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\nThe world\u0092s best surfers in the world\u0092s best waves LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) WORLD TOUR & ASP WOMEN’S WORLD TOUR<\/p>\n
\nThe world\u0092s best surfers in the world\u0092s best waves LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Jan. 18, 2007) \u0096 While the major focus of the upcoming ASP World Champions\u0092 Banquet to be held on the Gold Coast of Australia on February 24, 2007 will be the official crowning of 2006 World Champions Kelly Slater (USA) and Layne Beachley (AUS), two surfers who will also be savouring their moment in the spotlight will be 2006 ASP Rookies of the Year Bobby Martinez (USA) and Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS).Martinez and Miley-Dyer spent 2005 battling through the ASP\u0092s second tier tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS), then unleashed on surfing\u0092s elite Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour and ASP Women\u0092s World Tour in 2006 notching up three top tour wins between them.<\/p>\n
Martinez who finished the year in fifth place on the final ratings blew minds when he began his stellar season with an astonishing third place at the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast. <\/p>\n
He was ousted from that event by eventual winner and good friend Slater but the experience was enough for him to gain the confidence to claim two top tour events \u0096 the first at the infamous Billabong Pro Teahupoo in Tahiti and the second when he returned a blow to Slater by defeating him in the final of the Billabong Pro Mundaka in Spain. <\/p>\n
\u0093It\u0092s still quite hard to believe, 2006 just moved so fast with the tour, traveling and all the new events that I went to,\u0094 said the ever-humble Martinez of his Rookie of the Year status. \u0093As it is for every guy who makes it on the Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour, it\u0092s a dream come true to be here competing with the best surfers in the world.\u0094 <\/p>\n
And while the wins were sweet Martinez did encounter a few low points when things didn\u0092t go his way\u0085 So how will his 2006 learnings affect his 2007 campaign?<\/p>\n
\u0093I think I learnt a lot as a person and a competitor last year and hopefully I\u0092ve matured with all the experience I gained from the ups and downs of traveling and competing on the tour,\u0094 said Martinez. \u0093Gold Coast, Tahiti, Fiji and Mexico were awesome events and I was lucky to get some good results. But from South Africa to France I kind of hit a slump, which can easily take away any competitors\u0092 confidence.<\/p>\n
\u0093Luckily I was with good friends on the road,\u0094 he continued. \u0093I traveled with the Hobgood brothers, my Reef team manager and a great buddy from home. Those guys really helped me out and helped me to stay confident and to just have a good time with it.<\/p>\n
\u0093I had fun year in 2006 but I still feel I made some little mistakes here and there and I am looking forward to trying a couple of different things in \u009207 and hopefully the results will come.\u0094<\/p>\n
For ASP Women\u0092s World Tour rookie Miley-Dyer, her first year was equally as satisfying with her list of achievements beginning back in January \u009206 when she claimed the inaugural women\u0092s Billabong ASP World Junior Championship crown. <\/p>\n
From there she excelled by taking the ASP Women\u0092s World Qualifying Series title plus the final event of the ASP Women\u0092s World Tour \u0096 the Billabong Pro Maui in Honolua Bay.<\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092m really happy. All I\u0092ve ever wanted was to do well on the ASP Women\u0092s World Tour and to get rookie of the year is a prestigious honour,\u0094 said Miley Dyer. \u0093If you look at the list of names who have won it it\u0092s such a great thing. Plus to have won the Billabong ASP World Juniors, the ASP World Qualifying Series then the last event of the year and now Rookie\u0085 you can\u0092t ask for much better than that!\u0094<\/p>\n
As to taking on her childhood heroes and winning\u0085<\/p>\n
\u0093To have looked up to girls like Megan, Layne and Rochelle for so long then to be able to compete against them is a privilege,\u0094 said Miley-Dyer. \u0093And then to do well is just a bonus! It\u0092s something that I\u0092m really grateful for\u0085 to be on tour and have such an amazing life\u0085 I can\u0092t believe that I\u0092ve done so well.\u0094<\/p>\n
