http://www.prosurfingnews.com ASP Surfing News, Videos and More! Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Taj Burrow has taken out the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover over Jordy Smith, in rippable two-to-three foot waves at Snapper Rocks.  The opening event of then 2010 ASP World Tour season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast started the year off with a bang, bringing the greatest ... http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/03/taj-burrow-wins-quiksilver-pro-gold-coast/ ASP MENS TOP 45 STARTING VALUES (for QUIKSILVER GOLD COAST)[singlepic id=4 w=320 h=240 float=left] 1 - Mick Fanning (AUS)-12,500,000 2 - Joel Parkinson (AUS)-12,000,000 3 - Bede Durbidge (AUS)-11,500,000 4 - Taj Burrow (AUS)-11,000,000 5 - Adriano de Souza (BRA)-10,500,000 6 - Kelly Slater (USA)-10,000,000 7 - C.J. Hobgood (USA)-9,500,000 8 - Bobby Martinez (USA)-9,000,000 9 - Damien Hobgood (USA)-8,500,000 10 ... http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/02/fantasy-surfer-values-2010/ Here it is, the start of the 2010 ASP season and we are fast approaching the start of the Gold Coast events.  As the Fantasy Surfer technical team works around-the-clock to bring you the brand new www.FantasySurfer.com, we offer a quick preview of our hot lists of surfers to watch ... http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/02/fantasy-surfers-hot-picks-for-quiksilver-pro-gold-coast/ Taj Burrow (AUS) claimed the inaugural 2010 Association Of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-Star, Breaka Burleigh Pro.  Burrow defeated Josh Kerr (AUS), Owen Wright (AUS) and Dusty Payne (HAW) who finished second to fourth respectively in an exhilarating four-man Final.  Taj Burrow exploded out of the gates ... http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/02/taj-burrow-wins-asp-4-star-breaka-burleigh-pro/ The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover will be featuring the world's best surfers from February 27 through March 10, 2010 and will be web live via www.quiksilverpro.com.au. QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS: Heat 1: Dane Reynolds (USA), Roy Powers (HAW), Brett Simpson (USA) Heat 2: Damien Hobgood (USA), Jeremy ... http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/02/quiksilver-pro-gold-coast-2010/ 38 year old Kelly Slater, former nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 6, will return to the singlet this season, challenging for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title against the world’s best surfers in the world’s best waves.  The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, the first event on the 2010 ... http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/02/kelly-slater-focused-on-2010-asp-world-title/ With the culmination of the 2009 ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour in Hawaii, the qualifiers for the 2010 ASP Dream Tour season have been decided.  Taking the Top 27 surfers from the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Top 15 from the 2009 ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) ... http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/02/meet-the-2010-asp-world-tour-qualifiers/ C.J. Hobgood started the 2010 season off with a victory at the Hang Loose Pro, which is a 6 star WQS  event. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CJ_1Ps0QtI HIGHLIGHTS: Monteiro made his third consecutive Hang Loose Pro Finals appearance, but not without a near-exit in his quarterfinal heat with Hizunome Bettero. Monteiro squeaked ahead by two tenths of a point before the ... http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/02/cj-hobgood-wins-6-star-wqs-hang-loose-pro/ Listen to Kelly Slater discuss the future of surfing and specifically the direction he sees surfboard design going...The 9 time World Champion is passionate about taking surfboards down a road with shorter and more functional boards. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8eQbfmisLs http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/02/kelly-slater-talks-about-the-future-of-surfboards/ Pipeline local Jamie O’Brien 26, pulled out all of the stops in front of his home crowd to clinch the ASP 5-Star Volcom Pipeline Pro in macking 10-15 foot throttling barrels at one of the world’s most infamous waves. O’Brien charged giant Pipe pits throughout the event’s entirety and the ... http://www.prosurfingnews.com/index.php/2010/02/jamie-obrien-wins-volcom-pipeline-pro/