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\nPictured: The ASP World Surfing Awards, surfing\u2019s \u201cnight of nights\u201d, will host the world\u2019s best surfers this Thursday, February 23, 2012 on Australia\u2019s Gold Coast.
\nCredit: \u00a9 ASP <\/p>\n
2012 ASP World Surfing Awards
\nGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
\nFebruary 23, 2012<\/p>\n
World\u2019s Best Surfers and Wolfmother to Headline 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards<\/p>\n
\nPictured: The ASP World Surfing Awards, surfing\u2019s \u201cnight of nights\u201d, will host the world\u2019s best surfers this Thursday, February 23, 2012 on Australia\u2019s Gold Coast.
\nCredit: \u00a9 ASP <\/p>\n
GOLD COAST, Queensland\/Australia (Tuesday, February 21, 2012) \u2013 This Thursday, February 23, 2012, the world’s best surfers will exchange their ocean wear for formal wear as they attend surfing’s night of nights, the 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards. The Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre will play host once again play host to the gala event, with this year’s incarnation adding a number of dynamic new enhancements including headlining entertainment Wolfmother.This year will mark the first time in history that the ASP World Surfing Awards will be webcast and broadcast LIVE around the world, with the sport’s robust international audience able to enjoy the entirety of the official crowning of the 2011 ASP World Champions.<\/p>\n
This Thursday will see historic moments in the crownings of the iconic Kelly Slater (USA) 40, awarded an unprecedented 11th ASP World Title, as South Pacific phenom Carissa Moore (HAW), 20, is awarded her first. Slater and Moore represent the youngest and oldest ASP World Champions in the history of the sport. These two stars will be joined on stage by an array of other awards winners across a variety of categories including new awards voted for by the fans and the surfers themselves.<\/p>\n
Sal Masekela will return to host the evening, which will feature a number of entertainment acts including Grammy-Award winners Wolfmother, the Vernons and many more.<\/p>\n
The 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards will be webcast LIVE via YouTube as well as streamed via broadcast partners. For the first time in history, a limited number of tickets will be available to the public.<\/p>\n
While tickets are limited, a small number are still available for purchase via http:\/\/www.aspworldsurfingawards.com<\/p>\n
2012 ASP WORLD SURFING AWARDS RECIPIENTS:
\nASP World Champion: Kelly Slater (USA)
\nASP Women\u2019s World Champion: Carissa Moore (HAW)
\nASP World Runner-Up: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
\nASP Women\u2019s World Runner-Up: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
\nASP World Rookie of the Year: Julian Wilson (AUS)
\nASP Women\u2019s World Rookie of the Year: Tyler Wright (AUS)
\nASP Men’s Breakthrough Performer of the Year: TBA
\nASP Women’s Breakthrough Performer of Year: TBA
\nASP World Junior Champion: Caio Ibelli (BRA)
\nASP Women\u2019s World Junior Champion: Leila Hurst (HAW)
\nASP World Longboard Champion: Taylor Jensen (USA)
\nASP Women\u2019s World Longboard Champion: Lindsay Steinriede (USA)
\nASP Masters Champion: Nathan Webster (AUS)
\nASP Grand Masters Champion: Iain Buchanan (NZL)<\/p>\n
ASP Men\u2019s Entertainer (Fan Vote): TBA
\nASP Women\u2019s Entertainer (Fan Vote): TBA
\nASP Men\u2019s Underrated (Fan Vote): TBA
\nASP Women\u2019s Underrated (Fan Vote): TBA<\/p>\n
ASP Surfers\u2019 Surfer (Men\u2019s Peer Vote): TBA
\nASP Heat of the Year (Men\u2019s Peer Vote): TBA
\nASP Manoeuvre of the Year (Men\u2019s Peer Vote): TBA<\/p>\n
ASP Surfers\u2019 Surfer (Women\u2019s Peer Vote): TBA
\nASP Heat of the Year (Women\u2019s Peer Vote): TBA
\nASP Manoeuvre of the Year (Women\u2019s Peer Vote): TBA<\/p>\n
ASP Peter Whittaker Award: TBA
\nASP Lifetime Membership Award: TBA<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2012 ASP World Surfing Awards Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia February 23, 2012 World\u2019s Best Surfers and Wolfmother to Headline 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards Pictured: The ASP World Surfing Awards, surfing\u2019s \u201cnight of nights\u201d, will host the world\u2019s best surfers this Thursday, February 23, 2012 on Australia\u2019s Gold Coast. Credit: \u00a9 ASP GOLD COAST, Queensland\/Australia … Continue reading “2012 ASP World Surfing Awards”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-13965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asp-surfing-news","tag-surfing-news-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18215,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13965\/revisions\/18215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}