TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Thursday, May 8, 2008) Today is the first of an 11-day waiting period for the Billabong Pro Tahiti but the ASP Top 45 and event wildcards will not paddle out for their Round 1 heats today. Contest Director Luke Egan eyed conditions all morning before opting to call things off for the day. "We had a good look at it and we are opting not to run today, Egan said. I watched it for

Damien Hobgood Hurt Damien Hobgood was heading into the South Pacific leg of the Dream Tour the defending champ of both the Billabong Pro Tahiti and the Globe Pro Fiji. Now he's not sure whether he'll be able to attend either event. Damo went over the falls freesurfing Teahupoo last week and fractured his shoulder. Several sources are saying he's out of Tahiti for sure, but

PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA (Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008) – The 2008 ASP Womens World Qualifying Series tour kicks off with a bang at Woolamai Beach, Phillip Island, in Southern Australia this morning, with the 6-Star ASP World Qualifying Series Roxy Pro Women's Surfing Festival.Seventy-two surfers representing nine countries will take part in the highest rated event on the ASP Womens World Qualifying

SYDNEY, Australia (Monday, Jan. 7, 2008) – ASP Australasian Champion Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) may have been one of the smallest competitors in the Billabong World Junior Championships but her performances were by far the biggest; the diminutive was surfer crowned the 2007 ASP World Junior Champion, at Sydney's North Narrabeen Beach today.Netting the four highest scoring waves and two highest

SYDNEY, Australia (Monday, Jan. 7, 2008) – It's been a long wait for the girls competing in this year's Billabong ASP World Junior Championships but today, the remaining sixteen surfers will have their time to shine, at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach.The just four rounds of competition remain which will see the 2007 ASP Girls World Junior Champion crowned at approximately 15h30. Today's

SYDNEY, Australia (Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008) – It's been three years since Pablo Paulino (BRA) has called himself World Junior Champion but at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach today, the 20-year-old surfer made sure he could again shoulder the honour, winning the 2007 edition of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships.Earning his spot into the main event as an ASP International wildcard, the 2004

CORRECTION: South Africa has three surfers left in contention. Josh Redman (ZAF) is the third South African surfer, the press release below is the correct version. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.SYDNEY, Australia (Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008) – The Boys division of the 2007 edition of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships will reach completion today with a new ASP World Junior Boys

SYDNEY, Australia (Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008) – The Boys division of the 2007 edition of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships will reach completion today with a new ASP World Junior Boys Champion, crowned by sundown.Excellent 1.5 to 2-meter waves are on offer at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach this morning; the day's action kicking off with the two remaining heats of the Round 1 of the Girls

SYDNEY, Australia (Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008) – Australian wildcard Owen Wright obliterated all hopes of a second ASP World Junior title for 2003 World Junior champion Adriano De Souza (BRA), with his sensational Round 3 victory at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, today. Competing in monstrous three-meter waves at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships Wright, who earned his spot into the

SYDNEY, Australia (Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008) – There will be no rest for the world's top juniors competing in the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships today, with Round 3 scheduled to hit the water at 08h00 (local time).All 16 heats of Round 3, of the Boys division, will be completed and will see Round 1 standouts clash with the Round 2 survivors, in a man-on-man format.The large two-meter surf

SYDNEY, Australia (Friday, Jan. 4, 2008) - An increase in swell to two and a half meters saw junior surfers face not only the possibility of elimination but also, raging currents and an exhausting paddle out, on Day 2 of the Billabong World Junior Championships, at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, today. Former ASP World Junior Champion and current World No. 28 Adriano de Souza (BRA) set the tone

SYDNEY, Australia (Friday, Jan. 4, 2008) – Round 2 of the Boys division will hit the water at approximately 08h00 (local time) and will see the first of the elimination rounds underway at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, at Sydney's North Narrabeen Beach, this morning. After an explosive day of Round 1 action yesterday, surfers who finished second or third in their respective Round 1

SYDNEY, Australia (Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008) – A truly international flavor permeated Round 1 of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, which got underway at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, today. Of the sixteen surfers advancing directly into Round 3, eight world regions were represented including Australia, Brazil, USA, Hawaii, South Africa, Europe, Japan and the Caribbean. Despite the

