2009 Billabong Pro Mundaka - Parko out, Slater dominates
The 2009 Billabong Pro Mundaka finally went live again on Monday. After a truncated start way back on the 5th of October, where the event only ran through the first eight heats of round 1, the nod was finally given to resume the event during what appears to be one of the best of the [...]
2009 ASP World Tour rankings following Parko’s win in South Africa
Australia’s Joel Parkinson does it once again, taking his third win of the year and proving to all that 2009 is his year. Now even more solidly in the lead, by some 1400 plus points, Parko’s widening the gap on his way to his very first world title.
While Kelly Slater looked poised to strike [...]
Joel Parkinson takes his third win of the year at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
Yet another event win for Australia’s Joel Parkinson and it’s time to hop back on the Parko bandwagon. What, you say? You never got off? Well, Kelly Slater and Adriano de Souza distractions aside, Joel has increased his point lead once again, further separating himself from the pack of title contenders.
Parko took [...]
Upsets abound in rounds 2 and 3 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
Holy shit, bru! You see that?!? J Bay was absolutely on fire on Tuesday for the second day of the 2009 Billabong Pro. The boys logged a few perfect 10 rides, and many more in the excellent range.
King Kelly Slater was on again at J Bay, turning out the highest heat [...]
Another WQS contest gets the axe
It was bound to happen sooner or later, and now a major event has been canceled due to the state of the economy. The 6 Star Buondi Billabong Pro, which was to be held in Ericeira, Portugal from September 15th to 20th, has become the global recession’s latest victim. Sandwiched between a number [...]
Lewis Samuels beats up on the top 45 following Teahupoo
Though his Surfline.com license has been permanently suspended, Lewis Samuels continues to do what he does best, stir shit and take the piss out of the top 45 on his surf blog. While Surfline continues to run their own “Power Rankings”, Samuels presents the real deal with his keen observations and mostly over the [...]
Billabong Pro Teahupoo wraps up crowning Bobby Martinez
The 2009 Billabong Pro Teahupoo wrapped up on Tuesday in Tahiti, running through the remaining heats of Round 3, through the finals. Bobby Martinez took his second win at Teahupoo in a high scoring American vs. Aussie final against Taj Burrow.
The day started off with Bobby Martinez taking a convincing win over wildcard and three [...]
Billabong Pro Teahupoo - Parko out, Slater falls again but logs the year’s sickest turn
After more lay days than this addict can take without going crazy, the Billabong Pro Teahupoo finally resumed competition on Monday. With a three foot swell in the water and waves expectedly on the rise, the decision was made to wrap up Round 2 and jump into Round 3.
Let’s jump to the day’s highlights:
Current [...]
Billabong Pro Teahupoo - Round 1 is done - Dane Reynolds and other favorites are out
The “Dream Tour” has jumped back into action this week at the Billabong Pro Teahupoo. Six days into the event, the contest has managed to crawl through Round 1 and the first 6 heats of Round 2, before calling yet another lay day on Thursday.
Let’s take a look at the winners and losers so far [...]
“Nothing better than sex and tube rides” -Mark Richards: XXL EVENT COVERAGE
DailyStoke.com was invited to attend the Billabong XXL Big Wave awards - so my photographer and I scored some all access media passes to the ridiculous festivities surrounding the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards. Freakin’ sweetness. If you ignored my recommendation to watch the webcast, here’s the recap from a first person perspective.
After fighting 2 hours [...]
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