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ATLANTA, Ga. (February 27, 2010) – Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, made its annual visit to the south and once again it was a race to remember as 69,182 fans filled Atlanta’s legendary Georgia Dome on Saturday night. Entering the evening in a dead heat atop the standings with Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., captured his third victory of 2010 to move into sole position of the top spot.

As the gates dropped on the premier AMA Supercross class main event, Dungey grabbed the Spike Holeshot Award, followed by Honda Red Bull Racing’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., and Villopoto.

Dungey quickly asserted himself up front, opening up an early gap over Canard who began a heated battle with Villopoto. Eventually, the Kawasaki rider moved his way into second and set his sights on his rival. Villopoto closed in slightly, but on lap 10 suffered a frightening get off, allowing Dungey to dominate the rest of the way.

“It was definitely a good win,” said Dungey. “The start was key because it was a tough track to pass on. My tires hooked up great and I wouldn’t be here without my team. I won my first supercross race here so it feels good to come back and get my first big bike win (in Atlanta). We’re just trying to keep moving forward as a team and sometimes you have to go backward to go forward but things are working out so far.”

Canard captured his career-best premier class finish with a runner-up result in just his second race on the bigger bike while Davi Millsaps, of Murrieta, Calif., gave Honda Red Bull Racing a 2-3 result. Villopoto came home in 19^th.

Dungey currently holds a 20-point lead over San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill, of Carlsbad, Calif., in the AMA Supercross standings while Villopoto falls to third, 23 points out of first. Pourcel leads Stroupe by six points in the AMA Supercross Lites Eastern Regional Championship.

AMA Supercross Class Results: Atlanta

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki

Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda

Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Josh Hill, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha

Michael Byrne, Noonan, Ga., Yamaha

Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha

Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki

AMA Supercross Class Season Standings

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 170

Josh Hill, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 150

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 147

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 134

Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 121

Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 115

Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 113

Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 85

Michael Byrne, Noonan, Ga., Yamaha, 71

Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 69

Grind TV Blog - Has Andy Irons' inner animal gone M.I.A.?

Posted: 2.27.10

Check out what our friends at Grindtv have to say about AI's return: Fantasy Surfer

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Fantasy Surfing - A Tsunami Threat Forces Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast OFF for Today

Posted: 2.27.10

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile early Saturday morning, resulting in a tsunami warning for the East Coast of Australia effective today. Fantasy Surfer

Event organizers, coordinating with the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, were forced to call both the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover and the Roxy Pro Gold Coast events for the day, with the potential tsunami projected to hit at 8:15am.

“We’ve been monitoring the situation with chief meteorologists throughout the night and all projections are indicating the effects to hit the Gold Coast at approximately 8:15am,” Rod Brooks, Quiksilver Pro Contest Director, said. “What those effects will be, we cannot be sure. We’ve been advised that the biggest surge could hit anywhere from six to 12 hours after the initial surge, so we’ve called competition off for the day. The event site is closed for the day, and we’ll check back tomorrow at 6:30am.”

Event No. 1 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast enjoyed incredible surfing for Round 1 yesterday, with reigning two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, and former nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 38, dominating the opening day of competition.

The event site is closed today.

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6:30am to assess conditions for a possible 7:30am start.

When Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast competition resumes, up first will be current ASP World No. 4 Taj Burrow (AUS), 31, up against wildcard Garrett Parkes (AUS), 18, in the opening heat of the man-on-man elimination Round 2.

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Garrett Parkes (AUS)

Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Blake Ainsworth (AUS)

Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Craig Anderson (USA)

Heat 4: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)

Heat 5: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Blake Thornton (AUS)

Heat 6: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Marco Polo (BRA)

Heat 7: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)

Heat 8: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Tanner Gudauskas (USA)

Heat 9: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)

Heat 10: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Nathan Yeomans (USA)

Heat 11: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)

Heat 12: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)

Heat 13: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA)

Heat 14: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)

Heat 15: Roy Powers (HAW) vs. Andy Irons (HAW)

Heat 16: Drew Courtney (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)

ROXY PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 1: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Paige Hareb (NZL), Carissa Moore (HAW)

Heat 2: Coco Ho (HAW), Rebecca Woods (AUS), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)

Heat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Bruna Schmitz (BRA), Tyler Wright (AUS)

Heat 4: Silvana Lima (BRA), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), Nikita Robb (ZAF)

Heat 5: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Rosanne Hodge (ZAF), Lee Ann Curren (FRA)

Heat 6: Melanie Bartels (HAW), Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Amee Donohoe (AUS)

Fantasy Surfing - ASP Top Seeds Dominate Day 1 of Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Posted: 2.26.10

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Saturday, February 27, 2010) – Round 1 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover was completed today in pulsing two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Snapper Rocks on Australia’s Gold Coast.Fantasy Surfer

The opening event of the 2010 ASP World Tour season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast ignites the greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history, and today’s top performers proved no surprise with perennial ASP World Title threats dominating Round 1 of competition.Fantasy Surfer

Kelly Slater (USA), 38, former nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 6, has refocused his attention on vying for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title this season, and his dominance is the opening round of competition put his fellow competitors on notice. Slater posted the highest heat total of the day, a 17.77 out of a possible 20, including the day’s high single-wave score of a 9.27 out of a possible 10 for a deep forehand barrel.

“I missed a really good wave at the beginning of the heat and it kind of focused me,” Slater said. “I was looking at the thing just barreling off at me and it was really frustrating so I thought I needed to be more patient. I got that 8.50, it looked like it might fatten out and it had that slow steep at the beginning so I got that carve in. I was waiting for it to build back up and then it lined up and was a good wave. Obviously that 9.00 too, probably the best wave that came in during the heat, the thing barreled really hard and was fun."

Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, reigning two-time ASP World Champion, wasted no time in reasserting himself as one of the most lethal surfers on tour this year, dispatching of compatriot Kai Otton (AUS), 30, and wildcard Garrett Parkes (AUS), 18, with an excellent 17.36 out of a possible 20.

“It’s great,” Fanning said. “I’m stoked to be able to surf good Snapper to start off the year. Happy to get through a heat and bounce back from last week (at Burleigh Heads). I was really just looking to get scores on the board, which went fine. I’m having a bit of a hard time with my boards. My shaper Darren (Handley) and I kind of went backwards during the off-season. I was lucky this old one was good enough so hopefully we get a few of these made."

With an increasingly difficult sweep running through the line-up, the world’s best surfers not only battled one another, but Mother Nature as well. Fanning, utilizing years of experience at the break, used the conditions to his advantage.

“You just have to know what to look for out in the water,” Fanning said. “It’s a little bit tricky and what can look like a good wave behind the rock doesn’t always last. I’m just stoked to get through.”

Other top seeds Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27, and Adriano De Souza (BRA), 23, also posted Round 1 victories.

Owen Wright (AUS), 20, Brett Simpson (USA), 25, Dusty Payne (HAW), 21, and Jadson Andre (BRA), 19, led the rookie charge today, all three collecting Round 1 heat wins and advancing directly into Round 3. Wright looked impressive in the challenging afternoon conditions, besting fellow rookie Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 24, and current ASP World No. 15, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), 28, in their opening round bout.

“It feels good to have my first heat on the ASP World Tour,” Wright said. “It’s tough work out there with a few run-arounds. A few poundings and it’s just great to be out there. Really exciting to put the singlet on and have a god against the world’s best.”

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6:30am to assess conditions for a possible 7:30am start.

For the first time in the event’s storied nine-year history, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast is being broadcast LIVE on FUEL TV in Australia, beaming the world’s best surfing right into your living room. A 90-minute highlight show will be televised each night as well.

To find out how you can watch the world’s best surfers in one of the world’s most iconic pointbreaks LIVE on FUEL TV, check out www.foxsports.com.au/fueltv

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by Land Rover will feature the world’s best surfers from February 27 through March 10, 2010 and will be webcast LIVE via www.quiksilverpro.com.au

The Roxy Pro Gold Coast, featuring the ASP Top 17, will run in conjunction with the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 1 RESULTS:

Heat 1: Brett Simpson (USA) 10.67, Dane Reynolds (USA) 6.70, Roy Powers (HAW) 6.24

Heat 2: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.67, Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.23, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 7.97

Heat 3: Tiago Pires (PRT) 13.26, Bobby Martinez (USA) 12.70, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 11.94

Heat 4: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.30, Travis Logie (ZAF) 10.36, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 8.26

Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.77, Ben Dunn (AUS) 9.50, Marco Polo (BRA) 7.34

Heat 6: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.90, Michel Bourez (PYF) 13.47, Blake Thornton (AUS) 8.86

Heat 7: Chris Davidson (AUS) 12.50, Taj Burrow (AUS) 9.13, Neco Padaratz (BRA) 6.64

Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.36, Kai Otton (AUS) 11.53, Garrett Parkes (AUS) 10.77

Heat 9: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.17, Blake Ainsworth (AUS) 9.73, Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 6.23

Heat 10: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.57, Mick Campbell (AUS) 14.40, Craig Anderson (AUS) 6.16

Heat 11: Dusty Payne (HAW) 11.60, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 9.10, Drew Courtney (AUS) 4.76

Heat 12: Taylor Knox (USA) 14.83, Luke Stedman (AUS) 10.56, Nathan Yeomans (USA) 8.23

Heat 13: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.80, Jay Thompson (AUS) 10.66, Andy Irons (HAW) 5.83

Heat 14: Luke Munro (AUS) 12.73, Daniel Ross (AUS) 11.27, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 9.40

Heat 15: Owen Wright (AUS) 14.10, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 13.53, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 9.57

Heat 16: Jadson Andre (BRA) 14.94, Adam Melling (AUS) 11.30, Dean Morrison (AUS) 11.17

ROUND 2 MATCH UPS:

Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Garrett Parkes (AUS)

Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Blake Ainsworth (AUS)

Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Craig Anderson (USA)

Heat 4: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)

Heat 5: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Blake Thornton (AUS)

Heat 6: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Marco Polo (BRA)

Heat 7: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)

Heat 8: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Tanner Gudauskas (USA)

Heat 9: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)

Heat 10: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Nathan Yeomans (USA)

Heat 11: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)

Heat 12: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)

Heat 13: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA)

Heat 14: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)

Heat 15: Roy Powers (HAW) vs. Andy Irons (HAW)

Heat 16: Drew Courtney (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)

Grind Networks and Fantasy Action Sports League join Forces

Posted: 2.24.10

Los Angeles, Calif. (Jan. 11, 2010) -- Fantasy Action Sports League (FASL) announced today that they have joined forces with Grind Networks, the largest and most potent Action Sports family on the web. FASL’s ground-breaking fantasy sports offering will immediately enjoy the much more powerful reach of Grind Networks, whose growing suite of properties and partnerships include their flagship platform of GrindTV.com, the Action Sports portal for Yahoo Sports, as well as Skateboard.com, Wetsand.com, Newschoolers.com, Motocross.com, Ridemonkey.com, and Snowboarder.com.

“The FASL product is a huge hit,” says Greg Morrow, COO of Grind Networks. “It offers our diverse action sports audience a higher level of interactivity between fans and the sports that they are passionate about, so we see this as a perfect fit for all of our entire platform.”

“We couldn’t be happier,” added Chris Mauro, VP of Programming at Grind Networks. “The amount of content we can create around the FASL property is endless, so we see huge growth opportunities.”

While continuing on their existing path, FASL will immediately press ahead with integration into Grind Networks’ family of action sports properties. “Grind is really going to help us expand our reach and visibility,” says Damon George, Marketing/Sales Manger for FASL. “They’ve become a powerful force within the Action Sports community because they’re the perfect partner for anyone looking to keep their core business intact while growing their reach. In addition, our users can look forward to utilizing Grind Networks’ up to the minute news, opinion and community tools to stay up to speed while making crucial decisions that can win them cash and prizes.”

About Fantasy Action Sports League: Launched in 2009, Fantasy Action Sports League is a collaboration of Action Sports professionals and industry insiders bringing you a Fantasy Sports Game you can call your own. FASL offers Fantasy Games for the Action Sports community including Surfing, Moto, Skateboarding, Snowboarding, BMX, Wakeboarding and MMA. FASL offers Cash and Prizes to FASL Fantasy Game Winners and has already given away Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Cash and Thousands more in Prizes.

About Grind Networks: Launched in 2005, Grind Networks is a community of industry-leading enthusiast websites anchored around a state of the art distribution and community platform that helps individuals, brands and events significantly broaden their reach. With their variety of partners, Grind Networks works closely with leading sites like Yahoo, MSN, Hulu, Apple iTunes, Comcast and growing network of international wireless providers. Its flagship platform known as GrindTV is the action sports channel on Yahoo! Sports, which reaches more than 20mm+ sports fans.

Fantasy Motocross Villopoto goes back to back - takes Indy!

Posted: 2.20.10

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 20, 2010) – In front of a packed crowd of 60,019, the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season made its East Coast debut from Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium. The premier AMA Supercross class entered the evening with a tie atop the standings between Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., and San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill, of Carlsbad, Calif. When the checkered flag flew tonight, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., stood atop the podium for his third win of the season.

Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps, of Murrieta, Calif., kicked-off the 20-lap AMA Supercross main event by grabbing the Spike Holeshot Award with GEICO Powersports Honda’s Kevin Windham, of Centreville, Miss., and Villopoto following in second and third, respectively. Millsaps and Windham would engage in a back-and-forth battle for the lead over the first couple laps before Windham made a pass stick on lap two. Villopoto would proceed to work his way to the front along with Dungey, as both riders moved by Millsaps. As the race hit the halfway mark, Villopoto battled with Windham, making the winning pass on lap 11 while Dungey took second the next lap. The trio would finish in that order – Villopoto, Dungey and Windham.

“Going out of the last chance I had the outside gate,” said Villopoto, who failed to finish his heat race after a crash and had to qualify for the main event through the last chance qualifier. “I was second to last to line up (for the main event) and I really just can’t thank the guys at Monster Energy Kawasaki enough. It was the fastest bike out there and I was able to get a good holeshot.

“Starting on the outside there killed me,” he continued. “I was able to make something of it, which was awesome.”

Villopoto’s second straight win and third victory in the last four races moves him into a tie at the top of the standings with Dungey.

The Monster Energy Supercross series heads to Atlanta, Ga. next Saturday, February 27, for its eighth race of the season at the Georgia Dome.

AMA Supercross Class Results: Indianapolis

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki

Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda

Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda

Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Honda

Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki

Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha

Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha

AMA Supercross Class Season Standings

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 145

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 145

Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 135

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 114

Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 106

Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 105

Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 97

Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 74

Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 69

Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki, 61

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 145

Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 135

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 114

Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 106

Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 105

Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 97

Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 74

Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 69

Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki, 61

Fantasy Moto - Villopoto takes A3!

Posted: 2.13.10

Ryan Villopoto won his second Monster Energy AMA Supercross race of the season. Josh Hill finished second for the fourth week in a row.

Round 6 of the AMA Supercross season at Angel Stadium on Saturday night ended with Hill and Ryan Dungey tied for first in the standings and Villopoto sitting in third, three points behind the leaders.

Villopoto led from start to finish and built a nearly six-second lead at one point in the race. His win pulled him well within striking distance of the lead in the AMA Supercross standings.

“It’s a good spot to be in going back East,” Villopoto said. “I can’t ask for anything more.”

The next race in the AMA Supercross Series is in Indianapolis on Saturday night.

Hill has five podium finishes in six races. His runner-up finish coupled with Dungey’s fourth-place finish, put the two riders tied for first in the AMA Supercross standings.

“I’m happy,” Hill said. “I’ve been on the box every week but one.”

After starting the season with three straight podium finishes, Dungey has not finished on the podium in his last three races. Hill’s second-place finish at Angel Stadium might have been the most challenging.

“I didn’t ride good all day,” Hill said. “I’m happy with second. I’m just pumped to be up here.”

Kevin Windham finished third, followed by Dungey and Davi Millsaps in fifth.

Fantasy Surfing - FASL Snapper Picks

Posted: 2.9.10

Snapper Preview

The start of the 2010 Season is just around the corner. With a new judging criteria, a new head judge and the tour narrowing down to 32 surfers half way through the season, it looks to be quite an interesting year.

All of the surfers will be looking to start off strong. There are rumors that the bank at Snapper is starting to show signs of life. We’ve polled our panel of experts to decipher what it all means. Here are our picks for the first event of the season.

Picks

Mick Fanning Joel Parkinson Dean Morrison

Coolie Kids

One of the Coolie Kids has won Snapper 6 of the last 9 events. They’re at home, they’re sleeping in their own beds and they’ve surfed the waves their whole life. Must be the foundation of your Snapper Team.

Kelly Slater

The one surfer to break the Coolie Kids stranglehold of this event, winning in 06’ and 08’. It will be interesting to see how serious Kelly is for this year and what kind of equipment he will be riding. Still a safe bet.

Dane Reynolds

Will this be the year the crowned king of modern surfing makes his mark? The judging criteria and Snapper both suit him well.

Jordy Smith

Most surfers would be stoked to finish 11^th in the world. Jordy isn’t satisfied. Look for him to move up this year.

Adriano DeSouza

2^nd place at Snapper last year. Long rights suit Adriano well.

Taj Burrow

Always a threat in waves that allow for progressive surfing. Double that on his foreheand.

Bede Durbidge

Not one of the Coolie Kids, but grew up right down the street. The darkhorse continues to quietly make heats.

Owen Wright

Expected Rookie of the Year. Has plenty of WCT experience and has taken down big names. If he is 100% after his injury, expect him to rise in value quickly.

Sleepers

If they can handle the bright light of the WCT, Snapper suits a few of the rookie’s surfing perfectly.

Adam Melling Dusty Payne Brett Simpson

Question Marks

Andy Irons

After a year off, will A.I. have found his competitive fire? Is he still a title threat?

Can he keep up with the new crop of surfer’s modern surfing?

Neco Padaratz

Really?

Fantasy Motocross - Millsaps wins San Diego!

Posted: 2.7.10

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (February 6, 2010) – After a day filled with rain, a well-groomed track greeted riders inside San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium for the fifth round of the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship. 51,843 Southern California fans braved the weather as Davi Millsaps, of Murrieta, Calif., captured the AMA Supercross class victory.

As the gates dropped on the premier AMA Supercross class main event, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Nick Wey, of Murrieta, Calif., grabbed the SPIKE Holeshot Award, followed by Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas, and Valli Motorsports Yamaha’s Ivan Tedesco, of Murrieta, Calif. In the first corner, points leader and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki rider Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., lost his rear wheel and fell, collecting several other riders. After remounting mid-pack, Dungey fell again heading to the finish-line double and dropped to the tail end of the field. At the front, Millsaps made his move for the lead on lap three and never looked back. San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill, of Carlsbad, Calif., finished second while Tedesco brought home third.

“Yeah it was a good night for me,” said Millsaps. “I came out on top. American Honda is the best crew in world. The tack was slick. You had to just be smooth, consistent and make no mistakes and that’s what I did. It was such an amazing race and I can’t explain how good it feels.”

Dungey currently holds a four-point advantage over Hill in the AMA Supercross standing.

AMA Supercross Class Results: San Diego

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki
Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha

Fantasy Surfing - Fantasy Actions Sports League is back with over $30,000 in Cash and Prizes for 2010 Fantasy Surf Season

Posted: 2.3.10

Fantasy Actions Sports League is back for the 2010 Surf Season with more prizes, more excitement and more money.

Register now for Event 1 – the Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks to compete for over $2,000 in cash and prizes. 1st place pays out $1,000 with the top 25 teams winning cash and prizes.

You can also sign up for the complete 2010 Season to compete for over $10,000 in cash and prizes, with first place paying out $5,000. The top 60 teams for the season will win cash and prizes.

FASL has a package for all pocketbook sizes. $9.99 gets you a Season Team and/or a single Event Team. Until Feb 13th, we are offering special Early Bird Value Packs that get you complete Seasons at a discounted rate. Or you can try FASL out for FREE and win great prizes including the first time User $50 Free Event Prize.

Sign up for the Quiksilver Pro closes at the start of heat 1. The waiting period starts Feb 27.

- Over $2,000 in Cash and Prizes for the Quiksilver Pro
- Over $10,000 in Cash and Prizes for the 2010 Season
- Free Giveaways including a Billabong Prize Pack
Hurry. Trading for the Quiksilver Pro ends with the start of Heat 1.

Fantasy Snow - “Dickydiehl” Wins Snowboard FASL Event and the Overall Bonus. “colin mobiling” and “Puffins Snowskiing” also both take Wins.

Posted: 2.1.10

The Fantasy Snow Events have wrapped up and Fantasy Action Sports League has tallied the scores. The Winner’s circles look like this: PRIZES 1st – $75 2nd – $50 3rd – $25 SNOWSKIING 1st – Puffins Snowskiing 2nd – TMC Snowskiing team 3rd – colin skiing SNOWBOARDING 1st – dickydiehl Snowboarding 2nd – DaveBoard X 3rd – kwisatzAK SNOWMOBILE 1st – colin mobiling 2nd – Bootyjuice (Snowmobiling) 3rd – Snow Wizards OVERALL - $50 Bonus 1st – dickydiehl The FASL Fantasy Snow was a first time format that included 3 Events in 1 with an Overall Bonus. We will continue to use this format for our 2010 Fantasy Summer Event coming in July. Until then, don’t forget to sign up for the 2010 Surf and Moto Seasons! Good Luck, FASL Team

