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MENSVANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFIN G:Ree Hawaiian ProHaleiwa Alii Beach ParkNovember 12-22, 2007

A 6-star World Qualiying Series EventPrize Purse: $125,000

ONeill World Cup o SurngSunset BeachNovember 24 to December 6, 2007


Billabong Pipeline MastersBanzai PipelineDecember 8-20, 2007Elite World Championship Tour eventPrize Purse: $300,000

WOMENSVANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SURF-ING:Ree Hawaiian ProHaleiwa Alii Beach ParkNovember 12-22, 2007


Roxy ProSunset BeachNovember 24 to December 6, 2007Elite World Championship Tour EventPrize Purse: $80,000

Billabong ProHonolua Bay, Maui (the only outer-island event)December 8-20, 2007Elite World Championship Tour Event

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Peruvian SofiaMulanovichwonherfirstVansTripleCrownofSurfingtitlein2006.

Andy Irons won hissecond consecutive Vans Triple Crown of Surfing title in2006 and hie fourth title overall.

WELCOME! TO THE 25th ANNIVERSARY VANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFIN GThe Vans Triple Crown o Suring is a unique combination o sport, culture, history, liestyle and travel in the birthplace

o suring: Hawaii. Revered around the world as the premier proessional suring Series, the Vans Triple Crown is stagedannually in the giant winter waves o Oahus North Shore, rom November 12 through December 20.

Once a year, surings top-ranked men and women arrive in Hawaii to take on the worlds most challenging waves in theinal battle or world titles, prestigious Vans Triple Crown o Suring titles, $760,000 in prize-money, and all-importantseeding or the ollowing season. The Triple Crown o Suring is considered to proessional suring what Wimbledon is totennis, the Masters to gol, and the Indianapolis 500 to auto racing.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2007, the Triple Crown is the inal stop on the Association o Suring Proessionalsworld tour and oers a series o three back-to-back mens and womens events. For the men: the Ree Hawaiian Pro atHaleiwa, the ONeill World Cup o Suring at Sunset Beach, and the Billabong Pipeline Masters at the Banzai Pipeline.For the ladies: the Ree Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa, the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach, and t he Billabong Pro at Honolua Bay,Maui the only outer-island event o the series.

Each event has an extended holding period o more than 10 days, allowing competitors and organizers to pick and choosethe biggest and best days within the allotted time. Each competition will run a total o our days within its speciied holdingperiod, with heats scheduled rom 8 am to 4 pm on days o competition.

Daily updates can be ound on these ocial websites:

www.triplecrownosurng.comwww.aspworldtour.comwww.surfine.com

Or on the local telephone hotline:

Sur News Network - (808) 596-SURF (596-7873)

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Mark Richards, 1984 World Cup of Surfing.

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Hawaiian Sunny Garcia won a record fiveVansTriple Crown

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25 YEARS OF THE TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFINGJust as the sport o suring grew rom humble roots in Hawa ii to beco me a global industry, so too the Vans Triple Crowno Suring has evolved rom a series o local events to become the holy grail o proessional suring. What star ted o asa local Hawaiian-based championship has transormed into the most prestigious title-within-a-title that suring has to oer.

The irst international suring contest in Hawaii, the Makaha International Suring Championship, was held on the westside o Oahu in the early 50s. While Makaha introduced the competitive suring world to Hawaii, the major recognition oOahus potential came when events began on the North Shore.In 1971, the irst Pipeline Masters event was staged by ormer world champion surer and event ual ounder o the o theTriple Crown o Suring Series Fred Hemmings. This year, the Billabong Pipeline Masters celebrates 37 years.

In 1983, Hemmings decided to create a title that would better showcase the three existing Hawaiian events - the PipelineMasters, World Cup o Suring and the Hawaiian Pro. With their world recognition already secure he linked the threecontests into a series collectively known as The Triple Crown o Suring.

