Round 1 and the opening two heats of Round 2 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay were completed today in clean three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at the legendary South African pointbreak, with the worldâs best surfers reveling in the opening day of competition. For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Check out highlights from J-Bay South Africa, Round 2
With the world title race heating up in Europe, the worldâs top 45 surfers have commenced competition on day one of the Billabong Pro at Mundaka. The magical left hand river mouth delivered mindless 1.5m tube rides on the first day of play and while the 16 top seeds were given a direct berth into round two, the bottom half of the seed list contested the man on man first round. Eight heats were completed before the high tide filled in the sand bar and the ocean went flat. Check out http://www.billabongpro.com/mundaka09/ for full contest results
AUSTRALIAN surfer Garrett Parkes (Byron Bay, NSW, Aus) has taken out the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in the Philippines today, beating Hawaiian Makua Rothman in a man-on-man final.
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Billabong Pro Tahiti 2008 - Air Tahiti Nui/Von Zipper trials
THE world’s top 45 surfers have been issued a severe warning about what to expect for the 2008 Billabong Pro Tahiti with the world’s heaviest wave, Teahupoo, roaring to life on the opening day of the Air Tahiti Nui - Von Zipper Trials. The Trials event awards two wildcards into the Billabong Pro main event and pits 40 respected international big wave surfers against 40 Tahitian locals. The 2008 Trials event has attracted the cream of progressive big wave surfing talent with the likes of Jamie Sterling (Haw), Kalani Chapman (Haw), Jamie O’Brien (Haw), Cory Lopez (USA), Dylan Longbottom (AUS), Clay Marzo (Haw), Laurie Towner (AUS), Brian Conley (USA), and Anthony Walsh (AUS) making the field the strongest in its nine year history. A powerful WSW swell confronted contestants on day one, with a light offshore breeze fanning perfect 10-12ft (3-4m) sets with the occasional 15ft sneaker keeping contestants in round one and two on their toes. www.billabongpro.com
Balinese surfer Ketut "Mega" Yoga Semadhi beat a quality field of internationals to win the Billabong Pro Junior series at Kuta Reef in Bali. The goofy foot ripper bagged a 9.70 in the final to defeat Caleb Boquist. He became the first Indonesian surfer to win a Billabong Pro Junior Series event. www.billabong.com
The nominees have just been announced for the 2009 BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS. Regarded as the Oscars of surfing, the BILLABONG XXL AWARDS recognize the athletes who ride the biggest and best waves over the last year everywhere in the world, based on the photographic evidence. The ninth-annual event hands out over $130,000 in cash prizes in an array of categories including the Ride of the Year, the XXL Biggest Wave, Monster Paddle and Monster Tube. Here are the nominees for the Ride Of The Year Category, check all the rides on www.billabongxxl.com
Eight-time world champion Kelly Slater (Coco Beach, USA) has trumped Australian Mick Fanning (Coolangatta, AUS) to win the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay for the fourth time. The 36-year-old Floridian was on fire as the Supertubes break turned on mind blowing 2.5m waves in early heats before deteriorating rapidly throughout the afternoon. Both surfers struggled in the opening stages of the 35-minute final, before Slater pounced on a clean inside wave to rack up an 8.50 score. A series of uncharacteristic falls by reigning world champ Fanning left the door wide open for Slater who capitalised with an 8.23 late in the match. His combined two wave total of 16.73 to Fanning's 9.40 was enough to clinch his fourth event victory for the year and extend his lead on the ASP World Tour Ratings.
The biggest swell in several years lashed the Hawaiian Islands on December 7, 2009 and Pea'hi (a.k.a. Jaws) on Maui came to life for the cleanest tow-surfing session in ages. An all-star crew was on it, resulting a a number of waves which may figure in the 2009/10 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards. Plus wipeouts, some really good wipeouts. For more see http://www.BillabongXXL.com
After four days without waves, the famed right hand point break of Jeffreys Bay in South Africa has roared back to life for rounds three and four of the Billabong Pro world tour surfing event. Top seeded surfers were in devastating form as Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow, Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson all progressed through. Other impressive performances came from South African tour rookie Jordy Smith, Hawaiian Fred Patacchia and Brazilian Adriano De Souza. Check the event LIVE and all the heats on demand on BillabongPro.com
Ideal surf as Oxbow World Longboard Champs kicks off. Check out ! http://www.oxbowpro.com/us/maldives/page/cat-0-news.html
Final Heat Billabong Pro JBay. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 15.97 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 11.94
Aritz Aranburu (EUK), 23, current ASP World No. 39, caused the upset of the event, eliminating reigning nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 37, in Round 2 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti. For Aranburu, it would mark his first heat win of the 2009 ASP World Tour season the young Basque surfer putting up an impressive 17.27 heat total to Slaterâs 15.00.
Billabong Pro Junior Coffs Harbour was run and won today in epic conditions, as Owen Wright (Lennox Head, NSW) won his third straight event. As conditions rapidly increased overnight, with the arrival of a fresh 3-4m swell, competitors were greeted with solid, rugged storm-like peaks as they arrived at Coffs Harbour Jetty. However, as the swell, rainsqualls and wind abated, what was left was near-perfect four-to-five feet waves which was welcomed with open arms by competitors and officials alike. None more so than Wright, who dominated the final defeating Garrett Parks (Lennox Head, NSW), Perth Standlick (Bondi, NSW), and Davey Cathels (North Narrabeen, NSW), who finished second, third and fourth respectively.
Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, claimed his inaugural ASP World Tour win today, taking out the Billabong Pro Mundaka, eliminating fellow Finalist Chris Davidson (AUS), 33, in punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Sopelana. http://www.facebook.com/Billabong
Check out the final day highlights for the 2008 Billabong World Junior Championship.
Check out the results at http://www.billabongpro.com/isa09
Check out the waves on day 4 at Billabongs ISA World Surfing Games in Costa Rica http://www.billabongpro.com/isa09/
Check out the action highlights of the final day. Where at the last minute CJ Hobgood from USA took the winner wave, so winning the Billabong Pro Mundaka over Joel Parkinson from Australia
History was created in the girls division as Pauline Ado (FRA) became the first international competitor to win the event; an event that had previously been dominated by Australian athletes. With a combined heat score of 13.43 (out of a possible 20) Ado proved to be too strong for runner-up Bethany Hamilton (HAW) in a battle that went down to the wire.
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