Fantasy Snow Results

Posted: 1.31.10

SNOWMOBILE Snowmobile Snocross Results 1st Place - 100 Points - Tucker Hibbert 2nd Place - 90 Points - Ross Martin 3rd Place - 81 Points - Ryan Simons 4th Place - 73 Points - Bobby LePage 5th Place - 66 Points - Paul Bauerly 6th Place - 59 Points - Andrew Johnstad 7th Place - 53 Points - Tim Tremblay 8th Place - 48 Points - Matt Judnick 9th Place - 43 Points - Robbie Malinoski 10th Place - 39 Points - Matt Morin 11th Place - 35 Points - Brett Turcotte 12th Place - 32 Points - Matt Piche 13th Place - 29 Points - Cory Davis 14th Place - 26 Points - Levi Levallee 15th Place - 23 Points - Garth Kaufman 16th Place - 21 Points - Dan Ebert 17th Place - 19 Points - Christian Salemark 18th Place - 17 Points - Iain Hayden 19th Place - 15 Points - Steve Taylor 20th Place - 13 Points - Brett Bender 21st Place - 12 Points - Carl Schubitzke 22nd Place - 11 Points - Emil Ohman 23rd Place - 10 Points - Colby Crapo 24th Place - 9 Points - Zach Pattyn Snowmobile Freestyle Results 1st Place - 100 Points - Justin Hoyer 2nd Place - 90 Points - Joe Parsons 3rd Place - 81 Points - Caleb Moore 4th Place - 73 Points - Daniel Bodin 5th Place - 66 Points - Levi LaVallee 6th Place - 59 Points - Heath Frisby 7th Place - 53 Points - Sam Rogers 8th Place - 48 Points - Colten Moore 9th Place - 43 Points - Jeff Mullin 10th Place - 39 Points - Isaac Sherbine 11th Place - 35 Points - Paul Thacker 12th Place - 32 Points - Jimmy Fejes Snowmobile Best Trick Results 1st Place - 100 Points - Heath Frisby 2nd Place - 90 Points - Daniel Bodin 3rd Place - 81 Points - Levi LaVallee 4th Place - 73 Points - Joe Parsons 5th Place - 66 Points - Colten Moore 6th Place - 59 Points - Caleb Moore 7th Place - 53 Points - Justin Hoyer 8th Place - 48 Points - Paul Thacker SNOWBOARD Snowboard SuperPipe 1st Place - 100 Points - Shaun White 2nd Place - 90 Points - Iouri Podladtchikov 3rd Place - 81 Points - Kazuhiro Kokubo 4th Place - 73 Points - Greg Bretz 5th Place - 66 Points - JJ Thomas 6th Place - 59 Points - Steve Fisher 7th Place - 53 Points - Luke Mitrani 8th Place - 48 Points - Louie Vito 9th Place - 43 Points - Antti Autti 10th Place - 39 Points - Danny Kass 11th Place - 35 Points - Ryo Aono 12th Place - 32 Points - Peetu Piiroinen 13th Place - 29 Points - Scotty Lago 14th Place - 26 Points - Fredrik Austbo 15th Place - 23 Points - Elijah Teter 16th Place - 21 Points - Zack Black Snowboard Big Air Results 1st Place - 100 Points - Halldor Helgason 2nd Place - 90 Points - Torstein Horgmo 3rd Place - 81 Points - Mikkel Bang 4th Place - 73 Points - Tyler Flanagan 5th Place - 66 Points - Eero Ettala 6th Place - 59 Points - Sage Kotsenburg 7th Place - 53 Points - Travis Rice 8th Place - 48 Points - Eric Willett 9th Place - 43 Points - Tim Humphreys 10th Place - 39 Points - Marko Grilc Snowboard Slopestyle Men Results 1st Place - 100 Points - Eero Ettala 2nd Place - 90 Points - Eric Willett 3rd Place - 81 Points - Chas Guldemond 4th Place - 73 Points - Torstein Horgmo 5th Place - 66 Points - Sage Kotsenburg 6th Place - 59 Points - Mikkel Bang 7th Place - 53 Points - Tim Humphreys 8th Place - 48 Points - Halldor Helgason 9th Place - 43 Points - Peetu Piiroinen 10th Place - 39 Points - Andreas Wiig 11th Place - 35 Points - Tyler Flanagan 12th Place - 32 Points - Brandon Reis 13th Place - 29 Points - Heikki Sorsa 14th Place - 26 Points - Jussi Oksanen 15th Place - 23 Points - Travis Rice 16th Place - 21 Points - Eiki Helgason SKIING Ski SuperPipe Men's Results 1st Place - 100 Points - Kevin Rolland 2nd Place - 90 Points - Jossi Wells 3rd Place - 81 Points - Xavier Bertoni 4th Place - 73 Points - Simon Dumont 5th Place - 66 Points - Duncan Adams 6th Place - 59 Points - Tucker Perkins 7th Place - 53 Points - Colby West 8th Place - 48 Points - Peter Olenick 9th Place - 43 Points - Dan Marion 10th Place - 39 Points - AJ Kemppainen 11th Place - 35 Points - Justin Dorey 12th Place - 32 Points - Matt Margetts 13th Place - 29 Points - Banks Gilberti 14th Place - 26 Points - Byron Wells 15th Place - 23 Points - Mike Riddle 16th Place - 21 Points - Matt Duhamel Skiing Big Air Results 1st Place - 100 Points - Bobby Brown 2nd Place - 90 Points - TJ Schiller 3rd Place - 81 Points - Elias Ambuhl 4th Place - 73 Points - Russ Henshaw 5th Place - 66 Points - Jossi Wells 6th Place - 59 Points - Andreas Hatveit 7th Place - 53 Points - Tom Wallisch 8th Place - 48 Points - Jacob Webster 9th Place - 43 Points - Sammy Carlson 10th Place - 39 Points - PK Hunder Skiing Slopestyle Men Results 1st Place - 100 Points - Bobby Brown 2nd Place - 90 Points - Andreas Hatveit 3rd Place - 81 Points - Sammy Carlson 4th Place - 73 Points - Russ Henshaw 5th Place - 66 Points - Matt Walker 6th Place - 59 Points - Jossi Wells 7th Place - 53 Points - Phil Casabon 8th Place - 48 Points - Tom Wallisch 9th Place - 43 Points - JF Houle 10th Place - 39 Points - Jacob Wester 11th Place - 35 Points - Elias Ambuhl 12th Place - 32 Points - Charles Gagnier 13th Place - 29 Points - Alexis Godbout 14th Place - 26 Points - TJ Schiller 15th Place - 23 Points - PK Hunder 16th Place - 21 Points - Colby West

Fantasy Moto - Ryan Villopoto wins San Francisco

Posted: 1.31.10

SAN FRANCISCO (January 30, 2009) – Before 41,872 at AT&T Park tonight, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race. Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., captured the Spike Holeshot Award with Villopoto and Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps, of Tallahassee, Fla., following in second and third respectively. Millsaps passed Villopoto on the first lap but crashed on lap four, giving second place back to Villopoto. While leading on lap 10, Dungey crashed and dropped back to fourth place. This allowed Villopoto to move into the lead, Hill to second and Millsaps to third. “I lost my foot and went sailing,” said Dungey. “It could have been a lot worse. I am glad I am not hurt.” The win for Villopoto marked the third in his career. Hill finished second and Millsaps finished third. “The track was tough and slippery,” said Villopoto. “It was hard to put in 20 perfect laps out there tonight. It wasn’t the start that I wanted, so I played catch-up. It is a long season with a lot of racing left.” AMA Supercross Class Results: San Francisco 1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki 2. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha 3. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda 4. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki 5. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda 6. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha 7. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha 8. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Kawasaki 9. Thomas Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Suzuki 10. Michael Byrne, Atlanta, Ga., Yamaha

Fantasy Motocross - Dungey Wins again! Extends Points Lead.

Posted: 1.24.10

ANAHEIM, Calif. (January 23, 2009) – Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., won his second-straight Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship race tonight at Angel Stadium.

Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Austin Stroupe, of Lincolnton, N.C., won the $1,500 Spike Holeshot Award with San Manuel/Yamaha’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., on his back wheel through turn one. Stewart moved into the lead, passing Stroupe on the opening lap. Stewart’s San Manuel/Yamaha teammate Josh Hill, of Yoncalla, Ore., then passed Stroupe for second. Dungey started in seventh and starting working his way through the pack, and by the end of lap two he was in fourth place.

At the end of lap six, Hill passed Stewart for the lead, and on lap 11, Dungey passed Stewart for second. Patiently waiting in second place, Dungey shot past Hill on lap 14 for the lead. Dungey held on for the win and extended his points lead to 15 over Hill. Hill finished second and Stewart finished third.

“On lap 12, I started to get tired and had to settle for second,” said Hill. “That was a great race up at the front of the pack, and I was enjoying the competition. The goal is to keep getting better each week.”

“It was a fun race, and we all raced clean,” said Dungey. “I was able to see what lines were working out there, so I learned through the race. I tried to be patient out there tonight. Racing 20 laps is a long time, so you have to be smart.”

“Ryan and Josh were riding awesome tonight, and I am happy to come out of here with a decent finish,” said Stewart. “I try my best, and that is all I can do. I always give it 100%.”

The AMA Supercross class will air on CBS Sports Sunday, January 24 at 1:00 p.m. EST and the AMA Supercross Lites class will air on SPEED Saturday, January 24 at 10:00 p.m. EST.

AMA Supercross Class Results: Anaheim 2

1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
2. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha
3. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha
4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
5. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda
6. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
7. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
8. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
9. Michael Byrne, Atlanta, Ga., Yamaha
10. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Fantasy Snow - FASL launches FREE Fantasy Snow Event - $500 in Cash Prizes

Posted: 1.20.10

“You get what you pay for”? Not here at Fantasy Action Sports League. We have just launched our Fantasy Snow Event with $500 in Cash Prizes – for FREE. You read that right, we are giving away $500 and all you have to do is sign up and play. It really is that easy. No cost to you. When you sign up for the Fantasy Snow Event, you will receive 3 Teams – 1 for Snowboarding, 1 for Skiing and 1 for Snowmobiling. We are giving away $150 for each of those contests, with $75 going to each winner, $50 going to 2nd place and $25 going for 3rd. We are also going to give the Overall Winner a $50 bonus. The Overall bonus will go to the one User that has the highest combined total for the 3 Teams. The Fantasy Snow Event runs January 28 – 31st. We will Lock the trading for all Fantasy Snow Teams at the start of the Fantasy Snow Event at 10 am PST on the 28th. So what are you waiting for? Go to the Register page and click “Snow” Now! Good Luck, FASL Team

Fantasy Moto - Rookie Ryan Dungey wins Phoenix! Chad Reed out again and Stewart finishes 15th.

Posted: 1.17.10

Dungey Takes First Career Monster Energy Supercross Win and Points Lead at Wild Night in Phoenix PHOENIX, Ariz. (January 16, 2010) – After an epic premier one week ago, round two of the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season didn’t disappoint as Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., won his first career AMA Supercross class victory en route to taking the points lead. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer, of Rupert, Idaho, captured his second straight AMA Supercross Lites Western Regional victory. The night began dramatically when points leader James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., was involved in a frightening crash during his heat race. The San Manuel Yamaha rider overcame obvious pain to compete in the last chance qualifier where he took the win and qualified for the main event. As the gates dropped, Dungey raced to his second straight SPIKE Holeshot Award, with Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., and teammate Austin Stroupe, of Lincolnton, N.C., following, and never looked back leading all 20 laps of the main event. “I’m just pumped on the nice performance (tonight),” said Dungey. “This is a big step in my career. I owe a lot of thanks to all the people supporting me. I’m glad to get this out of the way and I’ll never forget it. It’s early in the season and last week was tough. James was on it and I hope he’s ok. It’s just great to come out with a win here in round two.” Stewart found himself buried in the back of the field alongside rival Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., and the duo followed one another throughout the early part of the race until Reed attempted to pass the reigning champion on lap five, causing a collision and subsequent fall for both riders. Reed failed to finish for the second week in a row while Stewart soldiered home in 15th. Villopoto rode to a solid runner-up finish while San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill, of Yoncalla, Ore., landed in third. Dungey currently holds a nine-point advantage over Villopoto in the AMA Supercross standings while Weimer leads Morais by eight points in the AMA Supercross Lites Western Regional standings. AMA Supercross Class Results: Phoenix Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda Austin Stroupe, Lincolnton, N.C., Suzuki Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki AMA Supercross Class Season Standings Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 47 Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 38 Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 35 Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 35 Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 34 Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 32 James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha, 31 Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 26 Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 24 Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki, 21

Fantasy Motocross - Stewart wins Anaheim 1, takes early lead on Points Race

Posted: 1.10.10

James Stewart had to come from behind to get it done, but the San Manuel Yamaha rider tracked down a fleeing Ryan Dungey to win the opening round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series at Anaheim, Calif.’s Angels Stadium. For 16 laps of the 20-lap main event, the defending series champ trailed the Rockstar Makita Suzuki-mounted Dungey – at one point by as much as four seconds. However, on the 17th lap, Stewart found another gear and reeled in the Minnesota native. Then, with the help of a Dungey bobble, Stewart put his San Manuel Yamaha at the front. He would have to survive a final lap flurry from #5, but in the end Stewart claimed his 37th career win in front of 43,841 exhausted fans.

“This was a good race for me,” said Stewart. “Dungey got a big lead, and I just had to rely on my fitness. It’s not over ‘til it’s over and I reeled him.”

Earlier this fall, Stewart missed out on winning the King of Bercy title after he became ill just before the final race of the weekend. After consulting a doctor, Stewart cancelled trips to race in Australia and Italy.

“For me, this is my first race in a while, and my first race on the new bike, and this is a lot better than last year’s outcome,” Stewart said, referring to the DNF he suffered at Anaheim 1 last year. “I didn’t really know where my health was, coming in, but I think I proved it’s good. I DNF’ed last year and still came back and won, so this is a lot better start to the year.”

“I kind of struggled in the beginning part of the race,” Stewart admitted . “I messed that rhythm section up three or four laps in a row. But I knew my conditioning was good, so I wasn’t worried. I just put in a few hard laps and I was able to close up on him and make the pass. I just went on the inside of him right before the whoops section – I dove down and got a better run than him at the whoops.”

Dungey grabbed a blazing start, just ahead of Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto and Stewart, and pulled away to a big lead, looking in the early part of the race to be Stewart’s equal. And Dungey didn’t back down after Stewart took the lead on the 17th lap. He stuck tight to Stewart’s rear wheel, and even jumped ahead of Stewart for a few feet, but Stewart retaliated and took the checkers with a good gap over Dungey.

“I got a little lazy and messed up in the whoops,” said Stewart. “Ryan got me but I got him right back.... I just stepped up my game and took the win.”

Despite the close loss, Dungey was happy about his performance and the prospects of the coming season.

“This was a big step for me,” said Dungey. “The 450 class is stacked this year, but I feel I belong here, and I’m thankful to finish second.”

“I was able to put down some clean laps at the beginning of the race, but I got out of my flow toward the end of the race,” Dungey added . “You really had to hit your lines good, and if you didn’t you couldn’t hit the timing sections, and that was pretty important. I think he might have messed up at the first of the race, which allowed me to gap him. But then I messed up, which allowed him to get back around me. I tried to make a little effort there at the end, but I just couldn’t get it done.”

Finishing a surprise third was GEICO Powersports Honda’s Kevin Windham, who passed Red Bull Honda’s Andrew Short and Villopoto late in the race to take the final podium spot.

“For the first time in my career, I wasn’t nervous before a race,” said Windham. “I guess 16 years of experience is starting to pay off. We have another year under our belts on the Honda and I just felt really comfortable. But I had my work cut out for me, it wasn’t one of those races where you got a good start and ran out front. I had to really fight for it.”

Short ran in third during the early going but eventually settled for fourth, ahead of Villopoto and Valli Motorsport Yamaha’s Ivan Tedesco.

Chad Reed’s day ended in the first 30 yards of the race, when Suzuki’s Austin Stroupe got squirrelly off the start and clipped the wheel of Reed’s Kawasaki, breaking enough spokes to force a DNF.

“I was at the wrong place at the wrong time,” said Reed. “The pace is really high right now, and there was nothing that I could do. I was trying to pass another rider and our lines came together.”

AMA Supercross Class Results:
1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
3. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda
4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
5. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
6. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha
7. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
8. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
9. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
10. Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Fantasy Moto - FASL Launches 2010 Moto League

Posted: 1.5.10

Over $2,000 in Cash and Prizes available on FASL’s Fantasy Moto League Don’t miss your chance at over $2,000 in Cash and Prizes up for grabs on Fantasy Action Sports League for the 2010 Moto Season. FASL is offering $1,000 for first place along with another $1,000 in cash and additional prizes for the top 25 placing Teams. The FASL Fantasy Moto Game will follow all 17 events of the Supercross Season. Pick and trade Riders all Season long. The Teams with the Riders with the best results Wins! The 2010 Moto Season starts this Saturday, January 9th. FASL Moto League will be locked once the Main Event starts, so sign up now before it’s too late.

Fantasy Surfing - “THERISINGTIDE” Wins the Premium Surf Season and $5,000

Posted: 12.31.09

The Premium Surf Season came down to the final event at Pipeline and a nail-biter between “THERISINGTIDE”, “Puffins 2 Full Season” and “Bootyjuice (Premium)”.

All kinds of drama added to the intensity of the finale, with a no-show by Sunny Garcia and a let down by Jamie O’brien leaving a few of the guys Teams in trouble. Heat after nail biting heat the picture became clearer and in the end “THERISINGTIDE” held onto his lead going into the event and won the FASL Premium Surf Season, netting himself $5,000 in the process.

“Thanks for the news!” said “THERISINGTIDE”. “Wonderful news for this Xmas. My kids and wife are more excited than I am (just kidding!) I look forward to next year!”

2nd place and $2,000 went to “Puffins 2 Full Season” just edging out 3rd place finisher “Bootyjuice (Premium)” by a mere 0.37 points for the Season. Bootyjuice took home $1,000 for his 3rd place finish.

If you missed out on the cash and prizes for the 2009 Season – don’t worry. The 2010 Season is just around the corner. Watch for announcements and an early bird discount on a complete Premium Surf Season membership.

In the meantime, get involved with our Moto Fantasy and Winter Snow Games Fantasy Games.

Good Luck

FASL Team

Fantasy Surfing - “Dave’s Pipe Posse 2” Wins the FASL Pipeline Game and $1,000

Posted: 12.30.09

“Dave’s Pipe Posse 2” took home top honors for Event 10 - The Billabong Pipeline Masters, the final event of the Surf Season.

“Dave’s Pipe Posse 2” finished with a final score of 344.16 distancing himself from 2nd place’s score of 329.74. For the hard work of “Dave’s Pipe Posse 2” he’ll be taking home $1,000 cold hard cash.

When reached for comment, “Dave’s Pipe Posse 2” had this to say, “What a fantastic game you guys have going and I was so stoked to win Pipe! I have been putting the word out on your game and no one believes me that I won $1000. Keep up the good work. Thanks Again and I’m looking forward to next year already.”

If you missed out on the cash and prizes for the 2009 Season – don’t worry. The 2010 Season is just around the corner. Watch for announcements and an early bird discount on a complete Premium Surf Season membership.

In the meantime, get involved with our Moto Fantasy and Winter Snow Games Fantasy Games.

Fantasy Surfing - Taj Burrow Claims Billabong Pipe Masters, Parkinson Takes Vans Triple Crown

Posted: 12.16.09

PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, December 15, 2009) – Taj Burrow (AUS), 31, has claimed the 2009 Billabong Pipe Masters, defeating fellow Finalist Kelly Slater (USA), 37, in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at the Banzai Pipeline.

The final event of the 2009 ASP World Tour season, the Billabong Pipe Masters culminated the Vans Triple Crown (an ASP Specialty Series), and provided non-stop, high-caliber action from the outset.

Burrow wasted little time in putting Slater on the ropes in the 35-minute Final, racking up a 7.00 out of a possible 10 on his opening ride for an electric air reverse followed by some solid forehand maneuvers. With deteriorating conditions, Burrow stayed busy before collecting a 5.83 for an incredible full-rotation alley-oop, putting the pressure on Slater as time ran out.

“There were perfect backdoor waves this whole event and then for the Final it went onshore,” Burrow said. “It was strictly turns. It was all about turns and hopefully doing a few airs and I ped down to my shortboard and my plan was to just to let loose. It was tough because I knew Kelly (Slater) could do anything. Even when there was 20 seconds to go and I had priority, I was still scared. I just had nothing to lose and tried to let loose.”

Today’s victory mark’s Burrow’s first ASP World Tour win since 2007 and his first-ever win at the infamous Banzai Pipeline.

“This win feels about as good as you could imagine,” Burrow said. “For me, winning this contest is the next best thing to winning a World Title. This is the one and only event that everyone would probably pick to win and I can’t believe I’m standing here right now. It’s an amazing feeling. There are so many tough guys that you go up against in this event that I thought it was out of my reach. This is the best victory of my career.”
Burrow, who has long been considered a legitimate ASP World Title contender, is thrilled with his finish to the 2009 season looks forward to 2010 with renewed vigor and hunger to hunt down the ever-elusive ASP crown.

“This win is an excellent springboard into next season,” Burrow said. “There is nothing but confidence to take from this and I’m excited for the Gold Coast. It comes around really fast. It feels like we’re on holiday now, but the Gold Coast sneaks up on us pretty quick and I’m excited for it. Hopefully I can win some more events, but this is the number one that I’ve ever dreamed of winning.”

Slater looked near unbeatable throughout the Billabong Pipe Masters, deftly maneuvering his 5’11” craft through one incredible tube after another before running into Burrow in the Finals. While his opponent stayed busy throughout the bout, Slater waited patiently for scoring opportunities that never manifested.

“Unfortunately the Final had the absolute worst conditions of the contest, but there are still fun waves out there,” Slater said. “You could go out for a free surf and have a good time. It’s difficult to transition when you’re already expecting one thing. I had already had a couple of heats with barrels and then all of a sudden it’s completely different conditions. Still, there’s a shallow reef there, so you’re expecting one to throw out and barrel, but it just didn’t happen.”

The former nine-time ASP World Champion was in the hunt for an unprecedented seventh Pipe Masters title, but the conditions didn’t cooperate for the Floridian, despite finding the only barrel of the Final, scoring a 3.93 out of a possible 10.

“I thought the wave would be more than a three,” Slater said. “I still needed two waves, basically. There really weren’t any nine-point rides out there and had that been only a six I would have needed a seven. I thought the judges put me in a weird situation there, and in the end, nothing else came. Well, that’s not entirely true. I caught that last wave and did an off-the-top and Taj (Burrow) took off on it and just kicked off the side. He almost stood up too late and could have got an interference. Had he done that he would have only been judged on one wave. Had I landed that air reverse I could have gotten a score, but it was a long shot.”

In terms of returning in 2010 for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title, Slater is characteristically guarded.

“I don’t know if I’m going to do the tour full-time next year,” Slater said. “I’m sort of feeling it out. I’ve just competed for so many years, doing the same thing and going to the same places, it’s a little monotonous. When you find some meaning in it and it’s bigger than just going and surfing, then it becomes more exciting, but, unfortunately, this year I had a pretty lackluster year in a lot of ways, both personally and competitively and it probably showed in my surfing.”

Dean Morrison (AUS), 28, secured his best result of the season today, finishing Equal 3rd at the Billabong Pipe Masters to cement himself at No. 16th on the year-end ratings. Besting Damien Hobgood (USA), 30, in a tight Quarterfinal before falling to Slater in the Semifinals, Morrison put himself into excellent position heading into the 2010 ASP World Tour season.

“There’s a lot of hassling going on out there, but that’s the way it goes when it’s such a tight peak,” Morrison said. “I spend a lot of time out here at Pipeline though, so it’s nice to have made it through to the Semifinals.”

Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, continued his impressive run through the back half of the 2009 ASP World Tour season, finishing Equal 3rd today at the Billabong Pipe Masters and cracking the Top 10 in the year-end ASP ratings. Although quickly dispatching of compatriot C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, in the Quarterfinals, Reynolds was unable to negotiate the deteriorating conditions in his Semifinal bout against event winner Burrow.

“I was kind of stuck between trying to find air sections and still trying to find one of those rare tubes and ended up not doing either,” Reynolds said. “I just got stuck in the middle. I’m stoked though. It was a good way to end the year and it’s been a good event.”

Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, was in the running for the 2009 ASP World Title before bowing out of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Round 3 of competition. Although Gold Coast stable mate Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, claimed the 2009 ASP World Title, Parkinson’s efforts throughout the Vans Triple Crown (an ASP Specialty Series) saw the talented natural-footer awarded with his second consecutive Vans Triple Crown Title as well as a bonus $50,000 from the Vans Triple Threat prize pool.

“This is my consolation prize to this year’s ASP World Title,” Parkinson said. “To me, the Triple Crown is the next best thing to the World Title. Last year I wanted to win the Vans Triple Crown and this year I wanted to win the ASP World Title, but I won the Triple Crown and I’m over the moon with what happened this year. I should be proud of everything I’ve done and I can’t wait for next year and I’ll be back strong for another Triple Crown and all that and I just want to thank Vans for stepping it up to a new level for putting out huge incentives for us.”

Highlights from the Billabong Pipe Masters can be found on www.billabongpro.com and www.triplecrownofsurfing.com

While the 2009 season has come to a close, the 2010 ASP World Tour is just around the corner, and will set new benchmarks in performance as it continues to showcase the world’s best surfers in the world’s best waves.

For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com

BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.83
2 – Kelly Slater (USA) 7.10

BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.17 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 7.00
SF 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.50 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 11.67

BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Dean Morrison (AUS) 11.00 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.17
QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.24 def. Flynn Novak (HAW) 13.87
QF 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.90 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.40
QF 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) 15.10 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 8.67

VANS TRIPLE CROWN TRIPLE THREAT AWARDS:
2009 ASP World Champion: Mick Fanning (AUS) – awarded bonus $50,000
2009 Vans Triple Crown Champion: Joel Parkinson (AUS) – awarded bonus $50,000
2009 Billabong Pipe Masters Champion: Taj Burrow (AUS) – awarded bonus $50,000

VANS TRIPLE CROWN FINAL TOP 3 (Men’s):
1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 6694 points
2 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 6213 points
3 – Torrey Meister (HAW) 5775 points

Fantasy Surfing - UPDATE - Wildcards set and scoring for Pipeline Masters

Posted: 12.7.09

WILDCARDS

All of the Wildcards are Seeded and available for FASL Teams. The Seeds and Values are based off of the official Seed List / Draw for the Billabong Pipeline Masters.

The 16 additional Wildcards are Valued $1 million - $16 million according to their official Seeding within the 16 Wildcards themselves.

SCORING
Every heat score of every heat surfed will count to your FASL Team's overall score. Effectively, the Surfers in Rd 1 have the most opportunity to score the most points, as they have the opportunity to surf the most heats.

Good Luck to everyone!

FASL Team

Fantasy Surfing - Showdown at the Pipe Masters

Posted: 11.18.09

Showdown at the Pipe Masters

Bootyjuice and RydrHi to battle it out for the Free Lost Surfboard Giveaway

They’ve been battling it out all year. One came out of the gates firing and the other has picked up steam in the last few events. And now it all comes down to who beats who at the Pipe Masters.

Parko and Mick? Hell no…

We’re talking about Bootyjuice and RydrHi of course.

The two Fantasy Surfing locals and virtual celebrities are heading towards the final showdown tied for the lead in the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway. Both picked the same Team for Trestles and ended up with a score of 467.33, taking the high score for the Season.

