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    Quiksilver Pro Durban

    Presented by Virgin Mobile

    WQS 6 Star Prime Mens Event
    Cave Rock/New Pier Durban South Africa
    13 -  20 April 2008

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    Quiksilver Pro Durban highest rated WQS in South Africa

    Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 5 March, 2008 : - - Quiksilver Pro Durban Presented By Virgin Mobile In Association With Resolution is a World Qualifying Series (WQS) surfing event, a surf event that is part of a qualifying series for the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour (WT).

    This event is rated Six Star Prime, and is the highest rated WQS event in South Africa. It offers a massive 3000 points for the winner, a great boost for a surfer aiming to qualify for the World Tour.

    The inaugural event took place last year, 2007. The event enjoyed excellent waves throughout the contest period and the event was well-attended by spectators. Many competitors commentated that it was one of the friendliest and most enjoyable events on the tour, with Quiksilver South Africa looking after the competitors every needs.

    During the event Kieren Perrow and Chris Davidson both scored ten point rides in early round heats. Travis Logie from Durban won the Best Wave Award in the Virgin Mobile Expression Session in 2007. The final was run off in good surf at New Pier and was won by Australian Luke Munro from local surfer Jordy Smith

    The primary venue for the Quiksilver Pro Durban is the New Pier on the Golden Mile of Surf City. It is the best wave in Durban, and the event takes place during the best season for waves and epic conditions at the New Pier.

    The secondary venue is The Bluff, from Ansteys to Cave Rock a prime surfing locale and another stretch of coast that comes to life during April. It is the very inclusion of The Bluff as a secondary location that gives the event its Prime status.

    The event in totality is a 10-day event. This 10-day period is from Friday 11 April to Sunday 20th April. However, the contest is divided into 4 separate events, the Komunity Project Future Stars, the Quiksilver Pro Junior, the Virgin Mobile Trials Event and the Main Event, the Quiksilver Pro Durban.

    The surfers are from all around the world, including Australian, American, Hawaiian, French, Spanish, Brazilian and South African surfers. The majority of surfers competing will be WQS competitors, but there will be plenty of ASP World Tour surfers competing as well. The points are a massive attraction, and there is great prize-money. An entry of over 200 open surfers and 64 junior surfers is expected.

    The total prize pool for the event is US$250,000, which is close to R200,000, and is broken down as such.
    1st prize is US$15,000 (R120,000)
    2nd prize is US$ 7,400 (57,000)
    3rd prize is US$ 4,500 (R35,000)
    Equal 5th is US$ 2,600 (R20,000)
    There is also US$10,000 (R78,000) in the Quiksilver Pro Junior.

    The event has a website from which live webcasting is beamed onto computers and laptops around the world. the webcasting team is anchored by former world champion Martin Potter who learned to surf in Durban. The website has live feed, live results, profiles, press areas, downloads and much more. It goes live on 1 April 2008.

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