ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Roxy Pro Hawaii
Event No. 7 on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
November 24 – December 6, 2006

SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Thursday, Nov. 29, 2006) – The Roxy Pro Hawaii shares a
contest window with the O’neill World Cup of Surfing – a 6-star men’s World
Qualifying Series (WQS) event. The men will take to the six foot (two metre)
Sunset Beach surf this morning; the women will not surf today.

“There’s some size out there but due to sloppy conditions we’ve called the
Roxy Pro Hawaii off today,” Triple Crown executive director Randy Rarick said.
“The swell is supposed to hold and we’re expecting the winds to swing to a
more northeasterly tradewind flow, so tomorrow looks promising for the women.”

Just three rounds of the Roxy Pro Hawaii remain and the event can be wrapped up
in three and half hours of competition. Another call on Roxy Pro Hawaii
competition status will be made tomorrow morning at 7am.

Round Three Roxy Pro Hawaii Match-ups: (1st and 2nd advance to Semifinals; 3rd
and 4th Eliminated) 
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Jacqueline Silva (BRA), Megan Abubo (HAW),
Keala Kennelly (HAW) 
Heat 2: Samantha Cornish (AUS), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Chelsea Georgeson
(AUS), Melanie Bartels (HAW) 
Heat 3: Layne Beachley (AUS), Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS),
Heather Clark (ZAF) 
Heat 4: Rebecca Woods (AUS), Rochelle Ballard (HAW), Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS),
Serena Brooke (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Roxy Pro Hawaii
Event No. 7 on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
November 24 – December 6, 2006

SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006) – Small, stormy conditions at
Sunset Beach will translate into another day off for the world’s best women
surfers. The Roxy Pro Hawaii will not run today, Nov. 29,2006.

Only a half day of competition is needed to wrap up the Roxy Pro Hawaii, the
second to last event on the ASP Women’s World Tour and stop No. 2 on the
prestigious Vans Triple Crown of Surfing series. Sofia Mulanovich (PER),
currently leads the Triple Crown of Surfing standings. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
and Tais Almeida (BRA) sit second and third respectively.

Another call on competition status will be made tomorrow at 7am.

Past Women's VANS Triple Crown of Surfing Champions (all but 2002 winner
Neridah Falconer are competing in the 2006 series):
2005 Chelsea Georgeson (AUS)
2004 Chelsea Georgeson (AUS)
2003 Keala Kennelly (HAW)
2002 Neridah Falconer (AUS)
2001 Event Not Held 
2000 Heather Clark (ZAF)
1999 Trudy Todd (AUS)
1998 Layne Beachley (AUS)
1997 Layne Beachley (AUS)

Round Three Roxy Pro Hawaii Match-ups: (1st and 2nd advance to Semifinals; 3rd
and 4th Eliminated) 
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Jacqueline Silva (BRA), Megan Abubo (HAW),
Keala Kennelly (HAW) 
Heat 2: Samantha Cornish (AUS), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Chelsea Georgeson
(AUS), Melanie Bartels (HAW) 
Heat 3: Layne Beachley (AUS), Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS),
Heather Clark (ZAF) 
Heat 4: Rebecca Woods (AUS), Rochelle Ballard (HAW), Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS),
Serena Brooke (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Roxy Pro Hawaii
Event No. 7 on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
November 24 – December 6, 2006

SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006) – The Roxy Pro Hawaii can be
wrapped up in just three and a half hours of competition. With eight more days
in the event waiting period, event officials will wait for conditions superior
to those on offer today, Nov. 28, 2006, before sending the world’s best women
surfers out at Sunset.

When competition does resume, six-time ASP World Champion Layne Beachley could
be mere hours away from clinching her 7th world title. Check out the scenarios
below. Another call on competition status will be made at 7am tomorrow, Nov.
29, 2006.

ASP Women’s World Tour World Title Possibilities for the Roxy Pro Hawaii

If Layne Beachley gets 1st at Sunset:
She becomes the 2006 ASP Women’s World Tour Champion if Melanie Redman-Carr
loses before the final heat.
Melanie Redman-Carr needs a 4th place or better to stay in contention (ie. –
she must make the final).
Chelsea Georgeson would be out of contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 2nd at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr needs a 7th place or better to stay in contention (ie. –
she has to make the semis).
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 1st place to stay in contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 3rd at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 4th place or better to stay in contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 4th at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 5th place or better to stay in contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 5th at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 7th place or better to stay in contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 7th at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson remains in contention with a 17th place or better.

If Melanie Redman-Carr gets 1st at Sunset:
Layne Beachley remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 4th place or better to stay in contention.

If Melanie Redman-Carr gets 2nd at Sunset:
Layne Beachley remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 7th place or better to stay in contention.

If Melanie Redman-Carr gets 3rd at Sunset:
Layne Beachley remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson remains in contention with a 17th place or better.

If Chelsea Georgeson  gets 1st at Sunset:
Both Layne Beachley and Melanie Redman-Carr remain in contention.


Round Three Roxy Pro Hawaii Match-ups: (1st and 2nd advance to Semifinals; 3rd
and 4th Eliminated) 
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Jacqueline Silva (BRA), Megan Abubo (HAW),
Keala Kennelly (HAW) 
Heat 2: Samantha Cornish (AUS), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Chelsea Georgeson
(AUS), Melanie Bartels (HAW) 
Heat 3: Layne Beachley (AUS), Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS),
Heather Clark (ZAF) 
Heat 4: Rebecca Woods (AUS), Rochelle Ballard (HAW), Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS),
Serena Brooke (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Roxy Pro Hawaii
Event No. 7 on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
November 24 – December 6, 2006

ROXY PRO HAWAII AWAITING NEW SWELL - NO SUNSET BEACH SURFING TODAY

SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Monday, Nov. 27, 2006) –Lack of swell has seen the Roxy
Pro Hawaii called off again today, Nov. 27, 2006, but when competition resumes
at Sunset Beach, Megan Abubo (HAW) will be one of the first back in the lineup.

