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Aussie surfing Co Rip Curl to partake at WCT event
01 Sep '05
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Australian surfing company Rip Curl is proud to present the 2nd Annual Rip Curl Malibu Pro, a women's stand alone World Championship Tour (WCT) event. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) sanctioned event will take place at Malibu's infamous Surfrider Beach from October 1-9, 2005.
The Rip Curl Malibu Pro is the only women's stand alone WCT event to take place on mainland USA soil, and promises to showcase an awesome spectacle of womenís professional surfing at one of the world's most quality point breaks.
"Company welcomes the world's best female surfers to Malibu in early October for this year's event and all the magic that Hollywood has to offer," said Adam Sharp, Rip Curl Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Of all the events on the tour calendar, The Rip Curl Malibu Pro is most unique because it is the biggest professional surfing event ever staged in Malibu, a place rich in surfing history and Hollywoodís favorite beach. Rip Curl WCT rider Jacqueline Silva (6th in the world) will be competing in the event, and fellow team riders Stephanie Gilmore, Julia Christian, Bethany Hamilton, Jessi Miley-Dyer and Alana Blanchard are trial contenders who will all be pursuing the opportunity to capture the crown of the second annual Rip Curl Malibu Pro.
As the seventh event of nine on the women's WCT, the heat is on as the 18 top ranked women professional surfers from around the world meet to challenge the elements and determine who will take home a piece of a $62,500 USD prize purse. 2004 Rip Curl Malibu Pro defending champ, Megan Abubo, will have her hands full fending off 2005 title contenders Sofia Mulanovich and Chelsea Georgeson, two surfers who have controlled the tour thus far. However, Rip Curl phenom and 2005 Roxy Pro Champion, Gilmore is sure to give the girls a run for their money. Rip Curl team rider, Silva, will need to post a big result in order to keep her title dreams alive. Silvaís fierce forehand attack almost guarantees a solid performance heading into the perfect right hand lines of Malibu.
The Rip Curl Malibu Pro is the only women's stand alone WCT event to take place on mainland USA soil, and promises to showcase an awesome spectacle of womenís professional surfing at one of the world's most quality point breaks.
"Company welcomes the world's best female surfers to Malibu in early October for this year's event and all the magic that Hollywood has to offer," said Adam Sharp, Rip Curl Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Of all the events on the tour calendar, The Rip Curl Malibu Pro is most unique because it is the biggest professional surfing event ever staged in Malibu, a place rich in surfing history and Hollywoodís favorite beach. Rip Curl WCT rider Jacqueline Silva (6th in the world) will be competing in the event, and fellow team riders Stephanie Gilmore, Julia Christian, Bethany Hamilton, Jessi Miley-Dyer and Alana Blanchard are trial contenders who will all be pursuing the opportunity to capture the crown of the second annual Rip Curl Malibu Pro.
As the seventh event of nine on the women's WCT, the heat is on as the 18 top ranked women professional surfers from around the world meet to challenge the elements and determine who will take home a piece of a $62,500 USD prize purse. 2004 Rip Curl Malibu Pro defending champ, Megan Abubo, will have her hands full fending off 2005 title contenders Sofia Mulanovich and Chelsea Georgeson, two surfers who have controlled the tour thus far. However, Rip Curl phenom and 2005 Roxy Pro Champion, Gilmore is sure to give the girls a run for their money. Rip Curl team rider, Silva, will need to post a big result in order to keep her title dreams alive. Silvaís fierce forehand attack almost guarantees a solid performance heading into the perfect right hand lines of Malibu.
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