QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA 2011 | ASP [18.01.2011]Surfers

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2011, ASP World Tour, Snapper Rocks, Kirra, Queensland, Australia, Coolangatta, QLD, world surfing tour

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST 2011
KELLY SLATER WINS

ASP WORLD TOUR EVENT: 1 of 11
LOCATION: COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia
WAITING PERIOD: 26th Feb - 9th Mar
PRIZE MONEY: US$425,000
LIVE: http://www.quiksilverpro.com.au

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ROUND 1 IS FINISHED (LINK TO ROUND RECAP BELOW)
ROUND 2 IS FINISHED (LINK TO ROUND RECAP BELOW)
ROUND 3,4 & 5 FINISHED (LINK TO ROUND RECAP BELOW)
FINALS DAY FINISHED (LINK TO ROUND RECAP BELOW)


COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia – The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast provides the perfect opening event for the ASP World Tour. Warm water and sunshine accompany one of the greatest sand-bottom pointbreaks on the planet, Snapper Rocks. It’s often an event that sets the tone for the remainder of the year and almost always provides explosive performances, as the world’s best look to kick off their season with a bang.

PAST WINNERS:
    •    2010: Taj Burrow (AUS)
    •    2009: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
    •    2008: Kelly Slater (USA)
    •    2007: Mick Fanning (AUS)
    •    2006: Kelly Slater (USA)
    •    2005: Mick Fanning (AUS)
    •    2004: Michael Lowe (AUS)
    •    2003: Dean Morrison (AUS)
    •    2002: Joel Parkinson (AUS)

VIEW UP-TO-DATE 2011 RESULTS

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ROUND WRAPS

FINALS COMPETITION WRAP | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, March 9, 2011) – Kelly Slater (USA) has overcome event standout Taj Burrow (AUS) to win the 2011 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast.
Earlier, there were eight surfers remaining in hunt for the Quiksilver Pro crown heading into the final day of competition at Snapper Rocks.

ROUNDS 4 & 5 COMPETITION WRAP | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
MODAY | March 7, 2011 - Upsets continued today at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast as two-time World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) was eliminated in the first of 12 exciting heats during Round 3.

ROUND 3 WRAP | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, March 8, 2011) – Australian Taj Burrow put on an electric performance today at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast to clinch a place in the Quarter Finals and keep his title defence alive. Burrow proved he is still the man to beat – coming out on top in an explosive back-and-forth clash with Brazilian Adriano de Souza. Incredibly, both surfs scored two 9-point rides each - making it one of the highest scoring heats in the history of the Quiksilver Pro.

ROUND 2 WRAP | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
SUNDAY | March 6, 2011 - 16 year-old Wildcard Matt Banting (AUS) caused the upset of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast yesterday, eliminating ASP World Title contender Bede Durbidge (AUS), 28, in the opening heat of Round 2. The rest of the Round saw testing conditions with some major upsets going down.

ROUND 1 WRAP | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
SATURDAY | February 26, 2011 - EXCLUSIVE - TEN-time world champion Kelly Slater survived an early scare from teenage Australian wildcard Matt Banting (Port Macquarie, NSW) to surge through the opening round of the Quiksilver Pro presented by Land Rover at Snapper Rocks today.




EVENT PREVIEW | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia – The world’s best surfers have converged on Australia’s Gold Coast for the opening event of the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, which will take place from February 26 through March 9, 2011. Utilizing the high-performance pointbreak of Snapper Rocks as the primary venue, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast offers the ideal forum for the ASP Top 34 to open up their respective 2011 ASP World Title campaigns..

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INTERVIEWS

KELLY SLATER TALKS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO WIN
 
WEDNESDAY | March 9, 2011 - Reigning 10-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has secured his 46th elite tour win today, defeating defending event champion Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, to claim the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Here's what Kelly had to say about the win...

 

BACKHAND ACE TO LEAD GOOFY-FOOT CHARGE
 
TUESDAY | March 1, 2011 - EXCLUSIVE - Goofy-foot surfers have tasted little success in comparison with their natural-foot counterparts at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, the season-opening ASP World Tour event underway at Coolangatta’s Snapper Rocks. One man determined to throw such history out the window this week, is backhand enthusiast and top-ranked goofy-foot surfer, Australia’s Adrian Buchan.

CHAT WITH DEFENDING CHAMP | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
SATURDAY | February 26, 2011 - EXCLUSIVE - Defending Quiksilver Pro champion, Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, is a favourite to take out the event as competition commences today at Coolangatta's Snapper Rocks. A second win would place the perennial World Title contender alongside heavyweight company in the Quiksilver Pro record books.

KELLY SLATER QUITTING? | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
FRIDAY | February 25, 2011 - The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast is just a few short days away and the opening event of the season will be headlined by none other than reigning 10-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater. But could this be the Slater's last dance? The greatest surfer of all time has just informed a packed press conference that the Quiksilver Pro may well be the finale to his stellar career.

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FEATURES

JOEL PARKINSON VS MICK FANNING | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
WEDNESDAY | February 23, 2011 - One of the most intriguing rivalries in Australian sport returns this weekend, as Coolangatta natives, Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson, put close friendship aside to contest the opening event of the 2011 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast.

 

 

KELLY SLATER VS MATT BANTING | QUIKSILVER PRO

FRIDAY | February 18, 2011 - 16-year-old Port Macquarie surfer, Matt Banting, received an innocuous phone call last week that would leave the teenager teary-eyed and trembling. An official from Quiksilver had just granting him a Wildcard to compete in next week’s Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, where in Round 1, he’ll face off with 10-time World Champion and idol, Kelly Slater.

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VIDEOS

J-DUB WINS EXPRESSION SESSION | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
SUNDAY | February 27, 2011 - EXCLUSIVE - While official competition has been called off for the day, the respective Corona and Roxy Expression Sessions were staged. World Tour rookie Julian Wilson (Coolum, QLD) continued his impressive form claiming victory in both heats of the Corona Expression Sessions to win $2000 for his efforts. Brazilian Alejo Muniz and Josh Kerr (Aus) took home $1500 each for the best air maneuvers.




JORDY SMITH READYING FOR SNAPPER | QUIKSILVER PRO
 
WEDNESDAY | February 9, 2011 - With the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast just around the corner, World No.2 Jordy Smith will be looking to go one better than the second place result he picked up there this time last year. To ensure he’s well prepared for the Coolangatta conditions, the big South African has spent time during the off-season in South America, honing his skills at a sand-bottom right-hand point-break. Does this wave remind you much of Snapper?

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QUIKSILVER PRO NEWS

FLORES OUT OF QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST
 
SUNDAY | FEB 27, 2011 - Jeremy Flores (FRA), 23, has officially withdrawn from the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast after suffering a knee injury during a warm-up session last night. According to event medical staff, the presumptive diagnosis is that Jeremy has suffered a Grade-2 medial ligament tear in his right knee.




REYNOLDS RULED OUT OF QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST
 
WEDNESDAY | January 19, 2011 - Dane Reynolds has undergone keyhole surgery to repair damaged knee cartilage and ligaments sustained sustained while surfing at Pupakea in Hawaii late last year. While the surgery has gone well, The 25-year-old will out of action for at least six weeks, meaning he will miss the opening event of the 2011 ASP World Tour, The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. 

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