ASP International News (10/2007) V

Al Hunt’s Situation Room – Monday, October 29, 2007
Back-to-back ASP WQS wins for Brazilian Adriano de Souza, new cutoff points and the final countdown. With only a handful of consequential ASP WQS events remaining in the 2007 season, last week’s action has set the stage for the Armageddon events in Hawaii to close out the season. Who is safe? Who needs what? Where is my drink?

The Beginning of the End?
In 1999, the immortal Mark Occhilupo stormed into the history books by claiming the ASP World Title. In the seven years since, the crown has been traded between dynasty headliners Andy Irons and Kelly Slater. Seven years since the green and gold, Australia, the lucky country, has held the most prestigious accolade in surfing. Now, with mighty Mick Fanning out to a substantial lead in this season’s race, will we see the Aussies take the title back in Brazil?

Untapped
This is the stuff of legends. An isolated pocket of South America, teaming with world-class lefthand pointbreaks, warm water and friendly people. That’s exactly what the best female surfers in the world, the ASP top 17, have gotten themselves into at this week’s Mancora Peru Classic. The sixth of eight events on this season’s ASP Women’s World Tour, the Mancora Peru Classic is in its inaugural year on tour, and the girls have been sinking their teeth into the rippable lefthanders of Mancora. Don’t miss any action as the world’s best let loose in South America.

The Highs and Lows with Bevo
Most recently clocking in more than 9,000 miles for the trip from hometown Perth to South America for the Mancora Peru Classic, ASP Women’s World Tour slasher Claire Bevilacqua knows a thing or two about life on the road. At 24 years young, Bevo has logged in more miles than most NASA astronauts, and ASP caught up with the prodigious natural-footer days before her debut in Mancora to get the highs and lows of life on the road.

Viva Brasil!
The ASP Foster’s 45 are back in Brasil this week for the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro. Beginning October 30th and running through November 7th, the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro will be the last opportunity for surfers to gain some ground in the ratings before the final event at Pipeline. Aside from the race for the Foster’s ASP World Title, the quest for requalification rages on and it will all go down this week in Brasil.

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ASP International News (10/2007) IV

Al Hunt's Situation Room - Monday, October 22, 2007
One week of events and some major drama going down inside the Top 15. We’ve just finished the La Santa 6-Star Prime and the Maresia 6-Star, won by Patrick Beven and Adriano de Souza respectively, and we have a new qualification cutoff and new players in the game. With only a handful of opportunities left this season, this week’s Situation Room takes a look at who the key competitors are in the hunt for the 2008 Dream Tour.

Battle Royale
The battalion of chimps that ASP keeps locked up in the counting room have been working overtime lately, and the productive primates have come up with some title scenarios in the quest for the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Title. There are three ponies left in the race, with Fanning way out in front, and Burrow and Slater nipping at his heels. Will the quest end in Brazil?

Unleashed
Former ASP World Champ and 6X Van’s Triple Crown Champion, Vincent Sunny Garcia, has been released from house arrest and will travel to Hawaii to compete in the 2007 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Now that he is free to train and travel, expect to be seeing the patented Garcia power gouges popping up everywhere. Most recently competing in an exhibition event in San Diego, Sunny will be off to the North Shore to compete in the Xcel Pro presented by No Fear.

Slater, the Middle East and Supermodels
A day in the life of reigning and eight-time Foster’s ASP World Champion, Mr. Robert Kelly Slater, is anything but dull. Following a recent goodwill trip to promote peace through surfing between Israelis and Palestinians, Slater was detained by Israeli police following a scuffle with the paparazzi in the early morning hours. The champ was in the company of uber hottie Bar Rafaeli, and was released after questioning…an ice cold performance in Brazil should seem like a cakewalk compared to the Middle Eastern interrogation room.

The Cyber Army
In case you’ve been living under a rock the past 15 years, this interweb is kind of becoming a big deal, and ASP (always at the forefront of the technological revolution) are keeping pace with their own Myspace and Facebook pages. Get valuable information about the tour, swap stories with fellow fans and interact with marquee surfers such as Jeremy Flores, Bede Durbidge, Taylor Knox, Layne Beachley, Steph Gilmore and many more.

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ASP International News (10/2007) III

Al Hunt's Situation Room - Monday, October 14, 2007
Well, well, well…Out of the doldrums and straight into ratings action this week! Some interesting developments over the weekend with the completion of 4-Stars in the Canaries and in Santa Cruz, as well as the completion of the Billabong Pro in Mundaka. New faces in the ’QS Top 15? Yes. New Dream Tour campaigners safely inside the Top 27? Yes. Lowered qualification cutoff for the time being? Yes. Read on readers…



The Title Heads to Brazil
Sophomore sensation on the Foster’s ASP World Tour, Bobby Martinez, has successfully defended his title at the Billabong Pro Mundaka and jumped to 6th in the ratings. However, the real story coming out of Spain was Slater and Burrow making the Semifinals and Finals respectively and postponing Mighty Mick Fanning’s victory dance until at least Brazil. The pride of the Gold Coast sits on top of a healthy lead, and will have the opportunity to become the first Australian ASP World Champ since Occy reigned in ’99.



