The 2009 ASP World Tour is Set

2009 ASP World Tour rookie Nathaniel Curran – cr. Covered Images

The 2009 ASP World Tour roster has been decided with the conclusion of the 2008 season.  After the Billabong Pipeline Masters, the top 27 surfers from the current world tour earn a spot in 2009, along with the 15 top-ranked World Qualifying Series (WQS) surfers (who didn’t otherwise qualify) and three wildcards chosen by the ASP.

There are few surprises, since most of the list was decided after the O’Neill World Cup of Surfing earlier this month.

Surfers will get more than two months off before kicking off the 2009 season on Feb. 28 with the Quiksilver Pro in Australia.

For more about the rankings, check out the ASP website.  The full list follows…

1. Kelly Slater (USA)
2. Bede Durbidge (AUS)
3. Taj Burrow (AUS)
4. Joel Parkinson (AUS)
5. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
6. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
7. Adriano de Souza (BRA)
8. Mick Fanning (AUS)
9. Bobby Martinez (USA)
10. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
11. Luke Stedman (AUS)
12. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
13. Andy Irons (HAW)
14. Chris Ward (USA)
15. Kai Otton (AUS)
16. Tim Reyes (USA)
17. Tom Whitaker (AUS)
18. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
19. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
20. Bruce Irons (HAW)*
21. Mikael Picon (FRA)
22. Dane Reynolds (USA)
23. Taylor Knox (USA)
24. Damien Hobgood (USA)
25. Heitor Alves (BRA)
26. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
27. Ben Dunn (AUS)
28. Nathaniel Curran (USA)
29. Chris Davidson (AUS)
30. Michel Bourez (PYF)
31. Gabe Kling (USA)
32. Jihad Khodr (BRA)
33. David Weare (ZAF)
34. Josh Kerr (AUS)
35. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
36. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
37. Greg Emslie (ZAF)
38. Tim Boal (FRA)
39. Dustin Barca (HAW)
40. Tiago Pires (PRT)
41. Phillip MacDonald (AUS)
42. Drew Courtney (AUS)
43. Dean Morrison (AUS)**
44. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)**
45. Marlon Lipke (DEU)**

* Irons has previously stated that he is retiring from full-time competition after the 2008 season.
** Wildcard chosen by ASP & Surfer’s Union.