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December 14th, 2011

Wipeout Wednesday – Billabong Pipe Masters

Nothing like watching the world’s best wipeout at Pipeline during the final day of the Billabong Pipe Masters.

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December 12th, 2011

Kieren Perrow Wins Billabong Pipe Masters

It only took the first three days of the twelve day waiting period to complete the 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons. This event was easily the most exciting event of the entire year. The waves pumped…

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December 10th, 2011

Billabong Pipe Masters Day 2 Results

Day two of the Billabong Pipe Masters was just as good if not better than day one. Rounds three, four, and five were all completed and the quarterfinal matchups are set. If you missed any of it we’ve got the…

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December 9th, 2011

Billabong Pipe Masters Day 1 Results

What a day! You couldn’t have asked for better conditions for the first day of the Billabong Pipe Masters. 10-15 feet waves showed up at Pipeline yesterday and there were some very exciting round 1 and round 2 heats. This…

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November 28th, 2011

Mick Fanning Withdraws From 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters

According to Tracks Magazine, Mick Fanning won’t be competing at the last event of the 2011 ASP World Tour which is the highly anticipated Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons. Unlike most of the world’s top surfers, Fanning…

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November 4th, 2011

Kelly Slater Hasn’t Officially Won 11 Yet

Either someone from the ASP isn’t good at math or their computers aren’t working properly because it looks like the newly crowned ASP world champ, Kelly Slater, hasn’t actually won his 11th world title yet.

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November 3rd, 2011

Kelly Slater Wins 11th World Title

Yesterday was a huge day for the surfing world for two reasons: We remembered the loss of one of surfing’s greats of Andy Irons as he passed away a year ago yesterday. And by making it through his round 3…

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November 1st, 2011

Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco is On

We’re back — and so is the ASP World Tour! After a couple of weeks since the last contest in Portugal, the pros are stateside and surfing in Ocean Beach, San Francisco, as part of the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Search….

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September 18th, 2011

Hurley Pro Trestles Round 1 Heat Matchups

Today kicks off the first day of the seventh stop of the ASP World Tour and the first stop after the mid-year cutoff, the Hurley Pro Trestles. There have been some shakeups to the list of guys competitng at Trestles…

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September 11th, 2011

Quiksilver Pro New York Final Day Photos

One of SURFBANG’s good friend, Tom LaGrassa was down in Long Beach for the final day of the Quiksilver Pro New York. Tom wasn’t just hanging out, he was also taking a ton of great photos of all the action….

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September 11th, 2011

Quiksilver Pro New York Finals Highlights

Here’s the highlights clip from the final day of the Quiksilver Pro New York featuring some of the best waves Long Beach has seen all summer and high performance surfing from guys like Josh Kerr, Owen Wright, Kelly Slater, Taj…

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September 10th, 2011

Kelly Slater’s Perfect 10 – Quiksilver Pro New York

Just in case you didn’t see it here is Kelly Slater launching a massive air in the final moments of his semi-final heat against Taj Burrow. This wave netter Kelly a perfect 10 and when you combine that with his…

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September 8th, 2011

Quiksilver Pro NY Day 3 Recap and Photos

There was a lot of impressive surfing in Thursday’s EIGHT hours of competition, but there are four things that you really need to know about Day 3 of the Quikky Pro (just in case your water cooler convo is like…

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September 8th, 2011

Quiksilver Pro NY Day 2 Recap and Photos

The swell was definitely bigger on Wednesday morning (6 to 8-foot) but the wind was kinda sideshore and the waves were a little sloppy. In the first heat, Mick Fanning rallied after yesterday’s defeat and knocked out local favorite Balaram…

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September 6th, 2011

Quiksilver Pro NY Round One Photos & Recap

Let’s see here… today’s headlines…

Dane’s Ribs Hurt So Bad He Couldn’t Notify Anyone That He Was Bowing Out Until Lunchtime
Balaram Stack Made A Bigger Splash Than Kelly (With The Crowd)
Rookie Brazilian Alejo Muniz SHREDS
Wilko Slid From First To Third (In Heat 10) After “Interfering”
Kerrzy Is Kerrazy. And Julian Wilson, Too.

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. Read on for the the deets.

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September 4th, 2011

Quiksilver Pro New York Trials Wrap-Up and Round 1 Heat Matchups

After this morning’s trials, which were held in some rather crappy conditions here in Long Beach, we have the final list of surfers that will be competing in the Quiksilver Pro New York. Floridian, Asher Nolan was the big winner…

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August 22nd, 2011

Billabong Pro Round 1 Highlights and Round 2 Heat Matchups

Today was the second consecutive lay day called at the Billabong Pro Tahiti. All of round 1 was held Saturday and Teahupoo was pumping. Below are the round one results and the matchups for round two. There is a large…

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August 16th, 2011

Billabong Pro Tahiti Round One Heat Match Ups

Stop number five on the 2011 ASP World Tour is Tahiti and with a decent swell in the forecast, the Billabong Pro should begin on the first day of the waiting period this weekend. The local trials finished up yesterday…

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July 27th, 2011

Balaram Stack Gets Wildcard for Quiksilver Pro New York

In a press release I recieved this morning, Quiksilver has made it official that the first of two wildcard spots for the Quiksilver Pro New York will be New York’s own Balaram Stack. While this is what most of us expected,…

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July 26th, 2011

Billabong Pro J-Bay Results and Recap

For the second year in a row, Jordy Smith has won the Billabong Pro J-Bay. Having a bit of a hometown advantage the South African really showed his abilities in the later rounds of the competition. The final against Mick…

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