ith the swell direction changing and the wave size settling in the five-to-six foot (1.5 to 2 meter) range, the Movistar Ocean & Earth Pro witnessed some of this year’s best surf conditions, El Confital turning into a tube generator for the second day of action.

Willian Cardoso (BRA), 23, won the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star Movistar Pantin Classic today in Galicia, North West of Spain, after defeating fellow finalist Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA), 35, in clean off-shore two to three foot (0.5 to 1 meter) waves in a 100% Brazilian final.

Gonzalo Zubizarreta (ESP), 24, claimed the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star San Miguel Pro Zarautz pres. by Euskaltel today after besting runner-up Blake Thornton (AUS), 24, in three foot (one meter) waves.

As the Azores Islands Pro wrapped-up its second round of competition, the best conditions seen so far in the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star rated event made the sixteen-heat day another great spectacle with all event top seeds getting their start.

After a morning of tricky heats where competitors had difficulties to get over the 13.00 point result mark except for Dorrington’s solid 16.00-point performance, Round 2 brought another standard of surfing with top seeds stepping-up to score big.

Raoni Monteiro put the show upside down in the final minute of Heat 11 after posting a near perfect 9.77 point ride on a solid six-foot wave to jump in the lead and winning his encounter ahead of Granger Larsen (HAW).

Joan Duru (Ondres, FRA), 20, won the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Sooruz Lacanau Pro today in France after defeating fellow finalist Travis Logie (Durban, ZAF), 30, in consistent clean four foot (1.2 meter) waves in front of a massive cheering crowd.

The expected new swell had hit the coast during the night and proceedings resumed at 7:30 a.m. for the completion of Round 2 before the last fourty-eight contenders could get on with their French campaign.

With the Sponsor Me WQS Hawaii Pro-Am set to kick off this weekend in the height of Oahu's South Shore season, we caught up with last year’s event winner Flynn Novak to get the lowdown on Bowls.

After passing the halfway mark of the 2009 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) season, several campaigners on The Grind picked up their bags and headed over to Europe for the Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans for the ASP 5-Star contest in Newquay, England.

Huntington Beach local Brett Simpson’s heroic run at the massive ASP WQS 6-Star Hurley U.S. Open saw him bump up from eighth to fifth overall amongst the hungriest competitors on The Grind and puts him in excellent standing at the halfway mark on The ASP WQS.

Hurley's US Open of Surfing is only days away. Here's a look at the main event contenders for the battle at the pier in it's 50th year. You can watch the webcast of the main event LIVE on transworldsurf.com.

Tanner G. takes the WQS 6* Mr. Price Pro and shoots up the ratings.

Day two of the Men’s 6 Star Mr Price Pro Ballito revealed some of the most perfect surf witnessed on the ASP World Qualifying Series, as thunderous two and a half to three meter barrels roared the length of Willard’s Beach in Ballito this morning.

Windy conditions in the Maldives for day three of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) six star PRIME rated SriLankan Airlines Pro and while the winds effected wave quality, the surfing remained superb as competitors utilized aerial maneuvers in the 3 feet (1m) surf.