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Nyoman (Doktor) Krisna Mika Takes Out First Ever Keramas Surf Club Family Surf Contest
27 February 2011, Gianyar-Bali: In a thrilling final with the two beachside warungs full of cheering spectators, 17 year old Keramas local Nyoman “Doktor” Krisna Mika sliced and diced the 1.5 meter waves in clinical fashion to rack up the biggest scores and claim a decisive victory in the first ever locals-only Keramas Surf Cl... more
10-Time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater Headlines Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 23, 2011) – The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover is just a few short days away from commencing and the opening event of the season will be headlined by none other than reigning 10-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 39. more
Taj Burrow Takes Back-to-Back ASP 4-Star Breaka Burleigh Pro Wins
BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Sunday, February 20, 2011) - Taj Burrow won his second consecutive Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Breaka Burleigh Pro held in wind affected, but good high performance 1m (3 feet) surf at Burleigh Heads today. more
Taj Burrow Looks Ominous on Day-Three Of ASP 4-Star Breaka Burleigh Pro
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, February 17, 2011) - Defending event champion Taj Burrow (AUS) has sent a warning shot through the field of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star, US$85,000 Breaka Burleigh Pro as day-three saw performance levels go through the roo... more
Youngsters Steal Show at ASP 4-Star Breaka Burleigh Pro
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, February 17, 2011) - University student Noah Lane (Rainbow Beach / Burleigh Heads) was one of a host of young surfers who staked their claim as possible title contenders on day-two of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star, US$85,00... more
Australian Free-to-Air Television First with the LIVE Broadcast of The Quiksilver & Roxy Pro
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 16, 2011) - ONE HD is pleased to announce that for the first time in the history of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour, The Quiksilver Pro presented by Land Rover, one of the biggest surfing events in the world, wi... more
Locals Dominate Day 1 of the 2011 ASP 4-Star Breaka Burleigh Pro
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 16, 2011) - Gold Coasters proved that nothing beats local knowledge in the sport of surfing, as a host of up-and-coming Queenslanders dominated the opening exchanges of the Associat... more
World’s Best Surfers Prepare for ASP Season-Opening Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 16, 2011) – The world’s best surfers have converged on Australia’s Gold Coast for the opening event of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, which will take place from February 26 throug... more
Slater Wins Third Laureus World Action Sports Award
Kelly Slater (USA), 38, has been awarded his third Laureus World Action Sports Award, recognizing Slater’s accomplishments alongside Spanish Tennis star Rafael Nadal and skier Lindsey Vonn at the world’s most prestigious sporting awards ceremony. more
A Brazilian One-Two as Kymerson Wins the Oakley Pro Junior North Stradbroke Island
NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND, Queensland/Australia (Saturday, February 5, 2011) - Brazilian Krystian Kymerson today claimed the prestigious 2011 5-Star, Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Oakley Pro Junior on the picturesque North Stradbroke Island, defeating countryman Peterson Crisanto in an all Braz... more
Local Hope MacDonald Keeps Dream Alive at Oakley Pro Junior North Stradbroke Island
NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, February 3, 2011) - Local North Stradbroke Island hope Tim MacDonald (North Stradbroke Island, Qld) kept his dream of winning the 2011 5-Star, Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Oakley Pro Junior alive today, as he posted day-two’s highest combined two-wa... more
Aussies and Internationals Share Day One Honours at Oakley Pro Junior North Stradbroke Island
NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 2, 2011) - Australian and international surfers have shared day-one honours at the 2011 5-Star, Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Oakley Pro Junior as competition got underway on North Stradbroke Island (Queensland, Australia) in a building 1-1.5m swel... more
Brazil’s Peterson Crisanto Wins ASP 6-Star Hurley Pro Junior
BURLEIGH HEADS, Gold Coast / Australia (Sunday, January 30th, 2011) - Peterson Crisanto (BRA) today claimed the 2011 6-Star Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Hurley Pro Junior at Burleigh Heads, walking away with a professional ASP Pro Junior world-record USD$25,000 winner’s cheque. more
Florence Wins ASP 5-Star Volcom Pipe Pro
BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, January 26, 2011) – Hawaii’s John John Florence started surfing the deadly Banzai Pipeline at age eight and barely four feet tall — about the same time the surfing world’s spotlight fell in love with him. Ten years later, at 18 years of age and heaped with expecta... more
Billabong Taj's Small Fries comp opens with great waves in the south west of WA
Yallingup, Western Australia (Friday January 28): Many of Australia’s best 16 and under boy and girl surfers have headed to Taj Burrow country in the pristine south west coast of Western Australia for the annual Billabong Taj’s Small Fries event. more
ASP Prime Status for Mr Price Pro Ballito a Massive boost for South African Surfing
BALLITO, KwaDukuza/South Africa (Thursday, January 27, 2011) – South African surfing has received a massive boost with the announcement that the Mr Price Pro Ballito will be a Prime rated event on the 2011 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour. more
ASP International & Quiksilver Announce $1 Million Quiksilver Pro New York
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Wednesday, January 26, 2011) – Quiksilver and the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) today announced the Quiksilver Pro New York, set to take place on Long Island’s Long Beach from September 4-15. more
No Go for Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, Contest Upholds Strict Wave Standards
WAIMEA BAY, Oahu/Hawaii – (Thursday, January 20, 2011) – George Downing, Contest Director of The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau, Fueled by Monster Energy, has called a “NO GO” for competition at Waimea Bay today, based upon the inconsistency of the swell. While there were definitely 20-foot-plus waves sporadically ... more
Tiago Pires Signs 10-Year Contract with Quiksilver
ERICEIRA, Portugal (Tuesday, January 18, 2011) – Tiago Pires (PRT), 30, entering his fourth season as an ASP World Tour campaigner has just signed a 10-year contract with international powerhouse Quiksilver. The “Portuguese Tiger” had this to say: more
Lacomare Wins Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, Freestone Earns ASP World Junior Title
NORTH NARRABEEN, New South Wales/Australia (Saturday, January 15, 2011) – Marc Lacomare (FRA), 20, marched to victory at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships over American talent Nat Young (USA), 19, in a hard-fought chess match between the two goofy-footers in two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at North Narrabeen t... more
