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North Shore Winter Surf Season Kicks Off in Large, Challenging Sunset

Xcel Pro
Presented by Honolua
ASP 4 Star Men's WQS Event
Sunset Beach, Oahu Hawaii
October 26 - November 10, 2008

Live Coverage | Results/Photos/Videos etc

October 28, 2008 - Haleiwa -- Day 1 of the 2008 Xcel Pro Presented by Honolua provided plenty of action in large but challenging Sunset Beach, as the North Shore's winter surf season got underway today.Kanoa Chung

Carissa Moore dominates Billabong Freewave Challenge

Billabong Freewave Challenge

October 15, 2008 : - - Newport Beach -- Red hot Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore has claimed top honors in the Heartbreaker division of the Billabong Freewave Challenge Mainland edition. The 16-year-old phenomenon had both the first- and second-placing waves in the online event, which examined the best surfing performances captured on video on the US Mainland during the summer months ending September 22, 2008.

Altered Dream Tour Format for ASP World Tour in 2009

October 27, 2008 - Coolangatta -- Following one of the most historic board meetings to date, the ASP has introduced the option for a new competition format to be implemented in ASP World Tour events in 2009.

While the traditional 48-man format will still be available, events can elect to implement an altered 48-man format consisting of the following: two opening elimination man-on-man rounds. Round 1 will consist of 32 surfers, those rated 17 – 27 on the ASP World Tour, three Tour/Injury wildcards, the Top 15–rated surfers on the ASP WQS and three event wildcards.

Australia wins third consecutive ISA World Surfing Games

ISA World Surfing Games
International Surfing Association
Costa de Caparica, Portugal
October 11 - 19, 2008

October 19, 2008 - Costa de Caparica, Portugal - Australia won their third consecutive ISA World Surfing Games Team Championship and gold medals today in Costa de Caparica. This was their fourth out of the seven editions in the history of the event. It was a sunny, beautiful day at Marcelino beach, with waves improving from yesterday and reaching three feet with good conditions.

C.J. Hobgood Beats Joel Parkinson to Win the Billabong Pro Mundaka

Billabong Pro Mundaka

ASP World Tour event #9
Mundaka, Euskadi/Spain
September 30 - October 12, 2008

October 4, 2008 - Mundaka, Basque Country/Spain – Former ASP World Champion C.J. Hobgood (USA) defeated Joel Parkinson (AUS) in three-foot (one meter) barreling waves at the Billabong Pro Mundaka to claim his first ASP World Tour victory in four years today.