Going into 2007 Miley-Dyer indicated that she has shed the nerves associated with being a fresh face on tour and is hopeful that more success is only a few weeks away when the Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast kicks off this year\u0092s ASP Women\u0092s World Tour.<\/p>\n
\u0093I learnt a lot [in 2006]\u0085 When you are the rookie on tour you make a lot of mistakes and I think I\u0092ve ironed out a lot of them,\u0094 said Miley-Dyer. \u0093I just hope to do well again in 2007 but most importantly have fun and appreciate what I\u0092ve been given. What I\u0092m doing is traveling around the globe with a massive group of mates chasing waves! I\u0092ll be a lot more comfortable this year\u0085 especially after winning the last event, gaining confidence in yourself that you can win. I\u0092m just going to relax and not put so much pressure on myself.\u0094<\/p>\n
See the world\u0092s best surfers tackle the world\u0092s best waves on this year\u0092s Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour and ASP Women\u0092s World Tour beginning on February 27 on Australia\u0092s Gold Coast. <\/p>\n
For the full tour schedule and 2007 surfer\u0092s list and more head to www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour Schedule<\/p>\n
Event\t\t\t\tLocation\t\t\t\tDate
\nASP Banquet\t\tGold Coast, Australia\t\tFeb 24
\nQuiksilver Pro\t\tSnapper Rocks , Australia\t\tFeb 27-Mar 11
\nRip Curl Pro\t\t\tBells Beach Vic, Australia\t\tApr 3-13
\nBillabong Pro\t\t\tTeahupoo, Tahiti\t\t\tMay 4-14
\nGlobe Pro Fiji\t\tTBC\t\t\t\t\tMay 20-31
\nRip Curl Pro Search\t\tSomewhere in Chile\t\t\tJune 20-July1
\nBillabong Pro\t\tJeffreys Bay, South Africa\t\tJuly 11-22
\nBoost Mobile Pro\t\tTrestles, California\t\t\tSep 7-18
\nQuiksilver Pro France\tHossegor, France\t\t\tSep 21-Oct 1
\nBillabong Pro\t\t\tMundaka, Basque Region, Spain\tOct 1-14
\nNova Schin Festival\t\tImbituba, Brazil\t\t\tOct 30-Nov 7
\nBillabong Pipe Masters\tPipeline Hawaii \t\tDec 8-20<\/p>\n
ASP Women\u0092s World Tour Schedule<\/p>\n
Roxy Pro\t\t\tSnapper Rocks, Australia\t\tFeb 27-Mar 10
\nRip Curl Pro\t\t\tBells Beach, Australia\t\tApr 3-8
\nRoxy Pro\t\t\tTBC\t\t\t\t\tApr 21-26
\nBillabong Girls \tPraia da Tiririca, Itacare, Brazil\tAug 20-27
\nRip Curl Girls Festival Santander, Liencres-Spain\t\tSep 4-9
\nHavaianas Beachley Classic\tManly Beach, Australia\tOct 8-14
\nRoxy Pro\t\t\tSunset Beach, Hawaii\t\tNov 23-Dec 6
\nBillabong Pro\t\tHonolua Bay, Hawaii\t\tDec 8-20<\/p>\n
The 2007 Foster\u0092s ASP Men\u0092s World Tour Lineup<\/p>\n
Kelly Slater (USA)
\nAndy Irons (HAW)
\nMick Fanning (AUS)
\nTaj Burrow (AUS)
\nBobby Martinez (USA)
\nJoel Parkinson (AUS)
\nDamien Hobgood (USA)
\nTom Whitaker (AUS)
\nTaylor Knox (USA)
\nDean Morrison (AUS)
\nTim Reyes (USA)
\nPhillip MacDonald (AUS)
\nCory Lopez (USA)
\nBruce Irons (HAW)
\nBede Durbidge (AUS)
\nC.J. Hobgood (USA)
\nFredrick Patacchia (HAW)
\nDaniel Wills (AUS)
\nGreg Emslie (ZAF)
\nAdriano de Souza (BRA)
\nChris Ward (USA)
\nShaun Cansdell (AUS)
\nTravis Logie (ZAF)
\nMichael Lowe (AUS)
\nLuke Stedman (AUS)
\nMark Occhilupo (AUS)
\nPancho Sullivan (HAW)
\nJeremy Flores (FRA)
\nMichael Campbell (AUS)
\nRicky Basnett (ZAF)
\nRoyden Bryson (ZAF)
\nDayyan Neve (AUS)
\nTroy Brooks (AUS)
\nNeco Padaratz (BRA)
\nJosh Kerr (AUS)
\nBen Dunn (AUS)
\nBernado Miranda (BRA)
\nGabe Kling (USA)
\nVictor Ribas (BRA)
\nLeonardo Neves (BRA)
\nKai Otton (AUS)
\nRodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
\nAdrian Buchan (AUS)
\nRaoni Monteiro (BRA)
\nLuke Munro (AUS)<\/p>\n
Replacements:
\nTrent Munro (AUS)
\nDavid Weare (ZAF)
\nPeterson Rosa (BRA)<\/p>\n
2007 ASP Women\u0092s World Tour Lineup<\/p>\n
Layne Beachley (AUS)
\nMelanie Redman-Carr (AUS)
\nChelsea Georgeson (AUS)
\nJessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)
\nSofia Mulanovich (PER)
\nRebecca Woods (AUS)
\nClaire Bevilacqua (AUS)
\nSilvana Lima (BRA)
\nMegan Abubo (HAW)
\nRochelle Ballard (HAW)
\nSamantha Cornish (AUS)
\nJacqueline Silva (BRA)
\nStephanie Gilmore (AUS)
\nMelanie Bartels (HAW)
\nAmee Donohoe (AUS)
\nCaroline Sarran (FRA)
\nRoseanne Hodge (ZAF)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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