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ARPOADOR, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 9, 2012) - The 2012 Billabong Rio Pro, Stop No. 3 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, kicked off competition at the secondary venue of Arpoador this morning and the event's top seeds dominated the clean two-to-four foot (1.5 metre) lefthanders on offer for Round 1. [...]

ARPOADOR, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil (Wednesday, May 9, 2012) - The opening day of the Billabong Rio Pro is ON in clean two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Arpoador and today's action is expected to see the completion of both men's and women's Round 1. Stop No. 3 on the [...]

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brasil (Tuesday, May 8, 2012) - The waiting period for the Billabong Rio Pro begins tomorrow, May 9th, and with a favorable forecast for the opening day, there's a strong chance the event could kickoff competition on Day 1. Stop No. 3 on the men's ASP World Championship Tour and [...]

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Tuesday, May 8, 2012) - Kelly Slater (USA), 40, reigning 11-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 1, has withdrawn from the Billabong Rio Pro following a heel injury sustained in Java. “I injured the inside of my left heel in Java and then re-opened it again [...]

BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Monday, May 7, 2012) - The draw has been finalized for the next stop on the ASP World Championship Tour, the Billabong Rio Pro, cementing the Round 1 match-ups for the world's best surfers to go down at Rio de Janeiro's Barra da Tijuca this week. Event No. 3 [...]

LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Saturday, May 5, 2012) - Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, has taken out the ASP PRIME Nike Lowers Pro, defeating veteran campaigner Glenn Hall (IRL), 30, in two-to-four foot waves at Lower Trestles. Medina got the best of an opening exchange against Hall and held the lead throughout the heat's entirety, [...]

LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Thursday, May 3, 2012) - The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Prime Nike Lowers Pro returned to the fabled California pointbreak of Lower Trestles for the third consecutive day and saw young Brazilian talent Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, lead his fellow ASP World Championship Tour competitors in posting the day's [...]

LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Wednesday, May 2, 2012) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Nike Lowers Pro returned to the high-performance pointbreak of Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California in two-to-four foot waves today. In an event often dominated by aerials, today's action saw power-surfers earn the day's top scores amidst standout [...]

LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente/California (Monday, April 30, 2012) - The opening day of the 2012 ASP PRIME Nike Lowers Pro will kickoff tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1 and with several of the world's best surfers in the draw and consistent waves expected throughout the waiting period, this year's elite event is set to provide plenty of [...]

LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Friday, April 27, 2012) - Hawaiian natural-footer Malia Manuel, 17, has made a statement on her opening campaign on the ASP Women's World Championship Tour, leading her rookie class as the first freshman to make a final while posting several top results in the first four events this year. In addition to [...]

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Monday, April 23, 2012) – Dusty Payne (HAW), 23, has been notably absent from the battlefield this season. The high-powered Hawaiian, capable of mixing it up in maxing Pipeline as well as above the lip, injured his ankle in the ASP Prime O’Neill Coldwater Classic at Santa Cruz last year before exacerbating [...]

LA SAUZAIE, Brétignolles-sur-Mer – FRANCE (Friday, April 20, 2012) - The ASP 3-Star Protest Vendee Pro completed its second day of competition today which started at 9am this morning at the backup venue of Les Dunes. Conditions allowed the Top Seeds entering the competition in its third Round to display their fantastic abilities to the [...]