Archive for 'Contests'
Billabong Pro J-Bay Preview
Posted onJul 13, 2010 by Landon.
The Billabong Pro J-Bay contest site is set and the event is ready to get underway in South Africa this week. The waiting period starts July 15th and runs through the 25th. Swell and forecast reports are coming in and thing’s are looking really good for the event as of right now. If the conditions [...]
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Dane, Jordy, Owen, and Jadson find their footing in Brazil
Posted onApr 29, 2010 by Landon.
Today is the last day of the Billabong Pro in Santa Catarina Brazil, and there is sure to be some major upsets as the new guard finds their footing. There have been some huge upsets amongst the highest seeds of the ASP tour in this content as Mick, Parko, Taj, Bede, Bobby, and Adriano are [...]
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Supersized XXL Awards
Posted onApr 19, 2010 by Landon.
As the countdown continues to the April 23rd climax of the Tenth Annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy, additional nominees have been announced in the wipeout and best all-around performance categories. Always a crowd favorite, the 2010 Verizon Wireless Wipeout of the Year contenders are a terrifying product of the [...]
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O’Neill Cold Water Classic
Posted onApr 13, 2010 by Landon.
Following the resounding success of the inaugural Cold Water Classic Series blending adventure, exploration, surf and competition, the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Series makes a much-anticipated return for 2010. Last year saw the series push the boundaries of surfing in a way never seen before with five ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) events exploring spectacular [...]
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The 9th Annual Clean Water Classic
Posted onApr 12, 2010 by Landon.
The 9th annual Clean Water Classic surfing competition is scheduled for May 14th to the 16th, 2010. This event, the largest continuously run Pro/Am competition in the Pacific Northwest, will take place in Westport, Washington. The Clean Water Classic weekend includes not only great surfing, but also live music, movie showings, a vendor village, silent [...]
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Beard vs Mustache
Posted onMar 04, 2010 by Landon.
Yesterday during the Quiksilver pro at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast of Australia, there was a battle going down for the ages. Ego’s were destroyed as the new guard laid claim that they are not just media hype. Million dollar contracts were proven worthy and legit, and probably just doubled overnight, as Dane took [...]
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Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks
Posted onFeb 25, 2010 by Landon.
From 26th February through to 10th March, the 2010 Quiksilver Pro presented by Land Rover and the Roxy Pro will take place on the southern end of the Gold Coast’s iconic point break of Snapper Rocks. The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast is the perfect ASP “Dreamtour” location. Warm water and white sand, sunshine and sun [...]
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2010 ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour Schedules Released
Posted onDec 28, 2009 by Landon.
With a historic 2009 coming to a close, the 2010 ASP schedule has been released and will mark some major shifts in venues and dates in order to ensure that the world’s best surfers battle one another in the world’s best waves. “2010 will mark some major changes for professional surfing and the schedule reflects [...]
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More Massive Surf
Posted onDec 08, 2009 by Landon.
This is a big week for the surf on the North Shore of Oahu. We’ve started to see the first part of a massive two-day swell generated by Typhoon Nida in the Western Pacific followed by more swell, and then more. It’s been forecasted that the waves this week will be the largest surf to [...]
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Eddie Might Go
Posted onDec 08, 2009 by Landon.
WAIMEA HITS 40-FEET, QUIKSILVER READIES FOR TOMORROW Australian Legend Carroll Suffers Serious Injury, Now Out. Contestants of the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau, fueled by Monster Energy, were calling the waves at Waimea Bay today bigger than any contested the past three times this event ran. But organizers opted to employ patience and wait [...]
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The First Step On The Road To The Olympics
Posted onDec 04, 2009 by Landon.
As reported on TransWorld SNOWboarding’s official Web site: If you remember, a while back we filled you in on Olympic eligibility. The Grand Prix is the U.S. Olympic qualifying series, but in order to to compete in the Olympics, everyone needs a top 30 finish in one World Cup event between September 2008 and January [...]
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