Oahu's Carissa Moore becomes the youngest ASP World Champion ever after her main rival Sally Fitzgibbons bows out of the Roxy Pro France. Check the exclusive photo gallery and some words from the Champ...

The crowds held their breath in the morning with only two remaining world title contenders Carissa Moore and Sally Fitzgibbons both escaping the sudden-death Round 2.

The Roxy Pro could see the ASP Women’s World title crowning this week as Carissa Moore (HAW) and Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) are the only two remaining contenders. The possibilities are as follows...

The 2011 Roxy Pro waiting period kicked-off this morning, nice weather but inconsistent surf conditions greeting the ASP Elite Top 17 at 7. 30 AM for the first call.

The Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast have entered into their third, consecutive lay days today with only small, uncontestable surf on offer this morning at Snapper Rocks.

The Quiksilver Pro, which will be held at the southern end of the Gold Coast’s iconic point break Snapper Rocks, between February 26 and March 9, will kick start the 2011 ASP Men’s World Tour.

The Down Under Diaries stumble forward as a real surf writer shows up, Dane blows up, and we get a somewhat exclusive and off the wall interview with Dane after he took out Parko.

Quiksilver Pro Round 4 ON at 7:30am, Roxy Pro On Hold, Possible Finish Today...

Interviews with 2007 Champ Mick Fanning, 2X Women's Champion Stephanie Gilmore, Ace Buchan, ASP Junior World Champion Kai Barger, ripping women's tour rookies Coco Ho and Alana Blanchard, power broker Bede Durbidge, and a big photo gallery of all the visitors to the New Era Athlete Lounge.

Daily updates, photos, and videos as we raid the Gold Coast of Australia in celebration of the beginning of the 2009 ASP World Tour and party like rock stars at the TransWorld SURF/New Era Athlete Lounge...

No, it wasn't Reef McIntosh driving either you smart asses...but all kidding aside, this Stand Up Paddler minding his own business and having an irie early morning paddle got worked!

Corey Ziems (Currumbin, Qld) and Ashleigh Smith (Cabarita, NSW) will get to surf against the world’s best after winning wildcards into the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro’s presented by LG Mobile at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast today.

Those two teenagers belong to a new generation of women who are shaking up the professional surfing establishment. Most are still in high school and remain a few years from competing full-time for prize money. But with a combination of powerful moves and progressive aerials, they have signaled a new era of performance in the sport.

SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Saturday, November 29, 2008) – Event organizers at the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach have called competition off for the day, allowing the men to tackle the solid eight-to-twelve foot (3 – 4 metre) surf on offer at Sunset Beach today.

Melanie Bartels (HAW), 26, current No. 10 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, went ballistic today during her Round 1 heat, comboing her opponents with an incredible 18.40 out of a possible 20 to advance through to the Quarterfinals of the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach.