Slater Rolls On to Win Billabong Pro Tahiti

Current ASP World Champion, has claimed the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui over Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in clean four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves at Teahupo’o. Event No. 5 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Tahiti culminated a historic incarnation of the event today, with [...]

Parko Wins 3rd Consecutive Triple Crown

Joel Parkinson Seized His 3rd Consecutive Hawaiian Triple Crown. Fellow Australian Adrian Buchan was the only person with enough points to stop Parkinson winning the Hawaiian leg of the world championship tour but had to win the Pipeline Masters.  Buchan was eliminated in the quarter-finals when he was easily beaten by world champion Kelly Slater. [...]

2010 BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS ROUND 1 and 2 Results

The first day of the 2010 pipeline masters proved to be exciting. The waves were not perfect, but there were some great heats and some amazing barrels.  Many of the surfers who were on the bubble to requalify for the 2011 World Tour came up short.  Kai Otton, Luke Stedman, Luke Munro,  Travis Logie and Tom Whitaker were [...]

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 1 MATCH UPS

 ROUND 1 Match Ups for Tahiti Heat 1: Damien Hobgood (USA), Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), Jay Thompson (AUS) Heat 2: Jadson Andre (BRA), Luke Stedman (AUS), Nate Yeomans (USA) Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Marco Polo (BRA) Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA), Tom Whitaker (AUS), Blake Thornton (AUS) Heat 5: Adriano de Souza [...]

Home Court Advantage at Billabong Pro J Bay?

Once again, the Billabong Pro J-Bay proved to be a great arena for the world’s best surfers to display their talents.  Bottom line —great surfers in great waves equates to a great contest.   Watch these 3 heats with Sean Holmes defeating Kelly Slater and Andy Irons and then finally losing to Bede Durbidge in the [...]

Jordy Smith Wins and Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay to Take ASP Lead

Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, has recorded his first ASP victory, as he won the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay over Adam Melling (AUS), 25, in front of a capacity hometown crowd.  The Billabong Pro J-Bay was the 4th of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour.  The young South African proved the victor, dominating from the [...]

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Round 1 Results

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Round 1 Results: Heat 1: Adam Melling (AUS) 12.17, Taylor Knox (USA) 10.80, Luke Munro (AUS) 10.17 Heat 2: Andy Irons (HAW) 14.77, Jay Thompson (AUS) 10.56, Jadson Andre (BRA) 9.24 Heat 3: Nate Yeomans (USA) 15.83, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.74, Luke Stedman (AUS) 11.43 Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) 15.30, [...]

Revised Heat Draw for Billabong JBAY

 Tim Reyes (USA), 28, former ASP World Title Race campaigner and current No. 126 on the newly-founded ASP World Rankings, will replace an injured Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29, 2009 ASP World Runner-Up and defending event winner, at the upcoming Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay. Parkinson’s injury and subsequent withdrawal has completely reshuffled the Round 1 Match-Ups: [...]