"Pinetrees Classic, a contest for youngsters. The Governor of Hawaii declared February 13 forever ""Andy Irons Day"". He is the only surfer to have won a title at every venue on the ASP calendar. His younger brother, Bruce Irons, is a former competitor on the World Championship Tour of Surfing (WCT). During his childhood Andy regularly lost to Bruce in contests, but that changed once he entered the World Championship Tour. During his professional career, he won three world titles (2002, 2003, 2004), three Quiksilver Pro France titles (2003, 2004, 2005), two Rip Curl Pro Search titles (2006 and 2007)"
"Billabong Pro Tahiti Champion; Globe SI Pro Champion; Gold & Silver Medalist at the Olympic (IOC) recognized ISA World Championships (Costa Rica 2010; China 2012) and numerous top finishes around the world. A two time Surfer Mag ‘Guts for Glory’ winner for his exploits at Teahupoo, Tahiti; Cory has been ranked as high as #1 on the ASP World Tour, with a final season best of #3. An entrepreneur, Lopez is owner of Nekton Surf Shop in his home town of Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. When not chasing contest points or extreme barrels, he can be found at his Florida"
"Celebrating perfect 10’s at Billabong Pro Teahupoo. (2010). http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing-news/48143#.Ucz9vuDraFI 18. Billabong Pro Teahupoo. (2012). http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Event/Billabong-Pro-Teahupoo-021242894680885 Billabong Pro Teahupoo Billabong Pro Teahupoo is a professional surfing competition of the ASP World Tour held at the break Teahupo'o in Taiarapu, Tahiti. The Billabong Pro Teahupoo was first founded in 1999, and ever since has been recognized as ""one of the world's heaviest big wave competitions"". This is because Teahupoo is the only known natural wave break in the world that breaks below sea level. It is also ""renowned for being the deadliest competition associated with surfing to this present date"". The Billabong"
"and 20 elite tour victories including the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing four times from 2002-2006. On September 3, 2010 he won the Billabong Pro Teahupoo in Tahiti. In 2009, Irons withdrew from doing the full ASP World Tour season for personal reasons, though he did participate in a few events. He requested a wildcard entry for the 2010 ASP World Tour season, which was granted by ASP President Wayne Bartholomew. As a result, Irons did not have to re-qualify in 2010 via the World Qualifying Series (WQS). Irons won the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2010. He was inducted into the"
"by eventual winner, Gilmore. Hareb was 2009 Taranaki Sportsperson of the Year. Hareb placed 3rd in the April 2012 Dow Agro Sciences Pro Tournament, in New Plymouth Paige Hareb Paige Frances Hareb (born 6 June 1990) is a professional surfer from Oakura Beach, New Zealand. In December 2008 she became the first New Zealand woman to qualify for the ASP Women's World Tour. She debuted on the ASP World Tour in December 2008 at the Billabong Pro in Hawaii where she won her second round heat, beating world no.2 Peru's Sofia Mulanovich. In the third round she was beaten by"
"Joel Parkinson Joel Parkinson (born 10 April 1981) is an Australian surfer who competes on the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) World Tour. After twelve years competing at the elite level on the ASP World Championship Tour, a stretch that saw him win eleven elite ASP World Title Events, plus nine additional ASP tour events, and achieve runner-up second place to the ASP World Title four times, Parkinson won the ASP World Championship Tour Surfing Title on 14 December 2012 in Hawaii at the Banzai Pipeline during the ASP World Tours' final event for 2012–the Billabong Pipeline Masters. Parkinson hung"
"was 24. The officer involved in his death has been taken off active duty, but has not yet been charged. It later emerged that Dos Santos was shot in the back. Over one thousand people attended the surfer's funeral. Ricardo dos Santos Ricardo dos Santos (23 May 1990 – 20 January 2015) was a Brazilian surfer. Dos Santos reached the quarterfinals at the 2012 Billabong Pro event in Tahiti in defeating among others Kelly Slater. At the aforementioned Tahitian tourney he was also presented with the Andy Irons award, bestowed upon the event's most determined competitor. He reached a career"
"in the final heat of the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest at Teahupo'o, Slater became the first surfer ever to be awarded two perfect scores for a total 20 out of 20 points under the ASP two-wave scoring system (the corresponding honor under the previous three-wave system belongs to fellow American Shane Beschen who achieved the feat in 1996). He did it again in June 2013 at the quarter finals at the Volcom Fiji Pro with two perfect ten waves, only the fourth person in history to do so. World ranking: 2nd Points: 54,150 Event results in 2013 Quiksilver Pro (Gold"
"Paige Hareb Paige Frances Hareb (born 6 June 1990) is a professional surfer from Oakura Beach, New Zealand. In December 2008 she became the first New Zealand woman to qualify for the ASP Women's World Tour. She debuted on the ASP World Tour in December 2008 at the Billabong Pro in Hawaii where she won her second round heat, beating world no.2 Peru's Sofia Mulanovich. In the third round she was beaten by World Champion Stephanie Gilmore. In her rookie year of the 2009 World Tour she reached the semi-finals of the Roxy Pro in Coolangatta, Australia before being beaten"
