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ASP World Tour 2008 WCT Contest Schedule |
Mens's Division
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast : Feb 23-Mar 5, Gold Coast,Qld-Australia
Rip Curl Pro Bells : Mar 18-29, Bells Beach,Victoria-Australia
Billabong Pro Teahupoo: May 8-18, Teahupoo,Taiarapu-Tahiti
Globe Pro Fiji : May 23-Jun 6, Tavarua/Namotu-Fiji
Billabong Pro J-Bay : July 9-20, Jeffreys Bay-South Africa
Rip Curl Pro Search: July 30-Aug 10, Some where in Western Australia
Boost Mobile Pro Trestles : Sept. 5-14, Trestles,California-USA
Quiksilver Pro France: Sept. 19-28, South West Coast-France
Billabong Pro Mundaka : Sept. 29-Oct 12, Mundaka, Euskadi-Spain
Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro: Oct 28-Nov 5, Santa Catarina-Brazil
Billabong Pipeline Masters, Dec 8-20, Banzai Pipeline,Oahu-Hawaii
Women's Division
Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle ASP Women's World Tour August 28 - September 1, 2008, 2008 Hossegor, France
Sooruz Lacanau Pro ASP WQS 6-Star Men August 12-17, 2008 Lacanau, France
Firewire Super Kids Challenge ASP Grade-1 Men August 15-17, 2008 Shonan, Japan
Kana Miss Cup ASP Grade-2 Women August 15-17, 2008 Hourtin, France
Girls Who Surf Pro 2008 ASP Grade-1 Women August 16-17, 2008 Kewalos, Hawaii
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By Press Release:
May 25
GLOBE WCT FIJI
21 MAY to 2 JUNE
EVENT #4 ON THE 2006 FOSTER'S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) MEN'S WORLD TOUR
LIVE on www.globefiji.com or www.aspworldtour.com
LAY DAY CALLED FOR GLOBE WCT FIJI
Andy Irons Picture credit: © ASP Karen
The fourth event on the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour has had a dream run over the past three days with surfers scoring mind blowing barrels at the famed break known as Cloudbreak.
With only one day needed in order to finish the event swell forecasters at www.surfline.com have indicated that the event would be best to wait for a new swell forecast for late this upcoming weekend.
The round four heat draw is loaded up with some exciting match-ups including heats four and five which will see top seeds Andy Irons (HAW) and rookie Bobby Martinez (USA) take on pocket rocket Trent Munro (AUS) and the technically brilliant Danny Wills (AUS) respectively.
Former three-time Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour champion Irons, particularly indicated he was wary of taking on Munro at Cloudbreak as he knows the Australian is fully capable of loading up some big backside turns.
"Being one of the top seeds you come up against wildcards who are unknown so now I’m going to come up against Trent and I know a bit more about him," said Irons. "If it’s about three to four feet here that’s when he’s at his most dangerous. He’s so solid on his backhand. He’s won in the Maldives in similar conditions so I’ll have to be on my toes. I’m hoping there’s some bigger barrels for that heat."
Wills meanwhile is hoping he has Martinez’s measure when he tackles him in heat five of round four.
While rookie Martinez has been a bolter on this year’s tour, having won in pristine left hand barrelling waves at Teahupoo in event number three less than two weeks ago, Wills stated he won’t be letting the Californian youngster have an easy heat by any means.
"I have Bobby coming up next and if it gets big and hollow then I’m going to have my work cut out for me," said Wills. "But I’ll just stick to what I’m doing and gradually I’m getting better and better in the tube on my backhand so I feel really confident. Bobby has been doing really well but I’m going to stick it to him."
Stay tuned to www.globefiji.com or www.aspworldtour.com for all the up to the minute news from the event.
For all the previous round results click on the RESULTS button and for all the transcribed quotes from the athletes head to Notes and Quotes located in the Media Centre of www.aspworldtour.com
Round four heat draw:
Heat 1: Troy Brooks (AUS) versus Tom Whitaker (AUS) Heat 2: Darren O’Rafferty (AUS) versus Damien Hobgood (USA) Heat 3: Tim Reyes (USA) versus Nathan Hedge (AUS) Heat 4: Trent Munro (AUS) versus Andy Irons (HAW) Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) versus Danny Wills (AUS) Heat 6: Mick Fanning (AUS) versus CJ Hobgood (USA) Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) versus Luke Stedman (AUS) Heat 8: Bede Durbidge (AUS) versus Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
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