The concept was to ocus attention on three o the worlds most prominent suring competitions held in unquestionably themost competitive and awesome suring venue anywhere, Hemmings said. The whole idea behind the Triple Crown Serieswas to have a champion emerge rom the three major sur sites on Oahus North Shore. Catching an eight totenootwave at the Pipeline certainly demands dierent skills than riding a 15-oot wave at Sunset.

It grew out o a need to have something to acknowledge the results o the Hawaiian events, explains Randy Rarick,Executive Director o the Vans Triple Crown o Suring.

Rather than just have rated events that were part o a world tour, the Triple Crown title was ormed to recognize the bestmale surer in the big waves o the North Shore a location that has come to be known as the proving ground o everysurer. In 1997, we added the womens Triple Crown to equally eature the women.

Rarick summarizes the enduring natureand important place in surings historywhich the Triple Crown holds: Suringgreats have come and gone, surboarddes igns have undergone radica lchanges and the bearing on the worldtitle has ebbed and lowed, but onething has remained constant: the VansTriple Crown o Suring and the questor the Triple Crown title have generatedsome o the most spectacular moments

in pro suring history.

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS!

HISTORY: Hawaii is the birthplace o the original Core/Extreme/Action Sport.Suring, the original extreme sport, was born centuries ago in the Hawaiian Islands. Long beore landlocked surers createdskateboarding in the 60s, snowboarding in the 80s and more recently wakeboarding, ancient Hawaiian men and womensured on boards crated rom wood o the wiliwili tree or o koa. Known as the sport o kings, suring thrived until the early1800s when New England missionaries arrived and preached against the pastime. Virtually abandoned until the beginning othe 20th century, the sport was revitalized by a young Hawaiian and uture Olympic swimming champion Duke PaoaKahanamoku. Suring is today recognized as the oicial sport o Hawaii.

LIFESTYLE: Born in Caliornia on the Feet o Duke Kahanamoku.Vans shoe company was born in Orange, Caliornia, and given light on the eet o Hawaiian legend Duke Kahanamoku. It wasduring the Duke Invitational at Huntington Beach Pier in 1965, that Mr. Paul Van Doren boasted to Kahanamoku that he couldmake him a pair o shoes out o any abric he liked and have them on his eet by morning. The Duke looked around andinstructed riend Fred Hemmings (who later went on to ound the Triple Crown o Suring) to take o his Hawaiian print shirt.The rest is history. Vans is now a public company and spans three generations o Van Dorens since Duke irst wore his

traditional print shoes.

TOURISM & BUSINESS: North Shore is one o Oahus Top Visitor Destinations. Sur IndustryBrings in $9 Million in 2006.

It used to be that the sleepy North Shore o Oahu only came to li e during the winter months o November through January.Aectionately known as the country or its minimal development, vast expanses o crop ields and lengthy stretch owhite-sand beaches, it was suring speciically big-wave riding and the Vans Triple Crown o Suring series that put theNorth Shore on the map. But today, this country sur town is on the must-see list o visitors to Hawaii 365 days a year.Thankully, it hasnt lost any o its charm, largely due to strong local eorts to keep the country, country. Known as theouter-island experience that you dont need to travel outer-island or, the North Shore is a true experience particularlyduring winter sur season. Home to around 15,000 residents, suring is the lieblood o this country-living community, directly

injecting more than $9million into t he economy during Triple Crown sur season (November and December) alone.

BUSINESS: Southern Caliornia Sur Industry Makes Pilgrimage to Sports Mecca.Considered the worldwide headquarters to the sport and liestyle industry, the booming Southern Caliornia sur industrytraces its roots to Hawaii. Many companies pay homeage to the sports Mecca with an annual winter pilgri mage to the VansTriple Crown o Suring. Vans (Santa Fe Springs), Quiksilver/Roxy (Huntington Beach), ONeill (Irvine), Ree (San Diego),and Billabong (Irvine) among others rent oceanront homes and shuttle company executives, team riders and photographersto the competition. The Series oicial sur report and orecaster, Surfine.com, is based in Huntington Beach and the industrysmajor magazines Suring (San Clemente), Surer (San Juan Capistrano) and TransWorld Sur (Oceanside) set up shop onthe North Shore and produce entire issues devoted to the Vans Triple Crown o Suring.