"Billabong Pro Teahupoo Billabong Pro Teahupoo is a professional surfing competition of the ASP World Tour held at the break Teahupo'o in Taiarapu, Tahiti. The Billabong Pro Teahupoo was first founded in 1999, and ever since has been recognized as ""one of the world's heaviest big wave competitions"". This is because Teahupoo is the only known natural wave break in the world that breaks below sea level. It is also ""renowned for being the deadliest competition associated with surfing to this present date"". The Billabong Pro Teahupoo has not claimed any human lives since the founding of the surfing event"
"Ricardo dos Santos Ricardo dos Santos (23 May 1990 – 20 January 2015) was a Brazilian surfer. Dos Santos reached the quarterfinals at the 2012 Billabong Pro event in Tahiti in defeating among others Kelly Slater. At the aforementioned Tahitian tourney he was also presented with the Andy Irons award, bestowed upon the event's most determined competitor. He reached a career high Association of Surfing Professionals QS ranking of 62 in 2011. Dos Santos was shot dead on January 20, 2015, by an off duty police officer outside his home in southern Brazil close to the city of Florianópolis. He"
"composed of the competitive heats. The second is composed of the Quarter Finals. The third is composed of the Semi Finals. And the fourth and last part of the competition composes of the Finals. Once this process of the Billabong Pro Teahupoo competition is completed, then a Billabong Pro Teahupoo Champion is named. The Billabong Pro Teahupo’o event gives birth to a new champion each and every year. The past champions of the listed ASP competition are located below. 16. Billabong Pro Tahiti. (2013). ASP World Tour – The Association of Surfing Professionals. http://surf.transworld.net/1000111992/news/asp-top-45-prepare-for-billabong-pro-teahupoo/ 17. Steve Robertson and Kim Kempton."
"in 2000, just one week before the annual Teahupo'o WCT event. Taerea attempted to duck-dive a dangerous 12-foot (3.7-meter) wave but was thrown over the falls, landing head first onto the reef. He was recovered from the water, but died later in hospital, suffering from two broken cervical vertebra and severed spinal cord, resulting in paralysis from the neck down. Billabong Pro Teahupoo Teahupo'o Teahupoo () is a village on the south-east coast of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, southern Pacific Ocean. It is known for the surf break and heavy, glassy waves offshore, often reaching , and sometimes"
"attached to these disappointments earned him the moniker ‘best surfer never to have won the World Title’. However, disappointment was balanced by significant achievement. Elkerton won Pro Tour events all around the globe, but his legacy was made in Hawaii. His second place behind the immortal Mark Richards at the 1986 Billabong Pro held at thirty foot Wiamea Bay (and also at Sunset Beach) is regarded as one of the best all-time ASP contests. He was also the first non-Hawaiian to win the Hawaiian Triple Crown series (twice, ’86 and ’89) and is the only professional surfer to have won"
"of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour professional surfing competition. Brazil has played host to many an ASP tour event over the past 30 years. Former contest sites include Rio de Janeiro, Barra de Tijuca and Saquarema, but the past four years have seen the tour set up shop in Florianópolis. Falling towards the end of the tour, the past few years have seen several ASP world champions crowned in Brazil. In 2004 it was Andy Irons, and in 2005 it was Kelly Slater (who had his 2006 ASP World Title already stitched up by Brazil). Florianópolis is twinned with the"
"Stephanie Gilmore Stephanie Louise Gilmore is an Australian professional surfer and seven-time world champion on the Women's ASP World Tour (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018). She was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia on 29 January 1988 and currently resides in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia. Gilmore's life as a surfer began at age 10 when she stood on a bodyboard. By age 17 she was entering world tour events as a wild card competitor, which paid off with a victory at the 2005 Roxy Pro Gold Coast. In her next season she won another wild"
"ranked first place in the final event. Gilmore needed a better result than former world champion Sofia Mulanovich and sophomore Silvana Lima, and won the title when both rivals bowed out before her. Stephanie Gilmore Stephanie Louise Gilmore is an Australian professional surfer and seven-time world champion on the Women's ASP World Tour (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018). She was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia on 29 January 1988 and currently resides in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia. Gilmore's life as a surfer began at age 10 when she stood on a bodyboard. By age"
"surfing competition. Brazil has played host to many an ASP tour event over the past 30 years. Former contest sites include Rio de Janeiro, Barra de Tijuca and Saquarema, but the past four years have seen the tour set up shop in Florianopolis. Previously held towards the end of the tour, the past few years have seen several ASP world champions crowned in Brazil. In 2004 it was Andy Irons, and in 2005 it was Kelly Slater (who had his 2006 ASP World Title already stitched up by Brazil). Florianópolis is the hometown of Brazilian former tennis player Gustavo Kuerten."
