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...
Well,

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.
While the girls on the ASP Women’s World Tour gear up for the

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.

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?

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.

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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