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Rip Curl Cup
Irons Claims 2002 ASP World Title
Australian Joel Parkinson today won the Rip Curl Cup in perfect conditions. The US$250,000 World Championship Tournament (WCT) marked the second leg of the 20th Anniversary Vans Triple Crown of Surfing and hosted the crowning of the 2002 ASP world champion. The all-important final day began this morning with quarterfinals, followed by the (...) -
Quiksilver Pro France
Padaratz Defeats Irons To Win Quiksilver Pro France
Neco Padaratz (Brz) today overcame a serious back injury and current ratings leader Andy Irons (Haw) to win the inaugural Quiksilver Pro France and collect US$30,000 prizemoney. The US$250,000 World Championship Tournament (WCT) recommenced this morning with quarterfinal action and then reached its climax this afternoon with the grand finale (...) -
Longboard
World Longboard Champion Stuart Entwistle Passes Away
Sadly, the surfing world lost a true character today when 1987 World Longboard Longboard #Longboard Champion Stuart ’Twiz’ Entwistle (Aus) passed away in Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. The 52 year old had been fighting skin cancer and associated problems for the past three years, but after undergoing another operation last (...) -
Rip Curl Cup
CJ Hobgood Claims 2001 World Championship Crown
CJ Hobgood. Photo: P.Tostee / ASPSunset Beach, Hawaii (Thursday, December 6) CJ Hobgood (USA) today clinched the 2001 ASP World Championship (WCT) crown on the sand at Sunset Beach. Despite being eliminated during round two this morning, all eight (8) other world title contenders also failed to advance through the day’s competition carnage, creating an unbeatable (...) -
Billabong Pro Maui
Beachley Wins World Crown
Layne Beachley. Photo: P.Tostee / ASPAustralian Layne Beachley today reached an ’Everest’ of a career goal by equaling the previous record Record #sailingrecord set of four consecutive world titles by claiming her fourth at the Billabong Pro Maui, the final women’s World Championship Tour (WCT) of 2001. Neridah Falconer, meanwhile, achieved her own milestone (...)