BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 16, 2012) – John John Florence (HAW), 19, has won his maiden ASP World Championship Tour event, taking out the Billabong Rio Pro over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in barreling three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca. Florence, currently in his rookie year on the [...]
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Tuesday, May 15, 2012) – The Billabong Rio Pro, Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, returned to the powerful beachbreak of Barra da Tijuca for the second consecutive day in three-to-five foot (1-1.5 metre) barrels which provided the ideal canvas for the world’s [...]
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Monday, May 14, 2012) – After a four-day break from competition, the Billabong Rio Pro launched back to action at the primary venue of Barra da Tijuca as world’s best surfers did battle in challenging four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) barrels at the primary venue. Adam Melling (AUS), [...]
Travis Logie’s lightening fast reflexes and vertical backhand surfing paid off in the challenging waves at Barra de Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro yesterday as the Durbanite overcame local hero Raoni Monteiro to progress to Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Rio. After a four day break for the men, during which Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) [...]
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Sunday, May 13, 2012) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has taken out the Billabong Women’s Rio Pro over Coco Ho (HAW), 21, by a score of 14.10 to 14.03 in peaky one-to-three foot (.5 metre) waves at the primary venue of Barra da Tijuca. Event No. 5 of 7 [...]
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Saturday, May 12, 2012) – Semifinalists have been decided for the Billabong Women’s Rio Pro, Stop No. 5 of 7 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, as the world’s best female surfers made the most of the tricky one-to-two foot (0.5 metre) waves on offer at the primary [...]
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Friday, May 11, 2012) – With small one-to-two foot (.5 metre) waves on offer at Barra Da Tijuca, event organizers at the Billabong Rio Pro have opted to call competition off for the day. Stop No. 3 on the Men’s ASP World Championship Tour and No. 5 for the [...]
BARRA DA TIJUCA , Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Friday, May 11, 2012) – For many touring professional surfers, a contest lay day presents the welcome opportunity to do some sightseeing or discover a new wave down the coast, but for two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, it’s the ideal opportunity to hang out with [...]
ARPOADOR, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 9, 2012) – The 2012 Billabong Rio Pro, Stop No. 3 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, kicked off competition at the secondary venue of Arpoador this morning and the event’s top seeds dominated the clean two-to-four foot (1.5 metre) lefthanders on offer for Round 1. [...]
Thursday 10 May 2012 – Jordy Smith won his opening encounter in the Billabong Pro Rio yesterday to advance directly to Round 3 of the third stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT). Competing in clean one metre waves at the back-up venue of Arpoador on the iconic Ipanema Beach in Rio de [...]
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