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Kelly Slater, perhaps the most heralded surferof all time, h as claimed two

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SPORT: North Shore is Worlds Most Unique Athletic Competition Venue.No other sport on the planet boasts a playing surace that is as ever-changing as the ocean on Oahus North Shore. Thehuge winter swells that descend upon the Vans Triple Crown o Surng have traveled thousands o miles through open ocean driven by massive storms and typhoons only to unleash their ury on the shallow rees o the North Shore. Titanic volumeso water are hurled shoreward with tremendous orce. The Triple Crown eatures three o the worlds most demanding anddistinct big-wave venues: Haleiwa a high perormance wave; Sunset Beach a location known or its vast, shiting peaksand wide open playing ield; and Pipeline the worlds most renowned wave. Pipeline eatures huge, death-deying barrelsbreaking over a shallow ree just a stones throw rom the shorelines viewing gallery.

SPORT: Pipeline Masters is the Worlds Most Revered Pro Suring Competition.Pipeline rears up 50 eet rom shore and showcases waves o up to ive stories high that march shoreward beore explodingupon a barely submerged coral ree. Hitting with speed and power, these swells launch abruptly, jacking up rom just a eweet in height to 15 or 20 eet in a matter o seconds. The eect o this is a hollow, barreling wave that has made the nameBanzai Pipeline amous around the world.

The irst documented ride at Pipeline was in December o 1961, by Caliornian Phil Edwards, captured on ilm by legendaryilmmaker Bruce Brown. Caliornian shaper Mike Dienderer called it Pipeline ater large concrete pipes being laid innearby Kamehameha Highway. Locals called the beachBanzai ater the small beachside nursery o Bonsai trees;a name that coincidently relected the suicidal commitmentit takes to drop into one o these monsters that explode overshallow ree.

The Pipeline Masters was ounded in 1971, by Hawaiis FredHemmings. Although Je Hakman won the inauguralcompetition, ellow Hawaii surer Gerry Lopez was riding thewave with such a casual elegance that the contest was laternamed ater him. In 1972 and 1973, Lopez won the PipeMasters with a display o suring so beautiul that it causedJim McKay, the legendary ABC announcer, to wipe tears romhis eyes on air.

The Pipeline Masters quickly grew in stature. The NY Timesdeclared a huge day in the early years as A Day o Days onEarth. Sports Illustrated published a cover story in 1982

called Thunder rom the Seas. ABCs Wide World o Sportseatured the event or nearly a decade. A popularity pollranked the event ourth, right behind Olympic igure skating and ski jumping. The annual migration to the sport s Meccabecame a right o passage or aspiring pro sur ers. Major airlines were orced to add lights to accommodate growingnumbers o spectators.

To the suring world, a Pipeline Masters title is the pinnacle o the sport; surings version o Valhalla. The raternity owinners is an elite group, each winner bringing their own individual style and personality to the Pipe, yet all inextricably linked.

This year, Vans would like to welcome Billabong as the new sponsor o the Billabong Pipeline Masters.

PRESTIGE: Title Within a Title or Men and WomenThe Vans Triple Crown o Suring oers a title within a title not only are the worlds best pro surers competing or glory ateach o the three venues that make up the series, but the top perorming male and top perorming emale across t he threeevents will each receive a bonus $10,000 purse and the highly coveted Vans Triple Crown Champion title.

Ater the ASP world t itle, the Vans Triple Crown title has long been regarded the sports most prestigious honor, based uponthe phenomenal talent it takes to perorm consistently in the size and quality o waves on oer through the series. The wavesat Haleiwa, Sunset Beach and the Banzai Pipeline are three o the worlds most challenging, dangerous and demanding venues inthe world.

