Pressure rose upon those in contention for the title as the ASP WQS 5-Star Movistar O’Neill Pantin Classic got closer to its end with all quarterfinalists decided in the eight foot (2.5 meter) surf on offer at Pantin today.

The Vans El Ponto Loco presented by Sun Diego continued today with the completion of Round 4. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 2-Star event was accompanied by the Billabong Pro Junior Presented by Sun Diego.

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.

Day 2 of the Movistar O’Neill Pantin Classic was treated to a full day of action with twenty heats taking place in testing five to eight foot (1.5 to 2.5 meter) waves taking the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star event into the top seeded surfers’ round with big names getting their start in the event.

After a day of travel from Portugal, the first competitors of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star Movistar O’Neill Pantin Classic were able to get their Spanish campaign underway in good four to five foot (1.2 to 1.5 meter) waves.

The Inaugural Vans El Ponto Loco pres. by Sun Diego will be held at Ponto beach in Carlsbad, California from September 3-6, 2008. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 2-Star event will be accompanied by the ASP Grade-2 Billabong Pro Junior pres. by Sun Diego.

The renowned event in Galicia will once again give the world's best WQS surfers the opportunity to keep going on their European campaign, as the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star event will be crucial for the ratings.

The Rip Curl Pro Zarautz, and Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star event, already stands as one of the most important events of the 2008 ASP European Pro Surf Tour.

Phillip MacDonald (Sydney, AUS), 29, claimed the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Buondi Billabong Pro today in tricky two foot (0.5 meter) waves at the event's back-up venue of Piedra Blanca clinching 2500 ratings' points after defeating Patrick Gudauskas (Ca, USA) in a nerve testing final where ten waves only were surfed.

From the fourty-eight men who paddled out this morning, sixteen only managed to get through to Round 5 today and remain in contention for the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal, local hero and ASP World Tour rookie Tiago Pires (PRT) failing in Round 4 despite another massive support from the crowd.

Top seeds took control of the ASP World Qualfying Series (WQS) 6-Star Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal today posting big scores and impressive performances in the good three to four foot (1 to 1.2 meter) waves on offer at Ribeira d’Ilhas, main venue of the 2008 edition.

The inaugural Vans El Ponto Loco presented by Sun Diego takes over the new Ponto Jetty in Carlsbad Wednesday, September 3 through Saturday, September 6, marking the first ASP event in San Diego since the early 90’s.

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.

The Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star event, started in tricky two foot (0.5 meter) waves at the world famous righthand pointbreak of Ribeira d’Ilhas in Ericeira today, and twenty-eight heats were wrapped up.

Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA), 24, continued to shine over some of the world’s finest surfers once again this week at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Prime event, the Rip Curl Pro Presented by Sprite, held in Hossegor, France and continues to improve upon his ratings lead over the field.