• Billabong Rio Pro eyes approaching swell

    Billabong Rio Pro eyes approaching swell

    16 May, 2013 : - WCT: Continued small surf in the one-to-two range has prompted Billabong Rio Pro event organizers to call the fifth, consecutive lay day today. The Billabong Rio Pro has completed Round 1 of competition on the opening day of the event window and will look to resume as soon as tomorrow. 'Small su…

  • Nic Jones eyes career in two competitive worlds

    Nic Jones eyes career in two competitive worlds

    15 May, 2013 : - TEAM: The Sunshine Coast has produced more than a handful of Australia’s most talented surfers, but Nic Jones is different from the rest. The 18-year-old from Buderim is chasing competitive surfing careers on both longboards and shortboards and is currently competing on the ASP Australasia Pro …

  • ASP 4-Star WQS event returns to Acapulco

    ASP 4-Star WQS event returns to Acapulco

    15 May, 2013 : - WQS: For the second consecutive year, the Association of Surfing Professionals 4-Star Surf Open Acapulco will return to the punchy Mexican beachbreak of Playa Revolcadero, with the 2013 addition slated to unfold from July 2-7, 2013. The confirmation of the Surf Open Acapulco further establi…

  • Billabong Rio Pro sleeps in, swell on horizon

    Billabong Rio Pro sleeps in, swell on horizon

    15 May, 2013 : - WCT: The Billabong Rio Pro has called a lay day for competition today with only small one-to-two foot waves on offer at the primary site of Barra da Tijuca. 'We anticipate swell to begin filling in by tomorrow afternoon and will definitely recommence competition in the coming days. We’ll return…

  • Tuesday Lay Day for the Billabong Rio Pro

    Tuesday Lay Day for the Billabong Rio Pro

    14 May, 2013 : - WCT: Continued small surf in the one-to-two foot range at Barra da Tijuca has forced event organizers to call another lay day for the Billabong Rio Pro. The Billabong Rio Pro completed the opening round competition on the opening day of the event window and will recommence once conditions improve…

  • ASP inches closer to getting JBay back on tour

    ASP inches closer to getting JBay back on tour

    14 May, 2013 : - ASP: The Jeffreys Bay Open Of Surfing Presented By Billabong is set to enjoy full support from The Association Of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the recognized world governing body of professional surfing, effectively opening the event to any ASP surfer world-wide. While it is an invite-only event, the…

  • Billabong Rio Pro calls another Lay Day

    Billabong Rio Pro calls another Lay Day

    13 May, 2013 : - WCT: Small surf in the one-to-two foot range has forced event organizers to call another lay day for the Billabong Rio Pro. The Billabong Rio Pro completed Round 1 of competition on the opening day of the event window and will recommence once conditions improve. 'Small surf on offer this morning…

  • Lay Day called for the Billabong Rio Pro

    Lay Day called for the Billabong Rio Pro

    12 May, 2013 : - WCT: A lay day has been called for the Billabong Rio Pro, with only small one-to-two foot waves on offer at the Brazilian beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca. The Billabong Rio Pro kicked off competition on the opening day of the waiting period with the completion of Round 1 and while the men’s event…

  • Tyler Time: Wright wins Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro

    Tyler Time: Wright wins Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro

    11 May, 2013 : - WWCT: Tyler Wright has defeated Sally Fitzgibbons in a high-scoring final of 17.80 to 15.67 to win the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro in peaky two-to-three foot waves, simultaneously taking the frontrunner position on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour. Wright dominated the Barra Da …

  • Quarterfinalists decided at Colgate Plax Girls Rio

    Quarterfinalists decided at Colgate Plax Girls Rio

    10 May, 2013 : - WWCT: The Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro completed a massive opening day of competition, running through four rounds of competition to decide the Quarterfinalists in peaky two-to-four foot waves at Barra Da Tijuca. The event saw dominant performances from the event’s top seeds, tightening up a…

  • Brazil Prime event to tap top ASP talent

    Brazil Prime event to tap top ASP talent

    10 May, 2013 : - PRIME: This May, Brazil will become the surfing capital of the World with two major ASP events. The 3rd stop of the World Championship Tour will take place May 8-19 at Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro. Followed by the Quiksilver Saquarema Prime, May 21-26, 100 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro…

  • Tricky tubes for Round 1 of Billabong Rio Pro

    Tricky tubes for Round 1 of Billabong Rio Pro

    9 May, 2013 : - WCT: Round 1 of the Billabong Rio Pro was completed today in three-to-five foot waves at the primary site of Barra da Tijuca with the world’s best surfers navigating the at-times challenging barrels on offer and thrilling the crowd on the beach. The perennial threats were in form …

  • Lay Day: Billabong & Colgate Rio Pros wait

    Lay Day: Billabong & Colgate Rio Pros wait

    8 May, 2013 : - WCT: Event organizers have called lay days for both the Billabong Rio Pro and the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro, citing poor winds and opting for improved conditions projected in the coming days. Event Nos. 3 and 5 respectively on the 2013 ASP World Championship and Women’s World Championship Tours…

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