Congratulations Ke11y Slater! 11 times is the charm! Great job man! You are the best at what you do!
You are the most dominate athlete in your sport and any sport. Name any other athlete that even compares to what Ke11y Slater has done in his career. I dare you!
The 10 time ASP World Champion and now 5 time Hurley Pro at Trestles Champion wins it again. Kelly Slater came from behind and beat the Ozzie, Owen Wright, in the final seconds. This was the 3rd straight final for Slater vs. Wright. Check out the rest of the story HERE
HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES FINAL RESULT:
1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 17.50 2 – Owen Wright (AUS) 16.74
Kelly Slater Wins the 2011 Quiksilver Pro! This is his 46th ASP tour event victory. Not bad for an “old” guy!
I hope you had him on your fantasy surf team this year!! I know I did. He was my first pick.
Kelly Slater made surfing history by clinching his 10th ASP World Title! What a surfing machine! Slater is 38 years young, has been surfing on the ASP World Tour for 20 years and scored “a perfect 10″ championship at Puerto Rico’s Rip Curl Pro Search. What a nice round number for his number of world titles. Congrats Slater (again)!
Slater advanced out of the Quarterfinals today over Brazilian, Adriano de Souza. This advancement allowed Slater to lock in his 10th world title. Jordy Smith, the 2nd place surfer on the tour, can no longer catch Slats! Will he go for an 11th title?
Slater’s 2010 ASP World Tour results:
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast: 9th Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach: WIN Billabong Santa Catarina Pro: Runner-UP
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay: 17th Billabong Pro Tahiti: 3rd Hurley Pro at Trestles: WIN Quiksilver Pro France: Runner-Up Rip Curl Pro Portugal: WIN
Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico: TBD Billabong Pipeline Masters: TBD
Andy Irons, a 3 time ASP World Champion, died today in his Dallas hotel room. He became seriously ill from reportedly, dengue fever, which he contracted at the previous surfing contest held in Portugal. He pulled out of the Rip Curl Search Pro in Puerto Rico because of his illness. Andy won the ASP World Surfing Tour Title 3 years in a row and he was the only ASP surfer to win at every ASP tour stop.
Andy leaves behind his pregnant wife, Lyndie, and his younger brother, Bruce. Lyndie is due to give birth to their first child, a son, this December. This is totally sad and so devastating to his family, friends and fellow surfers.
We will miss you Andy and the entire surfing world will mourn your loss.
Kelly Slater, 38 years young, and current ASP World Tour leader wins the Rip Curl Pro Portugal at Supertubos.
This is event 8 of 10 and the ASP World Title race moves onto Somewhere, Puerto Rico. Look for Slater to try and clinch his 10th world title in the next event. Imagine the pressure as Slater flies into the 9th event with only one more event left to lock up his unprecedented 10th world title.
RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL MEN’S FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 13.33 2 – Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.43
RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL MEN’S SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.03 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 12.20 SF 2: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.00 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 10.57
The 2nd stop on the 2010 ASP World Surfing Tour is the Bells Beach, Victoria-Australia Rip Curl Pro. The men’s Rip Curl Pro runs from March 30-April 10, 2010. The women’s Rip Curl Pro runs from March 30-April 5, 2010. Taj Burrow won the 1st 2010 tour stop at the Quiksilver Pro and he will look to gain more points on the 2009 ASP World Tour champion, Mick Fanning.
Mick Fanning (AUS), has been crowned the 2009 ASP World Champion, following an excellent showing at the Banzai Pipeline over the weekend. The 28 year-old has claimed his 2nd ASP World Surfing Title! Great job Mick!The Banzai Pipeline was the last event on the ASP 2009 World Tour and Mick beat out his fellow mate, Joel Parkinson, to claim the crown. Not only did he wrap up the 2009 ASP World Title, Mick also took home a sweet $50,000 from the Vans Triple Crown bonus package. That will be a nice bonus to add to his 2009 tour earnings of $235,000. Not bad for 10 months of work this year!
Here are Mick’s 2009 ASP World Tour results:
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast: Equal 3rd Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach: Equal 5th Billabong Pro Teahupoo: Equal 9th Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro: Equal 5th Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay: Equal 17th Hurley Pro Trestles: WINNER Quiksilver Pro France: WINNER Billabong Pro Mundaka: Equal 9th Rip Curl Pro Search: WINNER Billabong Pipeline Masters: Equal 9th
Mick Fanning moves into 2nd place behind Joel Parkinson. Mick, the 2007 ASP world tour champion, is only 146 points behind the 2009 ASP points leader. These two fellow Aussies will meet up in the Billabong Pro Mundaka that takes place October 5-17, 2009. This is the 8th stop on the ASP world tour and there are only 2 more events after the Mundaka Pro. The race is on for the world crown!
WCT Event #6 stops by Lower Trestles and kicks off September 13 – 19, 2009. The 2009 Hurley Pro will see some top surfers, including Joel Parkinson looking for his first ASP world surfing title. The waves are predicted to be in the 3-4 foot range.
Come out in person or watch the worlds best surfers online compete for the grand prize of $100,000. There are 3 different swells expected to produce some fun waves. Hurricane Linda, in the Eastern Pacific, has weakened, but the swell predictors say there is a chance of some residual swell.
Joel Parkinson (AUS) has won 3 out of the last 5 ASP world tour surfing contests. The next scheduled ASP tour stop is the Hurley Pro Trestles. The 6th ASP event takes place September 13-19, 2009.
PAST EVENT CHAMPIONS:
2008: Kelly Slater (USA)
2007: Kelly Slater (USA)
2006: Bede Durbidge (AUS)
2005: Kelly Slater (USA)
2004: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
2003: Richie Lovett (AUS)
2002: Luke Egan (AUS)
2001: Not held
2000: Andy Irons (HAW)
Great job Bobby! Bobby Martinez defeats the #2 ASP surfer in an epic Teahupoo barrel for barrel final. Bobby Martinez (USA) 18.46 vs. Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.10.
Past Billabong Pro Tahiti Champions:
2008: Bruno Santos (BRA)
2007: Damien Hobgood (USA)
2006: Bobby Martinez (USA)
2005: Kelly Slater (USA)
2004: CJ Hobgood (USA)
2003: Kelly Slater (USA)
2002: Andy Irons (HAW)
2001: Cory Lopez (USA)
2000: Kelly Slater (USA)
1999: Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
1998: Koby Abberton (AUS)
1997: Andy Irons (HAW)
The Billabong Pro Teahupoo -Tahiti started May 9 and the contest will end on May 20, 2009. This is event 3 of 10 on the ASP world surfing tour. The Teahupoo event has completed the first 14 heats of Round 1, but is on hold for right now. The contest officials have called for lay days this week due to weak swell and poor surfing conditions.
Watch for these exciting Round 2 heats:
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Heiarii Williams (PYF)
Heat 13: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Other notables to watch in the 2009 Billabong Pro Teahupoo – Tahiti:
Former three-time ASP World Champion Andy Irons (HAW), 30, and Von Zipper Trials Winner Heiarii Williams (PYF) as wild-cards in the 2009 Billabong Pro Tahiti.