The North Americans Lock In
The ASP North America Pro Junior Series has wrapped with a stunning finish at the ASP Grade-3 Oakley Pro Junior in Santa Cruz. Which means…that the qualifiers for the prestigious Billabong ASP World Junior Championships are now locked in. Claiming the 2007 title was Adam Wickwire, who will also be joined by Nick Rozsa, Cory Arrambide, Chris Waring and Tanner Gudauskas. Get the full story of how the drama unfolded at Steamer Lane…



Rookie Gilmore Out in Front
2007 rookie phenom Stephanie Gilmore is leading the ratings after posting an emphatic win at the NAB Beachley Classic in Sydney over the weekend – which gives Steph a monopoly on the event having won the inaugural one last year. Gilmore rests a scant 82 points above Brazilian wunderkind Silvana Lima and will hope to stave off the rest of the girls (including former champs Mulanovich and Hedges) throughout the remaining three events this season. Check out Steph’s ripping…



The Lowe Takes a Bow
Dream Tour stalwart Mick Lowe has officially announced his retirement from full-time professional surfing, effective after the season-ender at the Billabong Pipeline Masters. The “keg-on-legs” had an incredible run amongst the surfing world’s best, posting elite tour wins in Hossegor in ’97, Tavarua in ‘’99 and Snapper Rocks in ’04. One of the greatest power surfers ever to step foot on a board, there has never been a lip too beefy to bash or a barrel to big to beckon for the big man.

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ASP International News (10/2007) II

Al Hunt’s Situation Room – Monday, October 8, 2007
The calm before the storm. After a relatively quiet run on The Grind the past couple of weeks, we’re gearing up for the last big run of events before the season finishes. After competing some smaller 2-Stars, we’ll have some potentially damaging 4-Stars this week in Santa Cruz and the Canaries, before we get into the big events the week following. There are still a lot of points available and much can change. Who will stay on top? Who will challenge the guard?

Pressure Cooker
The world has waited with bated breath as the drama continues to build in the off days at the Billabong Pro Mundaka. After running Round 1 at nearby Bakio Beach on Tuesday, competitors waited four days before Bakio turned on again for Round 2 on Sunday…and there were some HUGE upsets! With swell projected over the coming days, the ASP Foster’s 45 could be back on at the premier venue of Mundaka and there is a lot on the line. Will Fanning clinch in Spain? Will the challengers mount a late-season charge?

The Australians Sound Off
The ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series has wrapped and the Down Unda’ boys have locked in their qualifiers for January’s Billabong ASP World Junior Championships. Led by 2007 ASP Australasian Pro Junior Champion Mitch Coleborn, fellow qualifiers Julian Wilson, Heath Joske, Jayke Sharp and Beau Atchison will take on the world at the beachbreaks of Narrabeen in early January.

The Girls Hit Sydney
The girls of the ASP Women’s World Tour are in Manly Beach at the moment, preparing for the 2007 NAB Beachley Classic. Event No. 5 of 8 on this season’s tour, the race for the ASP World Title is a tight one with four surfers within striking distance of the ratings lead. Steph Gilmore scalped the win as a wildcard last season and will be looking to repeat in her campaign as a member of the elite, but there are plenty who would stand in her way.

Sending Shockwaves
In response to two powerful earthquakes having struck the region of the Mentawai Islands, SurfAid International is currently receiving donations for relief efforts where SurfAid has been and continues to provide humanitarian services. As a premier destination for several of our top tier and qualifying surfers, the Mentawai Islands hold a special place in all our hearts, and we’re all looking to do our part.

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ASP International News (10/2007)

Al Hunt’s Situation Room – Monday, October 1, 2007
Well, we have one more week before we kick start the last leg of the ’QS this season. And since I spent my week off watching Behind the Glory, I figured we could do our own version of Behind the Glory for our hard campaigning Grind competitors. This week, the Situation Room reviews the historical progression of Jordy Smith, Dane Reynolds, Jay Thompson, Tiago Pires and several others...

The Girls Get Rerouted
While the girls on the ASP Women’s World Tour gear up for the NAB Beachley Classic in Sydney next week, they’ll also be rearranging their respective schedules for the newly-added Mancora Peru Classic set for October 30-November 4, 2007. That’s right; the best surfers in the world will be spending their Halloweens gorging themselves on pumping lefthanders in Peru. ASP caught up with Peruvian national hero and former ASP Women’s World Champion Sofia Mulanovich to get the inside track.

Fanning Delivers in France
Once again, the Quiksilver Pro France featured stunning action, incredible waves and big upsets. Reigning and eight-time Foster’s ASP World Champ Kelly Slater suffered an early exit, leaving the door wide open for current ratings leader Mick Fanning to swoop in take the win and increase his lead. South Africa’s Greg Emslie finished runner-up, earning him the honor of being the Dark Continent’s first finalist in 20 years. Fanning now sits in position to be Australia’s first world champion since Occy in ’99.

My Cyber Squad Smashes Your Cyber Squad
Do you have your Fantasy Surfer Team updated? Because we all do, and the Billabong Pro Mundaka kicks off tomorrow. The boys have wrapped things up in the punchy beachbreaks of France and have headed to the thumping lefthander of Mundaka in Spain’s Basque country. Will the goofy-footers dominate on their forehand, or will the backhand tube-riding of Slater, Irons Fanning, etc. claim the event? Will the rookies takeover? Will Fanning clinch the Title?

Hobgood Scalps ASP North America Men’s Title
Former ASP World Champion C.J. Hobgood, following an incredible year in North America, has scalped the ASP North America Men’s Title before the season has even ended. Bolting out of the gates this year, Hobgood claimed the O’Neill SI Pro (4-Star), the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout (4-Star) and the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing (6-Star), amassing such a lead the remainder of challengers cannot surpass him. ASP caught up with C.J. as he sojourned through the European leg of the Foster’s ASP World Tour.

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