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QUIKSILVER EXTENDS KELLY SLATER’S ENDORSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH NEW 5-YEAR DEAL
June 8, 2009 – Quiksilver is pleased to announce that it has signed legendary 9-time ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) World Champion Kelly Slater to a 5-year endorsement contract, extending his sponsorship arrangement with the company and ensuring that the greatest surfer of all time will be sponsored by Quiksilver for his entire competitive career. Robert B. McKnight, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Quiksilver, Inc., commented, “We couldn’t…

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FUEL TV Airs ASP Women’s World Tour 2009 – Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach
Thursday, May 21, 2009: Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach Airing Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 8:00pm Eastern Time (5:00pm Pacific Time), and re-airing ten more times over the next month, FUEL TV will showcase ASP Women’s World Tour 2009 – Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach.…

Bobby Martinez Claims Billabong Pro Tahiti Over Taj Burrow
Tuesday, May 19, 2009) – Bobby Martinez (USA), 26, has taken out the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui, defeating fellow Finalist Taj Burrow (AUS), 30, in clean three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at Teahupoo. Event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti survived a marathon waiting period, culminating on the second-to-last available day in improving conditions that peak…

Billabong Pro Teahupoo is On!
The Billabong Pro Teahupoo Tahiti is back in the water. We have clear skies and similar sized surf to yesterday and we’ll get competition underway at 8:30am,” Luke Egan, Billabong Pro Tahiti Contest Director, said. “We’re planning on completing the event today, but will monitor the conditions throughout the day to ensure the athletes are run in the best possible surf.” Yesterday saw the surprise eliminations o…

Upsets and Action Abound as Billabong Pro Tahiti Reignites at Teahupoo
Monday, May 18, 2009: Following four consecutive lay days, the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui roared back to life this morning, with the world’s best surfers tackling the three-to-four foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves on offer at Teahupoo. Stop No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti saw perennial favorites C.J. Hobgood (USA), 29, Taj Burrow (AUS), 30, and Michael Campbell (…

Billabong Pro Tahiti Back ON, 9am Start
Monday, May 18, 2009: The Billabong Pro Tahiti, event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, is set to recommence at 9am this morning, with improved two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves breaking at Teahupoo. Having completed Round 1 and the opening six heats of Round 2, the Billabong Pro Tahiti has since survived four lay days, but this morning’s improved conditions have prompted the event’s recommencement…

Damien Hobgood Leads American Charge at Billabong Pro, Several Top Seeds Yet to Surf
Sunday, May 17, 2009: Stop No. 3 of 10 on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour has been utilizing its lengthy waiting period to hold out for improved conditions for the world’s finest surfers at the Billabong Pro Tahiti. After over one week of competition the event has only seen the completion of Round 1 as well as the first eight heats of Round 2, with former ASP World Champion and former event champion C.J. Hobgood (Melbourne, FL), 29, leading the charge on the Amer…

Billabong Pro Tahiti Called Off for the Day
Saturday, May 16, 2009: The Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui, event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, is into another lay day today, with only small, one-to-two foot (0.5 metre) surf on offer at Teahupoo. While there are only four remaining days in the waiting period, the Billabong Pro Tahiti has completed Round 1 and the opening six heats of Round 2, requiring only two full days of competition to finish the event. With a bump in swell projected for late Monday or e…

Billabong Pro Tahiti Called Off for Today
Thursday, May 14, 2009: The Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui, event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, has been called off for the day, with only small, two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves on offer at Teahupoo today. “Conditions are small today and too inconsistent to justify running with so much time remaining in the waiting period,” Luke Egan, Billabong Pro Tahiti Contest Director said. “We’re tracking some swell models over the next couple of days so hopefully tomor…