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Billabong Girls Pro

ASP World Tour Women's Event #4
ASP WQS Women's Event #11
Barra da Tijuca Rio de Janeiro Brazil
8 - 18 September 2008

Rio de Janeiro hosts the Billabong Girls Pro 2008     > Francaise ci-dessous

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 13 August, 2008 : - - Rio de Janeiro city is about to be the world’s women surfing capital with the upcoming Billabong Girls Pro Rio.  From September 08th to 18th, around 80 riders from several countries will be fighting for a US$ 105 thousand prizemoney and 1500 points in the ranking.
 
After having been organized for two consecutive years in Itacaré, South coastline of Bahia State, this year´s Billabong Girls Pro lands in the "Marvelous City", bringing all its charm to Barra da Tijuca beach.  A second structure at Macumba beach will be settled, as an alternative, if surfing conditions at Barra beach are not good enough.
 
“Rio de Janeiro was for many years the center of the greatest surfing competitions in Brazil and we are very pleased for bringing back to this city a big event like this. We are working with two options of structure in two different beaches so that we can take better advantage of the waves conditions. Thus, Billabong Girls Pro Rio promises to repeat the success of the two previous years and definitely enters into the City’s sport calendar”, says Gustavo Belloc, Billabong Brazil Marketing Manager.
 
Billabong Girls Pro is licensed by ASP (Association of Surfing Professional), the ultimate surf entity that rules the world’s professional tour, and is formed by 2 competitions, the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS), access division to the world’s surfing elite and the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT), first division of professional surf.
 
The 11th stop of the World Qualifying Series tour, which takes place on September 08th and 09th, will be attended by several athletes from Brazil and abroad, who will be fighting for 1.500 points to the access division ranking and a US$ 20 thousand prize money. As to the selected team of 17 surfers who join the world’s surf elite division, the fight is for a US$ 85 thousand prize money in the 4th stop of the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour.
 
Presently, the Peruvian Sofia Mulanovich is leading the ranking. The Brazilian surfers Silvana Lima and Jacqueline Silva, representing the country in the tour, share the 11th position in the ranking and are fighting to join the team of 10 top surfers who will keep surfing in the major world’s division next year.
 
Yet, in the WQS, the only Brazilian classified for next year, among the six who are rising to the world’s circuit access division, is Bruna Schmitz from Parana State, presently the 6th in the ranking. Rio de Janeiro, known by its natural beauties and by being the cradle of Brazilian surf, came back to international surf calendar stronger, hosting important championships of the world’s circuit. 

Surfing, beyond being one of the most practiced sports in Brazil, is today a lifestyle, worshiped by many who come from everywhere during the most important world competitions to cheer the best surfers in the planet.  

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Rio de Janeiro accueille le Billabong Girls Pro 2008

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 13 August, 2008 : - - La ville de Rio de Janeiro est en passe de devenir la capitale mondiale du surf féminin avec l’arrivée du Billabong Girls Pro Rio, du 8 au 18 Septembre 2008. Environ 80 surfeuses du monde entier s’affronteront pour monter au classement avec 1 500 points en jeu et un prize money total de 105 000$ US.

Après deux années consécutives à Itacaré, sur la Côte Sud de l’État de Bahia, le Billabong Girls Pro s’installe maintenant dans la « cité merveilleuse » sur la plage de Barra da Tijuca. Une seconde structure sera installée sur la plage de Macumba, au cas où les conditions de surf ne seraient pas assez bonnes à Barra.

« Rio de Janeiro a été pendant plusieurs années le théâtre des plus grandes compétitions de surf au Brésil et nous sommes heureux de rapporter à cette ville un événement international comme celui-ci. Nous travaillerons sur deux structures et sur deux plages différentes afin de bénéficier des meilleures conditions de surf possibles.

Ainsi, le Billabong Girls Pro Rio promet de perpétuer le succès des deux dernières années et d’entrer définitivement dans le calendrier des sports de la ville de Rio.» déclare Gustavo Belloc, Marketing Manager de Billabong Brésil.

Le Billabong Girls Pro Rio est licencié par l’ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals), ultime entité du surf qui régit le Tour mondial professionnel autour de deux compétitions : l’ASP World Qualitying Series (WQS) : séries qualificatives qui permettent de rentrer dans l’élite mondiale du surf et l’ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) : le championnat du monde de surf professionnel.

Les 8 et 9 septembre 2008, prendra place la 11e étape du WQS féminin, où plusieurs athlètes venus du Brésil et de l’étranger, s’affronteront pour tenter de se qualifier pour le WCT 2009 et remporter 20 000 $ US de prize money. Du 10 au 18 septembre 2008, se déroulera la 4e étape du WCT féminin, avec à la clé un prize money de 85 000$ US.

Les trois athlètes du Team Billabong, Rebecca Woods (AUS), Nicolah Atherton (AUS) et Silvana Lima (BRA) seront au rendez-vous pour tenter de détrôner la Péruvienne Sofia Mulanovich, actuellement en tête du classement. Silviana Lima et sa compatriote brésilienne Jacqueline Silva se partagent actuellement la 11e place du classement, elles se battront pour entrer dans le top 10 des meilleures surfeuses du monde.

Rio de Janeiro, berceau du surf Brésilien, connu pour ses beautés naturelles, accueille de nouveau une étape du championnat du monde de surf, qui chaque année attire un grand nombre de passionnés venus du monde entier pour acclamer les meilleurs surfeurs de la planète.

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