Friday, June 27th, 2008
The first day of action for the 5-Star Local Motion Guaruja Surf Pro took place today after two days of rain at Pitangueiras Beach Brazil with surf at about three to four feet. There were two major upsets with the current number one and two positions on the ASP points ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Fitzgibbons with her World Jr. trophy.
She may be only 17-years-old but Aussie Sally Fitzgibbons has done something no man or woman has ever done: qualified from the WQS to the World Tour well before the halfway point of the season. Thanks to the huge tear she's been on since the ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
After a smooth and ideal week in the Maldives, Hawaii’s Kekoa Bacalso came out on top at the ASP World Qualifying Series 6-Star Prime Sri Lankan Airlines Pro at Pasta Point. Of the eight quarterfinalist, five of them were Hawaiians but when it was all said and done, it was ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
With six Hawaiian surfers left in competition at the Sri Lankan Airlines Pro at Pasta Point in the Maldives, five of them went on to the next round. They will be fighting for valuable points for the ASP World Qualifying Series 6-Star event.
Only Sunny Garcia was eliminated who went up ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
It was yet another beautiful and perfect day at Pasta Point in the Maldives for the Sri Lankan Airlines Pro. Rounds three and four were completed leaving the last 16 surfers for the ASP 6-Star Pro event. Sunny Garcia made it to the final 16 along with Michael Campbell making ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Day three at the Sri Lankan Airlines Pro proved to be the best day yet as offshore winds made for consistent and powerful four to six foot waves at the ASP World Qualifying Series 6-Star Prime. The most prominent surf runs of the day came from Jay Thompson (AUS), Torrey ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
It was another beautiful day on Pasta Point in Sri Lanka with a great setting for the ASP World Qualifying Series 6-Star Prime with ideal waves ranging from four to six feet for the remaining surfers in the competition. It was Mick Campbell of Australia who dominated the day by ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Pasta Point on the beautiful Chaaya Island in the Maldives was the setting of the Shrilankan Airlines ASP World Qualifying event where 200 of the world’s top surfers came together for day one. The day started off slow with small miniscule conditions but turned out to be about 1.5 meters ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Kelly Slater absolutely dominated fellow Floridian CJ Hobgood to win the Globe Pro Fiji today (Tuesday in Fiji), giving the 8x world champ his third tour victory of the still-young season. Slater took an early lead in the finale thanks to an 8.00 score, followed soon after by an ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
The final rounds of the Globe Pro Fiji will be stacked with major talent from the ASP World Tour, with four of the top five surfers n the world making the quarterfinals (and six of the top 12). Among the key match-ups to watch for (hopefully tomorrow) are Joel Parkinson ...
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