O'Neill World Cup

ASP 6-Star Prime WQS Mens event
Sunset Beach Oahu, Hawaii
24 November - 6 December 2009

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O'Neill World Cup of Surfing/Vans Triple Crown of Surfing off todaay due to Thankgiving holiday 

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 26 November, 2009 : - - The O'Neill World Cup of Surfing is off today due to the Thanksgiving holiday. A massive swell in the 15–to-18-foot (5-6 metre) range slammed in to Oahu’s North Shore on Wednesday and forced event officials to call the contest off for the day. The next day it could run now is Friday. 

“Of all the places in the world, this is one where you call a contest off because it’s ‘too big’ rather than ‘too small’,” Randy Rarick, Vans Triple Crown Contest Director, said. “We’ve got 15-to-18-foot surf conditions that are expected to build throughout Wednesday, and it’s closing out Sunset Beach so obviously too big for competition. It will be a day for Waimea today.

     

        
Sunset Wednesday, some tow-in otherwise unruley © ASP via Getty Images 

The waiting period for the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, The O'Neill World Cup,of Surfing and the Gidget Pro womens event, kicked off 24 November. A decreasing swell was on offer that day. Solid surf is projected throughout the remainder of the waiting period. Event organizers at Sunset Beach called a lay day for competition on Tuesaday.

Lay day action on Wednesday © ASP/ CI/ Cestari via Getty Images  |  enlarge

O'NEILL WORLD CUP OF SURFING

Prize purse: $145,000
Celebrating 34 years in 2009.
Defending champion: CJ Hobgood, USA.
Event dates: November 24-December 6, 2009, will run on the best four days of surf during the period.
Event rating: Men's 6-star Prime World Qualifying Series event. Will have a major impact on final year WQS rankings.

The Wave: The venue that is known to make or break a champion. A deep-water spot of ferocious power and uncompromising volume. This wave demands spontaneity as it lurches and heaves with unpredictability. It promises a ride of unparalleled adrenalin or a wipeout you’ll never forget.

Distance from Turtle Bay Resort: approximately 3 miles, west.

Past Champions:
2008 - CJ Hobgood, USA
2007 - Makua Rothman, Hawaii
2006 - Joel Parkinson, Australia
2005 - Jake Paterson, Australia
2004 - Andy Irons, Hawaii
2003 - Jake Paterson, Australia
2002 - Joel Parkinson, Australia
2001 - Myles Padaca, Hawaii
2000 - Sunny Garcia, Hawaii
1999 - Zane Harrison, Australia
1998 - Shane Dorian, Hawaii
1997 - Michael Rommelse, Australia
1996 - Paul Paterson, Australia
1995 - Shane Powell, Australia
1994 - Sunny Garcia, Hawaii
1993 - John Gomes, Hawaii
1992 - Martin Potter, UK
1991 - Fabio Gouveia, Brazil
1990 - Derek Ho, Hawaii
1989 - Hans Hedemann, Hawaii
1988 - Tom Carroll, Australia
1987 - Gary Elkerton, Australia
1986 - Hans Hedemann, Hawaii
1985 - Michael Ho, Hawaii
1984 - Michael Ho, Hawaii
1983 - Michael Ho, Hawaii
1982 - Tom Carroll, Australia
1981 - Dane Kealoha, Hawaii
1980 - Ian Cairns, Australia
1979 - Mark Richards, Australia
1978 - Buzzy Kerbox, Hawaii
1977 - Shaun Tomson, South Africa
1976 - Ian Cairns, Australia
1975 - Mark Richards, Australia

Victory Tally:
Australia - 15
Hawaii - 15
South Africa - 1
UK - 1
Brazil - 1

Previous reports:
# 1 : O'Neill World Cup wait kicks off: All eyes on new swell..
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon 

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