Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Kelly Slater won't win his fifth event of the season in Indonesia after being ousted in the third round of the Rip Curl Pro Search by Tiago Pires. Slater held the lead for much of the heat until Pires scored a 9.17 followed soon by an 8.40, to defeat Slater ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Round two of the Billabong Pro J-Bay went down today and there were a few exits of note as Joel Parkinson dispatched wildcard Mark Occhilupo and Aussie Mick Campbell knocked out Damien Hobgood. Andy Irons and Bobby Martinez also advanced into Round Three, with Martinez nabbing the second perfect 10.0 ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
After a year off the Globe Fiji contest is about to kick off for the ASP World Tour. Thanks to perfect conditions the contest is expected to start the first day of the holding period on Sunday, May 25.
When the event starts, one big name may not be in ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Damien Hobgood has officially withdrawn from the Billabong Pro Tahiti after breaking his shoulder last month. He had been hoping to be healed enough to make the event, but with it expected to kick off today, time ran out.
“I wanted to wait until the last minute to see if it ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
The Billabong Pro Tahiti started its holding period today and due to less than optimum conditions a lay day was called.
"We had a good look at it and we are opting not to run today,” Contest Director Luke Egan said. “I watched it for an hour last night and if ...
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