To settle the score and decide who wins the …Lost surfboard, they have agreed to break the tie by seeing who scores the highest score at Pipeline.

So make room – the FASL heavies are going to bring out their best effort to see who is going home with the gold.

Of course, YOU can play spoiler. The …Lost Surfboard Giveaway is open to everyone. Just sign up for a Premium Team and beat the current high score of 467.33 and the board can be yours.

Good Luck!

FASL Team

Fantasy Surfing - Sortable Columns on “Surfers” Page

Posted: 11.17.09

Sortable Columns on “Surfers” Page

You asked and we answered.

The Surfers page has been updated with Sortable Columns. You can sort the Surfers by Price, Region, % Owned Event, % Owned Season, 2009 Total Points, 2009 Best Score, Last Score and 2009 Average Score.

Go to the "Surfers" Page now to check it out.

Keep the input coming. We’re listening…

Fantasy Surfing - UPDATE – Wildcards for Pipe Masters

Posted: 11.12.09

UPDATE – Wildcards for Pipe Masters

A lot of you are asking how we will address the Values of the 16 additional Wildcards for the Billabong Pipeline Masters and when they will be available.

Values
We will Value the additional Wildcards between $1 – $16 million according to their Seeding for the Pipeline Masters. The lowest Seeded Wildcard (the 64th Seed) will be Valued at $1 million and the highest Seeded Wildcard (the 49th Seed) will be Valued at $16 million. Essentially there will be 2 surfers Valued at $16 million on down to $1 million for your FASL Teams.

Availability
While the majority of the Wildcards have been announced, a few have not, nor will be until the conclusion of the Sunset WQS 6*. Until they have a complete list, the Wildcards are not able to be Seeded. What this means for FASL Users is that if you intend to have Wildcards on your Teams that you must make adjustments in between the WQS Sunset Event and the start of the Pipe Masters. The waiting period for Sunset ends December 6 and the Pipe Masters waiting period starts on December 8. Theoretically, you may have as few as 2 days to make adjustments.

We will of course keep you posted along the way. Stay tuned.

FASL Team

Event Wildcards
Andy Irons
Shane Dorian
TBA

Hawaii Wildcards
8 Hawaiian Wildcards
Flynn Novak
Mason Ho
Dusty Payne
Liam Mcnamara
Hank Gaskell
Gavin Gillette
Sion Milosky
Jonah Morgan

6 Peer Poll Vote-ins
Reef McIntosh
Danny Fuller
Jamie O’Brien
Kalani Chapman
Marcus Hickman
Kamalei Alexander

Additional TBA
1 Tahitian
1 Top Triple Crown contender

Fantasy Surfing - TRADING IS OPEN - Wildcards still to be announced

Posted: 10.31.09

We have opened Trading for the Billabong Pipeline Masters Game. We advise to tread with caution as the Pipe Masters will have at least 16 Wildcards, which could seriously shake up some things. Feel free to trade any surfers you've lost money on, but we advise otherwise to wait until Wildcards are announced before making any drastic changes to FASL Teams.

We will add all Wildcards once they have been announced AND seeding has been set.

Good Luck!

FASL Team

Fantasy Surfing - They didn't change their Team name, sooooo - "NEW Surf Event 9 Game" wins the FASL Search Pro Game and $1,000 CASH

Posted: 10.31.09

Well, we really like it better when people change their default Team name, but apparently "NEW Surf Event 9 Game" spent all of their free time picking their Team rather than thinking of a clever Team name. Either way, they still won $1,000 cold hard cash. So who's to argue?

The Billabong Pipeline Masters is up next and is the last event of the year. We will be giving away over $2,000 in cash and prizes for the event. In addition, we will also announce the FASL Surf Season winners and give away over $10,000 in cash and prizes! The Billabong Pipeline Masters waiting period starts December 8.

Good Luck!

FASL Team

Fantasy Surfing - "sloppy keola" wins the Free Event 9 Game and $50

Posted: 10.30.09

We're not sure how "sloppy keola" came up with their Team name, but we can tell you that they cleaned up $50 by winning the Free Event 9 game.

We're offering $50 per Event to first time Users for the Free Event game. If you've never played, sign up for an account now and register for Event 10 - The Billabong Pipeline Masters for your chance. Winner takes all.

Good Luck!

FASL Team

Fantasy Surfing - Rip Curl Pro Search is Underway

Posted: 10.22.09

Round 1 is ON and LIVE at The Wall!

After frantically relocating from Supertubos to backup spot The Wall in Peniche this morning, the Rip Curl Pro Search is running Men's Round 1 heats in rippable 3ft conditions.

The Rip Curl Pro Search will utilize the new ASP contest format, with the Top 16 surfers seeded in Round 2 and the rest fronting up today to compete man-on-man elimination heats in Round 1.

To check out the action go to:

http://live.ripcurl.com/index.php?home

New Format announced for Rip Curl Pro

Posted: 10.20.09

With 2 days of the waiting period used as lay days, the Rip Curl Pro has decided to run with the New Format. That moves Adrian Buchan into the 16th Seed and effectively knocks each of the sufers below down one Seed Placing:

Kai Otton
Dean Morrison
Mick Campbell
Kekoa Bacalso
Chris Davidson
Michel Bourez

The FASL Seedings have been updated.

Good Luck

FASL Team

Wildcards Owen Wright, Bruno Santos, Justin Mujica and David Luis now available!

Posted: 10.18.09

Wildcards Owen Wright, Bruno Santos, Justin Mujica and David Luis are now available for FASL Teams. The Wildcards are seeded as follows:

Owen Wright - 45th Seed
Bruno Santos - 46th Seed
Justin Mujica - 47th Seed
David Luis - 48th Seed

And drew the following Heats:

Heat 7: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Chris Davidson (AUS), Owen Wright (AUS)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Dean Morrison (AUS), David Luis (PRT)
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA), Mick Campbell (AUS), Justin Mujica (PRT)
Heat 10: Mick Fanning (AUS), Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), Bruno Santos (BRA)

Adjust your FASL Teams accordingly.

GOOD LUCK!

FASL Team

NEW PRIZE STRUCTURE - NOW PAYING TO 18TH PLACE!

Posted: 10.17.09

We're still listening! You wanted more opportunity to make $ and now you can. Our Cash payouts now go all the way to 18th place. Check out our new prize structure by clicking on "Prizes".

SEEDING UPDATE - Injured Surfers removed and Jay Thompson, Pat Gudauskas available

Posted: 10.17.09

Seeding for Portugal FASL Teams has been updated. Surfers withdrawing from Portugal due to injury are:

Jeremy Flores
Luke Stedman
Gabe Kling

Jay Thompson and Patrick Gudauskas have been given alternate slots and are available to FASL Teams as the 36th Seed and 44th Seed respectively. Wildcards will be available to FASL Teams once an ASP official announcement is made and Seedings are set in the official ASP draw.

Good Luck

FASL Team

TRADING IS OPEN!

Posted: 10.14.09

Trading is Open for the Rip Curl Pro Search. As soon as Wildcards are finalized and an official injury report is released, we will update the Seedings. Stay tuned for further details

De Souza Takes Inaugural ASP World Tour Win at Billabong Pro Mundaka

Posted: 10.13.09

SOPELANA, Euskadi/Spain (Tuesday, October 13, 2009) – Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, claimed his inaugural ASP World Tour win today, taking out the Billabong Pro Mundaka, eliminating fellow Finalist Chris Davidson (AUS), 33, in punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Sopelana.

Stop No. 8 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Mundaka experienced an array of conditions for the event, from clean surf on the opening day at Mundaka to a lengthy seven-day wait before a marathon 24-heat session yesterday, culminating into today’s dramatic finale.

De Souza, who had previously experienced in the ASP World Junior Championships (winning in 2003) and on the ASP World Qualifying Series winning in 2005), was rapt with his inaugural ASP World Tour victory.

“I don’t have words to express how happy I am right now,” De Souza said. “I have been working so hard for this ever since winning the ASP World Junior Championships and the ASP WQS. To finally win here in Mundaka, where the culture is so rich and the people love surfing so much, is an incredible thing. This is the most special day of my life.”

The young Brazilian dominated the crumbling lefthander of Sopelana, racking up an insurmountable 16.40 out of a possible 20 to overtake his Australian opponent, resulting in his history-making win as the first South American to take out the prestigious event win.

“The conditions have been hard for this event but we surfed the best waves that were available to us,” De Souza said. “Davo (Chris Davidson) is such a strong surfer and he has been going after a win for so long. When he beat C.J. (Hobgood) in the Semifinals, I knew it was going to be a battle. I was able to get the better waves today and that’s why I won.”

The victory rockets De Souza into a solid 3rd place on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, putting him within striking distance for a shot at the ASP World Title.

“I’m not thinking about the world title right now,” De Souza said. “I am just enjoying my win. This is the biggest win of my career and have a lot of confidence heading into the next events.”

Davidson, who’s storied career amongst the world’s best surfers has seen him qualifying and falling off tour multiple times, secured his best ever result today with his Runner-Up finish at the Billabong Pro Mundaka.

“Everything has felt special at this event for some reason,” Davidson said. “Everything has clicked and I’ve felt confident in every heat. Couldn’t find the waves in the Final, but congrats to Adriano (de Souza) – it’s a truly deserving win.”

The win vaults Davidson into 20th position on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, well within the requalification cutoff for 2010.

“It was a really crucial event for me in terms of the ratings,” Davidson said. “I was on the bubble heading into this event and knew I needed to pull something out of the bag. I’m frothing for the next event and the rest of the year.”

C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, former ASP World Champion (2001), matched his best result today, finishing equal 3rd and solidifying his position at 4th on the ASP World Tour ratings.

“I’m really stoked for Davo (Chris Davidson), but it’s disappointing at the same time,” Hobgood said. “I’m happy that I matched my best result this season, but was hoping for better. I felt like I prepared well and surfed conditions similar to this most of the week, but in the end, I couldn’t edge into the Final.”

Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion, was in stunning form throughout the event despite nursing an Ilio-tibial band strain in his knee, only losing to eventual winner De Souza in a tightly fought Semifinal bout.

“The knee felt okay today,” Slater said. “It was sore walking downhill but felt okay out in the lineup. I guess I’m still in contention (for the ASP World Title), but we’ll see how it pans out.”

The race for the 2009 ASP World Title is far from over and the world’s best surfers will battle it out in the remaining two events.

Highlights from the Billabong Pro Mundaka will be available via http://www.billabongpro.com/mundaka09/

Next stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour will be the Rip Curl Pro Search in Peniche, Portugal from 19 – 28, 2009.

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.40
2 – Chris Davidson (AUS) 11.83

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Chris Davidson (AUS) 13.84 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.53
SF 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.00 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 15.93

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.00 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 10.97
QF 2: Chris Davidson (AUS) 13.40 def. Drew Courtney (AUS) 10.10
QF 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.33 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 10.67
QF 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.33 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 10.60

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 8.00 def. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 6.17
Heat 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.93 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 10.90
Heat 3: Chris Davidson (AUS) 14.73 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 14.17
Heat 4: Drew Courtney (AUS) 13.26 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 10.74
Heat 5: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 14.44 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.10
Heat 6: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.16 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 11.44
Heat 7: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.93 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 9.26
Heat 8: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.60 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.43

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10 (After Billabong Pro Mundaka):
1 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 6350 points
2 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 6306 points
3 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 5773 points
4 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 5748 points
5 – Bede Durbidge (AUS) 5524 points
6 – Kelly Slater (USA) 5514 points
7 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 5149 points
8 – Bobby Martinez (USA) 4914 points
9 – Taylor Knox (USA) 4816 points
10 – Damien Hobgood (USA) 4794 points

SEEDINGS UPDATED - Wildcards and Alternates added

Posted: 10.4.09

The FASL Seedings for The Billabong Pro Mundaka have been updated. The following adjustments have been made for the Mundaka Draw:

Out:
Jeremy Flores
Luke Stedman
Gabe Kling

Wildcards and Alternates added:
Jay Thompson
Hodei Kollazo
Damien Farehnfort
Marcos San Segundo
Dean Bowen
Ruebyn Ash

Please adjust your FASL Teams accordingly.

Good Luck!

FASL Team

MUNDAKA STARTS LESS THAN 12 HOURS

Posted: 10.4.09

The waiting period for Mundaka starts in less than 12 hours. With a small swell on tap and nothing else in the forecast for days, contest organizers may be forced to run starting day 1.

Next call is 8 am in Spain. That is 2 am East Coast and 11 pm West Coast U.S. time.

Get your Teams set now.

First Time Users may sign up for FREE. Winner claims $50.

Team “Checkit” wins FASL’s “Free” France Event, wins $50 – For FREE!

Posted: 9.30.09

For the Quiksilver Pro France, Team “Checkit” won the “Free Event” Game and takes home $50. For FREE. Still the best deal on the internet.

Team “Checkit” consisted of:

Tiago Pires
Tim Boal
Roy Powers
Michel Bourez
Dane Reynolds
Mick Fanning
Greg Emslie
Ben Dunn

These surfer’s points combined for a Team total of 396.04, completely dominating the field with 2nd place 100 points off the mark. As a side note, 396.04 would have won the “Premium” Event Game and $1,000, beating the current winner’s score of 391.50. Shoulda, woulda, coulda….

With Mundaka only days away, don’t miss your chance at a free shot at $50. (For first time Users only) Sign up for a “Free Event” Game now.

Good Luck!

FASL Team

Team “kirra” wins FASL’s France Event – wins $1,000

Posted: 9.30.09

For the Quiksilver Pro France, Team “kirra” took top honors and takes home a cool $1,000 for their efforts. Team “kirra” consisted of:

Julian Wilson
Bede Durbidge
Tiago Pires
Adrian Buchan
Mick Fanning
Nic Muscroft
Taj Burrow
Michael Picon

These surfer’s points combined for a Team total of 391.50, beating 2nd place by a mere 8 points.

With Mundaka only days away, don’t miss your chance at $1,000 cold hard cash. Sign up for a “Premium Event” Game now.

Good Luck!

FASL Team

Teams “Bootyjuice” and “RydrHi” take over the lead on the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway

Posted: 9.30.09

With 3 events left there has been a lead change in the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway. Fantasy Surfing veterans “Bootyjuice” and “RydrHi” picked the same Teams for Trestles and ended up with the highest score of the Season with a 467.33.

That means they are now tied for the board giveaway, but YOU still have 3 more chances to take the lead away from them. Sign up now for a Premium Event Game or Premium Season Game for your chance.

In the case of a tie, there will be a random drawing for the …Lost Surfboard. Unless these two veterans agree to another way to decide who receives the board. 2nd best score of the Season? Best score at Pipeline?

Stay tuned for further updates.

TRADING IS OPEN!

Posted: 9.28.09

Trading is Open for the Billabong Pro Mundaka. As soon as Wildcards are finalized and an official injury report is released, we will update the Seedings. Stay tuned for further details.

Mick Fanning Claims Back-to-Back ASP Dream Tour Events, Takes Quik Pro France

Posted: 9.27.09

SEIGNOSSE, France (Sunday, September 27, 2009) - Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, has just claimed his second consecutive ASP Dream Tour event, taking out the 2009 Quiksilver Pro France presented by Orange over fellow Finalist Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, in punchy one-to-three foot (0.5 - 1 metre) waves at Les Bourdaines.

Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro France opted to utilize today's swell to complete the event given the dismal surf forecast for the remainder of the waiting period. Despite today's challenging conditions, the world's best surfers executed well, blending their rapid-fire approach with progressive fin-free and aerial surfing.

Fanning continued to build momentum through the final day of competition before erupting in the Final with a flurry of excellent scoring rides, a 7.83, an 8.83 and a 7.33 in the opening half of the competition.

"I was really fortunate to get those couple of good ones at the start because I really ran out of gas there at the end," Fanning said. "It's two back-to-back events where I have had to surf four heats on the final day to get the win and it takes a lot out of you. The conditions were deteriorating and I was fortunate to get those scores on the board early on."

Today's victory marks the second in a row for Fanning, having proven victorious in Southern California last week. The win further cements Fanning in second position on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, cutting the distance between himself and frontrunner Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, from 936 points (pre-France) to a scant 146 points heading into Spain.

"It's back on," Fanning said. "Everyone though Joel (Parkinson) was going to run away with it and it's unfortunate for him that he fell out early, but I've put in a lot of work to get these last two wins and I'm just psyched on heading into the rest of the season."

Durbidge was in excellent form throughout the final day of competition, eliminating a rampaging Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, compatriot Ben Dunn (AUS), 23, and lethal local Patrick Beven (FRA), 31, en route to the Final. Although surfing well, the big Australian couldn't overcome Fanning's speed in the trying conditions.

"I felt good and fit as but I was trying to push my turns too hard on a couple of waves and I was caught in the bump a lot so I guess that's the difference from the other heats today," Durbidge said. "The conditions were a bit bumpier and I couldn't get any clean sections out there. It feels good to be in the Final though, it's the best I've done this year and coming from a 3rd at Trestles, it is petty good."

Durbidge's Runner-Up finish rockets him from 7th to 4th on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, placing him in solid position heading into the remainder of the year.

"That's good news (ratings jump) but my goal is just to finish the year off good and be in a good position to start next year," Durbidge said. "I would like to finish the year inside the Top 5 for sure so I hope to keep things rolling."

Tiago Pires (PRT), 29, ASP Dream Tour sophomore, halted what many considered to be the juggernaut of the event when he eliminated reigning nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 37, in the Quarterfinals of the Quiksilver Pro France.

"I'm over the moon right now," Pires said. "Kelly (Slater) is my favorite surfer and I have so much respect for him. I knew I had to wait for the bigger waves to get the scores to beat him. I've had a really tough year, but have been training very hard for this and I'm so happy to get through."

While the Floridian opened up with some fluid-yet-explosive surfing on his backhand to amass a daunting 17.43 out of a possible 20 heat total, it was Pires who would answer back with a 9.57 followed by a 8.13 to take the heat.

"After I put up that first big score, I was still needing another really big one so I knew I had to wait," Pires said. "Kelly (Slater) likes to stay busy and he keeps getting scores all the time, but I still had to wait for a good one. I had been watching all day and I knew there would be sets so when it came, I just put everything I had into it.

Although Pires would eventually down to Fanning in the Semifinals, his Equal 3rd place finish sees him bolt from 33rd to 23rd on the ASP World Tour ratings.

"I couldn't have asked to a better start to these next events in France," Pires said. "I've worked very hard and I am hoping to turn things around during the European leg. I feel comfortable here - it feels like home and I believe I can put up some very good results."

Patrick Beven (FRA), 31, who gained entry into the event through the Moskova Trials, had a banner run at the Quiksilver Pro France, eliminating current ASP World No. 1, Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, as well as ASP Dream Tour stalwarts Dean Morrison (AUS), 28, and Bobby Martinez (USA), 27, before falling to Durbidge in the Semifinals.

"Bede (Durbidge) is a great surfer and he pushed me in a couple of average waves," Beven said. "I was feeling really tired in that heat, I didn't eat today and focused so hard on each of my heats. I was a bit confused out in the line-up and I didn't catch the good ones. I was a little stressed halfway the heat and I didn't surf as good as in my previous heats."

Supported by thousands of spectators throughout the final day of competition, the giant-killer Beven put on a show using smart heat tactics and razor-sharp backhand turns to prove a standout in the Les Bourdaines beach beaks.

"The crowds pushed big time in that event," Beven said. "They were behind me and it felt so good when the crowds cheered after my waves. It is a big part of my result today and I hope I can keep that confidence for the next events on the ASP WQS. I am stoked to get the chance to show my surf and beat some of the world's best surfers. That run today is pretty unbelievable."

The hunt for the 2009 ASP World Title has become even more interesting with the early elimination of frontrunner Parkinson and the win from Fanning. They'll battle other top seeds C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, Durbidge and Slater as the ASP Dream Tour continues the European leg.

QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE FINAL RESULTS:
1 - Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.66
2 - Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.87

QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.76 def. Patrick Beven (FRA) 12.90
SF 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.43 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 12.33

QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.70 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 13.60
QF 2: Patrick Beven (FRA) 14.86 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 14.00
QF 3: Tiago Pires (PRT) 17.70 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 17.43
QF 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.00 Taj Burrow def. (AUS) 12.33

QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.33 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 12.40
Heat 2: Ben Dunn (AUS) 13.83 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 12.37
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) 11.43 vs. Taylor Knox (USA) 10.30
Heat 4: Patrick Beven (FRA) 14.10 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 12.67
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.23 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 8.33
Heat 6: Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.83 def. Tim Boal (FRA) 9.36
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.40 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.00
Heat 8: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.74 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 10.40

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10 (After Quiksilver Pro France):
1 - Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5896 points
2 - Mick Fanning (AUS) 5750 points
3 - C.J. Hobgood (USA) 4872 points
4 - Bede Durbidge (AUS) 4792 points
5 - Kelly Slater (USA) 4638 points
6 - Adriano de Souza (BRA) 4573 points
7 - Taj Burrow (AUS) 4417 points
8 - Damien Hobgood (USA) 4384 points
9 - Bobby Martinez (USA) 4314 points
10 - Taylor Knox (USA) 4216 points

"albumatt" wins the "Free Event" Game for Trestles and takes home $50

Posted: 9.26.09

Sign up - pick a winning Team - take home $50 - for Free

It just may be the best deal on the internet. "albumatt" saw an opportunity and capitalized on it and is now taking home $50 for his winning score of 382.14.

If your a first time User - You can win $50 also. All you have to do is sign up for the "Free Event" Game and pick a Team. Click on the "Register" button to get started.

Good Luck!

Team "SuzyQ Trestles#1" wins $1,000 in the FASL Surf Event Game 6 Game

Posted: 9.24.09

Team "SuzyQ Trestles#1" won the Jbay FASL Surf Event Game and a cool $1,000 cash with a score of 422.97 points.

Based on the Team name, Team "SuzyQ Trestles#1" could be the first female winner here at Fantasy Action Sports League. We're going to send our investigative reporter into the field and get some answers. (Alright, we're just gonna send her an email - but we still want some answers.)

Stay tuned…

Parkinson and Reynolds Rule as Wildcards Run Rampant at Quiksilver Pro France

Posted: 9.23.09

SEIGNOSSE, France (Wednesday, September 23, 2009) – Round 1 and the opening four heats of Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro France got underway today with the world's best surfers detonating in punchy three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) peaks at Les Bourdaines beachbreak.

Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro France was treated to some fantastic surfing throughout the opening day of the waiting period, with the world's best surfers letting loose in the playful beachbreaks while the event wildcards stamped their authority as real contenders amongst the ASP Top 45.

Dane Reynolds (USA), 23, current ASP World No. 11, is coming hot off the heals of his best results on the ASP Dream Tour, a 3rd in South Africa and a 2nd in Southern California, and continued to push the limits of high-performance surfing today at the Quiksilver Pro France.

Opening with a blistering 8.83 out of a possible 10 with some rapid-fire forehand surfing, Reynolds then fell behind fellow Venturan Nathaniel Curran (USA), 24, who posted an impressive heat total of a total 15.40 out of a possible 20. Needing a score in the dying minutes, Reynolds detonated another roping righthander for grab and 8.50 and the advancement to Round 3.

"I knew that wave was going to offer up a score for me and all I had to do was surf it as best I can," Reynolds said. "It had a good wall on it and I was able to do a few turns. It's too bad for Nathaniel (Curran) as he was surfing really, really well, but I'm sure he'll do well in his Round 2 heat."

Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, current ASP World No. 1, suffered his first setback in an otherwise near-flawless season last event, finishing 17th in Southern California. While the media speculated that a quasi-serious ankle injury was the culprit in Parkinson's poor showing, the Australian showed no signs of injury today.

"Everyone has been talking about it (ankle injury) but I haven't really noticed it," Parkinson said. "It feels fine today and I feel like I have full movement. Obviously, I didn't have the result I wanted at the last event, but everyone has a bad one and hopefully I've gotten mine out of the way already."

With extreme tide fluctuations wreaking havoc upon the consistency of the Les Bourdaines lineup, Parkinson effortless posted excellent scores with both backhand and forehand ripping.

"It's pretty tricky out there but there are definitely some pretty fun ones coming through," Parkinson said. "It can be tricky with the tide changes. The waves looked really fun this morning, but as the tide's dropped, some of the good ones are breaking inside and the others are breaking out the back. Looking forward to a few days off now and excited to get back out there."

