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Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Sees Big Battles and Unexpected Exits

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Sees Big Battles and Unexpected ExitsTuesday, 7 April 2015 BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Monday April 6, 2015) – Action continued today at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, the second stop on the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), and saw clean, lined-up conditions for the world’s best […]

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Solid performances at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2015

The world’s best surfers posted huge scores as the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2015 hits the Round 3 mark. Mick Fanning survived his clash against Trials winner Joe Van Dijk. The three-time world champion collected a heat total of 11.00 points (out of a possible 20). Van Dijk fought until the end, but it […]

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The show must go on at Snapper Rocks

The Brazilian surfing Armada impressed with three heat victories over Australian riders, as the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2015 enters Round 3 of competition, at Snapper Rocks. After 11 consecutive lay days, pro surfers returned to the Superbank. In one of the most exciting heats of the day, Kolohe Andino and Jeremy Flores fought for […]

World’s Best Light Up Snapper Rocks for Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Round 1

– The 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) officially kicked off today and the world’s best surfers hit the lineup at Snapper Rocks for the opening day of the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by BOQ. Both the men and the women surfed through Round 1 in an exciting […]

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Sharp performances ignite the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro

Professional skateboarder and surfer Kalani David, 17, posted the highest heat total of the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro so far, during the second day of competition, in Hawaii. David combined vertical turns, a free-flying aerial and critical positioning to win his Round 1 against Alex Smith, Santiago Muniz, and Lucas Silveira, with a score of […]

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Cascais Women’s Pro may decide the world surfing title

Sally Fitzgibbons, Tyler Wright, Stephanie Gilmore or Carissa Moore. Who will be the 2014 ASP Women’s World Tour champion? The world title race is coming to a spectacular finish. Three Australians and a Hawaiian may decide who will raise the cup at the Cascais Women’s Pro 2014, in Portugal. Gilmore is the only surfer with […]

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Firing barrels at the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2014

Solid 10-to-12-foot-plus barreling waves fired up the conclusion of Round 2 and 3 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2014, at Teahupoo. Tiago Pires, the Portuguese Tiger, posted two near-perfect scores – a 9.00 and a 9.67 – to defeat Taj Burrow. Pires displayed his best performance of the season. “I really like these kind of […]

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Huge barrels open the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2014

The world’s best surfers experienced one of the biggest competition days ever at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, in Teahupoo, with 10-to-15 foot (3-5 metre) barrels firing down the line. The Teahupoo test kicked off with a handful of excellent tube riding performances. Kelly Slater didn’t waste time and sealed his heat with a total of […]

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Carves, snaps and airs at the US Open of Surfing 2014

The US Open of Surfing 2014 has entered Round 5. Despite the small wave conditions, surfers kept pulling airs on the Huntington Beach ramps. Mitch Crews put together a full repertoire of carves, snaps and airs on the rights off of Huntington Beach Pier, propelling the Australian up-and-comer to the Round of 16 over fellow […]

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Underdogs shine in the 2014 US Open of Surfing

The 2014 Vans US Open of Surfing entered Round 1, in peaky one-to-three foot waves at Huntington Beach Pier. The first upset of the competition came in Heat 15. Alejo Muniz, defending event champion, was eliminated by Alex Ribeiro and Dane Reynolds. “I knew I’d have to get the best waves. Conditions were tough with […]

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