Australia’s Garrett Parkes Wins Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational
Friday, October 30th, 2009
(Tuesday 27th October, 2009): AUSTRALIAN surfer Garrett Parkes (Byron Bay, NSW, Aus) has taken out the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in the Philippines today, beating Hawaiian Makua Rothman in a man-on-man final. Cloud 9 didn’t quite turn on the epic conditions seen for the opening rounds of the unique, specialty event, with finalists having to [...]
Typhoon Lupit Continues To Deliver the Goods for Day Two of the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Edito \’Peso\’ Alcala (Friday 23rd October, 2009): TYPHOON Lupit continued to deliver the goods in the Philippines today, with big, perfect barrels on call for day two of the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational. Cloud 9 provided the ideal forum for a world-class field of surfers with multiple 10 point rides going down in rising 2-2.5 [...]
Jamie “O” So Good on Opening Day of Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in Philippines
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Jamie O\’Brien Jamie O\’Brien (Thursday 22nd October, 2009): AN international cast of surfers were literally on “Cloud 9” today with Typhoon Lupit whipping up epic 1.5-2 metre (6ft plus) waves for the opening day of the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational at Siargao Island in the Philippines. The famed right-hander lived up to its hype, severing [...]
Philippine’s Edito Alcala Wins Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational In Perfect Barrels!
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Edito Alcala Edito Alcala Presentation Lee Wilson (Saturday 27th September, 2008): PHILIPPINES surfer Edito ‘Peso’ Alcala is the new king of Cloud 9 after defeating the world’s best tube riders to win the prestigious Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational at the remote island of Siargao in the Philippines. Cloud 9, an ultra perfect right hand reef [...]
Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational Heats Up With Round Three Action In Philippines
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Tipi Jabrik (Thursday 25th September, 2008): INTERNATIONAL surfing action continued at the out-of-the-way island of Siargao in the Philippines today, with round two and three of the prestigious Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational being run. With a more favourable swell on offer at the host break of Cloud 9, contest organisers opted to complete round two [...]
Round One Surfing Completed At Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Tipi Jabrick (Wednesday 24th September, 2008): WITH inconsistent surfing conditions on offer at the remote island of Siargao in the Philippines today, the second annual Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational went mobile for day two of competition. Tuason Point, a peeling right hand reef break situated 500-metres from the tournament break of Cloud 9, hosted the [...]
Surfing Action Commences At Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational In Philippines
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Wade Goodall (Tuesday 23rd September, 2008): INTERNATIONAL surfing action returned to the Philippines today with the opening round of the highly-anticipated Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational getting underway at the remote, island jewel of Siargao. Cloud 9, once voted as amongst the ten top waves in the world, again took centre stage with 6 non-elimination round [...]
Australian Wade Goodall Gunning For Consecutive Crowns At 2008 Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Wade Goodall (Tuesday 16th September, 2008): AUSTRALIAN surfer Wade Goodall (Caloundra, Qld, Aus) will be gunning for back-to-back Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational crowns when the second annual tournament gets underway at the remote, island jewel of Siargao in the Philippines this weekend. The Sunshine Coast ace rode barrel after faultless barrel to topple a talented-stacked [...]