Julian Wilson (AUS), 20, led the wildcard charge at today's Quiksilver Pro France, besting veteran compatriots Bede Durbdige (AUS), 26, and Dean Morrison (AUS), 28, inRound 1 of competition.

"I've done a few of these events as a wildcard before and the approach of ‘just go for broke' has kind of gone out the window now. I look at these heats as opportunities to establish myself and good training against these guys. I hope to be up at this level of competition in one to two years and this is great experience."

Joining Wilsonin posting Round 1 heat wins today were fellow wildcards Joan Duru (FRA), 20, and Patrick Beven (FRA), 31.

The afternoon saw some electric surfing as Round 2 moved through the opening four heats, and some big names avoided elimination at the Quiksilver Pro France.

Following the close Round 2 victory of former ASP World Champion (2007) and current ASP World No. 2, Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, another former ASP World Champion in C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, survived one of the most exciting heats of the year.

The current ASP World No. 3, who had all nine of his surfboards stolen his first night in France, was comboed by wildcard Alain Riou (PYF), 26, before snapping another surfboard in the powerful Les Bourdaines shorebreak. Grabbing a spare board he had never surfed before, Hobgood returned to the lineup where he proceeded to tube-ride his way out of the combination situation and to a Round 2 victory.

"We all have a breaking point and a lot of things went through my mind and I was just wondering how much worse it could get," Hobgood said. "I was comboed, my board was broken and I know my back-up one is not even that good. If the ocean didn't turn on I would have had a nervous breakdown (Laughs). But whatever, I am happy to get through that heat."

Upsets continued through the final heat of the day with journeyman campaigner Phillip MacDonald (AUS), 30, taking down current ASP World No. 3 Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, inRound 2 of the Quiksilver Pro France. The powerful Australian man-handled the running lefthanders on his backhand, posting an impressive 16.90 out of a possible 20.

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow at 7:30am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.

Wildcards Now Available

Posted: 9.22.09

Wildcards Julian Wilson, Joan Duru and Alain Riou are now availble to FASL France Teams.

TRADING OPEN - First Time Users Play for Free - $50 Winner Take All

Posted: 9.19.09

The first one's on us.

Register for a new account and you can play the "Free Event" Game... for Free. We have a $50 prize that we pay out to the FASL Free Event Winner. Hurry up, as of writing there is only 3 days before the next contest.

To play - go to the "Register" page and click on "Play free Event"

Good Luck

FASL Team

TRADING OPEN - Quiksilver Pro Fance starts in 3 Days

Posted: 9.19.09

The ASP World Tour moves from Southern California to France, with a quick turn around of just over 3 days. The Quiksilver Pro France starts on Septmeber 23rd, 8 am France Time. France is 6 hours ahead of the East Coast of the U.S. and 9 hours ahead of the West Coast.

That means the contest waiting period starts at 2 am Wed morning EST and 11 pm Tues night PST.

With such a quick turn around, there is not much time to get your teams selected.

Stay tuned for updates.

Good Luck

FASL Team

Fanning Wins Hurley Pro Trestles, Claims US$105k and ASP World No. 2 Spot

Posted: 9.19.09

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Saturday, September 19, 2009) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, former ASP World Champion (2007), has taken out the Hurley Pro Trestles, besting fellow Finalist Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, to claim the richest winner’s prize purse in surfing history, US$105,000.

Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro Trestles enjoyed rippable swell at the start of the waiting period before enduring three consecutive lay days to culminate in today’s marathon of barrier-breaking action. With mind-blowing surfing going down from Round 4 through the Finals in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at Lower Trestles, it was the lightning-fast Australian who turned up the juice against Reynolds to claim his first-ever ASP Dream Tour win in California.

“I’m overwhelmed,” Fanning said. “I’d like to congratulate Hurley and a huge thank you to them. I’d like to congratulate Dane (Reynolds) too. The sort of thing that he did, he’s only the start of what we’ll see in the next few years, so thanks for inspiring all of us. The conditions this week been very difficult, but that’s surfing. You’ve got to surf in all kinds of stuff, you can’t sit there and imagine one perfect wave at Trestles.”

In addition to racking up US$105,000 for today’s efforts, Fanning’s win rockets him from 7th to 2nd on the ASP World Tour ratings, bringing him right back in the hunt for the 2009 ASP World Title.

“If you win an event you’ve got to beat everyone,” Fanning said. “It’s not just Kelly (Slater) I beat, you’ve got to get through everyone. That was just part of the path. Kelly’s amazing, but I’m just stoked to have a Final with Dane. The win doesn’t really change my approach to the title. I was sitting in seventh before this event and I was looking to climb up the ratings. I wasn’t really that happy where I was. I did some work and if it does happen again this year it’s going to be pretty big. I guess it’s more about building momentum again this year and getting the hunger back.”

Despite falling short in the Final, Reynolds was a regular standout at the Hurley Pro Trestles, posting the top two single-wave scores of the event (a 9.70 and a 9.67) with his futuristic blend of progressive surfing.

“It was a good time,” Reynolds said. “You can’t win the first one (Final), can you? I got an I.V. before the Final. I was cramping up really bad. I’m not used to surfing this much in one day. Sometimes I surf this much, but not this many heats and it’s different when you’re not milking every section. Trestles is almost like a skate park. It’s just soft enough to where you can push it around, but it’s pushy enough to where you don’t have to work too hard. Unfortunately this event wasn’t great, but it turned on for the last day and it had some good moments.”

Today’s Runner-Up finish marks a career best result for the young Californian, vaulting Reynolds from 20th to 11th on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings.

“I was starting to feel pretty discouraged because I had three 17ths in a row,” Reynolds said. “That beats you down a bit and it feels good to make some heats. I enjoy competing and today was a fun day.”

Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, former event winner (2006) and current ASP World No. 7, was in sterling form all event, taking out Kai Otton (AUS), 29, and Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals respectively, before falling to a rampaging Reynolds in one of the standout clashes of the event.

“I was feeling good but I probably came up against the hardest competitor at the moment,” Durbidge said. “Dane (Reynolds) can get a score out of nothing and he’s starting to show his full potential now and it’s really scary. Still through, 3rd place is great confidence going in to the European leg. It’s a turning point in my year to get a 3rd here. Hopefully I can take the momentum over to Europe and come out Top 5.”

The race for the 2009 ASP World Title has been shaken up a bit after the Hurley Pro Trestles, with current frontrunner Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, bowing out in Round 3, opening the door for challengers to gain some ground. Formerly boasting a 1,404 point lead over former ASP World No. 2, C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, Parkinson’s lead has now been cut to 936 points ahead of Gold Coast stablemate Fanning.

Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and defending event winner, wowed throughout the Hurley Pro Trestles, dispatching of rookie Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 24, and Heitor Alves (BRA), 27, today before getting stuffed by a hyper-focused Fanning in their Semifinal heat.

“I didn’t go out there with any sort of game plan,” Slater said. “I was just trying to feel it out and I kind of read it wrong. The heat before, they had a lot of waves, and I didn’t think priority was really going to matter, but a lot of times, you have priority and there’s pressure to take that first one (wave), and it’s bumpy and the second or third one is real glassy. That happened in Dane’s heat and he got those real good ones, but that’s just the way it goes. I wasn’t really feeling it today anyway. Someday you feel it and you’re on and sometimes not. I kind of struggled through my first couple of heats anyhow.”

Slater, who wore the heavy public expectation of hunting down his 10th ASP World Title in 2009, started the season uncharacteristically with three consecutive 17ths. The Floridian then rallied with a win in Brazil before netting a 9th in South Africa, and although today’s Equal 3rd place finish at the Hurley Pro Trestles moves him from 8th to 6th on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, Slater was guarded when discussing the remainder of the year.

“I’m still planning on going to Europe,” Slater said.

Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, led the rookie charge at the Hurley Pro Trestles, finishing equal 5th and moving from No. 25 to No. 21 on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings.

Highlights from the Hurley Pro Trestles are available via www.hurley.com/hurleypro/

Downloadable media is available at www.hurley.com/downloads/hurleypro

Next stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour is the Quiksilver Pro France from September 23 to October 4, 2009.

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.40
2 – Dane Reynolds (USA) 13.10

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Dane Reynolds (USA) 16.77 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.23
SF 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.26 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 10.74

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.83 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.50
QF 2: Dane Reynolds (USA) 18.20 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 12.50
QF 3: Kelly Slater (AUS) 13.84 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 8.17
QF 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.50 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 13.00

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.67 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 5.83
Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.50 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 12.00
Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) 9.50 def. Roy Powers (HAW) 3.67
Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) 13.60 def. Rob Machado (USA) 10.94
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.83 def. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 12.50
Heat 6: Heitor Alves (BRA) 14.16 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.27
Heat 7: Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.83 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 11.96
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.63 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 10.43

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10 RATINGS:
1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5486 points
2 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 4550 points
3 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 4348 points
4 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 4272 points
5 – Damien Hobgood (USA) 3974 points
6 – Kelly Slater (USA) 3906 points
7 – Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3760 points
8 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 3685 points
9 – Taylor Knox (USA) 3616 points
10 – Bobby Martinez (USA) 3582 points

Wildcards updated and Jay Thompson replaces injured Gabe Kling

Posted: 9.10.09

Wildcards Rob Machado, Kai Barger and Brett Simpson are now available to FASL Teams for the Hurley Pro at Trestles. In addition, Jay Thompson has replaced an injured Gabe Kling and is also available to FASL Teams.

The Hurley Pro waiting period starts this Sunday, September 13, so get your Teams ready now.

For more info go to: www.hurley.com/hurleypro

Fantasy Action Sports League giving out $2,000 in Cash + more for the Hurley Pro

Posted: 9.9.09

After an extended break, professional surfing is ready to commence once again. The Hurley Pro at Trestles starts this weekend running September 13-19.

The World Title Race is in full swing as the Season enters the 2nd half. Joel Parkinson has a commanding lead, but World Title contenders CJ Hobgood, Adriano DeSouza and of course 9 X World Champion Kelly Slater will be looking to cut into that lead with a good result at Trestles.

In addition, the Wildcards will be playing spoiler for the event when they come up against the Top Contenders in the early Rounds. Hurley has already announced the Wildcards for the event and they are: Rob Machado, Brett Simpson and Kai Barger. Watch for these guys to do some damage and they could be good value picks for FASL Teams.

Right now the early forecast has head high West swell on tap for the beginning of the waiting period. This may be accompanied with onshore wind, which combined are not the best conditions for Trestles, but still rippable. Stay tuned in on the forecast, as this could change several times before the contest actually starts.

As always, FASL continues to offer the best Prizes in Fantasy Surfing. For Trestles, and every surf event, we are offering $1,000 for First Place, with $2,000 Total Cash being offered to the top 8 finishers. In total, the top 25 finishers for the event win prizes. You can also sign up for our Season Game, where the Top 50 finishers win Prizes. We are giving away $10,000 Cash, with the Season Winner winning $5,000 Cash!

As if this wasn’t enough, …Lost is giving away a Surfboard, Billabong is giving away a Prize Pack and Xcel is giving away wetsuits. Sign up now to put yourself in the running for all Cash and Prizes.

Sign up Now at: www.fantasyactionsportsleague.com

Check out our Upgrades including… FREE EVENT GAME for First Time Users

Posted: 9.9.09

We’ve made some upgrades to our site. We are now offering a Free Event Game to First Time Users. If you’ve wanted to try out the Event Game but didn’t want to shell out the money, now is your chance to try it for Free. We’re offering a $50 winner take all for each Surf Event for the rest of the year.
Other upgrades include:
- Revised Homepage
- Updated User-friendly Registration
- Team Dropdown Box and Archived Teams

Interactive Scorer
FASL Interactive Scorer will be available for Trestles. The Interactive Scorer takes score inputs punched in by users and displays a World Wide Average Score. After a surfer has completed his ride, you have 1 minute to type in and submit your score. Once submitted
and after a minute has gone by, the Interactive Scorer will display the average of all scores submitted by the users. To use Interactive Scorer, go to: http://www.fantasyactionsportsleague.com/interactive-scorer.php

Free …Lost Surfboard to the highest Premium Team score of the Season
With 5 events to go there is plenty of time to get involved with the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway. Just sign up for either a Premium Event Game or Premium Season Game to automatically be eligible. You can win the free …Lost Surfboard by getting the highest score for any one of the scheduled 10 pro surf events in 2009. One ...Lost Surfboard will be given away for the 2009 Season - to the Team with the single highest point total for one event. The current score to beat is 414.90. Good Luck!

Refer a Friend
Don’t forget we’re giving away Free Entries and 5 Xcel wetsuits for our “Refer a Friend” program. Get your friend to sign up for a Premium Game and you get a Free entry into a Premium Event Game yourself. You’ll also be in the running for 1 of 5 Xcel wetsuits that will be given away to the Users that get the most friends to sign up.

GLMwakeJJ wins FASL Wake Event 5

Posted: 8.18.09

"GLMwakeJJ" brought in the top score of 1541.50 and has won the FASL Wake Event 5 - Reno. For their efforts, "GLMwakeJJ" will bring home a cool $500.

Wake Event 5 concludes FASL's 2009 Wake Season. Stay tuned for announcements on the 2010 FASL Wake Season.

"CEN FLA" dominates FASL Wake Season

Posted: 8.18.09

"CEN FLA" completed its dominant Wake Season last weekend by winning both the Premium Season and Free Season. "CEN FLA" takes home a cool $1,000 for the Premium Season win and wins the Billabong Prize Pack for the Free Season Win.

"Wakeks" goes Wire to Wire to win the Liquid Force Board Giveaway

Posted: 8.18.09

"Wakeks" came out of the gates firing with an Event 1 win and score of 2338.75. "Wakeks" also took the lead on the Liquid Force Board Giveaway - which goes to the Premium Team with the highest score of the season - and never looked back. There were some challengers, with the closest coming in with a score of 2230.25 for Event 3, but it was not to be.

Congrats to "Wakeks" - the winner of the Liquid Force Board Giveaway!

PWT Event 5 – Reno is ON!

Posted: 8.14.09

The 5th and final stop of the Pro Wake Tour has moved to Reno and the Pro riders have hit the water. Trading has locked and the countdown has begun. 3 FASL Winners will be decided this weekend. The Reno Event winner will receive $500, while the overall PWT Season Winner will receive $1,000! On top of that, the highest score of the Season will win the Liquid Force board and bindings.

Stay tuned for updates.

Billabong ISA World Surfing Games Day 6 is On.

Posted: 8.6.09

Billabong ISA World Surfing Games
Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica
August 6, 2009

Day 6 of the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games is in the water right now. Today we will have the following heats:

-Open Men Main Event Round 4
-Longboard Main Event Round 4
-Open Men Repercharge 6 and 7
-Longboard Repercharge 3 and 4

Country standings before the starting of the event today
1º - Australia and USA – 19080p
3º - Hawai -16960p
4º - Costa Rica – 15890 p
5º - Brazil – 15640 p
The contest will be webed LIVE everyday at www.BillabongISAWorldGames.com

There will be new video, stories and images uploaded on this site daily, with separate, nation specific folders for every team competing in the event. Simply open the site and look for the folder with the nation you wish to cover.

CONTACT US, we´re here to serve you.
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Soven Brothers Take Elizabethtown Wake Tour Stop

Posted: 7.19.09

Elizabethtown, Ky. – The top pro wakeboarders from throughout the globe hit the waters of Freeman Lake Park today for the final rounds of action at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Elizabethtown, Ky. Riders competed through a series of elimination rounds today, vying for a huge cash purse and points toward the tour standings.

The pros were first off the dock this morning for their quarterfinal round, where 20 riders battled it out on the water in five heats of four for spot in the semifinals. The competition was soon cut in half, as only the top two riders from each heat advanced, setting up the ten-man semifinal.

In the semifinals, all ten pros were looking to make an impact on the water to earn one of four spots in the final round. Riders didn’t hold anything back in the semis, especially rookie phenom Harley Clifford, who laid down an impressive run featuring 17 different tricks. With that run, Clifford won his heat to advance on to the finals, along with defending Pro Tour champ Phillip Soven, current Pro Tour points-leader Aaron Rathy and former Australian Pro Tour champ Dean Smith.

All four finalists went for broke to win the contest, including Aaron Rathy, who attempted a 1080, but was unable to stick the landing. Rathy’s run earned him a third-place finish, with Phillip Soven taking the win and young gun Harley Clifford finishing in second.

“I’m happy with the way I rode today and it feels really good to come out with a win after not being on the podium for a while,” said Soven. “A win is always a good way to go in the next the stop, so now I’m really looking forward to Reno.”

Although Dean Smith finished the finals in fourth place, he didn’t ride away empty handed, as former Australian Pro Tour champ claimed the ROCKSTAR Best Trick Award for his Nose Grab Crow 540 off of the U.S. Air Force kicker. The Award is a $1,000 cash prize.

With the Elizabethtown tour stop in the books, rookie Harley Clifford now takes the lead in the standings over the previous points-leader Aaron Rathy, who now sits in second.

In the Jr. Pro Men division, ten amateur rippers battled it out on the water today in the semifinal round, competing in two heats of five for a spot in the finals. Only the top two riders from each heat advanced past the semifinal round, sending Steel Lafferty, Bob Soven, Daniel Powers and Aussie Mitch Langfield to the Jr. Pro Men finals.

All four finalists threw down some serious runs in last round of action, but ultimately top-seed Bob Soven came out on top, with Langfield and Powers rounding out the contest podium, respectively. Today’s win marks Soven’s fourth of the season, increasing his chances of sweeping the five-stop tour, when it wraps-up in Sparks/Reno, Nev. in August. Should Soven win in Nevada, he will become the first rider in the Jr. Pro Men division ever to sweep the tour.

“I’m stoked, I just took my fourth straight win of the season and I couldn’t be happier with the way I rode today,” said Soven. “Its cool that my brother and I both won and hopefully we can do it again in Reno.”

Following Elizabethtown, the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour will now head to Sparks/Reno, Nev., August 14-16, for the fifth and final stop of the season. Additional venues for the 2009 Pro Tour, includes Fort Worth, Tex., Pleasant Prairie, Wis. and Knoxville, Tenn.

For results, standings, photos, videos, athlete bios and more, please visit www.allisports.com.

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Fla. The Pro Tour has the support of the following sponsors: MasterCraft, Rockstar Energy Drink, Mona Vie, the U.S. Air Force, Indmar, Billabong, Hyperlite, CWB, Ronix, Liquid Force, Gator Boards, Oakley, Ride the Wake, FUEL TV and Allisports.com.

MasterCraft is the exclusive tow boat for the Pro Wakeboard Tour, as it has been since the tour’s wakeboarding events began in 1992. Indmar Marine engines will provide the power for MasterCraft’s X Series line of competition tow boats.

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To catch all the high-flying, rail-sliding, water-sports action of the King of Wake series, tune in to FUEL TV – the official television partner of the King of Wake. WakeBoarding, published by Bonnier Corp., is the official magazine of the King of Wake series. Read about all things wakeboarding, with expert coverage of professional instruction, gear, boats and news.

King of Wake

Viewed as the world’s elite pro wakeboarding circuit, the King of Wake series has attracted the sport’s top athletes from throughout the globe. With more than $300,000 in prize money over the eight-event season, athletes compete during the course of the year to be named the “King of Wake” – an award based on points accumulated at each stop of the series. Events include the Wake Games, the WWA Wakeboard National Championships, the WWA Wakeboard World Championships and all five stops on the Pro Wakeboard Tour. The King of Wake is organized by World Sports & Marketing – the leading wake events producer since 1988.

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SUNDAY, JULY 19 – PWT: ELIZABETHTOWN RESULTS:

Pro Men: Final #1

1. Phillip Soven USA 95.00

2. Harley Clifford AUS 91.25

3. Aaron Rathy CAN 83.75

4. Dean Smith AUS 70.00

Jr. Pro Men: Final #1

1. Bob Soven USA 94.25

2. Mitch Langfield AUS 93.25

3. Daniel Powers USA 80.75

4. Steel Lafferty USA 72.75

Pro Men: Semifinal #1

1. Harley Clifford AUS 93.50

2. Phillip Soven USA 87.50

3. Rusty Malinoski CAN 77.50

4. Chad Sharpe CAN 71.50

5. Jim LaRiche USA 53.50

Pro Men: Semifinal #2

1. Aaron Rathy CAN 88.25

2. Dean Smith AUS 82.75

3. Trevor Hansen USA 82.25

4. Andrew Adkison USA 78.50

5. JD Webb USA 68.25

Jr. Pro Men: Semifinal #1

1. Steel Lafferty USA 91.00

2. Mitch Langfield AUS 85.00

3. Phillip Aslinger USA 80.25

4. Jarrod Askew AUS 79.50

5. Raphael Derome CAN 64.25

Jr. Pro Men: Semifinal #1

1. Bob Soven USA 95.75

2. Daniel Powers USA 84.75

3. Jacob Valdez USA 83.25

4. Danny Burnstein USA 69.75

5. John Jeffries USA 66.50

Pro Men: Quarterfinal #1

1. Jim LaRiche USA 100.00

2. Chad Sharpe CAN 83.00

3. Olivier Derome CAN 81.50

4. Corey Bradley USA 75.50

Pro Men: Quarterfinal #2

1. JD Webb USA 96.25

2. Rusty Malinoski CAN 91.75

3. Danny Harf USA 78.25

4. Kyle Alberts USA 73.75

Pro Men: Quarterfinal #3

1. Phillip Soven USA 95.75

2. Trevor Hansen USA 89.75

3. Bryan Hutton USA 81.00

4. Kyle Rattray CAN 73.50

Pro Men: Quarterfinal #4

1. Dean Smith AUS 92.50

2. Harley Clifford AUS 90.25

3. Adam Errington SCT 87.25

4. Nick Jones USA 70.00

Pro Men: Quarterfinal #5

1. Aaron Rathy CAN 92.25

2. Andrew Adkison USA 90.75

3. Shawn Watson USA 87.00

4. Zane Schwenk USA 70.00

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Team "BONG" wins $1,000 in the Jbay FASL Surf Event Game

Posted: 7.16.09

Team "BONG" won the Jbay FASL Surf Event Game and a cool $1,000 cash with a score of 354.49 points.

Now we're not sure if team "BONG" is an avid smoker or a Billabong employee, but we intend to get to the bottom of it. $1,000 is not quite enough to retire but is enough to throw a great party. We'll reach out to Team "BONG" in the hopes of getting a quick interview.

What was his team? Will he use the money for a quick surf trip? Will he party excessively? Stay tuned…

“THERISINGTIDE (PS)” Holds onto the lead for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway

Posted: 7.16.09

“THERISINGTIDE (PS)” posted a 414.90 score for The Quiksilver Pro in the Premium Season Team standings.

For The Billabong Pro at Jbay the highest Premium Score was a 383.51.

That means THERISINGTIDE (PS) is still the team to beat for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway.

With 5 more events to go there is plenty of time to get involved. Just sign up for either a Premium Event Game or Premium Season Game to automatically be eligible for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway.

You can win the free …Lost Surfboard by getting the highest score for any one of the scheduled 10 pro surf events in 2009. One ...Lost Surfboard will be given away for the 2009 Season - to the Team with the single highest point total for one event.

Good Luck!

Parkinson Claims Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, Solidifies ASP Ratings Lead

Posted: 7.15.09

JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Wednesday, July 15, 2009) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, has claimed the 2009 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf over Damien Hobgood (USA), 30, strengthening his stranglehold on the ASP World Tour ratings lead.

Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay will go down as one of the finest in history, with the two final days of competition enjoying pumping surf and amazing performances, culminating in today’s exciting finale.

Parkinson wasted no time in the 40-minute Final, smashing an excellent 9.47 out of a possible 10 on his opening wave. The wave exhibited the Australian’s unparalleled mastery of the Jeffreys Bay lineup, a symphony of beautiful forehand arcs and committed barrel riding, taking off from “Boneyards” section at the top of the point and riding well over 200 metres to the eruption of crowds on the beach.

“I knew the waves were dying down towards the end of the day and it was going to be important to get on the board early in Final,” Parkinson said. “I’ve been sitting up the point at Boneyards for most of the event and trying to find the ones that would run all the way down the point – that one was no different. As I stood up I had a really nice line on it and I tried to make the most of it. Turned out to be a crucial part of the heat.”

Today’s win comes 10 years after Parkinson’s inaugural victory at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, last ascending the winner’s dais in 1999 when he competed as a wildcard.

