Articles in the WQS Category

Local Puerto Escondido Surfer Angelo Lozano Wins PXM International Vans Pro

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ESCONDIDO, Oaxaca (Sunday, November 16, 2008) – Puerto Escondido local Angelo Lozano (Puerto Escondido, MEX), 21, claimed a victory today at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 3-Star PXM International Vans Pro in pumping six-to-eight foot (2 metre) surf. Lozano claimed the win in front of his home crowd over an [...]


Top ASP Pro Junior Surfers Standout in Latter Rounds of PXM International Vans Pro

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PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Oaxaca (Saturday, November 15, 2008) -The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 3-Star PXM International Vans Pro completed another action packed day of competition at Puerto Escondido today and saw two of the top ASP North America Pro Junior Series surfers take advantage of the three-to-five foot (1 metre) surf [...]


International Talents Drop Perfect Scores in Pumping Puerto

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PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Oaxaca (Friday, November 14, 2008) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 3-Star PXM International Vans Pro continued to filter pumping six foot (2 metre) surf to the famed Puerto Escondido beachbreak today, allowing two perfect 10-point rides along with several other near-flawless scores.

The PXM International Vans Pro is [...]


Big Scores on Day 2 of PXM International Vans Pro at Puerto Escondido

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PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Oaxaca (Thursday, November 13, 2008) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 3-Star PXM International Vans Pro continued today in pumping six foot (2 metre) surf at Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca, Mexico. Today’s action saw local standout David Rutherford (Puerto Escondido, MEX), 25, earn the event’s first perfect 10, [...]


ASP International Releases 2009 Global Schedule

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Thursday, November 13, 2008) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International today released its 2009 events calendar. Dates and locations for the ASP World Tour, ASP Women’s World Tour, ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS), ASP Pro Junior and ASP World Longboard events are now posted on www.aspworldtour.com.
Notable changes to the ASP’s premier [...]


Day 1 of PXM International Vans Pro Starts in Classic Puerto Escondido Conditions

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PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Oaxaca (Wednesday, November 12, 2008) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 3-Star PXM International Vans Pro kicked off today in classic six foot (2 metre) offshore conditions at Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca, Mexico. Today’s action hosted Round 1 and the first four heats of Round 2.

The ASP WQS [...]


Pancho Sullivan Wins ASP WQS 4-Star Xcel Pro at Sunset

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SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Thursday, November 6, 2008) - Congratulations Pancho Sullivan, winner of the 2008 Xcel Pro Presented by Honolua!
In an all-Hawaiian, high-scoring 30-minute final, ASP World Tour surfer Sullivan took home his fourth Xcel Pro title, having previously won the event in 1998, 2000, and 2003.
Sullivan dominated from the start, hitting a contest-high 9.77 [...]


Heath Walker Leads Opening Rounds of Vans El Ponto Loco

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Carlsbad, California (Wednesday, September 03, 2008) - The Inaugural Vans El Ponto Loco presented by Sun Diego kicked off today in clean two-to-four foot (1 metre conditions). The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 2-Star event saw the completion of Round 1 and the first eight heats of Round 2.
 
The Vans El [...]


Lee Ann Curren Claims the ASP Grade-2 Rip Curl Pro Junior Mademoiselle

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SEIGNOSSE, France (Wednesday, August 27, 2008) – Lee Ann Curren (Biarritz, FRA), 19, claimed the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Rip Curl Pro Junior Mademoiselle today at Les Bourdaines in Seignosse. Curren, who defeated Justine Dupont (FRA), Pauline Ado (FRA) and Marie Dejean (FRA) in a 100% French final, took the best out of [...]


Excellent Swell Hits Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal, Top Seeds to Surf Tomorrow

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  WQS, surf

ERICEIRA, Portugal (Wednesday, August 27, 2008) – The expected excellent swell made its way to Ericeira for Day 2 of the Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal and Day 2 saw some of the bext conditions of the year give all Round 2 competitors some great scoring potential. Some four to six foot (1.2 to 2 meter) [...]


Chris Davidson Wins the 2008 Rip Curl Pro pres. by Sprite at Seignosse

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SEIGNOSSE, France (Saturday, August 23, 2008) – Chris Davidson (AUS), 31, won the prestigious ASP WQS 6-Star Prime Rip Curl Pro pres. by Sprite today in clean three foot (one meter) waves at Les Bourdaines, main venue of the 2008 edition. Davidson, who defeated an impressive Jihad Khodr (BRA) in the final where he posted [...]


Veminardi and Arnaud Take Island Style Men’s and Nikita Women’s Junior Titles

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SOPELANA, Basque Country (Sunday, August 3, 2008) – Medi Veminardi (REU) and Alizee Arnaud (Hossegor, FRA) respectively won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Men’s and Grade-1 Women’s Pro Junior events today at Sopelana in the Basque Counrty, ending victorious after a four-day long event that saw big upsets and major ratings’ points taken [...]


Lacomare Claims ASP Grade-1 Vans Pro Junior at San Sebastian

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SAN SEBASTIAN, Basque Country (Sunday, July 27, 2008) - Marc Lacomare (Hossegor, FRA), 18, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Vans Pro Junior today in consistent two to three foot (0.5 to 1 meter) waves at San Sebastian in front of a massive crowd. Lacomare, who defeated Reubyn Ash (GBR), Adrien Toyon (REU) [...]


Brett Simpson Flares and Performance Bar Raises at Day 5 of Honda U.S. Open

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Friday, July 25, 2008) – The GO211 LIVE featuring the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O’Neill has whittled the original field of 192 surfers down to the final 24, only two of which are elite ASP World Tour campaigners, as today’s competition marked the completion of the Round of 48 [...]


DVLP Clothing Welcomes Dale Lovelock to the team

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DALE LOVELOCK::                   +::+||
Dale Lovelock is one of the top up-and-coming surfers out of the Gold Coast, Australia. The DVLP Family recently connected with this young surfer and found that we had very similar values and goals. With DVLP’s new push to expand into Australia, it only made sense to bring a young ambitious surfer into [...]


Zubizarreta Leads Favorites On Full Action Day

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  WQS, surf

CORDOAMA, Portugal (Friday, July 11, 2008) - The Superbock Pro, an ASP WQS 1-Star Men’s event, saw a full day of action at Cordoama beach and favorites all got their start. Eric Rebiere (FRA), defending champion, was much awaited for his first paddle-out and the former ASP Top 45 member ended up winning with a [...]