Defending Event Champion Chelsea Hedges Survives Close Call while Owen Wright Falls at Telstra Drug Aware Pro.

The last time Slater competed at this event was way back in 1993 as a 21 year old one time ASP World Champion and the memories from that event were not so sweet.

They decided to move things from Pines at Wainui Beach to Pipe at Midway Beach down in Kiwi land and it proved to be the right move. Day 3 of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic New Zealand saw Tom Whitaker, Heath Joske, and Brent Dorrington rip the Midway Beach apart. Check out all the action.

The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Series 2011 dives into the deep south of the Pacific Ocean for the first event of the year being staged at Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

Defending event champion Taj Burrow (AUS) has sent a warning shot through the field of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star, US$85,000 Breaka Burleigh Pro as day-three saw performance levels go through the roof.

An increase in swell overnight saw 1.5m waves running down the iconic right-hand pointbreak of Burleigh Heads, with Lane’s polished backhand attack perfectly suited to the long walls on offer today.

…Lost rider Chris Ward has been awarded a wildcard slot into the 2011 Pipe Masters. Chris earned his slot into the comp by making the final of the recent Volcom Pipe Pro WQS held at perfect Pipe/Backdoor in January.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Islas Canarias Santa Pro was forced to call a lay day due to gale force winds which made conditions incontestable despite going mobile to La Santa Right.

Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) 25, today claimed this year’s Cordoama Buondi Pro title an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Men’s Star- Series 1-Star event.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido will return to the infamous Mexican Pipeline of Playa Zicatela in Puerto Escondido from July 16th through 23rd 2010 after being upgraded from an ASP 3-Star in 2009 and will see a stack of the hungriest up-and-coming competitors battle some of the world’s finest big-wave specialists at the iconic Mexican barrel.

Arugam Bay Sri Lanka: Yet another splendid day of surfing in sweltering heat on Sri Lanka’s lush  south east coastline with the round of 24 completed and now just 16 surfers remain in the Association of Surfing Professionals 6-star rated SriLankan Airlines Pro. Indonesia’s Dede Suryana was again in outstanding form and the 24 year-old [...]

Fantastic conditions at Arugam Bay for day three of the Association of Surfing Professionals six-star rated SriLankan Airlines Pro.

A large assembly of dedicated Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) athletes are now making their way to the exotic south east coastline of Sri Lanka for the inaugural ASP six star rated SriLankan Airlines Pro which is set to begin on Friday at Arugam Bay.

Ian Bowman, 18, of Hilo, Hawaii and Taoa Pou, 13, of Molokai will receive complimentary entry and mentoring through the 2-star World Qualifying Series event by several of Hawaii's most established surfers including Makuakai Rothman and Myles Padaca.

Courtney Conlogue (USA) claimed the inaugural ASP Grade 2 Swatch Girls Pro Junior title in a closely fought 35-minute final at Les Bourdaines ( Seignosse / France) saturday May 15 th.