The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons has been called off for the day with small decreasing swell on offer at Pipeline.

Stop No. 10 of 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Billabong Pipe Masters enjoyed classic conditions for the opening two days of the waiting period and event officials are anticipating a new swell to ignite the infamous reef later this week for a dramatic finish to competition.

Classic moment for a classic surfer Seabastian Zeitz being carried up the beach Sunday morning! He's 100,000 dollars richer to help with the 2013 World Champianship tour! Here's more on this new up and coming talent.

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Tom Curren is acknowledged as one of surfing’s true geniuses and a soulful original. Curren has played a variety of instruments since fifteen. His drumming, bass, guitar, singing and composition take a form that reflects his unique personality. Famously reclusive, his musical gift was only recognized—although highly regarded—among a small enclave of musical celebrities.

There are some mechanics that only work on Volkswagen TDIs. There are some doctors who only perform specific brain surgeries. There are some soldiers who only execute the most secretive of missions. And there are some surfers who only compete at Pipeline. They're all called specialists. It was a good day to be a specialist.

The Billabong Pipeline Masters is, itself, special. In addition to the normal ASP World Tour surfers, the Pipe event features over a dozen wildcards, many of whom are "pipe specialists," guys who live and die behind the curtain of this heavy wave. Most of them qualified by surfing the 5-star Volcom Pipe Pro last January.

Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, and Dear Suburbia took home top honors tonight at the 42nd annual SURFER Poll Awards. For the third year running, the best surfers, filmmakers, and who's who of the surf world converged on Turtle Bay on the North Shore of Oahu for the Biggest Night is Surfing, where awards were presented to the top surfers, as voted by fans, as well as the best movies and performances of the year.

Welcome to the latest edition of the ASP Weekly Pulse. This week’s newsletter is packed with info, starting with the transfer of Nike athletes to Hurley. On the contest front, this week’s latest ASP newsletter recaps Adam Melling’s amazing win at the Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach, simultaneously requalifying for the ASP WCT. In addition, the ASP Weekly Pulse gives you a preview of the third and final jewel of the Vans Triple Crown, the Billabong Pipe Masters. 

Seabass qualifies for the 2013 elite tour

Surf News - - Needing a solid result or two in Hawaii in order to make the leap up the rankings to qualify for the ASP World Tour, Sebastian "Seabass" Zietz, instead, won the first event at Haleiwa and solidified his spot among the top 34 in 2013. Oakley looks back at the past year and talk to Seabass about his path to reaching his dream and getting to represent his friends and family from Kauai on the Tour.

The final ASP Prime event of the 2012 season, the Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach, has been completed but qualifiers for the 2013 ASP Top 34 have yet to be finalized.

The 2013 ASP Top 34 will be comprised of:
- Top 22 ranked surfers on the year-end ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) rankings.
- Top 10 surfers ranked on the year-end ASP World Rankings (not including surfers qualifying in the Top 22 on the ASP WCT rankings).
- Two ASP wildcards.