2009 ASP World Qualifying Series rankings following the 6 Star Coca Cola Pro
As the 6 Star Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing is up and running this week, we’re now clearly in the back half of the season. Three more WQS events down and we’ve seen more movement amongst the front-runners. This latest update is all about Brazil. Brazilians won the two back to back [...]
2009 ASP World Tour rankings following Slater’s win in Brazil
While we’re all still basking in the glow of King Kelly Slater’s return to form at the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro, little attention has been paid to some of the other movers and shakers on the 2009 World Tour. Following Slater’s triumphant return in Brazil, the rankings have shaken up a bit.
For starters, let’s [...]
Kelly Slater returns to form, wins 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro
Just as I called it a few days back, Kelly Slater has indeed returned and has taken the win at the 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro. He stumbled a bit at the start of the event, placing second in his first round heat on a borrowed board, and fell several times, though still snuck [...]
How can you not love a Brazilian lay day?
We’ve now had two lay days in a row at the 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro and everyone’s waiting for the action to resume. During this downtime, I think it’s important to address what has often been the most complained about stop on the World Tour.
I’ve heard tons of complaints from the world’s best [...]
Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro - Kelly Slater is back!
Well, at least Slater’s back on track for not taking home less than a 17th at the 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro, which just wrapped up day 2 at Praia Da Vila in Imbituba, Brazil. Slater saw his second heat of the event on Sunday, winning his Round 2 “loser’s round” heat over local [...]
Jihad Khodr reloaded
I ended 2008 with an anti-Jihad Khodr rant, and started 2009 with a similar thread, but something is going on with the unusually named Brazilian. Though his appearance on the World Tour his freshman year was anything but exciting, Jihad went down swinging in 2008. Towards the end of the year he had [...]
Hang Loose Pro, Fernando de Noronha - Finals recap
The 2009 Hang Loose Pro has wrapped up on Sunday on the beautiful island of Fernando de Noronha, crowning Brazilian charger and World Tour giant killer, Bruno Santos as the winner. The 5 star event concluded in head high to overhead crystal clear barrels, making for an exciting end to the competition.
Bruno’s path to victory began in [...]
Hang Loose Pro, Fernando de Noronha – Friday lay day
Day 5 of the 2009 Hang Loose Pro on Fernando de Noronha was called a lay day due to smaller waves and onshore winds, allowing the surfers who descended on the tropical paradise a day off to relax and take in the island. The 5 star event completed all of Rounds 3 and 4 on Thursday, setting [...]
Hang Loose Pro, Fernando de Noronha – Thursday recap
Day 4 of the 2009 Hang Loose Pro on Fernando de Noronha. The 5 star event blew through all Round 3 and Round 4 heats on Thursday, setting up the final eight surfers for the Quarterfinal heats. The contest was blessed with yet another day of overhead, crystal clear barrels, making for another exciting day [...]
Hang Loose Pro, Fernando de Noronha – Wednesday recap
Day 3 of the 2009 Hang Loose Pro on Fernando de Noronha finally managed a timely start on Wednesday, running through the final two heats of Round 1 and all heats of Round 2. Brazilians turned out en masse to take on any internationals challengers, while a few international campaigners have shown up to try [...]
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