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Champions Fall as Dane Reynolds Detonates at Quiksilver Pro Quarterfinals

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:17:53 +0100

SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, March 4, 2010) - Pumping three-to-five foot (1 - 1.5 metre) pulsed down the point at Snapper Rocks today, setting the stage for the world's best surfers to unleash upon the warm-water walls at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover and the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.

  The opening event of the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast saw Round 4 as well as the Quarterfinals completed today, with some massive upsets as the world's best surfers

World's Best Light Up Snapper Rocks for Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Round 3

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:21:39 +0100

SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, March 3, 2010) - With pumping three-to-five foot (1 ' 2 metre) waves running down the point at Snapper Rocks today, Round 3 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover went off in front of a capacity crowd on the beach and hundreds of thousands watching online and FUEL TV. 

 The opening event of the 2010 ASP World Tour season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast has consolidated the greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history, and with one of the most iconic pointbreaks in the world firing throughout the day, the world's best put on an incendiary performance.

Thoroughbreds and New Bloods Mix Up Quiksilver Pro Round 2

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:17:41 +0100

Quiksilver Pro wraps up action for the day

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:19:13 +0100

The action at the Quiksilver Pro presented by Land Rover is over for the day with 8 Round 2 heats being completed at Snapper Rocks today.

New school innovators Dane Reynolds and Jordy Smith sent out an ominous warning to their fellow ASP Men's World Tour competitors, storming through their respective heats.

Reynolds trumped Australian Blake Thornton, while Smith blew Brazilian Marco Polo out of the water with a convincing win to both storm through to Round 3.

A full wrap-up of the day's surfing will be posted soon... Thanks for watching!

Tsunami Threat Forces Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast OFF for Today

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:50:43 +0100

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.

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)

ASP Top Seeds Dominate Day 1 of Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:31:00 +0100

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.

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.

Intensity Reaches Fever Pitch on Eve of ASP World Tour Kick-Off

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:12:00 +0100

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Friday, February 26, 2010) - The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, Event No. 1 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, is one day from commencing its waiting period, and with swell projected over the next couple days, the world's best surfers could be doing battle as early as tomorrow.

  With the greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history preparing to do battle in some of the best waves on the planet, the ASP Dream Tour's global audience will enjoy 15 ASP World Titles represented amongst the ASP Top 45 as well as one of the most daunting rookie classes in memory.

Kelly Slater Sets Sights on 2010 ASP World Tour with Gold Coast Kick-Off

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:18:06 +0100

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Monday, February 22, 2010) – The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, Stop No. 1 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, will commence its waiting period this weekend, ushering in the greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history with 15 ASP World Titles being represented amongst the 48-man draw.

Quiksilver Pro Presented by Land Rover

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:13:19 +0100

World's BEST SURFERS fly in for ASP world tour kick-off.

Wax heads and surfing fans get excited - the world's best surfers are headed to the Gold Coast as two of the biggest surfing events kick start the 2010 ASP Men's and Women's World Tours next month. From 26th February through to 10th March, the 2010 Quiksilver Pro presented by Land Rover and the Roxy Pro will take place on the southern end of the Gold Coast's iconic point break of Snapper Rocks...