The Oahu local has drawn Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Jacqueline Silva (BRA) and
Keala Kennelly (HAW) in Heat 1 of Round 3 – a top two finish in that heat will
earn the current world No. 9 a Semifinal berth.

“I’m feeling really confident,” Abubo said. “I’m happy with my surfing
right now and happy to be at home. “There’s something about putting my foot
in the water at home; I always feel a little bit better. I’m not even thinking
about the ratings really, I’m just thinking about doing well at my sponsor’s
event and doing well at home.”

Abubo may not be thinking about the ratings, but sitting just one spot above
the ASP Women’s World Tour requalification cutoff, she’s certainly aware that
she needs to surf well at Sunset to cement her spot amongst next year's elite. 
Considering Abubo lives within walking distance of the contest break, a solid
result here is certainly attainable.

Surf reports indicate that there may be a possible increase in swell this
evening and that competition could recommence tomorrow. An official call on
competition status will be made at 7am tomorrow, Nov. 28, 2006.

Round Three Roxy Pro Hawaii Match-ups: (1st and 2nd advance to Semifinals; 3rd
and 4th Eliminated) 
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Jacqueline Silva (BRA), Megan Abubo (HAW),
Keala Kennelly (HAW) 
Heat 2: Samantha Cornish (AUS), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Chelsea Georgeson
(AUS), Melanie Bartels (HAW) 
Heat 3: Layne Beachley (AUS), Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS),
Heather Clark (ZAF) 
Heat 4: Rebecca Woods (AUS), Rochelle Ballard (HAW), Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS),
Serena Brooke (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL



Roxy Pro Hawaii

Event No. 7 on the ASP Women’s World Tour

Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii

November 24 -  December 6, 2006



NO ROXY PRO HAWAII SURFING AT SUNSET BEACH TODAY



SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006) -  Despite the four to five foot

(one and a half metre) and clean conditions on offer at Sunset Beach this morning, the Roxy Pro Hawaii has been called off for the day. Rounds one and two of the Roxy Pro Hawaii ran yesterday, but a forecasted drop in swell has prompted event officials to wait for more consistent conditions before running

the remainder of the event.



Only three rounds remain before the 2006 Roxy Pro Hawaii champion is crowned Round 3, the Semifinals and Final. The Quarterfinal round customary to ASP Women’s World Tour competition is absent in Hawaii because Rounds 3 and above feature four-woman heats instead of the usual two-girl format. Hawaiian law mandates that man-on-man heats with only two surfers in the water does not take full advantage of the abundance of waves on offer here, thus heats in Hawaii

always feature three or more surfers.



Round Three Roxy Pro Hawaii Match-ups: (1st and 2nd advance to Semifinals; 3rd and 4th Eliminated)

Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Jacqueline Silva (BRA), Megan Abubo (HAW),

Keala Kennelly (HAW)

Heat 2: Samantha Cornish (AUS), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Chelsea Georgeson

(AUS), Melanie Bartels (HAW)

Heat 3: Layne Beachley (AUS), Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS),

Heather Clark (ZAF)

Heat 4: Rebecca Woods (AUS), Rochelle Ballard (HAW), Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS),

Serena Brooke (AUS)



Roxy Pro Hawaii

Event No. 7 on the ASP Women’s World Tour

Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii

November 24 - December 6, 2006



SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006) -  Roxy Pro Hawaii wildcards

Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) outsurfed the ASP Women’s

World Tour staples at Sunset Beach today.



Scoring the event’s seven highest single wave scores and top four heat totals, Gilmore and Bartels placed 1st and 2nd respectively in the Roxy Pro Trials to earn their main event berths this morning. Riding that momentum into Round 1 of the Roxy Pro, the duo posted several 8.0 and 9.0 point rides (out of a possible 10 points) to advance straight to Round 3.



Gilmore’s 18.10 out 20.00, the highest heat total of the day, saw her blast

past Sunset specialty-surfers Layne Beachley (AUS) and Rochelle Ballard (HAW),

both of whom posted 11.17, with ease.



“It’s my first time here so it was pretty nerve-wracking to draw a heat with

the two most dominate girls at Sunset in the history of women’s surfing,”

Gilmore said. “I went out there trying to have some fun and trying to catch

anything that came my way. I was just doing my thing and I guess the judges liked what I was doing.”



Gilmore and Bartels surfed the testing break twice in the trials before

paddling out a third time for Round 1 of the Roxy Pro Hawaii. Neither showed signs of fatigue.



“The paddle out is kind of long and you have a lot of time to think about things on the way out, so it can be physically and mentally draining, but once

you get out there and see a few sets coming it gets your heart pumping and

you’re not tired anymore,” Gilmore said.



Gilmore, who has won two ASP Women’s World Tour events as a wildcard, the most

recent of which being the Havaianas Beachley Classic in October, is no stranger

to the wildcard routine. Both she and Bartels recently qualified for the 2007

elite tour via the World Qualifying Series (WQS).



“I think the wildcard position is probably the best,” Gilmore said.

“There’s no weight on your shoulders so you can relax. This event is coming

down to the wire for a lot of girls who are trying to qualify to stay on tour

and Mel [Bartels] and I have already qualified so we’re safe. I think that’s

why we”re performing better.”



Bartels surfed on the ASP Women’s World Tour in 2004 and 2005 before narrowly

missing requalification last year. Bartels garnered a Roxy Pro trials

invitation for her performance last week’s Op Pro Hawaii, the first jewel in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, after Pauline Ado (FRA) failed to show up in Hawaii.



“You know what I’m stoked on?”Bartels said. “I’m stoked I got a place in the trials. I wasn’t originally in the trials but I think it happened for a

reason and that I was supposed to be in the main event. I’m on a good roll

right now and I just hope I’m still surfing well when we run the contest

next.”



