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Billabong Pro Tahiti
Billabong Pro Teahupoo is a professional surfing competition of the World Surf League held at the break Teahupo'o in Taiarapu, Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr .... The Billabong Pro Teahupoo was founded in 1999 and has been recognized as "one of the world's heaviest big wave competitions". This is because Teahupoo is the only known natural wave break in the world that breaks below sea level. It is also "renowned for being the deadliest competition associated with surfing to this present date". The Billabong Pro Teahupoo has not claimed any lives since the surf competition began in 1999, but the wave has claimed lives over the years. Billabong Pro Teahupoo location The surfing event takes place in Teahupo’o, a village on the south-west coast of the island o ...
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World Surf League
The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The World Surf League was originally known as the International Professional Surfing founded by Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick in 1976. IPS created the first world circuit of pro surfing events. In 1983 the Association of Surfing Pros took over management of the world circuit. In 2013, the ASP was acquired by ZoSea, backed by Paul Speaker, Terry Hardy, and Dirk Ziff. At the start of the 2015 season, the ASP changed its name to the World Surf League.ASP Announces World Surf League: Letter from CEO, 12 September 2014
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Taj Burrow
Taj Burrow (born 2 June 1978) is an Australian retired professional surfer. Taj retired from the WSL World Tour in June 2016 where he left a legacy of power and impressive surfing. Early life Burrow was born in Yallingup, Western Australia, Australia to American parents and began surfing at age 7. Career In 1998 he qualified for the ASP World Tour at the age of 18 years, becoming the youngest surfer to ever win a national title. Burrow had already earned a place on the world tour a year earlier, but he turned it down stating that, as a 17-year-old, he was "too young to do the tour full-on". After his first year on tour in 1998, Burrow claimed the ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year award after finishing 12th place in the rankings.Fuel TV Profile
In 2007 Burrow won the

2011 ASP World Tour
The 2011 ASP World Tour was a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women competed in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world. Surfers received points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour was announced the 2011 ASP surfing World Champion. Men's World Tour Tournaments Final Standings Women's World Tour Tournaments Final Standings External links Official Site
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2010 ASP World Tour
The 2010 ASP World Tour was a season of professional competitive surfing run by the World Surf League The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfing, surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The World Surf League was originally known as the International Prof .... Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world. Surfers receive points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour is announced the 2010 ASP world champion. Men's Championship Tour Tournaments (*) denotes wildcard surfer Final standings Women's Championship Tour Tournaments Final standings External links Official Site {{ASP World Tour World Surf League ASP World Tour ...
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2009 ASP World Tour
The 2009 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and Women compete in separate tours with Events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world. Surfers receive points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour is announced the 2009 ASP surfing world champion. Men's World Tour Tournaments (*) denotes wildcard surfer Final standings Women's World Tour Tournaments (*) denotes wildcard surfer Final standings External links Official Site {{ASP World Tour World Surf League ASP World Tour ...
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Billabong Pro Teahupoo 2008
The 2008 Billabong Pro Teahupoo surfing competition was held at Teahupo'o in Tahiti. The winner was Bruno Santos Bruno Santos (born July 17, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division of the World Series of Fighting now known as Professional Fighters League and is currently ranked as #1 contender for the belt. ... of Brazil. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarter finals Semi finals Final References Site Billabong
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Mick Fanning
Michael Eugene Fanning (born 13 June 1981) is an Australian professional surfer who was crowned champion of the Association of Surfing Professionals/World Surf League (ASP/WSL)'s World Tour in 2007, 2009 and 2013. In 2015, he survived a shark attack by what is suspected to be a great white shark during the J-Bay Open finals in Jeffreys Bay. Early years Fanning was born on 13 June 1981 in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, to Irish parents. He learned to surf from the age of three at Brown Bay near Mount Gambier, but did not focus on surfing until his family moved to Tweed Heads, New South Wales, when he was twelve. He grew up with fellow professional surfer, Joel Parkinson, in the Gold Coast/Northern Rivers region and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School together. On the Queensland border, Fanning had access to surf north and south and he began to make a name for himself. In 1996 he established himself as one of the best surfers on the Queensland points by placing ...
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2007 ASP World Tour
The ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league. It is run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men's World Tour Tournaments Final Standings Women's World Tour Tournaments (*) denotes wildcard surfer Final Standings External links Official Site
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Fred Patacchia
Fredrick Patacchia Jr. (born December 15, 1981) is an American professional surfer. He retired from the World Surf League after a perfect 10 at the Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles on September 9, 2015. Patacchia was raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Patacchia began his elite tour campaign in 2005. In the same year he won the 2005 ASP Rookie of the Year award when he finished the season in 14th place. His highest ASP World Tour rating was 12th in 2006 and 2008. 2015 marks his 11th season on tour. His total career earnings are $931,250. Patacchia is sponsored by Quiksilver and Bud Light. He had a brief role in the movie ''Blue Crush ''Blue Crush'' is a 2002 sports film directed by John Stockwell and based on Susan Orlean's 1998 ''Outside'' magazine article "Life's Swell". It stars Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake and Mika Boorem. The film tells the story of t ...'' as a local Hawaiian surfer. In January 2011, he married Melissa Gomez and they have a ...
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Bobby Martinez
Bobby Martinez (born May 26, 1982) is a professional surfer from Santa Barbara, California. Career Martinez began surfing at age 6. When he was old enough, he joined the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) where he went on to win a record seven national titles. After several injury-prone years he joined the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) in 2005 and permanently pursued qualification for the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT). His first major title as a professional was the O'Neill Coldwater Classic in 2005. He joined the World Championship Tour in 2006, finishing the year with a No. 5 ranking which earned him Rookie of the Year honors with wins in Teahupoo and Mundaka Mundaka ( es, Mundaca) is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, northern Spain. On the coast, Mundaka is internation .... He also won in Mundaka in 2007. In ...
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2006 ASP World Tour
The 2006 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league. It is run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men's World Tour Tournaments Final standings Women's World Tour Tournaments Final standings External links Official Site {{ASP World Tour World Surf League ASP World Tour The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The World Surf League was originally known as the International Professional ...
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Damien Hobgood
Damien Hobgood is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida. He is known for having once held the highest two-wave grand final score in pro surfing by scoring 19.9 out of 20 at The Quiksilver Pro Fiji in 2004 until Kelly Slater eclipsed it the following year at Teahupo'o in the final with a perfect 20. He is also known for his starring role in the autobiographical documentary film "And Two If By Sea" narrated by comedian Daniel Tosh. Biography Damien Hobgood is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida. He grew up with his identical twin brother C.J. Hobgood and both were drawn to the ocean and the sport of surfing at an early age. The competitiveness between the two of them grew as they began to enter amateur surf contests. Both Damien and CJ went on to win local E.S.A. (Eastern Surfing Association) and national N.S.S.A. (National Scholastic Surfing Association) surf contests setting the stage for them both to turn professional right out of high school. Dam ...
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