ASP women's World Tour

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ASP Tour rookie Carissa Moore (HAW) claimed the title in Taranaki, New Zealand, breaking Stephanie Gilmore’s (AUS) winning streak, but did that hinder the three time world champion from her campaign for a fourth consecutive World Title? Hardly.

“It’s incredible how good this feels. Competing in Australia is one of my favorite things to do." Stephanie Gilmore

“It’s a long year ahead, and I’ll be focusing on Sydney now,” Steph said after she was knocked out in Round 3 at TSB Bank Women’s Surfing Festival in New Zealand. Focused, she was.

Pictured: World no.8 and defending Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic champion Silvana Lima (BRA), 25, will square off against world no.14 Amee Donohoe (AUS), 29, in the opening heat of Round 3 when competition recommences.
Credit: (c) ASP / Robertson

Let the lesson be learned: if you hold a surfing competition in New Zealand, the Kiwis will show you how it’s done. For wildcard Sarah Mason (NZL),15, it didn’t matter if you were the three-time world champ, fellow Kiwi, or even her sister - she was in it, to win it.

Things really fell into place for me here in New Zealand, and it’s a great result for my campaign this year
Carissa Moore

Rebecca Woods (AUS), 25, current ASP Women’s World No. 7, will face local standout Paige Hareb (NZL), 19, in Heat 3 of Round 3 at the TSB Bank Women’s Surfing Festival.
Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ
 

Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ

Melanie Bartels (HAW), 27, current ASP World No. 2, warming up at Back Beach for the start of the TSB Bank Women’s Surfing Festival. The Hawaiian will take on local Paige Hareb (NZL), 19, and rookie Lee Ann Curren (FRA), 20, in the opening round of competition.

Steph Gilmore Rings the Bell, Stays on Top of the ASP Women’s World Tour

With an index of frothing surfers on the ASP World Tour 2010, consistency can not be over- emphasized. As the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach comes to a close, the tour standings are distinct, as any surfer who has finished fifth or better has not slipped below that point, pushing the lower half of the tour to 9th and 17th place finishes.

"To ring the bell once is an amazing feeling, but three times? I don't think the gravity of it has sunk in yet", Stephanie Gilmore

Stephanie Gilmore : photo ASP/Cestari

Sources say Stephanie Gilmore is not a name soon forgotten. Checking the ASP archives alone- the 22-year old Australian from New South Wales has nabbed 3 consecutive ASP World Titles; one for every year she has competed on tour since 2007 (Also the first rookie in history to claim the ASP World Title in her first year on tour.)

Combined with an incredible amount of ASP Dream Tour wins (11), style and a smile, Steph is the complete all-star status.

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