(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 mix innovative, new-school … [Read more...]
Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational Back in Business before Wind Halts Play
(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 winds. With only 10 heats (5 hours) required to finalise … [Read more...]
Billabong Occy Grom Comp Announced for Malaysia
(Tuesday 8th September, 2009): The little known surf town of Cherating on the South China Sea coast of Malaysia will play host to its first ever Billabong Occy Grom Comp in January of 2010. In a major coup for the Asian surf scene, 1999 World Champion of Surfing Mark 'Occy' Occhilupo will bring his specialized Grommet event to the ridiculously long sand bottom point break, … [Read more...]
ASP Pro Juniors treated to perfect barrelling Keramas at the Billabong Pro Junior Bali
Keramas Beach, Bali, Indonesia: One of the best days ever of Australasian Pro Junior Surfing as Keramas delivered outstanding 6 to 8 feet plus surf (2-3 metres) on day three of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade -5 Billabong Pro Junior Bali. The day began in most unusual almost eerie conditions with black cloud, unseasonal torrential rain, no wind and … [Read more...]
Indo Boys Make Good on Day 1 of ASP Billabong Pro Junior at Keramas
21 July 2009, Gianyar-Bali: The first round of the ASP sanctioned Grade 5 Billabong Pro Junior contest got underway today at Keramas Beach in Gianyar in glassy 3-4 foot waves, with five of the ten heats being won by non-seeded Indonesian surfers. The 10 heats of round one were completed before the strengthening on-shore winds coupled with the low tide had the contest … [Read more...]
Billabong Asia surfers Lee Wilson, Rahtu Suargita, and Raditya featured in new video clips
Billabong Asia is releasing a bunch of short clips aimed at telling the day to day stories of their athletes and advocates. Sure, we all know these guys can surf, skate, wakeboard, etc..... but what really makes them tick? What do they do when they're not on their craft? What do they eat? Where do they hang out? The first batch of clips are focused on Billabongs top … [Read more...]
ASP Billabong Pro Junior to be held at Keramas
Billabong is taking junior surfing back to Bali in 2009, with the announcement of a fully sanctioned, grade five Pro Junior men’s event to be held in July. After working with the ASP (Association Of Surfing Professionals) to make the competition part of the overall Australasian Junior Series, the $30,000 Billabong Pro Junior Series Bali will be held at Keramas from July … [Read more...]
Cool Surf and Clean Shores at the 2009 4th Annual Manila Surfers Association (MSA) Fun Comp in cooperation with Stoked Inc. – Billabong
(La Union , Philippines : Feb. 1, 2009): The 4th annual Manila Surfers Association (MSA) Fun Competition in cooperation with Stoked Inc., the Philippines' premier boardsports company, fired on all cylinders under consistent 2-3 foot surf in La Union, the island nation's surfing capital. The 2-day event saw the fast-growing Manila surfer scene gun in out in shortboard and … [Read more...]
Play Day at Day 1 of Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational
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 swell to rise, but when the wind finally did dissipate just before sundown it did allow some well-shaped … [Read more...]
Billabong Pro Junior Series Indonesia – Keramas
Billabong Pro Junior Series Indonesia 3 Events $15 500 USD Keramas, Kuta Reef, Canggu www.billabong.com.au Julian Wilson Wins Inaugural Indonesian Billabong Pro Junior Series Indonesia's One Anwar Emerges as Future Surfing Star Sunday June 3rd (Keramas, Bali, Indonesia): Form tournament surfer Julian Wilson (Aus) won the all-Australian final of the Billabong … [Read more...]
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