“Wow – 10 years seems to go by really fast,” Parkinson said. “I’ve enjoyed coming here every year since that first one, and it’s been a pretty incredible trip since then. To bring it together 10 years down the track, it’s a pretty special feeling and all I can say is that it’s a fantastic event and I’ll be coming here as long as I can.”

Throughout the competition, time-and-again, Parkinson proved to be the form surfer, collecting two Perfect 10s (Round 3, Semifinals) as well as several 9-point plus rides as he deftly advanced through five heats of battle. This victory marks the phenomenal natural-footer’s third ASP Dream Tour win this year alone, strengthening his position as frontrunner in the race for the ASP World Title.

“The conditions for this event were just unbelievable and the surfing speaks for itself,” Parkinson said. “The past two days are a bit of a blur – so many massive scores and barrels from everyone. In terms of the world title, I do my best not to think about it. In the past, I’ve done my head in by wondering how many points behind or ahead of someone I am, and this season, I’ve just focused on the task at hand. I’ve had a good start, but it’s a long year and a lot can happen. I’m looking forward to heading home to see my family and training hard for the next one.”

Unfortunately for Hobgood, inconsistency plagued the back half of his Final clash with Parkinson, and the Floridian was unable to find a rhythm in the challenging conditions. However, today’s Runner-Up finish marks second career result at the venue for Hobgood (the other to Slater in 2003), an impressive feat for a goofy-footer.

“It’s an honor to come here every year,” Hobgood said. “The place is magical and it’s just so beautiful. It’s easy to get distracted by how beautiful it looks when waves are coming down the point. Joel (Parkinson) opened up with that really good wave and at that point, the only thing I could do was pray for an 8-footer to come through. It’s not an easy wave for goofy-footer’s to excel at, but I feel really fortunate to finish in the Final. It’s a great result for me.”

Hobgood’s route to the Final was no easy feat, navigating through a bevy of in-form surfers: Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, in Round 3, Taylor Knox (USA), 38, in the Quarterfinals, and Dane Reynolds (USA), 23, in the Semifinals. Today’s result bolts Hobgood from 10th to 5th on the ASP World Tour ratings, putting him in excellent position to contest the back half of the season.

“This is definitely my best result of the year and moving up to 5th puts me in good position for the back half of the season,” Hobgood said. “I opened up with a pretty good result on the Goldy before having some average outings in the last three. Today’s finish definitely gives me a lot of confidence heading into the next few events, and I’m looking forward to the next one.”

Dane Reynolds (USA), 2008 ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year, lost a wave-starved Semifinal to eventual Runner-Up Hobgood, but impressively stamped his authority on today’s proceedings, besting 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, in the opening heat of the day before taking down giant-slaying wildcard Sean Holmes (ZAF), 31, with the highest-scoring heat total of the event, a 19.20 out of a possible 20. The feat included an incredibly long barrel punctuated with a high-risk floater for his second Perfect 10 of the event, as well as uting a mind-blowing fin-throw: exploding through the lip, grabbing rail and landing in reverse before pulling his board around to recover.

“It was a bit of a bummer to have things die down like that after the Quarterfinals,” Reynolds said. “I’m still happy to be here though. The waves were so much fun that it didn’t even really feel like a contest. (On that 10) There were a couple of moments when I didn’t think I was going to make it. It was really difficult to navigate, but I punched through and was stoked. I also got to do a pretty big turn in the Quarters, and I kind of wanted to do one of those this whole event, but didn’t have a lot of opportunities – when you’re on a wave like that one though, you start gaining some confidence and I just tried to do a big turn. Worked out pretty well.”

Today’s equal 3rd place finish is not only a personal best for the young Californian, but rockets Reynolds up from No. 34 to No. 20 on the ASP World Tour ratings, a major relief following three, consecutive equal 33rds prior to the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.

“This event was obviously a welcome change in my year so far,” Reynolds said. “I didn’t have a good start to the season and came here a bit more motivated to compete. But then I started out pretty slow with some board problems and stuff, so I don’t know. I don’t do well when I think about what I need in heats and that, so I just go out to surf. This result takes a bit of pressure off in terms of ratings and stuff so hopefully I can get a few more before the year is done.”

Kai Otton (AUS), 29, was another goofy-footer to bust through Jeffreys Bay’s challenging walls on his backhand, besting Dean Morrison (AUS), 28, in the Quarterfinals before going down in a tit-for-tat shootout with eventual winner Parkinson in the Semifinals. Otton’s equal 3rd place finish bumps him from 27th to 19th on the ASP World Tour ratings.

“I came to Jeffreys really trying to focus on getting a result here,” Otton said. “For me, that means not thinking in heats, and just surfing, so that seemed to work out pretty well. It can be a difficult wave for goofy-footer’s to do well at, but I really think the size helped throughout the event. It allowed us to open up a bit more as it wasn’t breaking really fast on the bricks. I’m looking forward to heading home and training hard for the next event.”

Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and past four-time winner of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, fell to compatriot Knox in their Round 3 bout this morning. Starting the year with three uncharacteristic 17th place finishes, Slater rebounded with a win in Brazil last week, and was poised to threaten the current tour frontrunners with a strong showing in South Africa. However, today’s equal 9th place finish and current ASP World No. 8 rating make a potential charge for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title much more challenging for the Floridian.

“I’m going to probably have to win three straight now to get back in this thing,” Slater said. “If you do the numbers, I think before this contest, Parko (Joel Parkinson) was ten heats ahead of me, and if I want to contend, I need to catch up. That obviously wasn’t happening for me today.”

The next stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour will be the Hurley Pro Trestles in Southern California from September 13 – 19, 2009.

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BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 15.97
2 – Damien Hobgood (USA) 11.94

BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
SF 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.83 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 16.47
SF 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.73 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 13.67

BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
QF 1: Kai Otton (AUS) 16.17 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.83
QF 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 15.66 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 10.83
QF 3: Dane Reynolds (USA) 19.20 def. Sean Holmes (ZAF) 9.84
QF 4: Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.73 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 14.30

REMAINING BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 6: Dane Reynolds (USA) 15.66 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 10.83
Heat 7: Taylor Knox (USA) 12.57 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 6.04
Heat 8: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.60 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.97

2009 ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10:
1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5076 pts
2 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 3672 pts
3 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 3613 pts
4 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 3460 pts
5 – Damien Hobgood (USA) 3374 pts
6 – Bobby Martinez (USA) 3357 pts
7 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 3350 pts
8 – Kelly Slater (USA) 3030 pts
9 – Tom Whitaker (AUS) 2942 pts
10 – Jordy Smith (ZAF) 2896 pts

Elimination Round 1 Detonates in Pulsing Surf at Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay

Posted: 7.13.09

JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Monday, July 13, 2009) – Round 1 and the opening two heats of Round 2 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay were completed today in clean three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at the legendary South African pointbreak, with the world’s best surfers reveling in the opening day of competition.

Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay opted to make the most of the conditions on offer today, opting to run the new competition format of man-on-man elimination matches from the outset, completing 18 heats of competition, highlighted with some incendiary performances.

Sean Holmes (ZAF), 31, wildcard at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, has a storied history at the event, competing seven times prior, finishing as high as 5th (2002) and as low as 33rd (2005). Although Holmes, once considered the Jeffreys Bay nemesis of former-three-time ASP World Champion Andy Irons (HAW), 30, hasn’t competed for the past two years, the powerful natural-footer posted an emphatic win this morning in front of an ecstatic hometown crowd.

“I was so nervous out there for the first ten minutes of my heat that I felt like I had stones for legs,” Holmes said. “About halfway through the heat, I loosened up and was able to collect some pretty good scores. For a natural-footer, the wave here at J-Bay is such a pleasure to ride. Although I haven’t competed in this event for a couple of years, I feel comfortable out here and I’ll look to get through a few more rounds before I’m done here.”

Holmes not only announced his return to the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay this morning, but collected the highest heat total of the day, a 15.93 out of a possible 20, in his Round 1 win over 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie Dustin Barca (HAW), 27. The South African’s navigation of the Jeffreys Bay lineup, uting everything from fully-committed forehand hacks to deftly-maneuvered barrels, went unmatched by the world’s best surfers throughout the remainder of the day.

“I’ve got a really good board under my feet at the moment – it’s from my local shaper Geraghty,” Holmes said. “It’s a 6’1” by 18 3/8”, and it goes really, really well out there. There’s definitely more sand out there at the moment than I can ever remember in the past and it’s making it break a bit more hollow than normal. I think the guys who have been surfing out here a lot recently will have the upper hand for sure.”

Holmes will take on current ASP World No. 4, Taj Burrow (AUS), 31, in Round 2 when the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay continues.

The only other wildcard (out of five) to survive Round 1 of competition was VonZipper Trials winner Heath Joske (AUS), 20, who defeated current ASP World No. 24, Dayyan Neve (AUS), 31, in a close opening round heat. Joske will take on current ASP World No. 1, Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, in Round 2 when competition resumes.

Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 23, former ASP World Junior Champion (2005) and current ASP World No. 16, took down local favorite and wildcard Ryan Payne (ZAF), 26, in his Round 1 heat, the Hawaiian powerbroker accumulating an 8.33 and a 7.50 en route to his morning victory.

“Oh man it is not easy out there with the cold and the paddle,” Bacalso said. “No jet-ski assist, massive paddle, freezing, but man, the waves are insane! Dream Tour for sure today. You lock into one and all you can see is this big wall down the line for you to tee off on. So much fun and hopefully the waves stay around for the next couple of days.”

With his current ASP World No. 16 rating, Bacalso leads the rookie charge this season on the ASP World Tour, and will look to consolidate his already-impressive year with a big result at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.

“I’m having an okay year so far and have had some ups and downs definitely,” Bacalso said. “I’m not really thinking about ‘Rookie of the Year’ of anything like that. For sure, I’d be stoked if I got it, but I’m just focused on requalifying this year and concentrating on each heat. Maybe not the cold or the paddle, but I think the wave here at J-Bay suits my surfing pretty well and hopefully I can get through a few more heats.”

Bacalso will face Kieren Perrow (AUS), 32, in Round 2 when competition resumes.

Nic Muscroft (AUS), 26, another 2009 ASP World Tour rookie, excelled in the rifling righthanders of Jeffreys Bay today, eliminating compatriot Josh Kerr (AUS), 25, in their Round 1 bout. Muscroft looked supremely comfortable in today’s conditions, even netting one of the day’s highest single-wave score of an 8.67 out of a possible 10.

“I’ve been surfing Winkipop at lot at home in preparation for this event,” Muscroft said. “It’s still a pretty challenging wave here though, especially with the sand build-up at the moment. It’s really fast, but I felt like I got into a good rhythm out there and hopefully the waves stick around.”

Muscroft will next battle reigning nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 37, when Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay action recommences.

Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie, punctuated the day’s high-performance action with a last-minute victory over current ASP World No. 26, Aritz Aranburu (EUK), 23, (who had the day’s highest single-wave score of a 8.83 out of a possible 10) in their Round 1 match. Bourez, who trailed for the majority of the heat, paddled into a wide set within the last minute of the bout, hacking his way through several forehand maneuvers before finishing with a high-risk extended floater.

“I was really frustrated out there because I was hunting for a score and just couldn’t find a good barrel,” Bourez said. “I kept getting clipped and I needed a good score at the end. I saw the wide one come in and I told myself not to go for the barrel, focused on turns and then finished with a big floater. I am stoked to get through and looking to get a good result here.”

Bourez will take on former ASP World Champion (2007) and two-time past winner of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay (2002, 2006), Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, in Round 2 when competition resumes.

Surfline, official foreers for the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, are calling for the current pulse to increase slightly before tomorrow when the top seeds will hit the water for Round 2 of the event.

When competition continues, first up will be current ASP World No. 15, Jeremy Flores (FRA), 21, against Dean Morrison (AUS), 28, in Heat 3 of Round 2.

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7:00am for a possible 7:30am start.

Highlights from today’s Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay will be available via www.billabongpro.com

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BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Michael Picon (FRA) 11.83 def. Tim Boal (FRA) 10.83
Heat 2: Nathaniel Curran (USA) 12.84 def. Jay Thompson (AUS) 9.33
Heat 3: Nic Muscroft (AUS) 15.17 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 9.37
Heat 4: Kai Otton (AUS) 10.40 def. Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 8.33
Heat 5: Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.83 def. Marlon Lipke (DEU) 8.67
Heat 6: Chris Ward (USA) 12.67 def. Torrey Meister (HAW) 10.16
Heat 7: Sean Holmes (ZAF) 15.93 def. Dustin Barca (HAW) 14.50
Heat 8: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 15.83 def. Ryan Payne (ZAF) 11.00
Heat 9: Tim Reyes (USA) 14.33 def. Devyn Mattheys (ZAF) 4.73
Heat 10: Heath Joske (AUS) 8.87 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 8.03
Heat 11: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 13.34 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 9.50
Heat 12: Chris Davidson (AUS) 11.00 def. David Weare (ZAF) 8.83
Heat 13: Michel Bourez (PYF) 14.33 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 13.83
Heat 14: Roy Powers (HAW) 8.16 def. Jihad Khodr (BRA) 5.46
Heat 15: Ben Dunn (AUS) 8.50 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 5.80
Heat 16: Dane Reynolds (USA) 12.00 def. Drew Courtney (AUS) 5.77

BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.17 def. Michael Picon (FRA) 13.10
Heat 2: Kai Otton (AUS) 12.90 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.23

REMAINING BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Dean Morrison (AUS)
Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Nathaniel Curran (USA)
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 6: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 7: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Heath Joske (AUS)
Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Sean Holmes (ZAF)
Heat 10: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs. Tim Reyes (USA)
Heat 11: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 12: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 13: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 14: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 15: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)
Heat 16: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)

Wildcards Now Available for Trading

Posted: 7.9.09

The 5 Wildcards for the Billabong Pro Jbay have been added to the FASL Seedings. You may now pick and trade:

Heath Joske
Torrey Meister
Shaun Holmes
Devyn Mattheys
Ryan Payne

8 hours to go until Jbay

Posted: 7.8.09

The waiting period for the Billabong Pro at Jbay commences at 7 am South Africa time. That means we are inside of 8 hours to go.

The contest waiting period will start at 10:00 pm Pacific Time and 1:00 am Eastern Standard time. For our International Users, please check South African time compared to your local time.

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Team "shipship" wins $1,000 in the Brazil FASL Surf Event Game

Posted: 7.8.09

Team "shipship" won the Brazil FASL Surf Event Game and a cool $1,000 cash with a score of 343.47 points.

The highest score for any Team for the Brazil Event was a Premium Season Team score of 372.87 meaning that “THERISINGTIDE (PS)” score of 414.90 for The Quiksilver Pro is still the score to beat for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway.

With 6 more events to go there is plenty of time to get involved. Just sign up for either a Premium Event Game or Premium Season Game to automatically be eligible for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway.

You can win the free …Lost Surfboard by getting the highest score for any one of the scheduled 10 pro surf events in 2009. One ...Lost Surfboard will be given away for the 2009 Season - to the Team with the single highest point total for one event.

Good Luck!

Trading for Jbay is Now Open

Posted: 7.6.09

Trading for Jbay is now Open. The Jbay waiting period is scheduled to start on July 9th. Jbay is 9 hours ahead of the West Coast and 6 hours ahead of the East Coast. That means the contest waiting period will start at 10:00 pm Wed July 8 Pacific Time and 1 am Thurs July 9 Eastern Standard time. For our International Users, please check South African time compared to your local time.

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Slater Rebounds to Claim Hang Loose SC Pro Over de Souza

Posted: 7.3.09

IMBITUBA, Santa Catarina (Friday, July 3, 2009)

Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion, has claimed the 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro over an in-form Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the main site of Praia Vila.

Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hang Loose culminated in a dramatic finale with perennial ASP World Title threats all pushing one other towards the finish line.

Despite the Brazilian smashing his way out to an early lead, Slater found his form mid-heat with a 9.27 out of a possible 10 for a series of high-risk maneuvers, exhibiting a near-perfect variety of repertoire. Not satisfied with only one high score, Slater nailed the coffin shut with an 8.67 in a dying minutes to secure his 41st ASP World Tour victory.

“There were much better waves in the Final than there were for my Semifinal,” Slater said. “Adriano (de Souza) found a pretty good rhythm early on and posted some pretty good scores, but I felt comfortable out there and felt that the waves would come to me if I were patient. Both of my scoring rides allowed me to a bunch of maneuvers and I felt that the scores were maybe a little high, but I haven’t had many good scores this year, so it was bound to go my way at some point.”

Nearly pulling out of both the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro and the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay altogether, Slater made a last-minute decision to come to Brazil for the fans, but his journey here was riddled with delayed flights, visa complications and missing baggage. After a Round 1 loss on a borrowed board, the Slater juggernaut built momentum throughout the event, riding everything from self-shaped, asymmetrical quad-fins to epoxies to his bread and butter performance boards.

“I definitely feel like I sharpen as the event moves into the later rounds,” Slater said. “I started out pretty slow in Brazil, and I wasn’t even planning on coming initially. I rode borrowed boards, ones that I shaped, epoxies, everything and I definitely think I found my formula today. I actually called my girlfriend before the Final and said, ‘every time I show up to an event after trying to pull out, I win.’ I guess that held true today. I have less pressure on myself and am free to perform to the best of my abilities.”

Slater’s win today breaks his worst slump ever as an ASP World Tour campaigner, three 17ths in three events in 2009, and rockets the Floridian from 25th to No. 9 on the ASP World Tour ratings. Although a mountain of challenges still stand between Slater and an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title, today’s victory has re-ignited the competitive fire for him.

“I feel like I have all those guys (ASP World Title contenders) right where I want them,” Slater said. “I don’t feel like I have any pressure on me, and I tend to do my best when I have no pressure. We’re coming up on Jeffreys Bay, which is probably my best event historically and hopefully I can build off my result here today.”

With the support of Brazil evident in the thousands on the beach, De Souza wasted no time in putting the Floridian on the ropes in their Final, collecting a 6.67 and an 8.00 in the opening half. However, despite an impressive opening, Slater would ultimately eclipse De Souza throughout the back half of the affair, rendering the Brazilian with his second Runner-Up finish of 2009.

“I felt like I peaked in the Final,” De Souza said. “I don’t think I could have surfed any better. I thought I had him (Slater), but he’s the nine-time world champ, and you have to be perfect to beat him. I’m still very happy with my Runner-Up finish. It is my second of the year and puts me in a really good position heading into the next event.”

Today’s finish advances De Souza from ASP World No. 5 to ASP World No. 2 heading into the next stop on the ASP Dream Tour, rendering the former ASP World Junior Champion (2004) a major threat in the race for this year’s ASP World Title.

“It is a huge deal for me to represent my country so well here today,” De Souza said. “I could feel them supporting me on the beach every time I stood up. It was an amazing feeling. I felt strong and confident and I think I made Brazil proud with my performance today.”

Having failed to advance out of Round 3 at the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro in several years of attempts (first as a wildcard, then as an ASP World Tour competitor), De Souza’s Runner-Up finish today marks the first time a Brazilian has made the Final since 2005.

“When I was a little kid I used to come to the event and dream of competing here,” De Souza said. “To be here today, in front of all my friends and family, competing against my hero in the Final, is a very special moment for me and one I will remember for the rest of my life.”

C.J. Hobgood (USA), 29, former ASP World Champion (2001) and current ASP World No. 3, edged past Michael Campbell (AUS), 35, and Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, en route to his first Semifinals berth of the season, but inconsistent conditions would give the nod to eventual winner Slater, resulting in Hobgood’s equal 3rd finish at the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro.

“There just wasn’t anything I could do out there,” Hobgood said. “There were no waves that allowed me the opportunity to even get a decent score. We were talking about holding out for a restart, but Kelly (Slater) took a bad wave and that sort of ended that possibility. A 3rd is a good result, but I’m just really bummed about my Semi. I keep telling myself that I tend to get my best results at the end of the year so hopefully that will complement my good start.”

Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, current ASP World No. 1, was in sensational form through the final day of competition, dispatching of ASP Dream Tour rookies Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 23, and Dustin Barca (HAW), 27, in his Round 4 and Quarterfinal heats respectively. In a grudge match re-igniting their Final bout on the Gold Coast during the season opener, Parkinson and De Souza went blow-for-blow in Semifinal 1, with the Brazilian claiming victory this time around, advancing in front of an ecstatic hometown crowd.

“I’m really frustrated as I wanted to win that one,” Parkinson said. “I had an okay start, but Adriano (de Souza) picked up a few good scores towards the end. I got him at home and the Goldy and he got me here in his home country – that’s what is great about the tour, everyone surfs in their own country at some point. I’m disappointed, but an equal 3rd is a good result for me and I’m feeling confident heading into the next event at Jeffreys Bay.”

Next stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour will be the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay in South Africa from July 9 – 19, 2009.

Highlights from the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro will be available via www.aspworldtour.com

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HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO FINAL RESULTS:

1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 17.94
2 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.67

HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO SEMIFINAL RESULTS:

SF 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.97 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.86
SF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.16 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 6.93

HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:

QF 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.67 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.33
QF 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.73 def. Dustin Barca (HAW) 13.04
QF 3: Kelly Slater (USA) 13.60 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.17
QF 4: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 12.87 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 9.17

HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO ROUND 4 RESULTS:

Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 16.90 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.50
Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.60 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 10.00
Heat 3: Dustin Barca (HAW) 11.17 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 8.80
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.66 def. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 13.33
Heat 5: Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.20 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 12.33
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.10 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 11.67
Heat 7: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.84 def. Mick Campbell (AUS) 13.16
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.20 def. Chris Ward (USA) 8.14

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10:

1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3876 pts
2 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 3206 pts
3 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 3072 pts
4 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 3050 pts
5 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 2940 pts
6 – Bobby Martinez (USA) 2625 pts
7 – Tom Whitaker (AUS) 2532 pts
8 – Jordy Smith (ZAF) 2486 pts
9 – Kelly Slater (USA) 2430 pts
10 – Damien Hobgood (USA) 2342 pts

Team "CEN FLA" dominating FASL Wake League

Posted: 7.1.09

Team "CEN FLA" is now dominating the FASL Wake Game. CEN FLA took the early lead in the Premium and Free Season Games, but came up short in the Event 1 and 2 Games. For Event 3 CEN FLA would not be denied, taking 1st and 2nd place and winning $700 in the process.

Who is this Beast from the East? Can someone step up and take them down? We'll try to get an interview with CEN FLA and bring it to you here. Stay posted.

FASL Team

NEW FEATURE - See Teams on Leaderboards

Posted: 6.28.09

You talk, we listen.

We've received a fair amount of feedback asking for the ability to see other User's Teams. So we're giving you what you've asked for. You can now see Teams on the Leaderboards page. All you have to do is Log-In and go to the Leaderboards page. Once there, simply scroll over the Teams and a pop up will show you the Team. It's that easy.

You will only be able to see Teams while an Event is running. You will not be able to see Teams while trading is open.

Keep the feedback coming, we're listening.

FASL Team

Rathy’s Winning-Streak Continues with Win in Knoxville

Posted: 6.28.09

Knoxville, Tenn. – The top pro wakeboarders in the world hit the waters of Volunteer Landing today for the final rounds of action at MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Knoxville, Tenn.

First off the dock this morning, were the Pro Men’s division for their 20-man quarterfinal. Riders competed in five heats of four, with only the top two riders in each heat advancing onto the semifinals.

The theme of today’s semifinals was old school meets new school, as the two stacked heats ranged from young guns Harley Clifford and Jimmy LaRiche to elite veterans Chad Sharpe and Danny Harf.

The ten semifinalists battled it out on the water for one of four spots in the finals, with Andrew Adkison, Danny Harf, rookie Harley Clifford and top-seed Aaron Rathy advancing onto the last round of the contest.

All four finalists threw down some impressive runs, but Canadian ripper Aaron Rathy stood out from the competition to post a 97-point run, almost 12-points more than his next closet competitor. Harley Clifford and Danny Harf rounded out the podium, respectively.

Today’s win marks Rathy’s second consecutive Pro Tour stop victory of the 2009 season.

Also in the Pro Men’s division, England’s Nick Davies took home the ROCKSTAR Best Trick Award today for his massive Heelside 900 off of the U.S. Air Force kicker. The Award is a $1,000 cash prize.

Following Knoxville, the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour will head to Elizabethtown, Ky., July 18 & 19, for its fourth stop of the 2009 season. Addition venues for the 2009 Pro Tour include Fort Worth, Tex., Pleasant Prairie, Wis. and Sparks/Reno, Nev.

For event info, results, standings, photos, videos, athlete bios and more, please visit www.allisports.com.

