge posted 16.67 points out of 20.00 to finish first in the four-man final over Dean Morrison (AUS), Pancho Sullivan (HAW) and Joel Parkinson (AUS) respectively. The new ASP ‘Dual Heats’ format was used from Round 2 through the Quarterfinals and conditions at Pipeline, Backdoor and Off the Wall – the breaks within the contest zone today –were small and in the three-foot (one metre) range.“I’m absolutely over the moon right now,” Durbidge said.… Read the rest

Quiksilver Pro France
Stop No. 7 of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour La Nord/Les Bourdaines: Hossegor/Seignosse, France September 20-30, 2007

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SEIGNOSSE, France (Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007) –Mick Fanning (AUS) the newly crowned 2007 Quiksilver Pro France Champion, is mathematically capable of clinching his maiden Foster’s ASP World Title in Mundaka, Spain next week. Fanning beat South Africa’s Greg Emslie, in three to five foot (one to one half meter) surf at Les Bourdaines this afternoon.“I’m just so stoked to have another win under my belt,” Fanning, who also won the first event of the year on the Gold Coast of Australia, said. “I’m pumped! After the semis I really realized that you had to have the best waves to win, so that’s what I did. I just sat and waited for the whole time.”… Read the rest

Boost Mobile Pro of Surf presented by Hurley Stop No 6. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Lower Trestles, California USA September 9-15, 2007

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LOWER TRESTLES, California (Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007) – Reigning and 8X Foster’s ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won his first event in over a year, moved to current World No. 2, and broke a world record after beating Pancho Sullivan (HAW) in the Final of the 2007 Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley today.“It’ll be nice to go and sit down and think about this one,” Slater said. “This will be a neat little tournament for my career. I’m a little bummed because I didn’t feel like I capitalized on the waves I had, and it was frustrating, but just to get that win was important. We had similar conditions to 1990 when I won out here, so it was pretty magical.”… Read the rest