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IRONS NARROWLY ESCAPES ELIMINATION AT RIP CURL PRO SEARCH CHILE

Rip Curl Pro Search Chile
Stop No 4. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Ex-Isla Alacran, Arica, Chile June 20-July 1, 2007

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ARICA, Chile (Thursday, June 20, 2007) – Only seven heats of the Rip Curl Pro Chile, stop No. 4 of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour, were run today, but near perfect rides were ridden in four of them.

Former three-time ASP World Champion Andy Irons (HAW) earned a much-needed 9.70 out of 10.00 with just three minutes left in his heat against local Chilean wildcard Manuel Selman.“I was ready to go home at the end of that heat; I was about to pack my bags and go and have a two-week break,” Irons said. “It’s just the way my year has been going. It was a really slow and sketchy heat and the local kid knew where to surf and got a couple of 6.0s.… Read the rest

FLORES SENDS BURROW TO ROUND 2 OF BILLABONG PRO – OTHER TOP SEEDS ADVANCE

Billabong Pro Tahiti
Stop No 3. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Teahupoo, Taiarapu, Tahiti May 4-14, 2007

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TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Friday, May 4th, 2007) – All but one of the biggest names in pro surfing made it through their Round 1 Billabong Pro Tahiti heats today. Perennial favorites Kelly Slater (USA), Andy Irons (HAW), Mick Fanning (AUS) and Joel Parkinson (AUS) advanced to Round 3. Taj Burrow (AUS) who sits current equal No. 1 on the Foster’s ASP World Tour ratings aside Fanning was not so lucky.Burrow, who drew Teahupoo specialist and Billabong Pro Tahiti wildcard Bruno Santos (PYF) and French rookie Jeremy Flores, finished second in the three man heat and will now have to negotiate Round 2 to stay in contention for a Billabong Pro crown.

Flores, a Foster’s ASP World Tour rookie, won the heat – his first ever at the dredging left reef break.… Read the rest

IRONS DEFENDS RIP CURL PRO SEARCH TITLE IN CHILE

Rip Curl Pro Search Chile
Stop No 4. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Ex-Isla Alacran, Arica, Chile June 20-July 1, 2007

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ARICA, Chile (Thursday, June 28, 2007) – Defending Rip Curl Pro Search champion Andy Irons (HAW) found the form to grab another globe-shaped trophy with his win over Damien Hobgood (USA) in Arica, Chile today.“They’re the best trophies – they’re epic,” Irons said. “They’re my favorite trophy and I’ve got one for the living room and one for the mantle now.”

The former 3X Foster’s ASP World Champion bested Hobgood 16.84 to 8.67 in the four foot (1.3 metre) waves off Ex Isla Alacran.

“It was a battle,” Irons said. “I was hitting the reef and getting worked, but I tried to play it smart and catch the inside waves. Damien was waiting for the sets and it was almost better to not have priority because I caught whatever came in.… Read the rest

WILDCARDS ELIMINATED IN BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 2

Billabong Pro Tahiti
Stop No 3. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Teahupoo, Taiarapu, Tahiti May 4-14, 2007

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TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Friday, May 11, 2007) –Foster’s ASP World Tour surfers relegated to the first eight heats of Round 2 donned Billabong Pro Tahiti jerseys for the first time in a week today, Friday, May 11, 2007.

Teahupoo, a wave where wildcards typically do well, proved more suited to Foster’s 45 competitors this afternoon with top-seeded surfers eliminating each of the four event wildcards in the three foot (one metre) waves on offer.Damien Hobgood’s (USA) convincing elimination of local wildcard Hira Teriinatoofa (PYF) earned him a Round 3 berth and the highest heat total of the day – a 17.36 out of 20.00.

“I’m just really stoked I made that heat,” Hobgood said. “I think we sat there for 20-minutes, and since I had a couple of scores, I was praying it would just go flat.… Read the rest

WORLD’S BEST WOMEN LONGBOARDERS HEAD TO BIARRITZ FOR THE ROXY ASP WWLC

Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championship (WWLC) ASP Women’s World Longboard Tour Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France July 11-16, 2007

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BIARRITZ, France (Thursday, July 5, 2007) – With less than a week remaining to the start of the Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championship (WWLC), the best women longboarders are beginning to converge on the beautiful French town of Biarritz.Commencing next Wednesday July 11, 2007, 48 surfers will compete for the ultimate prize in women’s longboarding – the ASP Women’s World Longboard Title. The international field sees surfers from as far a field as Japan, Tahiti, USA, Australia, Brazil and Hawaii battling it out with local European hopes from Spain, Great Britain and, of course, France.

Local hopes will be resting on Biarritz surfer and four-time European longboard champion Claire Karabatsos (FRA). In last year’s event Karabatsos had a remarkable run, advancing through to the semifinals where she was defeated by the eventual winner Schuyler McFerran (USA).… Read the rest