A local Hawaiian, Bartels credited having her loved ones on the beach for her

exceptional surfing today.

“I’m really stoked that my family came, all of my family, for the first

time,” Bartels said. “Today was a day they could all make it down and I’m so

stoked just to see them and to show them how I surf in this type of event. Far

out, it’s such a good feeling and it’s giving me the momentum to want to do

well here in Hawaii.”



The Roxy Pro Hawaii is the second of three events that compose the Van’s

Triple Crown of Surfing - a Hawaiian big wave surfing series. The first event,

the Op Pro Haleiwa, was won by Sofia Mulanovich (PER). Mulanovich’s Round 1

win today will see her maintain her current Triple Crown lead – though she

maintains that she’s not dwelling on the details.



“I’m trying not to think about the Triple Crown too much,” Mulanovich said.

“It’s better for me that way. If I win it that would be great, if not, it’s

still great just to be surfing in Hawaii.”



Losing her Round 1 heat but redeeming herself in Round 2 was current world No.

1 Layne Beachley. Beachley could clinch her seventh world title at Sunset Beach

should she win the event with world No. 2 Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) bowing out

before the finals.



“In my Round 1 heat I had the opportunity to catch some really good waves and

I didn’t go so I was kind of lacking confidence in my positioning and I

wasn’t committed enough,” Beachley said. “And then in Round 2 I was

committed but my timing was out so it’s just been one of those really off

days. Luckily I scraped through and an inch is as good as a mile so I’ll take

it and I hopefully I can improve on it in the next day or so when we compete

again.”



Another call on competition status will be made tomorrow morning at 7am.



Visit the media center at www.aspworldtour.com for transcribed athlete

interviews and complimentary digital imagery.



Round 2 Roxy Pro Hawaii Results: (1st and 2nd advance to Round Three; 3rd is

eliminated)

Heat 1: Layne Beachley (AUS) 7.17, Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 6.17, Julia Christian

(USA) 2.67

Heat 2: Heather Clark (ZAF) 9.07, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 7.43, Trudy Todd (AUS)

7.10



Round 1 Roxy Pro Hawaii Results: (1st and 2nd advance to Round Three; 3rd surfs

Round Two)

Heat 1: Megan Abubo (HAW) 10.83, Samantha Cornish (AUS) 9.07, Trudy Todd (AUS)

5.67

Heat 2: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.86, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 10.83, Jacqueline

Silva (BRA) 0.00

Heat 3: Melanie Bartels (HAW) 17.43, Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) 12.00, Julia

Christian (USA) 6.10

Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 18.00, Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 11.17, Layne

Beachley (AUS) 11.17

Heat 5: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 12.00, Serena Brooke (AUS) 9.27, Heather

Clark (ZAF) 7.27

Heat 6: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 8.16, Keala Kennelly (HAW) 7.73, Jessi Miley-Dyer

(AUS) 6.60



ROXY PRO HAWAII ALL GO FOR ACTION AT SUNSET BEACH



SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006) -  The Roxy Pro Hawaii, the

second to last event on the 2006 ASP Women’s World Tour, will commence at

Sunset Beach around 10:10am today.



Held in conjunction with the O’Neill World Cup of Surfing (a men’s 6-star

World Qualifying Series event), the Roxy Pro Hawaii will hit the four to six

foot (one half to two metre) surf once round one of the men’s event is

completed this morning.



A 12-woman field will contest the three-heat Roxy Pro trials first. Two main

event berths are on offer and Carissa Moore (HAW), Rosie Hodge (ZAF), Jennifer

Useldinger (USA), Jennifer Quam (HAW), Malia Manuel (HAW), Alana Blanchard

(HAW), Leila Hearst (HAW), Coco Ho (HAW), Melanie Bartels (HAW), Stephanie

Gilmore (AUS), Tais Almeida (BRA) and Laurina McGrath (AUS) will go head to

head to earn them.



Rounds 1 and 2 of the main event will immediately follow the trials. The 3rd

place surfer from each of the six Round 1 heats will contest Round 2. The

surfers finishing 3rd in Round 2 will be eliminated. Two surfers will be

eliminated today.



The Roxy Pro Hawaii is stop two on the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing series.

Sofia Mulanovich (PER) currently leads the series after winning the OP Pro

Hawaii in Haleiwa last week. Mulanovich will meet Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) and

Jacqueline Silva (BRA) in Heat 2 of Round 1.



Round One Roxy Pro Hawaii Match-ups: (1st and 2nd advance to Round Three; 3rd

surfs Round Two)

Heat 1: Megan Abubo (HAW), Samantha Cornish (AUS), Trudy Todd

Heat 2: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Jacqueline Silva (BRA)

Heat 3: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS), Julia Christian (USA), Wildcard (TBD)

Heat 4: Layne Beachley (AUS), Rochelle Ballard (HAW), Wildcard (TBD)

Heat 5: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS), Heather Clark (ZAF), Serena Brooke (AUS)

Heat 6: Rebecca Woods (AUS), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), Keala Kennelly (HAW)

We recently just added Colorado's Tracy Smith and Louisiana's Taylor Blaze.  Welcome aboard.

We just added badboy Derek White to our team.  Welcome aboard.

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Roxy Pro Hawaii
Event No. 7 on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
November 24 – December 6, 2006

BEACHLEY POISED TO WIN 7TH WORLD TITLE AT ROXY PRO HAWAII SUNSET BEACH

SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Monday, Nov. 20, 2006) –Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) may be
the defending Roxy Pro Hawaii, Vans Triple Crown of Surf and ASP Women’s World
Champion, but it’s former six-time world champ Layne Beachey (AUS) sitting
squarely in the driver’s seat heading into Sunset Beach this Friday.

