Kelly Slater, Julian Wilson and Jordy Smith are out of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2016. They all lost their Round 2 heat at Snapper Rocks. Drama unfolds as some of the world’s top seed surfers abandon competition early in the first event of the season. The first star to go down was Wilson, who […]
It’s on. The opening day of the 2016 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) got underway in three-to-five-foot surf at Snapper Rocks, on the Gold Coast. The 2016 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast is always a tough test for pro surfers. And the first event of the season brought, as always, the first surprises. Adriano […]
Welcome to the 2016 Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour. The world’s best male and female surfers will battle for the initial points at the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast, in Snapper Rocks, Australia. Adriano de Souza followed Gabriel Medina’s footsteps and took the 2015 world title. He will be the man to beat, as the […]
Their time is now. The 2015 Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons is ready to crown a new world surfing champion. Will it be Fanning, Toledo, De Souza, Medina, Wright or Wilson? The wave height forecast for Hawaii leaves no doubts. It’s going to be big. And the list of scenarios for the 2015 […]
The remaining eight surfers are ready to battle for the 2015 Quiksilver Pro France title, as competition lands in the quarterfinals. Gabriel Medina managed to steal the first Perfect 10 ride of the event with an incredible aerial rotation. In his Round 4 heat, the Brazilian posted a total two-wave score of 19.83 points. Medina […]
Classic four-to-six-foot waves greeted the planet’s best surfers, as the 2015 Hurley Pro kicks off at Lower Trestles, California. Kelly Slater has done his job. In a peak he certainly knows well (he won six times at Lowers), the 11-time world champion kept his composure and navigated through to Round 3. “I think I’ve found […]
While the trains pass by, the world’s best surfers paddle out for the 2015 Hurley Pro, at the cobblestone break of Lower Trestles, Southern California. Surfers now call it a surf park. Trestles and its multiple peaks are the stars of San Onofre State Beach, a place that seems to have been designed for riding […]
The world’s best tube riders put their skills to test in treacherous conditions at Teahupoo, as the 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti steps into the finals day. Round 3 and 4 were completed in building four-to-six-foot surf. Gabriel Medina, Gabriel Medina, Kelly Slater and Owen Wright have earned a spot in the quarterfinals of the event. […]
Taumata Puhetini and Bruno Santos have earned a golden ticket for the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2015, in Teahupoo. The Air Tahiti Nui Billabong Pro Trials are over. The wildcard competition got underway in three-to-four foot Teahupoo waves. A total of 16 surfers tried their luck, but only a couple will join the elite. Puhetini defeated […]
The 2015 Vans US Open of Surfing is officially on. There were big scores and a few upsets in the first day of competition, held in three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Huntington Beach. Patrick Gudauskas scored the day’s highest heat total of 16.36 and won his heat. He managed to outcome a dangerous Championship […]