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Fla. The Pro Tour has the support of the following sponsors: MasterCraft, Rockstar Energy Drink, Mona Vie, the U.S. Air Force, Indmar, Billabong, Hyperlite, CWB, Ronix, Liquid Force, Gator Boards, Oakley, Ride the Wake, FUEL TV and Allisports.com.

MasterCraft is the exclusive towboat for the Pro Wakeboard Tour, as it has been since the tour’s wakeboarding events began in 1992. Indmar Marine engines will provide the power for MasterCraft’s X Series line of competition tow boats.

ROCKSTAR is the world's most powerful energy drink. Enhanced with the potent herbal blend of Guarana, Ginkgo, Ginseng and Milk Thistle, ROCKSTAR is formulated to provide an incredible energy boost for those who lead active and exhausting lifestyles - from athletes to rock stars.ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available in eleven amazing flavors: Original, Sugar Free, Zero Carb, Juiced Mango Orange Passion Fruit, Juiced Guava, Juiced Pomegranate, Tropical Punched, Punched Citrus, Roasted Mocha, Roasted Latte, and Roasted Light Vanilla. ROCKSTAR ENERGY SHOTS are available in Wild Berry and Tropical Punch flavors.ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available at convenience and grocery retail outlets across the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, The Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, and throughout the United Kingdom.

Media Partners

To catch all the high-flying, rail-sliding, water-sports action of the King of Wake series, tune in to FUEL TV – the official television partner of the King of Wake. WakeBoarding, published by Bonnier Corp., is the official magazine of the King of Wake series. Read about all things wakeboarding, with expert coverage of professional instruction, gear, boats and news.

King of Wake

Viewed as the world’s elite pro wakeboarding circuit, the King of Wake series has attracted the sport’s top athletes from throughout the globe. With more than $300,000 in prize money over the eight-event season, athletes compete during the course of the year to be named the “King of Wake” – an award based on points accumulated at each stop of the series. Events include the Wake Games, the WWA Wakeboard National Championships, the WWA Wakeboard World Championships and all five stops on the Pro Wakeboard Tour. The King of Wake is organized by World Sports & Marketing – the leading wake events producer since 1988.

Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports

Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, is a global business that encompasses national and international action sports tours and events, multimedia production, and a consumer facing lifestyle brand. The Alliance includes: the Dew Tour, Winter Dew Tour, China Invitational, Maloof Money Cup, AMA Motocross Championship, King of Wake series, and the Free Flow Tour; Alli Productions, which creates original content, produces and presents content with partners, and distributes Alli content through a variety of channels. Alli is owned by NBC Sports and MTV Networks and represents a network of athletes, fans, brands and properties. Its mission is to facilitate the momentous growth of action sports, through competition and lifestyle, for a new generation of fans and athletes. The Alli properties are home to more than 550,000 spectators each year and broadcasts more than 150 hours of original content in 100 countries and 280 million homes worldwide. More information can be found at www.allisports.com.

Sunday, June 28 – PWT Knoxville Final Results:

Pro Men Final – Heat #1

1. Aaron Rathy CAN 97.00

2. Harley Clifford AUS 85.25

3. Danny Harf USA 83.00

4. Andrew Adkison USA 74.75

Pro Men Semifinal – Heat #1

1. Harley Clifford AUS 90.25

2. Andrew Adkison USA 89.00

3. Phillip Soven USA 81.75

4. Rusty Malinoski CAN 79.00

5. Troy Mackey AUS 60.00

Pro Men Semifinal – Heat #2

1. Danny Harf USA 98.50

2. Aaron Rathy CAN 83.50

3. Jimmy LaRiche USA 79.75

4. Chad Sharpe CAN 75.50

5. Bryan Hutton USA 62.75

Pro Men Quarterfinal – Heat #1

1. Danny Harf USA 91.75

2. Rusty Malinoski CAN 87.00

3. Corey Bradley USA 85.50

4. Adam Errington SCT 60.00

Pro Men Quarterfinal – Heat #2

1. Phillip Soven USA 97.25

2. Troy Mackey AUS 87.25

3. Trevor Hansen USA 83.50

4. Austin Hair USA 72.00

Pro Men Quarterfinal – Heat #3

1. Andrew Adkison USA 94.00

2. Jimmy LaRiche USA 90.25

4. Shawn Watson USA 84.25

3. Dean Smith AUS 71.50

Pro Men Quarterfinal – Heat #4

1. Bryan Hutton USA 90.75

2. Harley Clifford AUS 88.25

3. Nick Davies ENG 84.25

4. Jeff Weatherall NZL 76.75

Pro Men Quarterfinal – Heat #5

1. Aaron Rathy CAN 95.25

2. Chad Sharpe CAN 90.75

3. Olivier Derome CAN 81.75

4. Robby Carter USA 72.25

Mike Weiss

Associate Director, Event PR

460 N. Orlando Ave. Suite 200

Winter Park, FL 32789

Cell: (407) 453-0222 | Office: (407) 571-4874

Email: Michael.Weiss@BonnierCorp.com

UPDATE - Wildcards and Injuries Seeding Updated for Brazil Surf Event 4

Posted: 6.24.09

The ASP has released the official draw for the Hang Loose Pro in Brazil. Injured Surfers Adrian Buchan, Luke Stedman and Gabe Kling were replaced by Jay Thompson, Ben Bourgeois and Neco Padaratz. The ASP also announced Bernardo Miranda, Gustavo Fernandes and Guilherme Ferriera as the Wildcards (46th, 47th and 48th Seeds respectively).

The Seedings have been updated and all surfers are now available for your Teams.

The Brazil waiting period starts this Saturday June 27th at 7:30 am Brazil time. That is 3:30 am Pacific and 6:30 am Eastern U.S. Time. We highly advise you to have your Teams set before you go to bed Friday night.

Good Luck

FASL Team

$2,000 Cash and Great Prizes to be given away for the Hang Loose Pro

Posted: 6.24.09

Surf Event 4 - Brazil is right around the corner.

We're offering $2,000 in Cash and more great prizes from Lost, Quiksilver, Billabong, Skullcandy and Von Zipper for the Brazil Event Game.

The Brazil waiting period starts this Saturday June 27th at 7:30 am Brazil time. That is 3:30 am Pacific and 6:30 am Eastern U.S. Time. We highly advise you to have your Teams set before you go to bed Friday night.

Good Luck

FASL Team

"GLMwakeCM" Wins FASL Pro Wake Tour Event 2 and $500!

Posted: 6.23.09

GLMwakeCM Wins PWT Event 2

Team "GLMwakeCM" is now $500 richer for taking first place in the FASL Wake League Event 2 Game. With a Team score of 1404.95 GLMwakeCM squeaked out a victory over Team MRA crew wake's 1372 points.

PWT Event 3 in Knoxville starts this Saturday, June 27.

Lock in your Teams now.

Rathy Claims First Career Pro Tour Stop Win

Posted: 6.22.09

Pleasant Prairie, Wis. – The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour wrapped up its final day of action in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. today with five rounds of riding between the Pro Men and Jr. Pro Men divisions.

The Pro Men were first off the dock this morning for a 20-man quarterfinal, which eliminated half the competition, advancing only the top two riders in each of the five heats. The 10 semifinalists battled it out for one of four spots in the finals, with Andrew Adkison, Harley Clifford, Aaron Rathy and current Pro Tour titlist Phillip Soven moving onto the final round.

All four finalists threw down some impressive runs, but only Canadian ripper Aaron Rathy had two stand up passes to earn him his first Pro Tour stop win of his career. Clifford and Adkison rounded out the contest podium.

“I’m just stoked to get my first win, that’s all I can really say,” said Rathy. “It was a tough final, no doubt, but I had two stand up passes and came away with the win.”

With today’s win, Aaron Rathy now leads both the Pro Tour and the King of Wake standings lists.

Although Aussie Dean Smith didn’t make the finals today, the former Australian Pro Tour champ did ride away with the ROCKSTAR Best Trick Award for his massive Indy Tantrum Backside 3 off of the U.S. Air Force Kicker. The award is a $1,000 cash prize.

In the Jr. Pro Men’s division, ten amateur rippers hit the water today in two heats of five for their semifinals, with only the top two riders in each heat advancing onto the final round. Phillip Aslinger, Steel Lafferty, Bob Soven and Aussie Mitch Langfield faced off in a heated four-man final today with Soven taking the top spot. Langfield, Lafferty and Aslinger rounded out the finals.

With today’s win, Bob Soven claims his second Pro Tour stop victory of the season and continues his lead the Jr. Pro Men’s standings.

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour now heads to Knoxville, Tenn., June 27 & 28 for the third stop of the Pro Tour. Additional venues for the 2009 Pro Tour, includes Fort Worth, Tex., Elizabethtown, Ky. and Sparks/Reno, Nev.

For schedules, results, standings, photos, videos, athlete bios and more, please visit www.allisports.com.

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Fla. The Pro Tour has the support of the following sponsors: MasterCraft, Rockstar Energy Drink, Mona Vie, the U.S. Air Force, Indmar, Billabong, Hyperlite, CWB, Ronix, Liquid Force, Gator Boards, Oakley, Ride the Wake, FUEL TV and Allisports.com.

The MasterCraft X-Star is the exclusive tow boat of the Pro Wakeboard Tour, as it has been since the Tour’s inception in 1992. Indmar Marine engines provides the power for MasterCraft’s X Series line of competition tow boats.

ROCKSTAR is the world's most powerful energy drink. Enhanced with the potent herbal blend of Guarana, Ginkgo, Ginseng and Milk Thistle, ROCKSTAR is formulated to provide an incredible energy boost for those who lead active and exhausting lifestyles - from athletes to rock stars.ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available in eleven amazing flavors: Original, Sugar Free, Zero Carb, Juiced Mango Orange Passion Fruit, Juiced Guava, Juiced Pomegranate, Tropical Punched, Punched Citrus, Roasted Mocha, Roasted Latte, and Roasted Light Vanilla. ROCKSTAR ENERGY SHOTS are available in Wild Berry and Tropical Punch flavors.ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available at convenience and grocery retail outlets across the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, The Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, and throughout the United Kingdom.

Media Partners

To catch all the high-flying, rail-sliding, water-sports action of the King of Wake series, tune in to FUEL TV – the official television partner of the King of Wake. WakeBoarding, published by Bonnier Corp., is the official magazine of the King of Wake series. Read about all things wakeboarding, with expert coverage of professional instruction, gear, boats and news.

King of Wake

Viewed as the world’s elite pro wakeboarding circuit, the King of Wake series has attracted the sport’s top athletes from throughout the globe. With more than $300,000 in prize money over the eight-event season, athletes compete during the course of the year to be named the “King of Wake” – an award based on points accumulated at each stop of the series. Events include the Wake Games, the WWA Wakeboard National Championships, the WWA Wakeboard World Championships and all five stops on the Pro Wakeboard Tour. The King of Wake is organized by World Sports & Marketing – the leading wake events producer since 1988.

Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports

Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, is a global business that encompasses national and international action sports tours and events, multimedia production, and a consumer facing lifestyle brand. The Alliance includes: the Dew Tour, Winter Dew Tour, China Invitational, Maloof Money Cup, AMA Motocross Championship, King of Wake series, and the Free Flow Tour; Alli Productions, which creates original content, produces and presents content with partners, and distributes Alli content through a variety of channels. Alli is owned by NBC Sports and MTV Networks and represents a network of athletes, fans, brands and properties. Its mission is to facilitate the momentous growth of action sports, through competition and lifestyle, for a new generation of fans and athletes. The Alli properties are home to more than 550,000 spectators each year and broadcasts more than 150 hours of original content in 100 countries and 280 million homes worldwide. More information can be found at www.allisports.com.

Sunday, June 21 – PWT Stop #2 Final Results:

Pro Men - Finals Heat #1

1 Aaron Rathy CAN 93.00

2 Harley Clifford AUS 90.00

3 Andrew Adkison USA 79.75

4 Phillip Soven USA 77.25

Jr. Pro Men - Finals Heat #1

1 Bob Soven USA 98.00

2 Mitch Langfield AUS 88.25

3 Steel Lafferty USA 83.75

4 Phillip Aslinger USA 70.00

Pro Men - Semifinals Heat #1

1 Aaron Rathy CAN 85.00

2 Andrew Adkison USA 84.25

3 Rusty Malinoski CAN 80.00

4 Dean Smith AUS 79.25

5 Trevor Hansen USA 71.50

Pro Men - Semifinals Heat #2

1 Phillip Soven USA 87.25

2 Harley Clifford AUS 86.50

3 Jimmy LaRiche USA 86.00

4 Olivier Derome CAN 73.50

5 Nick Davies ENG 67.25

Jr. Pro Men - Semifinals Heat #1

1 Mitch Langfield AUS 95.50

2 Phillip Aslinger USA 87.50

3 Daniel Powers USA 78.50

4 Joshua Twelker USA 74.50

5 Johnny Tobaben USA 47.50

Jr. Pro Men - Semifinals Heat #2

1 Bob Soven USA 97.25

2 Steel Lafferty USA 91.25

3 Jacob Valdez USA 77.50

4 Alex Graydon USA 69.00

5 Nick Galotifore USA 65.00

Pro Men - Quarterfinals Heat #1

1 Jimmy LaRiche USA 93.00

2 Trevor Hansen USA 88.25

3 Adam Errington USA 85.00

4 Bryan Hutton USA 73.75

Pro Men - Quarterfinals Heat #2

1 Phillip Soven USA 94.25

2 Dean Smith AUS 90.00

3 Austin Hair USA 85.75

4 Corey Bradley USA 70.00

Pro Men - Quarterfinals Heat #3

1 Andrew Adkison USA 93.75

2 Rusty Malinoski CAN 86.50

3 JD Webb USA 84.50

4 Jeff Weatherall NZL 75.25

Pro Men - Quarterfinals Heat #4

1 Aaron Rathy CAN 94.00

2 Nick Davies ENG 89.00

3 Jeff House USA 76.00

4 Shawn Watson USA 65.25

Pro Men - Quarterfinals Heat #5

1 Harley Clifford AUS 91.75

2 Olivier Derome CAN 90.75

3 Kyle Rattray CAN 85.25

4 Chris Dykmans USA 72.25

Mike Weiss

Associate Director, Event PR

460 N. Orlando Ave. Suite 200

Winter Park, FL 32789

Cell: (407) 453-0222 | Office: (407) 571-4874

Email: Michael.Weiss@BonnierCorp.com

Over $1,000 in Cash and Prizes available on FASL’s Fantasy Wake League for Stop 2

Posted: 6.10.09

Don’t miss your chance at over $1,000 in Cash and Prizes up for grabs on Fantasy Action Sports League for Pro Wake Tour Stop # 2 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. FASL is offering $500 for first place along with another $500 in cash and additional prizes for the top 15 placing Teams.

In PWT Stop # 1, rookie Harley Clifford stormed from the bottom of the rankings to a 1st place finish. FASL Team “Wakeks” capitalized on Harley’s and the rest of the team’s good fortune to walk away with $500 Cold Hard Cash. Who’s going to step up to win FASL Fantasy Wake League Event 2 and take home $500?

Don’t forget, FASL is also giving way $2,000 for the Season Winner, including $1,000 for 1st place.

PWT Stop 2 in Pleasant Prairie starts this Friday, June 19. FASL Wake League will be locked once the Pro Riders hit the water, so sign up now before it’s too late.

For more information, visit: www.fantaysactionsportsleague.com

“Wakeks” Wins Wake Event 1 and $500

Posted: 6.03.09

“Wakeks” has won FASL Wake Event 1 with a score of 2338.75 points. “Wakeks” receives $500 for his efforts and takes the early lead in the Liquid Force complete Board and Binding Giveaway.

FASL Wake Event 2 starts soon. PWT Tour Stop #2 runs Jun 19 - 21 at Pleasant Prairie, WI.

Sign up now for your chance to win big Cash and Prizes.

Interview w/Event 3 Winner "Burger" aka Jeff H.

Posted: 6.4.09

So, $1,000 bucks richer. How’s it feel?
Stoked, A co-worker of mine talked me into entering a team and i did with hopes of making the top 25. He didn't even place, so i've had some fun joking on him.

What are you going to do with the money?
I took it and went to the Bahamas for a few days of surfing and spearfishing. I had a Big Ole Time.

Who was on your Team?
CJ, Damien, Bobby, Wardo, Kerr, Dingo, Barca, Andy, Bruno and Heiaraii.

What made you go with that Team?
I'm actually a part time Palm Reader / Psychic so I just knew I was going to win. I'm pretty sure I know next weeks Powerball numbers as well. I'm thinking about auctioning the numbers on Ebay this week if anyone is interested!!

What strategy are you willing to share with the other FASL users?
I'd say the best strategies would be actually showing up at the event and taking matters into your own hands. Did you see how Arritz's board slid out on that one bottom turn? All it took was a little sandpaper to the fins and he never even knew it. I spent many late nights hunting down competitiors boards while everyone was sleeping. A little vasoline in the wax, slight creases in a few and I even tried to sabotage a few boats with water in the fuel tanks. I'm taking Brasil to another level! Scuba tanks and shark fins!!

Any pointers heading into Brasil?
If someone yells SHARK!! Get out of the water!

Rookie Clifford Wins Pro Wake Tour Stop 1

Posted: 6.1.09

Fort Worth, Tex. – Fans packed the shores of Texas MasterCraft today for the final rounds of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Fort Worth, Tex. Riders in the Pro Men, Women and Jr. Pro Men divisions, threwdown their best runs of the contest to try to win the first Tour stop of the 2009 season.

The one reoccurring theme throughout this weekend’s contest in the Pro Men’s division was upsets created by rookie riders, and today was no different. Harley Clifford of Thornlands, Australia, shocked everyone in Fort Worth today, when the 15-year-old rookie was called to the top of the Pro Men’s podium. Clifford, posting a 94.75 in his final run, beat out Olivier Derome, Aaron Rathy and two-time wakeboard world champion, Andrew Adkison for the top spot.

“I’m just stoked… there are no other words,” said Clifford. “Making it to the Finals was huge for me, but winning my first U.S. Pro Tour stop is just unreal.”

As unreal as it may seem to Clifford, the rookie rider now sits at the top of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour standings list, making him the top-seeded rider in the next contest.

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour will make its next stop of the season in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., on June 19-21.

For results, standings, photos, videos, athlete bios and more, visit www.allisports.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 31 – PWT FINAL RESULTS:

Pro Men: Finals – Heat 1
1. Harley Clifford AUS 94.75
2. Aaron Rathy CDN 89.50
3. Andrew Adkison USA 79.25
4. Olivier Derome CDN 76.50

Pro Men: Semifinals – Heat 1
1. Andrew Adkison USA 89.75
2. Olivier Derome CDN 82.75
3. Adam Errington SCT 79.75
4. Nick Davies GBR 75.00
5. Rusty Malinoski CDN 72.75

Pro Men: Semifinals – Heat 2
1. Harley Clifford AUS 90.25
2. Aaron Rathy CDN 89.25
3. Phillip Soven USA 86.00
4. Kyle Alberts USA 68.75
5. Austin Hair USA 65.75

Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat 1
1. Aaron Rathy CDN 98.00
2. Olivier Derome CDN 88.25
3. Dean Smith AUS 81.75
4. Danny Thollander USA 72.00

Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat 2
1. Andrew Adkison USA 96.00
2. Austin Hair USA 86.25
3. Danny Harf USA 83.25
4. Bryan Hutton USA 74.50

Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat 3
1. Adam Errington SCT 97.75
2. Kyle Alberts USA 86.50
3. Josh Palma USA 82.75
4. Dylan Miller CDN 53.75

Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat 4
1. Harley Clifford AUS 94.25
2. Rusty Malinoski CDN 89.00
3. Trevor Hansen USA 86.75
4. Jimmy LaRiche USA 70.00

Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat 5
1. Phillip Soven USA 96.25
2. Nick Davies GBR 87.00
3. Tino Santori USA 82.75
4. Kirby Liesmann USA 74.00

SATURDAY, MAY 30 – PWT DAY 2 RESULTS:

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 1
1. Harley Clifford AUS 95.75
2. Trevor Hansen USA 89.75
3. Keith Lidberg USA 80.00
4. Chad Sharpe CDN 74.50

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 2
1. Austin Hair USA 97.00
2. Tino Santori USA 91.50
3. Joey Bradley USA 81.50
4. Paul Hernaez FRA 56.00

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 3
1. Olivier Derome CDN 100.00
2. Jimmy LaRiche USA 88.50
3. Anthony Hollick USA 81.50
4. Randall Harris USA 74.50

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 4
1. Aaron Rathy CDN 100.00
2. Kyle Alberts USA 84.25
3. Troy Mackey AUS 82.25
4. Alex Scagliotti USA 73.50

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 5
1. Andrew Adkison USA 100.00
2. Bryan Hutton USA 90.00
3. Alex Hamrick USA 75.00
4. Jefferson Langley USA 64.50

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 6
1. Kirby Liesmann USA 91.00
2. Danny Thollander USA 82.00
3. Keith Lyman USA 76.75
4. Shawn Watson USA 74.50

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 7
1. Adam Errington SCT 97.75
2. Josh Palma USA 85.00
3. Sam Thomson AUS 80.25
4. Shane Bonifay USA 77.00

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 8
1. Rusty Malinoski CDN 100.00
2. Dean Smith AUS 86.50
3. Shaun Murray USA 83.50
4. Keith Holley USA 54.25

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 9
1. Dylan Miller CDN 89.25
2. Nick Davies GBR 88.75
3. Corey Bradley USA 86.00
4. JD Webb USA 76.00

Pro Men: Round of 40 – Heat 10
1. Phillip Soven USA 95.75
2. Danny Harf USA 88.25
3. Jeff Mckee USA 81.00
4. Brad Smeele NZL 75.00

FRIDAY, MAY 29 – PWT DAY 1 RESULTS:

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 1
1. Jimmy LaRiche USA 97.25
2. Kirby Liesmann USA 83.50
3. Marcelo Giardi BRZ 81.75
4. Alex Brown USA 77.50

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 2
1. Dylan Miller CDN 97.25
2. Jefferson Langley USA 92.75
3. Derek Grasman USA 76.50
4. Mike Maynard CDN 57.75

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 3
1. Shaun Murray USA 91.50
2. Sam Thomson AUS 86.75
3. Jason Bannatyne CDN 81.50
4. James Hindes USA 80.25

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 4
1. Danny Harf USA 97.25
2. Troy Mackey AUS 90.50
3. Scott Stewart USA 78.75
4. Nick Weinacker USA 73.50

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 5
1. Josh Palma USA 85.50
2. Anthony Hollick USA 85.25
3. AJ Racinelli USA 85.00
4. Dustin O’Ferrall CDN 84.50

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 6
1. Alex Scagliotti USA 86.75
2. Jeff McKee USA 86.00
3. Kyle Rattray CDN 85.75
4. Chris Dykmans USA 67.75

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 7
1. Alex Hamrick USA 87.00
2. Paul Hernaez FRA 84.50
3. Robby Carter USA 77.50
4. Eric Deegan USA 75.25

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 8
1. Brad Smeele NZL 93.00
2. Joey Bradley USA 89.50
3. Jeff House USA 82.75
4. Glenn Valentine USA 74.75

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 9
1. Corey Bradley USA 95.25
2. Keith Lidberg USA 91.00
3. Luciano Rondi Neto BRZ 80.75
4. Jake Sonnevelt USA 73.00

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 10
1. Keith Lyman USA 95.00
2. Harley Clifford AUS 92.75
3. Zane Schwenk USA 82.25
4. JoJo Lemburg USA 68.00
5. Jacob Loken USA 62.00

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 11
1. Dean Smith AUS 98.50
2. Keith Holley USA 86.75
3. Tony Carroll USA 84.75
4. Nick Jones USA 54.25
5. Victor Sanchez USA 34.50

Pro Men: Qualifying Round – Heat 12
1. Shane Bonifay USA 95.50
2. Nick Davies GBR 90.75
3. Rusty Scott USA 65.00
4. Rob Jacques USA 56.50
5. Marcus Kistler USA 33.75

Bobby Martinez Claims Billabong Pro Tahiti Over Taj Burrow

Posted: 5.19.09

TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Tuesday, May 19, 2009) – Bobby Martinez (USA), 26, has taken out the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui, defeating fellow Finalist Taj Burrow (AUS), 30, in clean three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at Teahupoo.

Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti survived a marathon waiting period, culminating on the second-to-last available day in improving conditions that peaked for a climactic Final.

