Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
Sally Fitzgibbons
Several days after the conclusion of the Women's ASP World Tour season in Maui the roster for the 2009 Tour has been finalized. While the surfers on tour will include 11 year's worth of titles, there are also five rookies joining the vets -- all teenagers.
Sally Fitzgibbons, 18, made ...
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
Kelly Slater capped off an amazing season Friday by winning the Billabong Pipeline Masters contest in Hawaii for a record sixth time. Slater, who clinched a record ninth ASP World Tour title earlier this year, won a total of six out the tour's 11 events in 2008.
Slater was unbeatable in ...
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
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 ...
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Kelly Slater may have clinched his record ninth world title earlier this season but there are still three spots open on the ASP World Tour roster for 2009. The season-ending Billabong Pipeline Masters will decide who will get those slots, and Chris Ward made his statement in round two Tuesday, ...
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
CJ Hobgood took advantage of nice conditions to pull out a win at the O'Neill World Cup at Sunset Beach, HI, edging Tom Whitaker in a four-man final.
Hobgood scored a combined 15.00 in the final, led by his final wave score of 8.50. Whitaker scored a combined 12.67. Jordy Smith, ...
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
The PXM International Vans Pro complete competition yesterday in Puerto Escondido, Mexico yesterday and it was a local, 21 year old Angelo Lozano who took the ASP World Qualifying Series 3-Star title. The day saw a consistent 6-8 foot surf with plenty of tough competition from all over the world ...
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Everyone is pretty psyched for next year’s ASP World Tour. There’s a certain level of excitement in the air unlike any year prior. Is it because of the tour locations set of next year? Or perhaps it’s because surfing has taken a backseat to KITE SURFING and surfers are ready ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
Nathanil Curran at the 2008 US Open of Surfing - cr. Covered Images
With one event left in the ASP World Tour season it's starting to become clear who will be back on tour in 2009 and who will be left on the outside looking in.
Every year, the top 27 rated ...
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Aussie Bede Durbidge picked up his first ASP World Tour win of the year Sunday by taking the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro over Jeremy Flores. Durbidge dominated the final, scoring a 17.76 to Flores' 9.86.
For Durbidge, the win propels him to #2 on the World Tour rankings with only ...
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
After a day off, the ASP World Qualifying Series 6-Star Prime Santa Surf pro continued today completing 24 heats of the 2nd round in steady three foot waves at San Juan, Lanzarote. Defending champion Patrick Beven of France lead by the end of the day going for something that has ...
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