"Pipeline Masters in December 2012 Sherry Singh . Another career highlight came for Parkinson during a December 2008 Pipeline Masters third-round heat in Hawaii when he matched Kelly Slater's 2005 record of two perfect 10-point rides under the world tour's two-best-waves scoring system. Parkinson went on to win the Triple Crown of Surfing for 2008 and then again in 2009 and 2010. In July 2009, while in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa Parkinson launched his new official website 'joelparko.com'. His sponsor is Billabong, with its accessories like Von Zipper eyeglasses. He uses JS Industries surfboards. When the waves aren't high enough,"
"included, Paul Strauch, Nat Young, Skip Frye, and Joel Tudor. Donald Takayama Donald Moke Takayama (November 16, 1943 – October 22, 2012) was an American professional surfer and surfboard shaper. Originally a longboard surfer, Takayama won the Master's division of the United States Surfing Champions in 1971, 1972 and 1973. Hawaiian born, Takayama learned surf at Waikiki Beach and moved to California in the mid-1950s. Takayama died of complications from heart surgery, he is survived by his wife and four daughters. Takayama started surfing during his kindergarten year at Waikiki Beach on the south shore of Oʻahu, Hawaii. At 45"
"Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 1st Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach (Australia): 1st Billabong Pro, Tahiti (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 17th Globe Pro, Fiji (Tavarua, Fiji): 1st Billabong Pro, J-Bay (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa): 1st Rip Curl Search (Bali, Indonesia): 17th Boost Mobile Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California): 1st Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 2nd Billabong Pro, Mundaka (Mundaka, Spain): 9th Hang Loose Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil): DNS Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 1st 2016 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1990 """"Surfers – The"
"one occasion, in 2006 to the Italian hang glider Angelo d'Arrigo who was killed in an air crash in March of that year. Americans are the most successful with eight awards, while surfers have been recognised most often of any sport with six awards; American surfer Kelly Slater is the only individual to have received the award on multiple occasions with four wins. The award has been presented to four women during its history: the Australian surfers Layne Beachley (2004) and Stephanie Gilmore (2010), the British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur (2005), and the British mountain biker Rachel Atherton (2017). The winner"
"and Joel Parkinson. The wave of Mundaka is “perfect” for surfing one of every three days of the year. During the months of winter, the possibility of surfing increases until surpassing 50%. And it is the month of January, with a 62% of surfable days, when the bar of Mundaka displays the best scene for the lovers of this sport. Billabong Pro Mundaka is one of the most important tests of the ASP World Tour. It is celebrated in Mundaka from the beginning of October until mid October. In eight years the event has had to be suspended twice. First,"
"cooking and music. 2012 Women's Division ISA World Masters Surfing Champion 2004 3rd Rip Curl Pro, Malibu 2nd Billabong Pro, Teahupoo, Tahiti 2nd Roxy Pro, Fiji 2nd Roxy Pro, Australia 2003 2nd Billabong Pro, Teahupoo, Tahiti 3rd Magnolia Girls Pro. Portugal 9th Roxy Pro, Australia 9th Roxy Pro, France 2002 3rd Roxy Pro, Tavarua, Fiji 3rd Roxy Pro, France 7th Billabong Pro, Honolua 2001 2nd Billabong Pro, Teahupoo, Tahiti 5th Roxy Surf Jam, Fiji 9th Billabong Pro, Maui, Hawaii 2000 1st OP Boat Challenge 1999 1st Gotcha Girl Star Pro, USA 1st Hossegor Rip Curl Pro, France 1997 1st Billabong"
"was a national champion winning middle distance runner. She also played touch football and soccer. She is a third cousin of former Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Bosnich. As a sport fan, she supports the rugby league NRL team the St George Illawarra Dragons. She is also a massive AFL fan and follows the Geelong Cats. Her favourite player is Joel Selwood. Sally Fitzgibbons Sally Fitzgibbons (born 19 December 1990) is an Australian professional surfer on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour (2009 - 2013). She was born in Gerroa, New South Wales, Australia. As a 14-year-old, Fitzgibbons won the ASP"
"and have a daughter Savanna Grace born on July 29, 2006 in San Diego, California. Damien Hobgood Damien Hobgood (born July 6, 1979) is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida. He is known for having once held the highest two-wave grand final score in pro surfing by scoring 19.9 out of 20 (under the current ASP system) at The Quiksilver Pro Fiji in 2004 until Kelly Slater eclipsed it the following year at Teahupo'o in the final with a perfect 20. Hobgood is the twin brother of C.J. Hobgood who is also a professional surfer. Hobgood is a member"