Beachley, who has posted multiple victories at Sunset Beach, Oahu, has the
potential to clinch her 7th world title at the Roxy Pro Hawaii. The second to
last event on the ASP Women’s World Tour, the Roxy Pro Hawaii will enjoy a
November 24 to December 6 waiting period, prime dates for big Hawaiian surf.

“I’ve had a lot of success at Sunset, so I’m feeling pretty confident,”
Beachley said. “They actually call me Miss. Sunset because I’ve won five out
of the last seven events there. To wrap up my seventh world title there would
be amazing.”

Back at the meaty break of Sunset Beach after being held in nearby Halewia for
the past five years, the Roxy Pro Hawaii will feature 16 of the world’s Top 17
female surfers, a wildcard and an injury replacement surfer to fill the shoes
of rookie Silvana Lima (BRA) who is suffering a knee injury. Each will be eager
to showcase their repertoires in the critically powerful right hander.

World No. 2 Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) won the 6-star World Qualifying Series
(WQS) event held at Sunset Beach last year. She will want to post a similarly
impressive result in 2006 if she hopes to keep her title dreams alive heading
into the final ASP Women’s World Tour event in Maui this December. Only
Redman-Carr, Beachley and Georgeson remain in contention for the 2006 crown.
Only Beachley can clinch at Sunset.*

Sofia Mulanovich (PER) has taken an early lead in the Vans Triple Crown of
Surfing ratings, a series which awards an additional $10,000 to the top
performing female surfer over three events - the already completed Op Pro
Hawaii, a 6-star WQS and the Roxy Pro Hawaii and Billabong Pro Maui, both ASP
Women’s World Tour events.

Mulanovich won the Op Pro Hawaii at Haleiwa last week – a victory which saw
her catapult to 5th on the WQS, thus earning her automatic requalification onto
the elite ASP Women’s World Tour in 2007 (the Top 6 surfers on the WQS earn
spots on next year’s elite tour). She is currently qualifying on both tours.

Several surfers accustomed to easy requalification via the ASP Women’s World
Tour will need results in the upcoming Hawaiian events to maintain their elite
tour status; Hawaiian heavy-hitters Rochelle Ballard, Keala Kennelly and among
them.

Logon to www.aspworldtour.com and www.triplecrownofsurfing.com to watch it all
LIVE!

*ASP Women’s World Tour World Title Possibilities for the Roxy Pro Hawaii

If Layne Beachley gets 1st at Sunset:
She becomes the 2006 ASP Women’s World Tour Champion if Melanie Redman-Carr
loses before the final heat.
Melanie Redman-Carr  needs a 4th place or better to stay in contention (ie. –
she must make the final).
Chelsea Georgeson would be out of contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 2nd at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr  needs a 7th place or better to stay in contention (ie. –
she has to make the semis).
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 1st place to stay in contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 3rd at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 4th place or better to stay in contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 4th at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 5th place or better to stay in contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 5th at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 7th place or better to stay in contention.

If Layne Beachley gets 7th at Sunset:
Melanie Redman-Carr remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson remains in contention with a 17th place or better.

If Melanie Redman-Carr gets 1st at Sunset:
Layne Beachley remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 4th place or better to stay in contention.

If Melanie Redman-Carr gets 2nd at Sunset:
Layne Beachley remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson needs a 7th place or better to stay in contention.

If Melanie Redman-Carr gets 3rd at Sunset:
Layne Beachley remains in contention with a 17th place or better.
Chelsea Georgeson remains in contention with a 17th place or better.

If Chelsea Georgeson  gets 1st at Sunset:
Both Layne Beachley and Melanie Redman-Carr remain in contention.

Past Women's VANS Triple Crown of Surfing Champions (all but 2002 winner
Neridah Falconer are competing in the 2006 series)

2005 Chelsea Georgeson (AUS)
2004 Chelsea Georgeson (AUS)
2003 Keala Kennelly (HAW)
2002 Neridah Falconer (AUS)
2001 Event Not Held 
2000 Heather Clark (ZAF)
1999 Trudy Todd (AUS)
1998 Layne Beachley (AUS)
1997 Layne Beachley (AUS)

While some applications are still in the works, we are proud to have added the following people:



Drew Johnson - MX

Jason Coleman - MX

Thomas Ault - MX   

Tommy Miller - MX

Steven Kammerer - MX

Zach Turner - MX

Brian Piaquadio - MX     

Taylor Fischer - MX   

Brandon Garcia - MX   

Tristian Post - MX    

JD Coffman - MX           

Brandon wilkerson - MX   

Aaron Miner - MX       

Tyler Post - MX       



Jeff Cormack - Snowboarding

Chad Tenander - Snowboarding

Craig Herring - Snowboarding

Caleb Foss - Skiing

Steffen Renå Hamre - Skiing



John Kedroff - Surfing

Guy Picquelle - Surfing

Sean Harrison - Surfing

Francis Lawlor - Surfing   

Kyle Grant - Surfing   

Richard Perkins - Surfing

Josh Petroni - Surfing

Kenny Hebert - Surfing   

Andy Wissel - Surfing   

Stacey Coon - Surfing



Nate Murray - Other

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

EVENT #10 ON THE 2006 FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP)
MEN’S WORLD TOUR

Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong
Imbituba, Brazil
October 30 – November 8, 2006

IMBITUBA, Brazil (Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006) – Australian Mick Fanning has
rocketed to world No. 2 on the Foster's ASP World Tour ratings with an emphatic
win at the Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong today.

Making good on the adage ‘third time’s a charm’ in his third Brazilian final
in five years, Fanning easily dismissed any threat brought by defending
champion Damien Hobgood (USA).

"I rocked up this morning and it looked exactly like it did one of the years I
got second so I felt really confident,” Fanning said. “I've already had two
seconds in Brazil and I didn’t want another one so I went out there and tried
to give it my all and it paid off."

