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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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Last year Tahitian wildcard Michael Bourez took out Kelly Slater from the Quiksilver Pro making it look less likely that Slater would take the 2007 ASP World Title. Today was a different day because the Tahitian actually helped Slater by eliminating one of the two surfers in his way to ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Dane Reynolds at the Quik Pro France.
Two days of action have come and gone for the Quiksilver Pro France and several big names have bowed out already. Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Andy Irons, Bruce Irons and Tim Reyes all were eliminated in the second round, while Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow, ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Bede Durbidge
Only 10 heats of the Rip Curl Pro Search's Round Two were held today in Indonesia but it was enough to see many of the bigger names advance. Taj Burrow was the first to take care of business, dismissing local wildcard Komang "Gogo" Suijay, 13.34 to 5.53. Bede ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
As the Billabong Pro J-Bay gets ready to kick off in South Africa, Bede Durbidge is celebrating landing a new sponsor, Freestyle watches.
For Durbidge, who is currently ranked third on the ASP World Tour, the signing marks the latest in a string of new sponsors after basically being sponsorless about ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The day after defending world champ Mick Fanning was knocked out of the Billabong Pro Tahiti a slew of other top surfers were shown the exit as wildcards dominated the day.
Wildcard Manoa Drollet (above) knocked out Slater in Round three today while Taj Burrow fell to Brazilian Bruno Santos but ...
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