The Vans Triple Crown title has long been regardeda harbinger o world titles, with more than hal othe Vans Triple champions going on to becomeworld champions. To win a Triple Crown title is a

sure way to make ones mark in the annulso suring history.

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Morethan 7,000 visitors per daymake the pilgrimmages to the NorthShoreduringthe Vans Triple CrownofSurfing.

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2006 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing champ Andy Ironshoists hispip line masters trophy alon gside Cory

Lopez and p astwinners Kelly Slater and Rob Machado.

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Layne B eachley, h ere c ompleting in2006, wonthe first two V ans Triple Crown of Surfingtitles.


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THE 23rd REEF HAWAIIAN PRO(Mens & Womens)1stEvent A 6-star WQS event$125,000 for Men & $30,000 for WomenNovember 12 to 22, 2007

The Ree Hawaiian Pro is the irst contest o the 2007 Vans Triple Crown o Suring Series or both men and women. It is theinal WQS event on the womens ASP tour and is the penultimate WQS event on the mens ASP tour. Its results will helpdetermine the WCT lineup or the 2008 World Tour.

Location: Haleiwas Alii Beach Park. Located on the let-hand side o Haleiwa small boat harbor, when acing theocean, Haleiwa Alii Beach Park is at the very end o Haleiwa Main Street, close to the center o the North Shores town.

When the swell is up, Haleiwa can be a very heavy, ast-breaking wave that oers every kind o maneuver. The main peak isabout 100 yards out to s ea and the wave sections o across the ree t o a very heavy, shallow inside section o ree close toshore that is known as the Toilet Bowl.

Dates: Holding period November 12 through 22, 2007. This event requires our ull days o competition and willbe held on the days when the sur is biggest and best as determined by the contest director.

Mens Past Champions: Womens Champions:2006 Andy Irons, Hi. 2006 Soia Mulanovich, Peru2005 Pancho Sullivan, Hi.2004 Sunny Garcia, Hi.2003 Troy Brooks, Australia2002 Sunny Garcia2001 Andy Irons, Hi.2000 Sunny Garcia, Hi.1999 Conan Hayes, Hi.1998 Kaipo Jaquias, Hi.1997 Tony Ray, Aus.1996 Kaipo Jaquias, Hi1995 Richard Lovett, Aus.1994 Chris Brown, USA1993 Sunny Garcia, Hi.1992 Sunny Garcia, Hi.

1991 Tom Curren, USA1990 Nicky Wood, Aus.1989 Cheyne Horan, Aus.1988 Barton Lynch, Aus.1987 Gary Elkerton, Aus.1986 Mark Richards, Aus.1985 Mark Richards, Aus.

MENS TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPIONS2006 Andy Irons, Hawaii2005 Andy Irons, Hawaii2004 Sunny Garcia, Hawaii2003 Andy Irons, Hawaii2002 Andy Irons, Hawaii2001 Myles Padaca, Hawaii2000 Sunny Garcia, Hawaii1999 Sunny Garcia, Hawaii1998 Kelly Slater, Florida1997 Mike Rommelse,Australia1996 Kaipo Jaquias, Hawaii1995 Kelly Slater, Florida1994 Sunny Garcia, Hawaii1993 Sunny Garcia, Hawaii1992 Sunny Garcia, Hawaii1991 Tom Carroll, Australia1990 Derek Ho, Hawaii1989 Gary Elkerton, Australia1988 Derek Ho, Hawaii1987 Gary Elkerton, Australia1986 Derek Ho, Hawaii1985 Michael Ho, Hawaii1984 Derek Ho, Hawaii1983 Michael Ho, Hawaii

WOMENS TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPIONS2006 Soia Mulanovich, Peru2005 Chelsea Georgeson, Australia2004 Chelsea Georgeson, Australia2003 Keala Kennelly, Hawaii

2002 Neridah Falconer, Australia2001 (Not held)2000 Heather Clarke, South Arica1999 Trudy Todd, Australia1998 Layne Beachley, Australia1997 Layne Beachley, Australia

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Andy Irons capturedhis 2nd HawaiianPro titlein 2 006.

