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Coco Ho Claims First ASP Dream Tour Victory at Rip Curl Women’s Pro Search

BELGAS, Peniche/Portugal (Thursday, October 29, 2009) – Coco Ho (HAW), 18, 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie, collected her inaugural victory on the ASP Women’s World Tour today, taking out the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Search over former ASP Women’s World Champion (2005) Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 26, in punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at Belgas. […]

Ingelby Takes ASP World Longboard Title, Sallas Wins in the Maldives

PASTA POINT, Chaaya Island/Dhonveli Maldives (Thursday, October 29, 2009) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Oxbow World Longboard Tour Maldives event today crowned two champions – Harley Ingeby (Australia) as the 2009 ASP World Longboard Champion and Kai Sallas (Hawaii) as the inaugural Oxbow Maldives event champion. Sallas (Oahu, Hawaii) won the event, surfing […]

Fanning Claims Rip Curl Pro Search, Solidifies ASP Lead

SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Wednesday, October 28, 2009) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, former ASP World Champion (2007) and current ASP World No. 1, has claimed the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Search at Supertubos in Portugal, defeating fellow Finalist Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, and cementing his lead in the now two-horse race for the 2009 ASP World […]

Australia’s Garrett Parkes Wins Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in Philippines

(Tuesday 27th October, 2009): AUSTRALIAN surfer Garrett Parkes (Byron Bay, NSW, Aus) has taken out the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in the Philippines today, beating Hawaiian Makua Rothman in a man-on-man final. Cloud 9 didn’t quite turn on the epic conditions seen for the opening rounds of the unique, specialty event, with finalists having to […]

Upsets Abound On Opening Day of Rip Curl Pro Search Competition

MOLHE LESTE, Peniche/Portugal (Thursday, October 22, 2009) – The Rip Curl Pro Search got underway today in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) wedging righthanders at Molhe Leste, where the world’s best surfers carved, snapped and aired their way through the opening eight heats of Round 1. Event No. 9 of 10 on the 2009 ASP […]

ENTER AND WIN A 7S SUPERFISH

Who needs a new surfboard???? Now’s your chance. As part of the Manly Festival of Surfing (5-8 Nov) Global Surf Industries will be sponsoring a 7S One Design event and there are 16 places up for grabs. The One Design Competition is open to everyone who can surf, basically by entering you go into the draw […]

44 to 32: Brett Simpson On The New Face of ASP for 2010

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Wednesday, October 14, 2009) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is close to capping off the 2009 season and with the exciting changes set in place for ASP surfers for next year and beyond, Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), 24, current ASP WQS No. 6 and ASP Dream Tour hopeful, took […]

Rip Curl GromSearch Closes With A Bang

(Coffs Harbour, NSW – Saturday, 17 October 2009): The final day of the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by SNICKERS will forever be remembered thanks to some of the most amazing junior surfing performances in recent time. With three champions crowned, and some blistering surfing action on show, Diggers Beach proved to be the playground for […]

De Souza Takes Inaugural ASP World Tour Win at Billabong Pro Mundaka

SOPELANA, Euskadi/Spain (Tuesday, October 13, 2009) – Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, claimed his inaugural ASP World Tour win today, taking out the Billabong Pro Mundaka, eliminating fellow Finalist Chris Davidson (AUS), 33, in punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Sopelana. Stop No. 8 of 10 on the 2009 ASP […]