Held in large and wind affected six foot (two metre) waves in Imbituba, Brazil,
the Nova Schin Festival final was a largely one-sided affair. Favoring the
rights and posting the highest heat total of the event (18.77 out of 20.00)
Fanning caught nine waves to Hobgood’s five. With a 9.5 and 9.27 (out of a
possible 10) in his scoreline, Hobgood was left needing a combination of scores
to defend his title.

"We couldn't really hear out there and I just wanted to keep in rhythm with the
sets,” Fanning said. “I knew if you get caught, it just washes you in and you
get flustered so I just kept trying to catch waves.  I felt really relaxed and
everything just seemed to feel really, really good.  I got two waves that were
pretty good so I'm stoked."

The win is Fanning's second for the year and his No. 2 rating bitter sweet
after bowing out of the world title race won by Kelly Slater (USA) who claimed
the crown in Spain last month. Earning his first 2006 victory at the Billabong
Pro JBay in July, his result today is another chapter in what has been a late
season fairytale for Fanning.

“I’m letting it happen instead of trying to make it happen,” Fanning said.
“Every time I paddle out now I feel so much more relaxed. Three finals and two
fifths out of the last five events is pretty good.”

His Nova Schin Festival first sees Fanning jump three spots from 5th to
runner-up on the Foster’s ASP World Tour ratings – he finished last year in
3rd.

"Every year I've been on the Foster's ASP World Tour, I've placed one better
the next year,” Fanning said.  Hopefully this year I finish second and then
next year I get that first."

Hobgood, who beat his twin brother CJ Hobgood (USA) in the quarters and Fred
Patacchia (HAW) in the semis en route to the final, posted two 9.5s over the
course of the contest. He would have had to post two more in the final if he
wanted to defend his title today.

"Mick has been the in-form surfer pretty much the whole event, he was just
better out there,” Hobgood said. “I knew Mick could go on pretty much any
right and turn it into a score and that I was going to have to wait for the
cleaner ones because it was harder on my backside to negotiate the bump.  I had
a couple of good waves and I had the opportunity, but all I did was a couple of
ok turns and then a couple of bad ones. It was there but I just think he was
the better surfer."

Pattachia climbed 10 spots from 24th to 14th with his semifinal showing and is
now assured of a 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour berth.

“I came here with a goal and that goal was to be in requalification mode going
into Hawaii,” Pattachia said. “I came here and accomplished that. A third is
my second best result this year. I’ll probably been in the teens (on the
Foster’s ASP World Tour ratings) now and hopefully I can get another good
result at Pipe and jump up even further."

Philip Macdonald (AUS) posted his best result of 2006 today. The third place
finish bumped him up one spot on the ratings – he now sits in 12th.

“It’s my best result of the year,” Macdonald said. “I just wanted to make
the semis and get a result. The conditions are really hard out there and I got
a bit unlucky. I felt like I gave it my best shot and that’s all you can do."

Darren O’Rafferty (AUS), Greg Emslie (ZAF) and Bobby Martinez (USA) round out
the surfers who contested the chaotic six foot surf at Imbituba today. Losing
in the quarterfinals, they will leave Brazil with equal fifth placings. 

Nova Schin Festival Final Results: (1st wins the event; 2nd finishes runner-up)
Final: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.77 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.10

Nova Schin Festival Semifinal Results: (1st advances to Final; 2nd finishes
equal 3rd)
Semifinal 1: Damien Hobgood (USA) 16.00 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 13.67
Semifinal 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.50 def. Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 14.00

Nova Schin Festival Quarterfinal Results: (1st advances to Semifinals, 2nd
finishes equal 5th)
Quarterfinal 1: Damien Hobgood (USA) 16.33 def. CJ Hobgood (USA) 13.00
Quarterfinal 2: Fred Patacchia (HAW) 15.50 def. Darren O'Rafferty (AUS) 11.67
Quarterfinal 3: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 12.10 def. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 8.90
Quarterfinal 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 13.00 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 6.67

Foster’s ASP World Tour Ratings after Event #10, the Nova Schin Festival pres.
by Billabong
1.	Kelly Slater		7824
2.	Mick Fanning		6638
3.	Taj Burrow		6480
4.	Bobby Martinez		6350
5.	Andy Irons		6348
6.	Joel Parkinson		6240
7.	Damien Hobgood		5774
8.	Tom Whitaker		5138
9.	Taylor Knox		4880
10.	Dean Morrison		4856

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ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

EVENT #10 ON THE 2006 FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP)
MEN’S WORLD TOUR

Nova Schin Festival 
Imbituba, Brazil
October 30 – November 8, 2006

IMBITUBA, Brazil (Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006) – The Nova Schin Festival presented
by Billabong is currently underway in six to eight foot plus (two to three
metre) waves at the main event site in Imbituba this morning.

The large swell was a welcome sight with event officials utilizing the entire
10-day waiting period and taking the event mobile to Rosa Beach yesterday.
Today is the final day of the Nova Schin Festival contest window.

The remaining seven heats of competition – the quarterfinals, semifinals and
final – will be run in 30-minute intervals today. A small break between the
semifinals and final will see the Nova Schin Festival champion crowned early
this afternoon.

Quarterfinal match-ups:
Quarterfinal 1: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. CJ Hobgood (USA)
Quarterfinal 2: Darren O'Rafferty (AUS) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Quarterfinal 3: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Phillip MacDonald (AUS)
Quarterfinal 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Bobby Martinez (USA)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

EVENT #10 ON THE 2006 FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP)
MEN’S WORLD TOUR

IMBITUBA, Brazil (Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006) – The Hobgood brothers took the Nova
Schin Festival’s relocation to Rosa Beach in stride today. Top scoring in the
punchy three to five foot (one to one half metre) waves on offer just north of
Imbituba, the twins soared through Round Four and will now feature in
Quarterfinal No. 1 tomorrow.