Martinez surfed a near-flawless heat, opening up with an impressive 8.73 out of a possible 10 before putting his opponent in a combination situation with a Houdini-esque 9.73 out of a possible 10. Netting the highest heat total of the event, an 18.46 out of a possible 20, Martinez claimed his second Billabong Pro Tahiti and fourth elite tour win, establishing himself as one of the premier tube-riders in the world.

“I feel great and a bit emotional,” Martinez said. “I feel wonderful. I waited for the good ones out there and just got lucky. There weren’t too many waves and I was lucky enough to get a couple of good ones and not fall. Things just seemed to work out for me today. I really don’t know what to say. It feels really special.”

The form surfer of the event, Martinez surfed the majority of his heats on borrowed equipment, having broken most of his surfboards early in the waiting period.

“I actually borrowed a board from Alain Riou (local Tahitian surfer),” Martinez said. “He rides Darren Handley shapes and the board was the same dimensions and pretty much the same board I ride. It was great to find that as yesterday, I was a bit skeptical about today in terms of the conditions and my equipment, but everything worked out perfectly.”

Martinez, who is without a major sponsor at the moment, has rocketed himself from 19th to 7th on the ASP World Tour ratings with today’s win, putting him in excellent position for the remainder of the year.

“I’m not thinking about money right now, but rather I’m thinking about the feelings I have,” Martinez said. “I didn’t start surfing to make money. I started for me, and to win today, you cannot put a price on the feelings I have. I’m really going to let it sink it and enjoy it. It’s a great result, but it’s a long year and anything can happen. Joel (Parkinson) has a great lead, and now that this event is over, my focus goes to the next one.”

Burrow’s efforts in the Final were nothing short of spectacular, collecting an 8.17, a 7.93 and a 7.33, but they were not enough to overtake the Martinez stranglehold on the event.

“I definitely had fun but it was tricky against Bobby (Martinez),” Burrow said. “He had a dream heat. The conditions looked pretty good for your forehand because the judges like seeing you pump on your forehand in the barrel. On your backhand, you just have to park it in the pit and you can’t do much, but Bobby did everything he had to out there and deserved the win. I still had a fun Final, but hard to enjoy out there because I was in a combination situation the whole time.”

Burrow now moves into the No. 2 position on the ASP World Tour ratings, setting the Western Australian up well as he eyes up the next events.

“I’ve had two keepers in terms of results and I’m hungry,” Burrow said. “I’m still kicking and I’m looking to win. The next few events, I feel really strong at and I’m going to do whatever it takes to win. I’m stoked to get a result at Teahupoo, I haven’t done well here in a few years so it sets me up really well for the rest of the year.”

Aritz Aranburu (EUK), 23, former ASP World No. 39, was the “Cinderella Story” at the Billabong Pro Tahiti. Having failed to advance through a heat in the opening two events of the season, the Basque Country’s first ever ASP World Tour competitor stormed past Californian sensation Dane Reynolds (USA), 23, former event winner Damien Hobgood (USA), 29, Australian veteran Tom Whitaker, 29, and reigning nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 37, en route to a Semifinals berth.

"I’ve had a tough draw throughout the event, but that’s what has kept me motivated,” Aranburu said. “Coming up against the best guys out there, you need to lift your ability. Beating Kelly (Slater) for me is one of the biggest achievements I’ve ever had. I’ve been looking up to him for so long, and just being on tour with him is an honor. To beat him is a major achievement for me."

The career-best result was halted at the hands of eventual winner Martinez during one of the most exciting heats of the event. Despite coming up short to Martinez (15.23 to the Californian’s 17.17), Aranburu’s equal 3rd place finish boosts the European to 19th on the ASP World Tour ratings.

“Bobby (Martinez) is one of the best out there,” Aranburu said. “I had one good one, but he got two good ones, and that was it. It’s my best result ever and I am stoked. I have lots of confidence going into the next events. I just want to go home and train and try new boards for Brazil and J-Bay. The biggest thing for me is to know that if I can do it once, I can do it twice.”

Michael Campbell (AUS), 35, opened his final day affair with a close win over fellow ASP Dream Tour veteran Taylor Knox (USA), 38, in the Quarterfinals, but the goofy-footer’s precision forehand approach wasn’t enough to overtake a rampaging Burrow in the Semifinals.

“It felt like I was a bit out of rhythm in the Semifinal,” Campbell said. “I wasn’t able to capitalize on the waves I got and Taj (Burrow) posted a couple of really strong scores mid-heat that left me wanting.”

Although falling short of a Finals berth, the journeyman competitor’s equal 3rd place finish boosts him from 29th to 16th on the ASP World Tour ratings.

"This is going to do a lot for my cause,” Campbell said. “I’ve had average results this year and last year too, so a third is pretty special for me. All of the heats have been hard and sometimes the luck goes your way. I’ve had a bit of luck this time around, but I’ve also spent some time here and I know it pretty well. Stoked to get a result and looking forward to the next one."

Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, suffered an unfortunate Round 3 loss at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, but after two event wins to open the season up, the Gold Coaster remains the frontrunner on this year’s ASP World Tour ratings.

The next stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour will be the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro in Brazil from June 27 to July 5, 2009.

Highlights from the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui will be available via www.billabongpro.com

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Bobby Martinez (USA) 18.46
2 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.10

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.86 def. Michael Campbell (AUS) 10.00
SF 2: Bobby Martinez (USA) 17.17 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 15.23

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.33 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.06
QF 2: Mick Campbell (AUS) 12.84 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 10.17
QF 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) 15.93 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.67
QF 4: Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 11.66 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.66

REMAINING BILLABONG PRO TAHITI ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.17 def. Andy Irons (HAW) 10.16
Heat 6: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.57 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 8.67
Heat 7: Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 12.56 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 9.16
Heat 8: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 9.43 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 9.40

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10:
1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3000 points
2 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 2318 points
3 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 2208 points
4 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 2196 points
5 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 2174 points
6 – Jordy Smith (ZAF) 2076 points
7 – Bobby Martinez (USA) 2025 points
8 – Tom Whitaker (AUS) 1932 points
9 – Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 1886 points
10 – Kieren Perrow (AUS) 1742 points
10 – Taylor Knox (USA) 1742 points
10 – Damien Hobgood (USA) 1742 points

Fantasy Action Sports League launches Wake Fantasy League for the 2009 Pro Wake Tour

Posted: 5.15.09

Fantasy Action Sports League launches Wake Fantasy League for the 2009 Pro Wake Tour

Over $7,000 in Cash and Prizes and Free Entry into Event 1!

Fantasy Action Sports League announces the launch of its Wake Fantasy League that allows users the chance to win hundreds of Prizes and over $7,000 in cold hard cash. The Wake League offers the chance to register a Fantasy Wake Team in each of the 5 events on the Pro Wake Tour as well as the chance to register a Wake Team for the whole PWT Season.

"We’re really excited about the launch of our Wake Fantasy League," said Damon George, Sales and Marketing Manager of Fantasy Action Sports League. "We’ve had a great response on our Surf League and hope to continue that momentum into Wake," continued George.

To celebrate the launch – FASL is offering a one time only Free Entry into Event 1 and a chance to win over $1,000 in cash and prizes. An entry would normally cost $9.99. The first Event in Fort Worth, Texas starts on May 29th, so register now for your chance at $1,000 in cash and prizes.

http://www.fantasyactionsportsleague.com/wake/register.php

You be the Judge! Fantasy Action Sports League launches Interactive Scorer

Posted: 5.9.09

He got the score - he didn’t get the score. The judges blew that one. He
was over scored / under scored. The debates rage on seemingly every
event. Just in time for the Billabong Pro at Teahupoo, Fantasy Action
Sports League has given YOU a voice.

The Interactive Scorer takes all the score inputs punched in by users
and displays a World Wide Average Score.

It’s easy to use Interactive Scorer. After a surfer has completed his
ride, you have 1 minute to type in and submit your score. Once submitted
and after a minute has gone by, the Interactive Scorer will display the
average of all scores submitted by the users. That’s it.

To use the Interactive Scorer click the link below (It will be inactive til contest starts, but check it out anyway and get excited):

Patent Pending

Digital Reps Wanted

Posted: 5.8.09

• Commission Based
• Work from Home
• Make your own Schedule
• Paid in USD via Pay Pal

If interested please inquire at jobs@fantasyactionsportsleague.com

UPDATED - Wildcards and Pat Gudauskas are now available

Posted: 5.6.09

With Heiarii Williams winning the Trials the Wildcards are set in the draw. We have updated the Wildcard Seedings and they are now available for trading.

In addition, Gabe Kling has pulled out of the event and has been replaced with Patrick Gaudaskas. Since Gabe pulled out of the 45th Seed and Pat comes in at the 45th Seed, any Teams with Gabe Kling have automatically been replaced with Pat G.

Good luck to everyone at Chopes!

Teahupoo Updates

Posted: 5.4.09

They will definitely be using the New Format

Trials will run tomorrow and finish Wednesday

Heat Draw for Trials of Billabong Pro at Teahupoo is up http://www.billabongpro.com/tahiti09/results.php

64 Man Trials - ONE Wildcard spot for Winner

Andy Irons and Bruno Santos are Wildcards

Trading is Open for Teahupoo!

Posted: 4.22.09

Event 2 is over, the winners have been announced, notified and prizes are being shipped. That can only mean one thing – it’s time to get ready for Event 3, The Billabong Pro at Teahupoo running from May 9-20, 2009.

The Seeding has been finalized and Values set. You can now pick Teams for the Teahupoo event.

Sign up now for the Premium Event 2 Game, the Premium Season Game or the Combo Pack. Also check out our new Value Packs.

As of writing, there are 16 days left until the Billabong Pro at Teahupoo. Time to get busy!

“THERISINGTIDE (PS)” Holds onto the lead for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway

Posted: 4.22.09

“THERISINGTIDE (PS)” posted a 414.90 score for The Quiksilver Pro in the Premium Season Team standings.

For The Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, the highest Premium Score was a 394.58 in the Premium Season Game.

That means THERISINGTIDE (PS) is still the team to beat for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway.

With 8 more events to go there is plenty of time to get involved. Just sign up for either a Premium Event Game or Premium Season Game to automatically be eligible for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway.

You can win the free …Lost Surfboard by getting the highest score for any one of the scheduled 10 pro surf events in 2009. One ...Lost Surfboard will be given away for the 2009 Season - to the Team with the single highest point total for one event.

Good Luck!

Interview with Event 2 Winner "Shores4602" aka Mike W.

Posted: 4.20.09

So, $1,000 bucks richer. How’s it feel?
Feels great. Going into the last day I was in 4th. I had 3 guys in the quarters, so I knew I would probably end up top 5, but winning was definitely a surprise

What are you going to do with the money?
Already ordered two new Surfboards. Left some money in my Pay Pal account to play FASL event teams for the rest of the year, so hopefully this will not be my last pay out.

Who was on your Team?
Well, I had a couple of Teams. The others didn't do as well. For this Team I had Joel, Adam Robertson, Jordy, Mick, Tim Boal, Jay Thompson, Dane, Barca

What made you go with that Team?
Joel, Mick, Jordy, and Dane all seemed like easy choices. I went with Robo because I felt Chris Davidsoon was over-rated where he was seeded and Robo is a local so I felt he could be a good dark horse. I am a big fan of Tim Boal and he drew Mickey Picon, a goofy footer, so I thought that was a good pick. Same thing with Jay Thompson, he had Heitor Alves, so I went with the regular footer there. I thought Dustin would fair better at Bells, but I think his lack of experience came into play. Tiago got both of his winning waves under Dustin's priority.

What strategy are you willing to share with the other FASL users?
I think I gave enough info in the previous question. I will say, leave enough money to have a back-up. It could come into play as the season wears on.

Any pointers heading into Teahupoo?
Make sure you get your team in on time and watch for the wildcard updates. I blew that one for Snapper.

Well thanks for playing and good luck for Teahupoo.
Yeah, thanks. Hopefully you'll be interviewing me again.

“Shores4602” Wins Event 2

Posted: 4.18.09

Shores4602 has won Event 2 and is bringing home a cool $1,000 in cold, hard cash. We have contacted the winner and he has agreed to an interview, so we will be bringing you all the details. We want to know who was on his Team, how he chose his Team and what his strategy is. We'll pry everything out of him we can and share all the dirt with you. So stay tuned...

Parkinson Defeats Victorian Wildcard Robertson to Claim Rip Curl Pro

Posted: 4.16.09

Joel Parkinson (AUS), 27, has claimed the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Snickers, defeating fellow Finalist Adam Robertson (AUS), 26, trials winner and event wildcard, in pumping six-foot (2 metre) conditions at Bells Beach.

The second stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach enjoyed pristine conditions for the business end of competition, with capacity crowds turning up to watch the current ASP World No. 1 battle the local Victorian in a historic Final.

Today’s victory marks the second time Parkinson has hoisted the bell (the first being in 2004), and the reputation and acclaim associated with the iconic event is something every surfer dreams of.

"Winning at home is probably the most special win you can have but this is the most special trophy you can have,” Parkinson said. “There is not another trophy in surfing that holds the prestige and honor list that this has. To be back on the trophy again and to hold it for a year is going to be amazing.”

Parkinson’s win today makes it two for two thus far on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, cementing the stylish natural-footer’s place atop the ratings in the hunt for the ASP World Title.

“I took confidence from home and now from here I’ll take more,” Parkinson said. “People can get caught up in the whole world title race, but I always said I wanted start the year with some results – I just never thought I would start this well. There are a lot of really hungry, angry surfers that are behind me and will come out so strong in the next events. I’m just showing up to the next event with my same game plan and taking things step by step. I’ve said since the Gold Coast that the World Title is a marathon, not a sprint. There are still eight events.”

While Robertson opened up strong, it was Parkinson’s forehand flair and precision that saw the Gold Coaster net an impressive 17.40 out of a possible 20 heat total for the win.

“Robbo (Adam Robertson) and I were having a great time out there,” Parkinson said. “We were talking about what it takes to win and having a wonderful Final. I have to really pay Robbo a huge compliment because of his effort out here. For a wildcard and coming through the trials, he surfed so many heats, (I think nine) and what’s he accomplished is just so admirable.”

Robertson’s effort at the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will go down in history, as the young natural-footer’s runner-up finish is the highest ever by a Victorian at the prestigious competition.

“I guess I just got on a roll in the heat against Bede (Durbidge) and the waves were really good and they suited me,” Robertson said. “I just had to roll with it and I am really happy with the result.”

Throughout the course of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Robertson went toe-to-toe with the world’s best surfers, eliminating Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 23, Tom Whitaker (AUS), 29, Bede Durbidge (AUS), 25, among others in the process. Despite not having a major sponsor, Robertson’s nine-heat effort proved to all that he’s capable of world-class surfing

“It’s great, I feel good, I feel fit and I feel like I am surfing well,” Robertson said. “I just have to take that into the WQS (World Qualifying Series) now so that I can qualify for the ASP World Tour. The prize-money will help, but a little bit extra is always good, a bit of sponsorship. But that’s okay, it is really hard right now for a lot of people to get a sponsor, not just myself. My goal is just to go good and win prize money and keep going. I will just keep that mentality until someone comes along and if sponsorship doesn’t come along then I’ve just got to keep going good.”

Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), 27, secured an equal 3rd at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach (his best finish to date) with no-nonsense power surfing on his backhand before going down to Robertson in the Semifinals. Despite failing to see a Finals berth, Patacchia’s stellar start to 2009 has him sitting No. 3 on the ASP World Tour ratings.

"I am totally stoked with my start to the year,” Patacchia said. “Being a backsider out here is difficult, but I have been watching guys like Occ (Mark Occhilupo) and Tom Carroll all my life and it just takes time to figure it out. It is tricky. It is one of those waves you can surf your whole life and still have a shocker."

Jordy Smith (ZAF), 21, former ASP World Junior Champion and ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) No. 1, is into his second season on the ASP World Tour and today’s finish matched his best result. The powerful natural-footer went on a tear through today’s proceedings, eliminating former ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 27, in the Quarterfinals before falling to eventual winner Parkinson in the Semifinals.

"This is the best result of my career so far,” Smith said. “I think it is equal with what I got at J-Bay as a wildcard. I can’t complain. I’ll maybe have a little fun tonight, a little party and celebrate with the winner. It has been pretty much good waves all week so I have been stoked to be down here. Congratulations to Joel (Parkinson), he made the Final and he surfed really well. I think this year is his year, he is certainly a world title contender."

RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.40
2 – Adam Robertson (AUS) 13.37

RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.33 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.24
SF 2: Adam Robertson (AUS) 13.87 def. Fred Patacchia (HAW) 12.73

RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.17 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 8.66
QF 2: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.50 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.16
QF 3: Adam Robertson (AUS) 14.26 def. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 12.33
QF 4: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 14.13 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 12.17

The 2009 Rip Curl Pro at Bells Unveils History in Round 1

Posted: 4.9.09

Round 1 of the 2009 Rip Curl Pro had people talking. It had people debating. And, in usual Rip Curl Pro fashion, it had the beach buzzing. Unveiling a fresh new format to the event, Round 1 was do-or-die for the World's best, and the Bells bowl roared to life to deliver the platform.

Rippy team rider, Owen Wright, is a straight-up stud. The kid is on fire. After claiming 3 consecutive ASP Pro Jr. victories, 2 huge 6-star WQS results, and a nod for the official wildcard slot into the Rip Curl Pro, the 19-year old Aussie wasn't phased slightly when he drew the heavily-favored Dane Reynolds in round 1.

Surfing with razor sharp precision, Owen dominated the heat, earning himself a pass to Round 2 to meet the 9-time World Champ in Kelly Slater.

"I know that I am going to have to do something special and surf my absolute best," a smiley Owen said shortly after his victory. "I'm feeling good and am looking forward to the challenge."

In other highlight performances, Jordy Smith blew minds with a cool pair of mid and high 9's, dominating the challenging Bells bowl conditions with flair.

Boasting 37 years of existence as the longest running ASP event, the Rip Curl Pro introduced a new format and a new technology to ensure the event's evolution and fresh take. With a partnership with Telstra, the Rip Curl Pro's live webcast action was brought to millions of Telstra mobile phone users.

Additionally, the Rip Curl Pro is a carbon-offset event, a critical pillar of the Rip Curl Planet movement. By partnering with CO2 Australia, all carbon emissions from the event have been calculated and offset by carbon credits.

Stay tuned to www.ripcurl.com for all the live action, updates, vid clips, and more, as the Rip Curl Pro legacy continues.

For media inquiries, please contact Rip Curl marketing coordinator Chelsea Johns, cjohns@ripcurl.com

RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS

Posted: 4.9.09

RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS
Heat 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Mick Campbell (AUS)
Heat 2: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Taylor Knox (USA)
Heat 3: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 6: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Tim Boal (FRA)
Heat 7: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Owen Wright (AUS)
Heat 9: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Adam Robertson (AUS)
Heat 10: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Jihad Khodr (BRA)
Heat 11: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Drew Courtney (AUS)
Heat 12: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)
Heat 14: Tim Reyes (USA) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 15: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Dean Morrison (AUS)
Heat 16: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. David Weare (ZAF)

The Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach is on!

Posted: 4.6.09

Watch all the action live at:

http://live.ripcurl.com/?home

Wildcards for Bells are Set

Posted: 4.5.09

The Wildcards are set for Bells.

Adam Robertson came in as the 46th Seed.
Matt Wilkinson came in as the 47th Seed.
Owen Wright came in as the 48th Seed.

They're heats are as follows:

Heat 8: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Owen Wright (AUS)
Heat 9: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 10: Chris Davidson (AUS) vs. Adam Robertson (AUS)

For complete info, go to:

http://live.ripcurl.com/?home

Pat Gudauskas now available for FASL Teams

Posted: 4.5.09

Gabe Kling has withdrawn from the Bells Beach event and has been replaced by 2nd alternate Patrick Gudauskas. Gabe was the 41st Seed and Patrick comes in as the 45th Seed. All Seeding between the 41st Seed and 45th Seed have moved up 1 Seed Rank.

The Bells Beach waiting period starts tomorrow, April 7th. Pick your teams now.

The Scoop on the Wildcards for Bells and the Seedings

Posted: 4.4.09

Ok. So it’s no secret that Matt Wilkinson and Owen Wright are 2 of the 3 Wildcards. The 3rd Wildcard will go to the Trials Winner on Monday.

The reason they’re not available for your teams right now is that we do not know where they will come in on the Seedings. They’re Seedings will be base on their current WQS points. Whoever has the highest WQS points will get the 46th Seed, followed by the next highest receiving the 47th Seed and finishing with the last Wildcard receiving the 48th Seed.

Here’s what we do know:

- Dane Reynolds will surf against the 48th Seed. The 48th Seed costs 1 million for FASL Teams.
- Jordy Smith will surf against the 47th Seed. The 47th Seed costs 2 million for FASL Teams.
- Chris Davidson will surf against the 46th Seed. The 46th Seed costs 3 million for FASL Teams.
- Owen Wright is currently in 7th on the WQS with 3550 points.
- Matt Wilkinson is currently tied for 56th on the WQS with 1850 points.

The Trials will run Monday in Australia (Sunday in the U.S.) At the completion of the Trials (late Sunday night) we will update the Seedings to include the Wildcards. If you want to add Wildcards to your team you will need to update your team Monday morning before the Contest Starts.

Jay Thompson Now Available for FASL Teams

Posted: 4.3.09

Luke Stedman has withdrawn from the Bells Beach event and has been replaced by 1st alternate Jay Thompson. Jay comes in as the 42nd Seed. All Seeding between the 12th Seed and 41st Seed have moved up 1 Seed Rank.

The Bells Beach waiting period starts April 7th. Pick your teams now.

We've launched our Videos and Forums!

Posted: 3.27.09

After a lot of coffee, Red Bull and some serious sweat, we have launched our Video and Forum platforms.

The Video section includes some highlights from the Quik Pro and a preview of the upcoming Bells Beach contest. We have also included a couple cool ads from our sponsors.

The Forum section is up and ready for your input. Let's keep the gloves up and keep it clean. Remember this a family forum and to respect each other and other's opinions. Other than that, get in there and let the trash talking begin.

Have Fun

FASL Team

$2,000 Cash and Great Prizes from Rip Curl, Surfline and Skullcandy for Event 2

Posted: 3.14.09

Rip Curl, Surfline and Skullcandy have all stepped up for Prizes for Event 2 – The Rip Curl Pro at Bells running from April 7 – 18, 2009. Check out the run down below:

1st
$1,000.00
2nd
$500.00
3rd
$200.00
4th
$100.00
5th
$50.00
6th
$50.00
7th
$50.00
8th
$50.00
TOTAL
$2,000.00

9th
Surfline Premium Subscription
10th
Surfline Premium Subscription
11th
Skullcandy Headphones
12th
Skullcandy Headphones
13th
Skullcandy Headphones
14th
Skullcandy Headphones
15th
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
16th
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
17th
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
18th
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
19th
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
20th
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
21st
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
22nd
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
23rd
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
24th
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat
25th
Rip Curl T-Shirt & Hat

Trading for Event 2 Now Open

Posted: 3.14.09

Event 1 is over, the winners have been announced and notified and prizes are being shipped. That can only mean one thing – it’s time to get ready for Event 2, The Rip Curl Pro at Bells running from April 7 – 18, 2009.

The Seeding has been finalized and Values set. You can now pick Teams for the Bells event.

Sign up now for the Premium Event 2 Game, the Premium Season Game or the Combo Pack.

“Surfline Snapper Event” Wins Event 1

Posted: 3.14.09

When we met with the nice folks at Surfline to work out our advertising deal, several of the employees registered teams right away. One of those teams, “Surfline Snapper Event” went on to win Event 1, bringing home a cool $1,000 in cold, hard cash.

Now not quite enough to retire from working at Surfline, the word on the street is that the Surfline offices are abuzz about this employee’s big win.

What was his team? Did he use the money and the forecasting services at his fingertips for a quick surf trip? Did he party excessively? We are trying to nail down an interview to find out, so stay tuned…

“THERISINGTIDE (PS)” Takes the early lead on the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway

Posted: 3.14.09

The bar has been set. “THERISINGTIDE (PS)” posted a whopping 414.90 score for The Quiksilver Pro in the Premium Season Team standings. That means THERISINGTIDE (PS) is now the team to beat for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway.

With 9 more events to go there is plenty of time to get involved. Just sign up for either a Premium Event Game or Premium Season Game to automatically be eligible for the …Lost Surfboard Giveaway.