SYDNEY, Australia (Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008) – The 2007 Billabong ASP World Junior Championships will kick off in good 1.5 meter waves at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, this morning. Organisers have called for an 08h00 (local time) start, which will see four heats of the Girls division completed before Round 1 of the Boys division gets underway at around 10h00. The Girls division sees a heat draw

SYDNEY, Australia (Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008) – Perfect 2-meter surf, a select crop of internationally acclaimed junior surfers and two ASP World Junior Titles at stake, will make for sensational surfing when the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships get underway at Sydney's North Narrabeen beach, tomorrow. The event, now in its tenth year, marks the most important stop on the 2007 ASP

SYDNEY, Australia (Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008) – A low pressure system off Queensland has whipped up excellent 2-meter surf in time of the Billabong World Junior Championships which kick off at 9 am, with the Von Zipper Wildcard Trials, at Sydney's North Narrabeen this morning. Sixteen surfers from around the world including Reunion, Indonesia, South Africa, France and Israel will compete for two

SYDNEY, Australia (Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007) – Following the culmination of the elite ASP Men's and Women's World Tours in Hawaii in mid December, an esteemed line-up of U21 surfers are preparing for an all important battle at the Billabong World Junior Championships, which take place at Sydney's North Narabeen, from January 2- 10, 2008. Renowned as the most prestigious event in ASP World Junior

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Monday, Dec. 17, 2007) –Australian Bede Durbidge secured his second Foster's ASP World Tour win and the Van's Triple Crown of Surfing Series title with a victory at the Billabong Pipeline Masters, the 10th and final event on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour, today. Durbidge posted 16.67 points out of 20.00 to finish first in the four-man final over Dean Morrison (AUS),

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Monday, Dec. 17, 2007) – Round 4 of the Billabong Pipeline Masters, the 10th and final event on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour, will resume in small waves at 8:30 a.m. today. At the conclusion of Round 4, organizers will assess the conditions to determine if the event will be completed today. The event waiting period ends this Thursday, Dec. 20th. Sixteen heats of Round

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007) – Small waves and the delayed arrival of forecasted swell has led to the postponement of competition for the Billabong Pipeline Masters today. Organizers are looking forward to an increase in surf expected late today and overnight that will set the stage for the final day tomorrow. An informal media gathering and photo opportunity with 2007 ASP

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007) – Round 4 of the Billabong Pipeline Masters, the 10th and final event on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour, has been called off for the day due to declining swell and unfavorable winds. Sixteen heats of Round 4, eight heats of Round 5, the Quarterfinals and a four-man Final are all that remain to be run of the Billabong Pipeline Masters. The 'Dual

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Friday, Dec. 14, 2007) – Former ASP World Champion Mark Occhilupo (AUS) may not have won his Round 3 Billabong Pipeline Masters heat today, but he was chaired up the beach and honored by his diehard fans on the beach nonetheless. Occhilupo, 41, was beaten by fellow Australian Troy Brooks in the final seconds of their heat – his last as a full-time campaigner on the

HONOLUA BAY, Maui (Friday, Dec. 14, 2007) – Steaphanie Gilmore (AUS) has claimed the 2007 Billabong Pro Maui after a showdown against fellow finalist and defending Billabong Pro Maui Champion Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) in two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Honolua BayThe final event of the 2007 ASP Women's World Tour, the Billabong Pro Maui saw the rookie Gilmore claim the 2007 ASP Women's World

HONOLUA BAY, Maui (Friday, Dec. 14, 2007) –The final day of the final event on the 2007 ASP Women's World Tour, the Billabong Pro Maui, is underway in Honolua Beach, Maui today. The first three Quarterfinals have been completed.An event champion will be crowned by midday. 7X ASP World Champion Layne Beachley (AUS), defending champion Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), newly crowned 2007 ASP World Champion

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Friday, Dec. 14, 2007) – Round 3 of the Billabong Pipeline Masters, the 10th and final event on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour, will commence in three to five foot (one metre plus) declining swell at the Banzail Pipeline at 8am.Round 4 of the Billabong Pipeline Masters is on standby. The ASP's new 'Dual Heat' format was used for the first time yesterday with the overall