The conclusion of Round 4 was marked by huge upsets, in yet another great day of surfing at the 2014 J-Bay Open, in Supertubes. Matt Wilkinson is already one of the standouts of the South African event. The goofy-footer eliminated Kelly Slater in Round 3, with a consistent performance and multiple clean snaps. The final […]
The world’s best surfers will ride J-Bay Open 2014 between 10th-20th July, at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. The best right-hand point break of the African continent will see the Top 34 surfers plus two wildcards battling for points, prize money and honor. Jeffreys Bay is back for good. After a two-year hiatus from elite competition, the […]
Tiago Pires, Filipe Toledo, Dillon Perillo, Tim Reyes, Jadson Andre, Adam Melling, Matt Wilkinson and Jack Freestone are in the quarterfinals of the Mr Price Pro Ballito 2014. Despite breaking his magic board, Toledo put on yet another show-stopping aerial performance, earning his second Perfect 10 point ride of the event. “I don’t have words […]
The Mr Price Pro Ballito 2014 has entered man-on-man competition, in South Africa. The biggest Qualification Series event in Africa plays a decisive role in the qualification hopes for the 2015 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT). There are only 20 surfers battling for big points. Jack Freestone scored the highest heat total of the day, […]
A few surprises marked the first day of waves of the Billabong Rio Pro 2014, at the powerful beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca. Tiago Pires sent Adriano de Souza and Sebastian Zietz to Round 2, with the first substantial ride of a 6.33 for two solid turns. Crowd favorite Gabriel Medina wasted little time to […]
Gabriel Medina is the captain of the pro surfing fleet, as the ship reaches the warm waters of Copacabana for the 2014 Billabong Rio Pro, in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is a busy world capital. The FIFA Brazil 2014 is about to kick off in the multiple green fields of the country, and tourists are […]
Clean and pristine surf conditions marked the second day of competition at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2014, in Victoria, Australia. Michel Bourez was not able to repeat the Margaret River Pro performance. The powerful Tahitian was defeated by the injury replacement surfer Glen Hall, in Round 2. “It’s been a long road to […]
The Box delivered flawless barrels, as the 2014 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro decides the quarterfinalists at the iconic Western Australian slab. Jordy Smith and Miguel Pupo became the first ever surfers to compete at The Box, with both taking heavy wipeouts while battling for a slot in the Quarterfinals. Smith logged the first score […]
The first round of the 2014 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro has been completed with a few upsets, in offshore three-to-five foot conditions at Main Break. Local hero Taj Burrow, Hawaiian Fred Patacchia and Californian Brett Simpson would exchange a series of low scores throughout the majority of their quiet affair, leaving the door open […]
Matt Banting and Keely Andrew have secured the wildcards for the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast 2014. Banting, who recently won the Burton Toyota Pro 2014, managed to get through a stacked field of talented local and international competitors. “Last year a few things didn’t go my way and luck was on the other […]