“It’s paramount that the ASP Judging Criteria evolve to reflect the ever-progressing envelope of high-performance surfing,” Perry Hatchett, ASP Head Judge, said. “The revision of the criteria for 2010 is the result of discussions between our respected panel of judges as well as the world’s best surfers.”

Newly crowned Pipe Master Taj Burrow and three-time World Champion Andy Irons are threatening to sue the architects of a hyped rebel surfing tour after being falsely linked to the new concept.

Get the lowdown on the plans for the all-encompassing ASP one world ranking system planned to be executed starting 2010.

With a historic 2009 coming to a close, the 2010 ASP schedule has been released and will mark some major shifts in venues and dates in order to ensure that the world’s best surfers battle one another in the world’s best waves.

Hawaiians Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 24, and Coco Ho (HAW), 18, have claimed the 2009 ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour Rookie of the Year Award following impressive performances amongst the world’s finest surfers throughout year

With the culmination of the 2009 ASP season, 2010's full list of World Tour surfers has officially been released. Injury wildcards, WQS workhorses, and big name shockers all inside...

The Gudauskas' bros first heat together in an ASP event resulted in Tanner's qualifying for the 2010 ASP World Tour, joining brother Patrick next year. Two outta three Gudangs ain't bad. Congrats Tanner!

Competitors reveled in the gently groomed four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) barrels of the Banzai Pipeline today as the remaining nine Round 2 heats of the Billabong Pipe Masters were completed before competition was called off for the day.

Stephanie Gilmore does it again. The Billabong Pro Maui and the Vans Triple Crown for the second year in a row. The World Title for the third. Check out the exclusive photos, video highlights, and full wrap. Congrats Steph on all the titles!

The 2009 ASP WQS season has finished. With that we've got fifteen surfers making the jump up to the next level. Here's our first look at one of the qualifiers, Maui's Dusty Payne. Crusty in 2010.

FUEL TV is excited to announce that the network will be broadcasting the finals of the last stop of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing , the Billabong Pipeline Masters, live in the United States. This will be the first-ever live broadcast of an ASP World Tour event in the United States.

On Sunday at Sunset we saw both Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning make the final. Joel took the victory and Triple Crown lead. Now we wait till Pipe begins and the World Title to finally be decided. Check out the interview with Joel and insight from the world's best into who'll take the crown.

Daniel Ross (Wooloweyah, AUS), 25, has handidly won the 2009 ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS), further cementing his reputation as one of the most dangerous surfers on the 2010 ASP Dream Tour and emphatically announcing his comeback to the world’s elite.