Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
\nStop No. 3 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour
\nDee Why, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
\nSeptember 30 \u2013 October 5, 2009<\/p>\n
ASP Top 17 Re-Ignite for Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic<\/p>\n
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\nPictured: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 21, reigning two-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion and current ASP World No. 1, will look to further cement her ratings\u2019 lead at the upcoming Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic.
\nCredit: \u00a9 ASP\/ CI\/ ROBERTSON via GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n
DEE WHY, New South Wales (Monday, August 31, 2009) \u2013 After a lengthy mid-season break, the world\u2019s best female surfers are re-igniting with the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, Event No. 3 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour, running at Sydney\u2019s Dee Why Point from September 30 through October 5, 2009.<\/p>\n
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 21, reigning two-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion and current ASP Women\u2019s World No. 1, will look to further cement her ratings\u2019 lead as she hunts down a third, consecutive ASP Women\u2019s World Title, but will first need to refocus following the five-month break.\u201cThroughout the break I have enjoyed a fair bit of downtime,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cI\u2019ve been exploring California, seeing the sights, filming for my sponsors and taking pleasure in a few surf trips here and there. In the last few weeks I have really started to focus on the recommencement of the ASP Women\u2019s World Tour and I am looking forward to putting the contest vest on and racking up another win.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the first time in the event\u2019s four-year history, the Commonwealth Beachley Classic will move venue\u2019s from the beachbreaks of Manly to the nearby pointbreak of Dee Why, a move that Gilmore believes will be to her advantage.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just got back from some great pointbreaks where the paddles were long and hard, so I feel fit and ready to tackle whatever current comes my way at Dee Why,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cI am ready to slot into some backdoor action at the Point, lets hope it turns on.\u201d<\/p>\n
A two-time past winner at the event (2006, 2007), Gilmore\u2019s bid for a three-peat was demolished early on in 2008, and the young Australian knows that the competition will be even fiercer at this season\u2019s incarnation of the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith five rookies on tour this year it is like we have a whole lot of wildcards,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cSure, wildcards are hard, but that is just a part of the challenge. If you want to win the event you have to push past all of the other 17 surfers. Layne Beachley will be tough. But saying that, all the girls will be a threat at this year\u2019s event. After such a long break, it will be interesting to see how everyone comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tyler Wright (AUS), 15, defending Beachley Classic winner and the youngest ever winner of an elite ASP Women\u2019s World Tour event, holds the added prestige of having taken out Gilmore at last season\u2019s event. The two Australians will certainly meet again in 2009, having been paired up against one another in Round 1 of competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not really sure how to manage my nerves against someone like Steph (Gilmore),\u201d Wright said. \u201cI guess I just get so excited to surf against her that I forget about that stuff. The ASP Women\u2019s World Tour has five new rookies this season so the event is going to be harder than ever, but I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite returning as event champion, Wright still feels little pressure competing on the world\u2019s stage at such a young age and hopes experiences of the last season will only serve to make her a stronger competitor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve only just turned 15 so I still have nothing to lose and everything to gain,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI still have a lot to learn and having another opportunity like this is unbelievable. Since last year, I\u2019ve grown at least a centimeter so hopefully I have a bit more power behind my turns.\u201d <\/p>\n
Gilmore and Wright will take on the world\u2019s best female surfers including current ASP Women\u2019s World No. 2 Silvana Lima (BRA), 24, former seven-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion Layne Beachley (AUS), 37, at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic.<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
Vision opportunity
\nCBA Executive General Manager Local Business Banking, Symon Brewis-Weston and Layne Beachley will be available for a pic opp at Dee Why beach.<\/p>\n
Date: Monday, August 31, 2009
\nTime: 3:30pm
\nLocation: Dee Why Surf Club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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