Damien, the defending Nova Schin Festival champ and CJ, who won the Foster’s
ASP World Title in 2001, will go man-on-man for only second time in their
Foster’s ASP World Tour careers. The 27-year old Top 10 staples, who met in
elite tour competition for the first and last time in the 2004 Quiksilver Pro
Japan Quarterfinals, are beyond stoked about the ‘bro-down.’

“It’s going to be fun,” CJ Hobgood said. “[Damien] is going to be looking
to get me back because I got one on him in Japan. It’s the end of the year and
there’s not crazy pressure here so I’m looking forward to it –he’s going to
be super bummed if I beat him again though. Anytime anyone asks if we’ve ever
had a man-on-man heat together he huffs and says, ‘Yea, one time, but I
didn’t catch a wave in the heat.”

Damien earned a 9.5 (out of a possible 10 points) for a relentless series of
vertical hacks to claim today’s highest wave score and a heat win over Cory
Lopez (USA). Second only to Joel Parkinson’s 9.73 earned in Round Three,
Damien’s wave was at once an assurance that taking the event mobile was a
smart move.

“I saw the set coming from the corner and it looked like a pretty good wave
but I couldn’t tell how good it was,” Damien Hobgood said. “The thing just
ended up lining up all the way through, but I think the thing that really made
that wave was that at the end I had this left coming back at me and I was able
to bank of it. I was stoked.”

CJ earned the second highest wave score of the day, a 9.00, to remove Parkinson
from Nova Schin Festival contention the heat after.

“Going up against Joel is never an easy task,” CJ Hobgood said. “Joel’s
been getting 9.0s every heat and I’ve been fortunate enough to get a couple of
9.0s in a few of my heats so I had to tell myself, ‘Hey, I can go out there
and get those scores and put some pressure on him,’ and that’s what I did.”

Current world No. 6 Bobby Martinez, who often travels with the Hobgoods, earned
another last minute victory today. This time, Bede Durbidge (AUS) was his
victim. 
“I thought I was a little too deep so I paddled a little bit towards Bede and
that set came and I got one of the last waves of the set,” Martinez said. 
“Then they said the scores wrong and I was wondering what was going to happen,
I didn't know what to think. There were two minutes left and it looked like
waves were coming.	A wave came and Bede got a 5.0 and it didn't have as much
wall as the other waves or else he would have got the score so I got lucky.”

Martinez, a Foster’s ASP World Tour rookie, has earned the nickname the
‘Smiling Assassin’ for regularly relegating guys to the losers round with a
humble grin on his face. 

With two wins and two dead lasts in his scoreline, a victory over Mick Fanning
(AUS) tomorrow will see Martinez replace a 33rd place with a 3rd or better.
Because all those above him on the ratings, including Taj Burrow who lost to
Greg Emslie (ZAF) today, bowed out earlier than him in the event, eliminating
Fanning will see Martinez jump to world No. 2.

“It’s going to be hard with Mick, he’s definitely one of my favorite
surfers,” Martinez said. “I love watching him surf, he always has so much
energy – it’s going to be hard. Everywhere he goes he’s always looking good
and out here again he’s looking good. It’s going to be difficult, but
hopefully we get waves and then we’ll just see how it goes.”

Also earning a Quarterfinal berth and ending injury replacement surfer Odirlei
Coutinho’s (BRA) upset-spree was Hawaiian Fred Patacchia. Surfing a broken
board for most of the heat, Pattachia was surprised, but very pleased to
advance.

"I wouldn’t say I was the heavy favorite going into that heat,” Pattachia
said.  “[Coutinho] had the crowd behind him and he just took out Andy (Irons)
and Bruce (Irons), so he’s been taking out a bunch of Hawaiians lately. I just
wanted to get the right waves out there. I buckled my board about halfway
through the heat and I didn’t have an extra board on the beach so I had no
choice but to ride it. I was lucky it didn’t break totally in two because I
would have been screwed and would have lost the heat.”

With a guaranteed 5th or better leaving Brazil, Pattachia joins lower seeded
Round Four winners Greg Emslie (ZAF), Darren O’Rafferty (AUS) and Phil
Macdonald (AUS) in their relief that they are now in much better situations to
requalify for next year’s elite tour.

“I’m stoked I came to Brazil,” said Pattachia. “I’m not going to win the
Foster’s ASP World Tour right now and I’m not going to fall off either so
this is all gravy; this is all fun for me. I’m just happy to go into Hawaii
with a clear mind and not have to worry about requalifying."

The Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final will run tomorrow, the last day of the
Nova Schin Festival waiting period. A competition call will be made at 7am
local time.

Round Four Match-Ups: (1st advances to the Quarterfinals; 2nd finishes equal
9th)
Heat 1: Damien Hobgood (USA) 16.67 def. Cory Lopez (USA) 8.17
Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 16.00 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 8.00
Heat 3: Darren O'Rafferty (AUS) 13.97 def. Peterson Rosa (BRA) 13.10
Heat 4: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 13.27 def. Odirlei Coutinho (BRA) 12.33
Heat 5: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 13.87 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.67
Heat 6: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 12.90 def.Tom Whitaker (AUS) 12.34 
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.33 def. Trent Munro (AUS) 7.50
Heat 8: Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.80 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.33

EVENT #10 ON THE 2006 FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP)
MEN’S WORLD TOUR

Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong
Imbituba, Brazil
October 30 – November 8, 2006

IMBITUBA, Brazil (Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006) – Strong southerly winds wreaking
havoc at Imbituba Beach are creating idyllic conditions at a neighboring break
in Rosa Beach today. Event officials are in the process of readying the event
site so that Round Four of the Nova Schin Festival can commence there at
roughly 2:00 this afternoon.

Several Foster’s ASP World Tour surfers are staying in Rosa Beach, which is
25-minutes north of Imbituba, and are consequently familiar with the wave.	When
morning reports indicated that conditions at Rosa were far superior to those at
Imbituba, contest director Xande Fontes activated the move.