You can win the free …Lost Surfboard by getting the highest score for any one of the scheduled 10 pro surf events in 2009. One ...Lost Surfboard will be given away for the 2009 Season - to the Team with the single highest point total for one event.

Good Luck!

Final Quiksilver Pro Scoring Breakdown

Posted: 3.12.09

The scores are in and the Winners have been declared.

The spreadsheet below shows the placing of each surfer in the event and what their final score is for their respective FASL Surf Teams.

Congratulations to the Winners of Event 1.

Now let’s get ready for Event 2 – The Rip Curl Pro at Bells, coming up April 7 - 18.

Good Luck!

FASL Team

Scoring Breakdown

Joel Parkinson Claims Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast in Solid Conditions at Kirra

Posted: 3.11.09

KIRRA, Australia (Wednesday, March 11, 2009) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 27, has won the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by LG Mobile, defeating fellow finalist Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in solid six-to-eight foot (3 metre) surf at Kirra.

After a 12-year hiatus, today’s action brought the ASP World Tour back to Kirra for the Finals of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Whilst it was not classic Kirra, the challenging conditions at the historic pointbreak offered churning barrels with massive scoring potential.

Parkinson, winner of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast in 2002, was fearless from the outset in the hard-fought Final, collecting an excellent 8.83 out of a possible 10 on his opening ride, breaking his board in the process.

“That first wave was a good one but I came down funny on the floater and buckled my board,” Parkinson said. “I came in and just got energized when I heard the score and everyone on the beach really pumped me up. The crowd is awesome. There are so many people. Down here you don’t really see it, but from the water you can see the crowd on the hill and all along Coolangatta and even down Kirra Point. I could hear them roaring – it was amazing.”

The hometown favorite would return to the lineup to collect a bevy of high scores, including a 7.50 and an 8.17, before nailing his second perfect 10 of the day, pushing his heat total to an unsurpassable 18.84 out of a possible 20.

"I was thinking it has been a long time between drinks [ASP World Tour event wins],” Parkinson said. “Until the hooter blew, I didn’t know what emotion to feel. It's the kind of thing where you're surrounded by a lot of people and it's not until you pull yourself back and you're together with family and friends, that's really when you feel all of your emotions. Right now I'm on a high and I'm buzzing, it will be a few hours to let it all sink in."

Parkinson now sits atop the ASP World Tour ratings, in excellent position for his 2009 campaign for the ASP World Title.

“There’s still a long way to go and there are a lot of dangerous surfers out there,” Parkinson said. “I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself. It is a long year with a lot of stops [on the Dream Tour]. It is going to be a great year.”

De Souza, former ASP World Junior Champion and into his first Final ever in an ASP World Tour event, was unable to find a rhythm against Parkinson, only grabbing a 7.00 out of a possible 10 as a noteworthy score.

“I saw Kirra break a couple of years ago but I am too young to have seen it break like it has in the past,” De Souza said. “These are the best waves so far during my time in Australia. I am really glad with everything. Second Place for me is an amazing result. I will just keep trying to do the same thing at the next event."

Despite not claiming the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, De Souza’s Runner-Up finish today sees him rocket to No. 2 on the ASP World Tour ratings, putting himself in excellent position for the season ahead.

"It was my first Final ever so I’m happy and glad with my performance,” De Souza said. “I will just try to keep focused and determined for the rest of the year. It is amazing for me. It is a big thing that has happened in my life this Final."

Mick Fanning (AUS), 27, former ASP World Champion (2007) and two-time past winner of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast (’05, ’07), surfed the heat of the event this morning, narrowly going down to Parkinson, 19.93 to 17.66.

“Cyclone Hamish turned it on for us,” Fanning said. “It’s one of those days where you can have one of the best surfs of your life or one of the worst surfs of your life. It wasn’t the best surf of my life, but it was definitely up there.”

The incredible conditions provided the ideal forum for the two locals to raise the performance bar, and while the lead flip-flopped several times throughout the Semifinal, it was Parkinson’s perfect 10 that would nail the coffin shut.

“I didn’t see Joel’s 9.90 but I saw his 10,” Fanning said. “When his head popped out, I knew. I said to myself I would give that a 10. Congratulations to him, he surfed an awesome heat.”

Taj Burrow (AUS), 30, finished Equal 3rd at today’s Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, going down to eventual event Runner-Up De Souza in Semifinal 2.

“I felt really lost at sea,” Burrow said. “It was a total lucky dip, then the wind squall came through and it got even more wild and washed out. Every time a wave came that looked any good, Adriano [de Souza] was sitting next to me with priority. I was just really unlucky. Last time I surfed here, I got a perfect 10 as a wildcard, so I have good memories of Kirra. I would have loved a 10 at the end of that heat. I’m just looking forward to the next event now.”

Highlights from the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast will be available via www.quiksilverpro.com.au

The next stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour will be the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach from April 7 – 18, 2009.

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST FINAL RESULTS:

1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.83

2 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 11.30

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST SEMIFINALS RESULTS:

SF 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 19.93 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.66

SF 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.84 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 5.34

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 5:

1. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 1200 points

2. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 1032 points

3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 876 points

3. Mick Fanning (AUS) 876 points

5. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 732 points

5. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 732 points

5. Adrian Buchan (AUS)732 points

5. Damien Hobgood (USA) 732 points

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Snapper Rocks and Duranbah Beach Host Explosive Quik Pro Round 2

Posted: 3.7.09

SNAPPER ROCKS, Australia (Saturday, March 7, 2009) - After nearly a week of lay days, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by LG Mobile roared back to life today, with the world's best surfers exploding at Duranbah Beach and Snapper Rocks.

Event No. 1 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast opened up the day's proceedings with the first eight heats of the elimination Round 2 at nearby Duranbah Beach before relocating back to the primary site of Snapper Rocks to finish the day out.

Dane Reynolds (USA), 23, 2009 ASP Dream Tour sophomore, scored the first perfect 10 of the 2009 ASP World Tour season for an incredible righthander in which he linked a barrage of high-performance maneuvers including a massive double-grab aerial seamlessly flowing into another exciting air reverse.

"It was a nice wave, it was begging for it," Reynolds said. "I'm pretty excited as I've never gotten a 10 before. I think the more I just think about the wave and the less I think about a heat, the better I end up surfing. I have less pressure on myself that way."

Reynolds' elimination of friend and neighbor Nathaniel Curran (USA), 24, 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie, in Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, was a combination of his historic talent combined with an uncharacteristic tactical approach during the heat, utilizing priority to take a scoring wave off of Curran.

"There is less of a build up this year because the rivalry between Jordy [Smith] and myself has been forgotten," Reynolds said. "Last year, I tried my hardest not to think about it, but it was difficult to surf under that pressure and always having Jordy [Smith] on the back of my mind. It really messed with me mentally."

Reynolds will face Roy Powers (HAW), 28, in Round 3 when Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast competition resumes.

Jordy Smith (ZAF), 21, fellow ASP Dream Tour sophomore, exacted his revenge upon veteran Dean Morrison (AUS), 28, in a nail-biting Round 2 heat today. Morrison was the surfer who ousted Smith from Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast competition last year, and while both surfers scored the exact same heat total of a 14.50 out of a possible 20 today, it was Smith getting the nod with his 8.67 high single-wave score.

"Dean [Morrison] knows these waves so well," Smith said. "I lost to him at this event last year. About halfway through the heat, I knew I had to get a good wave and managed to net an 8.50. I was lucky it held up for me the whole way."

Into his second year on the prestigious ASP World Tour, Smith is enjoying the experience gained during his rookie season and the lifted weight of expectation.

"Last year was so black and white, right and wrong between Dane (Reynolds) and I," Smith said. "This year, it's cool that we are both the underdogs. All eyes are on everybody else so hopefully we can sneak through the doggy door."

Smith will battle veteran Taylor Knox (USA), 32, in Round 3 when competition resumes.

Drew Courtney (AUS), 30, 2009 ASP World Tour rookie, caused the upset of the day when he ousted current ASP World No. 9 Bobby Martinez (USA), 26, from Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast competition in Round 2.

"There weren't many waves at the start of the heat but I managed to get off to a nice start with a 6.50-point ride," Courtney said. "Bobby (Martinez) followed that with a pretty similar score and then I managed to get a 7-point ride. From there, I just sat on him for the rest of the heat. Bobby is capable of anything so I just held priority and sat next to him."

Courtney will face current ASP World No. 3 Taj Burrow (AUS), 30, in Round 3 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast when competition resumes.

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6am for a possible 7am start.

Highlights from today's Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast will be available via www.quiksilverpro.com.au

The Roxy Pro Gold Coast pres. by LG Mobile will be on standby today for a possible 11 am call, conditions permitting.

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.00 def. Daniel Wills (AUS) 8.67
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.56 def. Corey Ziems (AUS) 10.27
Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.33 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 10.06
Heat 4: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 16.33 def. Marlon Lipke (DEU) 10.50
Heat 5: Drew Courtney (AUS) 13.60 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 12.53
Heat 6: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 15.53 def. Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 12.73
Heat 7: Dustin Barca (HAW) 11.34 def. Chris Ward (USA) 9.50
Heat 8: David Weare (ZAF) 15.73 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 15.50
Heat 9: Jihad Khodr (BRA) 14.26 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 13.67
Heat 10: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 15.33 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 8.83
Heat 11: Dayyan Neve (AUS) 11.34 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 8.74
Heat 12: Chris Davidson (AUS) 16.67 def. Michael Picon (FRA) 12.34
Heat 13: Dane Reynolds (USA) 18.83 def. Nathaniel Curran (USA) 13.24
Heat 14: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.00 def. Mick Campbell (AUS) 12.50
Heat 15: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.50 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 14.50
Heat 16: Roy Powers (HAW) 14.67 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 12.23

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 3 HEATS:
Heat 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Dustin Barca (HAW)

Heat 2: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Jihad Khodr (BRA)

Heat 3: Dayyan Neve (AUS) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)

Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)

Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)

Heat 6: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)

Heat 7: Damien Hobgood (AUS) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)

Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)

Heat 9: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)

Heat 10: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)

Heat 11: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)

Heat 12: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)

Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Drew Courtney (AUS)

Heat 14: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW0

Heat 15: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Tim Boal (FRA)

Heat 16: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. David Weare (ZAF)

ROXY PRO GOLD COAST SEMIFINALS MATCH-UPS:
SF 1: Paige Hareb (NZL) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
SF 2: Coco Ho (HAW) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)

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Quiksilver Pro is underway!

Posted: 2.27.09

The Quiksilver Pro is underway and Trading is Locked!

You can watch the live webcast at:

http://www.quiksilverpro.com.au/eng/Live.aspx

Good luck!

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Wildcards are Seeded / Reshuffled Draw

Posted: 2.26.09

Corey Ziems has won the Quiksilver Pro trials and has been awarded the 46th Seed for the main event. He will face Dane Reynolds and Taj Burrow in Heat 10.

Julian Wilson recieves the 47th Seed and will face Michael Picon and Bede Durbidge in Heat 9. Danny Wills receieve the 48th Seed and will face Kelly Slater and Dayyan Neve in Heat 8.

In other news, the latest Heat Draw has been posted and Luke Stedman has been removed. Jay Thompson is now in the event as the 45th Seed. There has been a complete reshuffle of the original posted Draw. You may want to check your teams for friendly fire.

There is a good chance they could run Rd 1 tomorrow 4 pm East Coast / 1 pm West Coast time.

Stay tuned for updates.

Slater Starts Campaign for ASP World Title No. 10 at Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Posted: 2.25.09

COOLANGATTA, Australia – Reigning and nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 37, will begin his campaign for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title at the Quiksilver Pro presented by LG Mobile.

Event No. 1 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro will be held at the Gold Coast’s Snapper Rocks from February 28 through March 11, 2009. The Quiksilver Trials and Roxy Trials will take place on February 27, 2009.

Slater, who in past seasons has been reluctant to commit to a full year of competition, has announced his intentions for the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast and has acknowledged the allure of a possible 10th ASP World Title.

“I commit to where I am,” Slater said. “I’ll be on the Gold Coast for sure. I’m pretty excited about some new equipment and am ready to surf, I think. No. 10 is alluring and is there for the attempt, but I’ll let everyone else worry about the pressure of it as well as I can.”

Despite the Floridian’s dominance on last year’s ASP Dream Tour, Slater admits that the acquisition of ASP World Title No. 10 will be no easy feat, especially considering the hunger and talent of returning ASP Top 45 rippers.

“I’m not sure whether Dane (Reynolds) and Jordy (Smith) will pull straight up to that level to start this year or not, but I know that Parko’s always hungry and Mick (Fanning) goes without saying,” Slater said. “C.J. (Hobgood) got a taste of it last year again and will come out firing for sure. Taj (Burrow) will be hungry, but I wonder how his focus will be after a couple of really great seasons and not quite the results that his surfing shows all the time – he’s always one of the best at Snapper. Bede (Durbidge) will quietly execute more people and Bobby (Martinez) is going to be the hungriest, starting the year without a main sponsor.”

In addition to the returning stars on this year’s ASP World Tour, a new crop of fresh faces will be joining the best surfers on the planet as they traverse the globe tearing apart the best waves in the world.

“I think Kerr could show some big things, but he was never able to capitalize on a great start the other year and never really backed it up when the time came,” Slater said. “I don’t expect him to make the same mistakes this time. Nathaniel Curran could quietly take a few people out. I’m really interested to see Barca and what he will do. He’s finally made the tour and I don’t know if people outside of Hawaii know how good he is yet, especially guys on the World Tour. For all of them, it’s a transition from four-man to two-man, and it’s a different field with more experience. Rookies need a good start to get out of tough seeding position as well – the first three events are key to a guy requalifying.”

Mick Fanning (AUS), 27, former ASP World Champion (2007), dropped seven spots to ASP World No. 8 last season, but the ultra-fit natural-footer is recharged and ready for another assault at the ASP World Title.

“Last year, I wasn’t motivated at all really,” Fanning said. “It was a huge learning curve for me with all the extra attention, but I had fun. I also had a hip problem throughout the year so I took a couple of events off to get on top of that. This year, I feel very focused and motivated for a big year. I am healthy and fit and everything else is going really well.”

Fanning will draw on his hometown experience at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, putting his years of experience at the iconic Snapper Rocks to good use.

“It is great to start the year off at my home break,” Fanning said. “I guess it is like when everyone has an event at their home break and you’re comfortable. You know the waves by heart and you sleep in your own bed and drive your own car. There is nothing like it – it’s great. Obviously the Top 5 will always be huge threats but I think Bede (Durbidge) and Joel (Parkinson) have something they really want this year and they are focused on getting it. I think Michel Bourez will be the biggest standout of the rookies.”

Bede Durbidge (AUS), 25, current ASP World No. 2, has improved his standing every year since his elite inception at 2005, and has his eyes set on the ASP World Title in 2009.

“I have had a good steady climb on the ratings so I guess there is only one more spot to go now,” Durbidge said. “It’s always been my goal to win the ASP World Title so I’m in a great spot now to give it a good shot. My preparation has been going really well. It’s so good to have all this time off and work on my fitness and my boards. It’s the longest break we get all year so it’s perfect to build a good fitness and set up for the year ahead.”

“Kelly (Slater) had nearly a perfect season last year,” Durbidge said. “He was in such good form – he was just on at every event. To take Kelly out this year is a big ask, but it is achievable and I feel I’m up to the challenge. I’m just going to focus on all the things I can do to give myself the best chance and hopefully he doesn’t have a season like last year.”

The 2009 ASP Top 45 will kick off this season’s Dream Tour at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, which boasts a waiting period from February 28 – March 11, 2009.

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by LG Mobile will be webcast LIVE via www.quiksilverpro.com.au

The event will incorporate the Roxy Pro Gold Coast pres. by LG Mobile, the opening event of the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour.

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World's Best Assemble on Gold Coast for ASP World Champions' Crowning

Posted: 2.26.09

ASP International 2009

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Tuesday, February 24, 2009) - The ASP World
Champions' Crowning is set to commence this Thursday, February 26,2009
at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre beginning at 6:30pm.

Surfing's "night of nights", the ASP World Champions' Crowning, is a
gala event, hosting the world's best surfers as well as distinguished
figures from the surfing industry in honor of the 2008 ASP World
Champions.

Kelly Slater (USA), 36, reigning and nine-time ASP World Champion, will accept his unprecedented ninth ASP World Title award on Thursday, days before beginning his hunt for an incredible 10th Crown at the upcoming Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by LG Mobile.

Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 21, reigning two-time ASP Women's World
Champion, receives her second consecutive ASP Women's World Title cup,
and the young natural-footer will soon embark on a campaign to make it a three-peat in 2009. Gilmore will begin this weekend at the opening event of the 2009 ASP Women's World Tour season, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast
presented by LG Mobile.

Other ASP Dream Tour athletes to be recognized will be respective
Runner-Ups Bede Durbidge (AUS), 25, and Silvana Lima (BRA), 24, as well as Rookies of the Year Dane Reynolds (USA), 23, and Nicola Atherton(AUS), 22.

Bonga Perkins (HAW), 36, and Joy Monahan (HAW), 22, will take the ASP
World Longboarding and ASP Women's World Longboarding Titles respectively, while Nathaniel Curran (USA), 24, and Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 18, will take home hardware for their respective No. 1 finishes on the ASP World Qualifying Series last season.

In addition to honoring the champions from 2008, the ASP World
Champions' Crowning will also recognize athletes who have yet to be
announced, those earning the 2008 ASP World Tour 'Most Improved', the
2008 ASP Women's World Tour 'Most Improved', the ASP Service to the
Sport Award and the prestigious Peter Whittaker Award.

The 2008 ASP World Champions' Crowning will begin at 6:30pm on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Awards Recipient List:

2008 ASP World Champion: Kelly Slater (USA)

2008 ASP Women's World Champion: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)

2008 ASP World Tour Runner-Up: Bede Durbidge (AUS)

2008 ASP Women's World Tour Runner-Up: Silvana Lima (BRA)

2008 ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year: Dane Reynolds (USA)

2008 ASP Women's World Tour Rookie of the Year: Nicola Atherton (AUS)

2008 ASP World Tour 'Most Improved': TBA

2008 ASP Women's World Tour 'Most Improved': TBA

2008 ASP World Longboard Champion: Bonga Perkins (HAW)

2008 ASP Women's World Longboard Champion: Joy Monahan (HAW)

2008 ASP World Junior Champion: Kai Barger (HAW)

2008 ASP Women's World Junior Champion: Pauline Ado (FRA)

2008 ASP WQS No. 1: Nathaniel Curran (USA)

2008 ASP WQS Women's No. 1: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)

Peter Whittaker Award: TBA

ASP Service to the Sport: TBA

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governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing's undisputed
world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following tours: the
ASP World Tour, the ASP Women's World Tour, the World Qualifying Series(WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships.

The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a
variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Japan, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii,North America, and South America.

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We're Listening

Posted: 2.23.09

We’ve received a lot of feedback since launch. A lot of it was good, some of it was bad but most of it was constructive criticism. Either way, we’re paying attention.

From the get go we have addressed the user’s concerns.

- We provide an “Undo Changes” button so you don’t get locked into some bad trades and/or mistakes you don’t want to keep.
- Our Surfer Values are not arbitrary. The values are based on something tangible, namely their seeding.
- We give you the option to pick Alternates for your team, so that you have an insurance policy in case one of your surfer’s goes too hard the night before the contest. (And you can hold on to your surfers if they go up in value by placing them “on the bench” in an Alternate slot.)

Most recently, it was pointed out that the Loser’s of Rd 1 in the “Old” format have an unfair advantage over the other surfer’s ability to score points for an FASL team, due to their surfing an extra heat.

Well, we had the “New” format in mind when we created this game. But, Snapper, and potentially other contests, will be using the “Old” format. So to take away the advantage the loser’s would have by surfing an extra heat, we will only be using the scores of the Winners of Rd 1 for FASL Teams. See “How to Play” and/or “Rules’ for complete details.

[See the News article on 2009 FASL Surf Scoring Breakdown]

And some will argue that the 17 – 48 Seeds will have an advantage in the “New” format, due to the Top 16 Seeds not surfing until RD 2. To which we say, “Well then, you should have no problem filling up your team with only 17 – 48 Seeds with your $200 million Salary Cap. Good Luck.”

In all seriousness, keep the feedback coming. We’re Listening.

Oh, and did we mention we’re giving away some prizes?

2009 FASL Surf Scoring Breakdown

Posted: 2.23.09

We have put this spreadsheet together of last year’s Snapper Event as an example of how the FASL Surf Season scoring will go when Event Organizer’s choose the “Old” format, which they have done for this year’s Snapper Event. The spreadsheet shows the actual placing of each surfer in the event and what their final score would have been for their respective FASL Surf Teams. You can reference this spreadsheet to understand the scoring process and may even be helpful when choosing a team for this year’s Snapper Event. Scoring Table For a complete explanation, please visit the “Rules” page.

Event 1 – Snapper Rocks

Posted: 2.17.09

Is Kelly Committed?

It’s the start of the 2009 Season and the annual Kelly-watch is in full effect. Kelly seems to be less reclusive than in years past and has committed to the opening event. He still hasn’t officially committed to the full year and chasing title # 10. Smart money says his commitment for the season may vary depending on his result at Snapper. Smart money also wouldn’t bet against Kelly. He’ll be the # 1 seed and draw wildcards and rookies until he gets his first formidable opponent in the 4th round or so. He is experimenting with his equipment right now, but that didn’t slow him down for Pipe.

Aussie Contenders

Word on the street is that most of the Australian contenders have taken the off season very serious in preparation for the 2009 Season. Parko, Taj and Mick have all been training like madmen and Bede has been his usual workhorse self as well. These guys are looking to get a good start for the year, especially the guys at their homebreak. This is their best opportunity to get a good start and work on knocking Kelly out of the # 1 seed position by the 2nd or 3rd event. Look for the guy that rises to the top out of this group to really focus at a run for the season.

Top 10

The rest of the top 10 consists of CJ, Ace, Adriano, Bobby and Jeremy Flores. I’d lean towards the regular footers as Snapper can be particularly unkind to the goofyfooters. Only one goofyfooter has reached the Quarters each of the last 2 years. As a side note, Adriano was the first competitor to show up on the Gold Coast this year, almost a month before the contest. If I were to pick a goofyfooter for this contest at all, it would be one of these guys. Bobby is focused now that he is sponsorless, CJ finished off the year strong last year with a new personal motivation and focus and Ace was the goofyfooter that made the quarters last year.

Midpack

Wardo, Reyes and Whitaker all jump out as good value for this event. Wardo is a gamble. He could make the final again or miss his 2nd round heat completely. Dane Reynolds and Jordy Smith are the sexy choice here. It will be interesting to see if Jordy can get his mojo back and Dane can keep interested. It should be noted that Snapper is custom made for these two though. Dean could be a good value at the bottom of the top 27, as he is at home, but approach with caution, as he is coming off an injury.

Rookies

Again, I’d steer clear of the goofyfooters – all 1 of them. That’s right, there is only one goofyfooter in the whole bunch – where’d the world’s good goofyfooters go? Kerr would be a solid pick, being at home and having something to prove once again. Depending on conditions Nathaniel, Kling and Davidson should feel at home. Michael Bourez looks to make some noise this year. It will be interesting to see how the new Hawaiians, Bacalso and Barca fare. If the waves are over waist high and barreling, they could be serious threats. Finally, it will be interesting to see if retreads Macca and Emslie are up to speed with the new level surfing has gone to since their last stint on tour.

The Status on the Irons Brothers

Posted: 2.15.09

In case you’ve been hiding out under a rock, it has been confirmed that neither Irons brother, Bruce or Andy, will be competing on the 2009 Tour.

Bruce has retired from competition altogether and will be focusing on traveling the planet looking for the best waves possible while filming and shooting photos for his sponsors.

Andy has decided to take 2009 off of competition. He has been awarded a Wildcard for the 2010 season. Whether he decides to take it or not still remains to be seen, as the 2010 season may be here before he even realizes.

The brothers also have a production company, Irons Bros. Productions, which has already released a successful video in “Dude Cruise”. Their second highly anticipated video, “Fly in the Champagne” is being released at the time of writing and chronicles the rivalry / relationship between Andy and part time nemesis, part time friend and 9 times World Champ Kelly Slater.

We’ll certainly keep you up to speed on news from either Irons camp and wait anxiously for Andy’s return to competition in 2010. In the meantime, FASL wishes them the best of luck and waves for 2009.

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