Tuesday, December 25, 2007

ASP International News (12/2007) III

Al Hunt's Situation Room - Monday, December 24, 2007
That is all she wrote folks. The season is finished, the fix is in, and our qualifiers for the 2008 ASP World Tour have been finalized. It has been a hard-fought battle for our campaigners and congratulations to those who have realized their dreams. Condolences to those who came so close yet haven’t broken down that barrier just yet. Good luck to everyone in 2008. There are more points available, more events on tour than ever before so we hope everyone is resting well over the holiday season as it will be game on come January.

Bede Durbidge - Vans Triple Crown Throwdown
A big congratulations goes out to Australian Bede Durbidge for his impressive win at the Billabong Pipeline Masters last Monday. The win also garnered the powerful natural-footer that 2007 Vans Triple Crown Award as well as bumped him up to World No. 5 to finish out the season. Not bad for someone who went most of the season without a sponsor. Durbidge is joined by perennial threat Megan Abubo (HAW) who took down the women’s division of the Vans Triple Crown. Congratulations to both our competitors and we’ll see you next season.


Billabong ASP World Junior Championships
Make no mistake, the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships is the most prestigious and important junior event in the world. No other event on the planet is as accurate a benchmark for future greatness as are the WJCs. Running from January 3 – 10, 2008 at North Narrabeen in Australia, the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships will look to crown successors to the thrown of reigning champs Jordy Smith (ZAF) and Nicola Atherton (AUS), both of whom qualified for the ASP World Tour within one season after winning at Narrabeen.


O’Neill SI Pro Kicks Off 2008 ASP WQS
Just a scant few weeks after the ’07 season wrapped in Hawaii, the O’Neill SI Pro presented by Ron Jon will kick off the 2008 ASP WQS. Newly upgraded to an ASP WQS 5-Star event, the O’Neill SI Pro will go down at Sebastian Inlet, Florida from January 4-11, 2008. Reigning ASP North America Men’s Champion C.J. Hobgood (USA) took down the event in front of his hometown crowd last year and will look to defend again this season.


Holidays with the ASP Top 17
It’s been a long, hard-fought season for all our surfers at every level of ASP competition this year, and with the holidays upon us, we hope that everyone enjoys the season with their friends and families and gets good waves wherever they may be. While the guys and girls are scattered to the four corners of the Earth, ASP caught up with a few of the ladies from the ASP Women’s World Tour to find out what they’ll be doing over the holidays…

...the best waves for you next year!
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