2013 ASP World Championship: Tour Schedule Stops
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) just released the 2013 World Championship Tour schedule. It looks fairly similar to the 2012 schedule besides the loss of the O'Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz event. The nine-stop schedule is tentatively as follows:
2013 ASP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR:
1. Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, March 2-13, 2013
2. Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, March 27-April 7, 2013
3. Billabong Rio Pro, May 8-19, 2013
4. Volcom Pro Fiji, June 2-14, 2013
5. Billabong Pro Teahupo’o, August 15-26, 2013
6. Hurley Pro at Trestles, September 15-21, 2013
7. Quiksilver Pro France, September 27-October 7, 2013
8. Rip Curl Pro Portugal, October 9-20, 2013
9. Billabong Pipe Masters, December 8-20, 2013
There are many questions still to be answered for this year's tour (Who will win the title? Will Kelly Slater finally retire? Who will make the cuts?), but for now follow us as we hop around the world and give you an in-depth look at every single stop for next year's ASP World Championship Tour.
Stop 1. Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
1 of 9When
March 2-13, 2012
Where
Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Who Won Last Year
Australian Taj Burrow beat Brazilian Adriano De Souza in the finals.
Why it's on the World Championship Tour
Snapper Rocks is one of the greatest right-hand point breaks in the world, located in the hub of the surf industry on the Gold Coast of Australia. It provides one of the best arenas in the sport, and the ASP World Championship Tour couldn't kick off each season any other way.
Stop 2. Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
2 of 9When
March 27-April 7, 2013
Where
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
Who Won Last Year
Australian Mick Fanning beat American Kelly Slater in the finals.
Why it's on the World Championship Tour
The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach event is the longest-standing contest on the World Championship Tour. Without it the tour would not exist. The long walls of Bells Beach provide challenging conditions for the world's best surfers and is always exciting to watch.
Stop 3. Billabong Rio Pro
3 of 9When
May 8-19, 2013
Where
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Who Won Last Year
Hawaiian John John Florence beat Australian Joel Parkinson in the finals.
Why it's on the World Championship Tour
Brazil is one of the biggest growing sectors of the surf industry right now. Young talent is coming out of the country on a regular basis, and the Billabong Pro Rio aims to expose more Brazilian youth to the sport of surfing in hopes of growing the sport event further.
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Stop 4. Volcom Fiji Pro
4 of 9When
June 2-14, 2013
Where
Cloudbreak on the island of Tavarua/Namotu, Fiji
Who Won Last Year
American Kelly Slater beat Brazilian Gabriel Medina in the finals.
Why it's on the World Championship Tour
Pipeline, Teahupo'o and Cloudbreak are considered the three best left-hand waves in the world. Cloudbreak had been on the World Championship Tour in year's past but was taken off the schedule due to country conflicts for years. Re-emerging in 2012 onto the World Tour schedule, Cloudbreak certainly deserves to be a stop for years to come.
Stop 5. Billabong Pro Teahupo'o
5 of 9When
August 15-26, 2013
Where
Teahupo'o on the island of Taiarapu, French Polynesia
Who Won Last Year
Australian Mick Fanning beat fellow Australian Joel Parkinson in the finals.
Why it's on the World Championship Tour
It is also a day in paradise in Tahiti. One of the scariest waves in the world, Teahupo'o offers the world's best surfers a serious challenge with a remoteness and tranquility not found elsewhere on the World Championship Tour.
Stop 6. Hurley Pro
6 of 9When
September 15-21, 2013
Where
Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California, United States of America
Who Won Last Year
American Kelly Slater beat Australian Joel Parkinson in the finals.
Why it's on the World Championship Tour
Lower Trestles is surfing's skate park. Right in the heart of America's surf industry, the wave allows for high-performance maneuvers, like aerials, on a regular basis. It will remain a staple of the ASP for years to come.
Stop 7. Quiksilver Pro France
7 of 9When
September 27-October 7, 2013
Where
South West Coast, France
Who Won Last Year
American Kelly Slater beat fellow American Dane Reynolds in the finals.
Why it's on the World Championship Tour
France is all about fine wine, fine women, and fine waves. The beach breaks along the South Western Coast during the fall months light up from tropical storm systems and offer up some of the best waves the Atlantic Ocean can churn out.
Stop 8. Rip Curl Pro
8 of 9When
October 9-20, 2013
Where
Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal
Who Won Last Year
Australian Julian Wilson beat Brazilian Gabriel Medina in the finals.
Why it's on the World Championship Tour
Portugal remains the second stop on the European leg. The classic hollow waves of Supertubos gives the world's best surfers a great playground to go off in.
Stop 9. Billabong Pipe Masters
9 of 9When
December 8-20, 2013
Where
Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii
Who Won Last Year
T.B.D.
Why it's on the World Championship Tour
Pipeline is synonymous with perfection in surfing. It will forever be surfing's proving ground. Every surfer dreams of being able to surf Pipeline like the world's best. It is the only place deemed worthy of capping off the World Tour every year.
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