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Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro - Where is everyone?
The Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro continues and the big question everyone is still asking is where the hell is everyone? With 13 of the top 45 guys out of this competition, fans are left baffled. According to event organizers, the ASP rules allow surfers to skip two events, since two event scores are ultimately throw aways at the end of each season.
The following surfers are missing this event, for the following reasons:
Kelly Slater - taking a pass
Joel Parkinson - taking a pass
Mick Fanning - has a groin injury
Dean Morrison - has a pelvis injury
Neco Padaratz - has a back injury
Danny Wills - has an eardrum injury
Bruce Irons - getting married, taking a pass
Andy Irons - taking a pass
Pancho Sullivan - taking a pass
Adriano De Souza - has an ankle injury
Dane Reynolds - has an ankle injury
Luke Munro - had a death in his family
Bobby Martinez - has strep throat
Chris Ward - had a visa issue, but should be back in Round 2
With so many guys missing Brazil, including a few who could use a boost in the ratings, I had to take a closer look at the ASP rule book. If rule 16.05 supercedes rule 16.01, Kelly may have had to drop $10,000 for skipping Brazil. I have a feeling he’s not too worried about it. Read on:
Article 16: Non-Attendance in Events
16.01 Surfers may choose to not attend the same number of events as there are throwaways, provided they give 21 days notice in writing. [Refer to Article 12.02(a) and (b)]. Failure to do so will result in a fine equal to that of the existing no show rule found in Article 9.02. Replacements for these no-shows will be decided in accordance with Article 9.02. This applies for both men and women.
16.02 Non-attendance in Events other than as described in Article 16.01 above, is only for extenuating circumstances including injury reasons. A doctor’s certificate must be sent to ASP as well as informing an ASP office as soon as possible after the injury occurs. The ASP Medical Coordinator has the right to follow up on all these cases. In these cases and if they deem necessary in the circumstances the Tour Manager on behalf of ASP has the right to grant minimum ratings points (no prize money) for the Event to the Surfer.
16.03 If a seeded surfer does not show at an Event, has no doctor’s certificate and fails to warn the Event, fines will be levied as deemed appropriate by the Tour Manager. If the surfer has no doctor’s certificate but warns the Event, fines will be levied.
16.04 If a surfer has provided an acceptable medical certificate, they will still receive the minimum points but no prize money for seeding purposes only at that Event they could not compete in.
16.05 It is mandatory for the ASP World Champion to attend all remaining Events of the current season after clinching the World Title. The fine for non-attendance under this Article is US$10,000 per Event.
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