"Coast Pro, Newcastle, Australia • 3rd ASP Roxy Pro, Biarritz, France • 3rd ASP Beachley Classic, Dee Why, Australia • 2nd ASP Billabong Rio Pro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • 1st ASP 6STAR Swatch Girls Pro, Hossegor, France • 1st ASP US Open of Surf, California, USA • 3rd ASP Roxy Pro, Gold Coast, Australia • 1st ASP Rip Curl Women's Pro, Bells Beach, Australia • 1st ASP Subaru TSB Bank Pro WT, Taranaki, New Zealand 2010 Results - Runner-up WT Ranking 2009 Results – 5th WT Ranking Fitzgibbons competed in athletics before she started her professional surfing career. She"
"500 starts during the 2002 and 2003 running of the race. Durban Surfer Jordy Smith won the 2010 Billabong J-Bay competition making him the No.1 ranked surfer in the world. Famous current cricket players include Herschelle Gibbs, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy, etc. Most of them also participate in the Indian Premier League. South Africa has also produced numerous world class rugby players, including Francois Pienaar, Joost van der Westhuizen, Danie Craven, Frik du Preez, Naas Botha and Bryan Habana. South Africa hosted and won the 1995 Rugby World Cup and won the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France."
"Malik Joyeux Malik Joyeux (31 March 1980 – 2 December 2005) was an accomplished all-around waterman and a professional Big Wave surfer. Known by many as the ""petit prince"", the goofy-foot surfer often gained attention for charging the treacherous barrels at Teahupoo, Tahiti. He was credited in 2003 with the Billabong XXL Tube of the Year for riding one of the largest waves ever to be surfed in history. Joyeux was one of the Tahiti's best known professional surfers and was featured on the cover of Surfer Magazine's 2004 ""Big Issue"". Joyeux was born in France and moved to French"
"as a professional competitor at the national and international level, and as a supporter of a range of charitable foundations. Mick Fanning Michael Eugene Fanning , nicknamed ""White Lightning"" (born June 13, 1981) is a former Australian professional surfer. Fanning won the 2007, 2009 and 2013 ASP World Tour. In 2015 he survived an encounter with what is suspected to be a great white shark during the J-Bay Open finals in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Fanning was born on 13 June 1981 in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, to Irish parents. He learned to surf from the age of five,"
"specialty surf tours with The Surf Travel Company, Qigong for Surfers, as a coach of elite surfers such as Bede Durbidge, and as a brand ambassador for FCS Surf Hardware International and Mt Woodgee Surfboards. Elkerton has completed an autobiography with Gold Coast writer, Peter McGuinness. ""Kong: The Life & Times of a Surfing Legend"" is published by Harper Collins. Gary Elkerton Gary Elkerton (born 21 August 1964), known as Kong is an Australian surfer, three time world masters champion (2000–01, 2003), three time world professional runner-up (1987, 1990, 1993), twice Hawaiian Triple Crown champion (1987, 1989) and Australian amateur"
"Layne Beachley Layne Collette Beachley is a former professional surfer from Manly, New South Wales. She won the World Championship seven times. Currently she is the chair of Surfing Australia (SA) www.surfingaustralia.com At the age of 16 Beachley became a professional surfer. By the age of 20 she was ranked sixth in the world. Beachley became the Women's ASP World Champion in 1998, and won the title again in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006. She is the only woman in history to gain 7 World Championships, and only surfer, male or female to win six consecutive world titles."
"Beach, Isabela, Puerto Rico): 1st Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 3rd World ranking: 6th. Points: 6136 Event results in 2009 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 17th Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach (Australia): 17th Billabong Pro, Tahiti (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 17th Hang Loose Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil): 1st Billabong Pro (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa): 9th Hurley Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California): 3rd Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 5th Billabong Pro, Mundaka (Mundaka, Spain): 3rd Rip Curl Search (Peniche, Portugal): 17th Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 2nd World ranking: 2008 Champion Points: 8832 Event results Quiksilver Pro, Gold"