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 [...]

Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational Back in Business before Wind Halts Play

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Billlabong Cloud 9 Invitational Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational Round Four (Monday 26th October, 2009): THE Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational was back in business in the Philippines today until strong winds halted play mid-round. In building 3-4ft (1-1.5m) barrelling waves, contest organisers decided to run two round four heats before competition was suspended with freshening onshore [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Play Day at Day 1 of Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Footy Jason Shibata Raditya Swell Check Willing the Swell 21 September, Siargao-Phillipines:  Howling offshore winds all night and most of the day put the first round of the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational on hold for the day. Periodic standby calls were made throughout the day in hopes that the winds would die and allow the [...]

Surf, Skate, and Wake Stokes the Crowds at the “I Dream of Cloud 9″ Billabong Kick Off Event in Manila

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Jackson Pilz in Manila Thursday 18th September (Manila, Philippines): Massive crowds lined the boardwalk of the SM Mall of Asia in Manila on the weekend to catch a glimpse of the action on offer at the Billabong “I Dream of Cloud 9″ party, the kick off event for the 2nd annual international invitational surfing competition [...]

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 [...]


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