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The Rip Curl Pro, formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, is a WSL (formerly
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) World Tour
surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitabl ...
competition held in and around
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and sponsored by surf company Rip Curl. The event is based at
Bells Beach, Victoria Bells Beach is a coastal locality of Victoria, Australia in Surf Coast Shire and a renowned surf beach, located 100 km south-west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the towns of Torquay and Jan Juc. It is named after William Bell ...
, Australia. The event winner is awarded the prestigious 'Bell' trophy. The song "Hells Bells" by
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is played every morning before the first competition.


History

The competition has been held annually at Easter time at
Bells Beach, Victoria Bells Beach is a coastal locality of Victoria, Australia in Surf Coast Shire and a renowned surf beach, located 100 km south-west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the towns of Torquay and Jan Juc. It is named after William Bell ...
continuously since 1962, becoming a professional competition and sponsored by Rip Curl in 1973. The contest has had various sponsors over the years, including in 1984 Australian rock band,
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. The first Bells Beach contest was supposed to be held in late 1961 but was delayed until the Australia day weekend of 1962. The first winner was NSW surfer Glynn Ritchie. Occasionally George "Ming" Smith is credited as winning the 1961 event but he actually won the "wave of the day" in the first contest (1962) and was awarded a prize of 1 pound, and a pennant saying "winner 1961". The event became mobile from 1993, and was held at various locations in Victoria, depending upon weather conditions. The entire 2005 event was held at Phillip Island due to poor conditions in Torquay. The event is now held only at Bells Beach and nearby Winkipop. The famous Bells trophy was designed and built by Bells Beach local Joe Sweeney. Winners of the Rip Curl Pro receive smaller replica Bells trophies to keep. Each year, Rip Curl founder
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presents the trophies to the winning athletes. The 2020 and 2021 contests were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Naming

Since the birth of this competition it had different names.


Results


Men


Women


See also

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*
Margaret River Pro Margaret River Pro is an event on the ASP World Surfing Tour currently WSL World Surfing League. It was established in 1985. It has had a range of sponsors over time, including various agencies of the Western Australian government.2008 Drug Awa ...


References


Bibliography

* ''Mark Richards: A Surfing Legend'', authorised biography by David Knox, 1992, * ''The Ol' Girl'', '' Tracks'' magazine, March 2006 (listing men's winners 1973 to 2005)
Kelly Slater Wins 2006 Rip Curl Pro
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External links


ASP World Tour Rankings & Results
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