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GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, February 23, 2012) – The 2012 ASP World Title Series is just days away from commencement and with the highly-anticipated Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover looming just around the corner, the world’s best surfers are prepped and ready to launch their respective ASP World Title campaigns. The first [...]
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queenslands/Australia (Tuesday, February 21, 2012) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, was ASP World Runner-Up last season…an accolade he’s held on four occasions now (2002, 2004, 2009, 2011). That kind of record, getting within reach of the ASP World Title so many times, would buckle a lesser man. However, Parkinson is not a lesser [...]
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, February 21, 2012) – This Thursday, February 23, 2012, the world’s best surfers will exchange their ocean wear for formal wear as they attend surfing’s night of nights, the 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards. The Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre will play host once again to the gala event, with [...]
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Monday, February 20, 2012) – Kelly Slater (USA), 40, 11-time Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Champion, has categorically dominated the sport of surfing for the past two decades. The Floridian has collected an astounding 48 elite tour wins throughout his tenure amongst the world’s best surfers and holds virtually every record [...]
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Friday, February 17, 2012) – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, is already an icon within the women’s sporting world after her short five-year tenure amongst the world’s best surfers. A four-time ASP Women’s World Champion, the young Gold Coaster has already scalped an incredible 18 elite tour events, including three at the opening [...]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Saturday, February 11, 2012) – Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, has been a major player on the international surf stage since his debut in Quiksilver’s “Young Guns II” in 2006. The interim five years bore witness to the Sunshine Coast’s golden natural-footer ascending the professional ranks, release an award-winning profile video in “Scratching [...]
CENTRAL COAST, New South Wales/Australia (Friday, February 3, 2012) – Adrian ‘Ace’ Buchan (AUS), 29, has been an elite ASP World Title competitor for six years now. He’s been a two-time Top 10 finisher, navigated injuries and scalped event titles. In addition to his impressive work in the water, Ace is also a regular contributor [...]
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) – It’s amazing what a bit of adversity can do…like motivating you for starters. Last year was a rough one for me on the ASP Tour. I was carrying a few injuries and getting used to a life that completely changed for me and my wife in having [...]
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Monday, January 30, 2012) – Dane Reynolds (USA), 26, may have failed to requalify for the ASP World Tour in 2012 but spectators will still get to enjoy his extraordinary talents when he lines up as a wildcard for the opening event of the ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro presented by [...]
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Tuesday, January 24, 2012) – The ASP Board of Directors has voted to ratify several refinements to the ASP World Tour and ASP World Rankings for the 2012 season. These changes will expand upon the December 2011 decision to suspend the midyear rotation for 2012, due to schedule constraints, and continue to provide [...]