With only today and tomorrow to run the remaining 15 heats of the Nova Schin
Festival presented by Billabong, officials are hoping to run the whole of Round
Four (eight heats) this afternoon so that the Quarters, Semis and event Final
can be run in ‘cherry-picked’ conditions tomorrow.

Every effort to ensure the LIVE webcast of Round Four up and running as soon as
possible will be made. Heat by heat updates, images and athlete interviews will
be posted on www.aspworldtour.com as soon as the mobile contest venue is fitted
with an internet connection.

Round Four Match-Ups: (1st advances to the Quarterfinals; 2nd finishes equal
9th)
Heat 1: Damien Hobgood(USA) vs. Cory Lopez (USA)
Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA)vs. Joel Parkinson (AUS)
Heat 3: Darren O'Rafferty (AUS) vs. Peterson Rosa (BRA) 
Heat 4: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Odirlei Coutinho (BRA) 
Heat 5: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)
Heat 6: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Phillip MacDonald (AUS)
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Trent Munro (AUS) 
Heat 8: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Bede Durbidge (AUS)

Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong
Imbituba, Brazil
October 30 – November 8, 2006

NOVA SCHIN FESTIVAL ROUND THREE GETS WET

IMBITUBA, Brazil (Monday, Nov. 6, 2006) – Gale force gusts and sheets of rain
will not stop Foster's ASP World Tour surfers from paddling out at Imbituba
this morning.

Round Three of the Nova Schin Restival presented by Billabong has commenced in
wild and wooly three foot (one metre) surf.

With only three days left in the event waiting period and two full days of
surfing to complete, event organizers have decided to take advantage of the
increased wave size despite the weather. There is a chance the swell will
subside tomorrow, but Wednesday looks promising.

Logon and watch it all live on www.aspworldtour.com. 

Nova Schin Festival Round Three Match-ups: (1st advances to Quarterfinals, 2nd
finishes equal 17th)
Heat 1: Damien Hobgood (USA) versus Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 2: Cory Lopez (USA) versus Jake Paterson (AUS)
Heat 3: C.J Hobgood (USA) versus Michael Lowe (AUS)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) versus Mikael Picon (FRA)
Heat 5: Dean Morrison (AUS) versus Darren O'Rafferty (USA)
Heat 6: Taylor Knox (USA) versus Peterson Rosa (BRA)
Heat 7: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) versus Adriano De Souza (BRA)
Heat 8: Andy Irons (HAW) versus Odirlei Coutinho (BRA)
Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS) versus Jihad Khodr (BRA)
Heat 10: Travis Logie (ZAF) versus Greg Emslie (ZAF)
Heat 11: Tom Whitaker (AUS) versus Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 12: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) versus Nathan Hedge (AUS)
Heat 13: Mick Fanning (AUS) versus Toby Martin (AUS)
Heat 14: Trent Munro (AUS) versus Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 15: Bobby Martinez (USA) versus Marcelo Nunes (BRA)
Heat 16: Bede Durbidge (AUS) versus Chris Ward (USA)

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ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

EVENT #10 ON THE 2006 FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP)
MEN’S WORLD TOUR

Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong
Imbituba, Brazil
October 30 – November 8, 2006

See the event LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com

NOVA SCHIN FESTIVAL OFF; FOSTER’S EXPRESSION SESSION TO RUN AT 1PM

IMBITUBA, Brazil (Friday, Nov. 3, 2006) – The remainder of Round Two of the
Nova Schin Festival will not run today, but a Foster’s Expression Session will
take to the water at 1pm to entertain capacity crowds that have gathered at
Imbituba Beach to watch the world’s best surfers in action.

“We know that there is a swell coming on Sunday and we are expecting bigger
waves so we will not run the main event today,” contest director Flavio
Padaratz said. “We are choosing to run the Foster’s Expression Session so
that we can take advantage of a sunny day and the holiday crowds to show the
people on the beach the progressive maneuvers surfers are doing now.”

Half of Round Two was completed on Tuesday, but with the world title wrapped up
and several surfer’s careers on the line if they don’t advance from the first
elimination round, event officials are seeking conditions superior to those on
offer before continuing competition.

Surfers rated 27th and higher after their best eight of 11 results are
tabulated earn berths on 2007’s elite tour.  The remaining spots go to the top
15 rated surfers on the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and three ASP appointed
wildcards.

Because the Nova Schin Festival is the second to last event on	the 2006
Foster’s ASP World Tour and several of the surfers sitting low on the ratings
have no WQS results to fall back on, strong results in Brazil in Hawaii are
imperative if they want to surf amongst the elite next year.

Another call on competition status will be made at 7:00 tomorrow morning. 

Nova Schin Festival Round Two Results: (1st advances to Round Three, 2nd
finishes equal 33rd)
Heat 1: Andy Irons (HAW) 13.80 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 12.57
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.50 def. Pedro Norberto (BRA) 8.33
Heat 3: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.87 def. Jean da Silva (BRA) 13.00
Heat 4: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 13.83 def. Renato Galvao (BRA) 13.67
Heat 5: Dean Morrison (AUS) 12.57 def. Bernardo Pigmeu (BRA) 10.66
Heat 6: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) def. Leonardo Neves (BRA) 9.33
Heat 7: Odirlei Coutinho (BRA) 13.33 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 9.66

Nova Schin Festival Round Two match-ups remaining: (1st advances to Round
Three; 2nd finishes equal 33rd)
Heat 8: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Yuri Sodre (BRA)
Heat 9: CJ Hobgood (USA) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 10: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) vs. Toby Martin (AUS)
Heat 11: Trent Munro (AUS) vs. David Weare (ZAF)
Heat 12: Fred Patacchia (HAW) vs. Pedro Henrique (BRA)
Heat 13: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Jarrad Howse (AUS)
Heat 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Mikael Picon (FRA)
Heat 15: Jake Paterson (AUS) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 16: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Paulo Moura (BRA)

EVENT #10 ON THE 2006 FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP)
MEN’S WORLD TOUR

Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong
Imbituba, Brazil
October 30 – November 8, 2006


IMBITUBA, Brazil (Thursday, November 2, 2006) – Despite monitoring conditions
at Imbituba Beach until 11:30am, event officials have decided to call off
competition for the Nova Schin Festival today, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006.

Half of Round Two was completed on Tuesday, but with a number of the surfers
yet to surf the second round sitting perilously low on the Foster’s ASP World
Tour ratings, event officials are seeking conditions superior to those on offer
before continuing competition.

Surfers rated 27th and higher after their best eight* of 11 results are
tabulated earn berths on 2007’s elite tour.  The remaining spots go to the top
15 rated surfers on the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and three wildcards as
deemed by the surfer’s themselves.

Because the Nova Schin Festival is the second to last event on	the 2006
Foster’s ASP World Tour and several of the surfers sitting low on the ratings
have no WQS results to fall back on, strong results in Brazil in Hawaii are
imperative if they want to surf amongst the elite next year.

Another call on competition status will be made at 7:00 tomorrow morning. 

Nova Schin Festival Round Two Results: (1st advances to Round Three, 2nd
finishes equal 33rd)
Heat 1: Andy Irons (HAW) 13.80 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 12.57
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.50 def. Pedro Norberto (BRA) 8.33
Heat 3: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.87 def. Jean da Silva (BRA) 13.00
Heat 4: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 13.83 def. Renato Galvao (BRA) 13.67
Heat 5: Dean Morrison (AUS) 12.57 def. Bernardo Pigmeu (BRA) 10.66
Heat 6: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) def. Leonardo Neves (BRA) 9.33
Heat 7: Odirlei Coutinho (BRA) 13.33 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 9.66

Nova Schin Festival Round Two match-ups remaining: (1st advances to Round
Three; 2nd finishes equal 33rd)
Heat 8: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Yuri Sodre (BRA)
Heat 9: CJ Hobgood (USA) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 10: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) vs. Toby Martin (AUS)
Heat 11: Trent Munro (AUS) vs. David Weare (ZAF)
Heat 12: Fred Patacchia (HAW) vs. Pedro Henrique (BRA)
Heat 13: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Jarrad Howse (AUS)
Heat 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Mikael Picon (FRA)
Heat 15: Jake Paterson (AUS) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 16: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Paulo Moura (BRA)

*Correction to yesterday's release: According to the ASP rule book, if a
Foster's ASP Men's World Tour event is cancelled during the course of the year,
like the 2006 Quiksilver Pro Japan was, the ASP's Technical Committee meets to
decide whether to ammend the number of throwaway results per the rule book
(which states that nine event results are counted if there are 11 events on
tour that year) or to keep the original number of throwaways as per the
beginning of the year. This year, as decided by the Tech Committee in
conjunction with the surfers, the original number of three throwaways was
chosen, so eight out of 11 results will count toward a surfer's final rating.
The top 15 WQS surfers, not 16 as reported yesterday, earn spots on the elite
Foster's Men's World Tour.

EVENT #10 ON THE 2006 FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP)
MEN’S WORLD TOUR

Nova Schin Festival presented by Billabong
Imbituba, Brazil
October 30 – November 8, 2006


IMBITUBA, Brazil (Wednesday, November 1, 2006) – Uncontestable surf at
Imbituba Beach has prompted event officials to call off competition today,
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006. 

Half of Round Two was run yesterday before a dying swell saw conditions
deteriorate to the point that Head Judge Perry Hatchett questioned a surfer’s
ability to catch two good scoring waves within a 30-minute heat. 

With a number of the surfers yet to surf Round Two sitting perilously low on
the Foster’s ASP World Tour ratings with only two events left in the 2006
season, Hatchett thought it best that the remainder of Round Two be run in
better conditions.

Surfers rated 27th and higher after their best nine of 11 results are tabulated
earn berths on 2007’s elite tour.  The remaining spots go to the top 16 rated
surfers on the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and three ASP appointed wildcards.

Several surfers sitting low on the Foster’s ASP World Tour ratings, have no
WQS results to fall back on and will lose their elite tour status without
strong results in Brazil in Hawaii.

Another call on competition status will be made tomorrow morning. 

Nova Schin Festival Round Two Results: (1st advances to Round Three, 2nd
finishes equal 33rd)
Heat 1: Andy Irons (HAW) 13.80 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 12.57
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.50 def. Pedro Norberto (BRA) 8.33
Heat 3: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.87 def. Jean da Silva (BRA) 13.00
Heat 4: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 13.83 def. Renato Galvao (BRA) 13.67
Heat 5: Dean Morrison (AUS) 12.57 def. Bernardo Pigmeu (BRA) 10.66
Heat 6: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) def. Leonardo Neves (BRA) 9.33
Heat 7: Odirlei Coutinho (BRA) 13.33 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 9.66

Nova Schin Festival Round Two match-ups remaining: (1st advances to Round
Three; 2nd finishes equal 33rd)
Heat 8: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Yuri Sodre (BRA)
Heat 9: CJ Hobgood (USA) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 10: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) vs. Toby Martin (AUS)
Heat 11: Trent Munro (AUS) vs. David Weare (ZAF)
Heat 12: Fred Patacchia (HAW) vs. Pedro Henrique (BRA)
Heat 13: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Jarrad Howse (AUS)
Heat 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Mikael Picon (FRA)
Heat 15: Jake Paterson (AUS) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 16: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Paulo Moura (BRA)
	
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including the premium Foster’s ASP World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour,
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Championships, ASP Longboard Championships and ASP Masters Tours.