Sofia Mulanovich star tedher2006 Triple Crown March witha w in ou t oftheHawaiian Pro.

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THE 33rd ANNUAL ONEILL WORLD CUP OF SURFING2nd Mens Event$125,000 6-star WQSNovember 24 to December 6, 2007

The ONeill World Cup o Suring is the second mens contest o the 2007 Vans Triple Crowno Suring and is the inal WQS event on the 2007 ASP World Qualiying Series Tourschedule. Its results will help determine the WCT lineup or the 20 08 World Tour.

Location: Sunset Beach. Easily picking up swell rom a variety o directions, the sur break o Sunset is a deep-waterspot several hundred yards out to sea, so its best to bring your binoculars or this event to get truly close to the action. Themain peak eatures a heaving, jacked-up take-o that reshapes itsel into a hollow, sucky and THICK wall o water. Not orthe eint-hearted, Sunset Beach is notorious or hideous wipeouts and long hold-downs underwater or those who havent yetmastered the break!

Dates: Holding Period November 24 to December 6, 2007 . The event requires our ull days o competition andwill be held on the days when the sur is biggest and best, as determined by the contest director.

Past Champions:2006 Joel Parkinson (Australia) 1979 Mark Richards (Australia)2005 Jake Paterson (Australia) 1978 Buzzy Kerbox (Hawaii)2004 Andy Irons (Hawaii) 1977 Shaun Tomson (South Arica)2003 Jake Paterson (Australia) 1976 Ian Cairns (Australia)2002 Joel Parkinson (Australia) 1975 Mark Richards (Australia)2001 Myles Padaca (Hawaii)2000 Sunny Garcia (Hawaii)1999 Zane Harrison (Australia)1998 Shane Dorian (Hawaii)1997 Michael Rommelse (Australia)1996 Paul Paterson (Australia)1995 Shane Powell (Australia)1994 Sunny Garcia (Hawaii)1993 John Gomes (Hawaii)1992 Martin Potter (UK)1991 Fabio Gouveia (Brazil)1990 Derek Ho (Hawaii)

1989 Hans Hedemann (Hawaii)1988 Tom Carroll (Australia)1987 Gary Elkerton (Australia)1986 Hans Hedemann (Hawaii)1985 Michael Ho (Hawaii)1984 Michael Ho (Hawaii)1983 Michael Ho (Hawaii)1982 Tom Carroll (Australia)1981 Dane Kealoha (Hawaii)1980 Ian Cairns (Australia)

THE $80,000 ROXY PRO2ndWomens Event of the SeriesA World Championship Tour EventNovember 24 December 6, 2007

The 13th annual womens Roxy Pro Suring Championship is an ASP sanctioned WorldChampionship Tour event and is the penultimate contest o the 2007 womens ASP WorldTour. The Roxy Pro will play a critical role in deciding this years world champion as well asthe WCT womens lineup or 2008.

Location: Sunset Beach. Easily picking up swell rom a variety o directions, the sur break o Sunset is a deep-waterspot several hundred yards out to sea, so its best to bring your binoculars or this event to get truly close to the action. Themain peak eatures a heaving, jacked-up take-o that reshapes itsel into a hollow, sucky and THICK wall o water. Not orthe eint-hearted, Sunset Beach is notorious or hideous wipeouts and long hold-downs underwater or those who havent yetmastered the break!

Dates: Holding period November 24 to December 6, 2007.The event requires two days o competition and will be held on the days when the sur is at its best, as determined by thecontest director.

Past Champions:2006 Melanie Bartels, Hawaii2005 Chelsea Georgeson, Australia2004 Layne Beachley, Australia2003 Soia Mulanovich, Peru2002 Neridah Falconer, Australia2001 Jacqueline Silva, Brazil2000 Layne Beachley, Australia1999 Layne Beachley, Australia1998 Sandie Ryan, Australia1997 Layne Beachley, Australia1996 Layne Beachley, Australia1995 Pauline Menczer, Australia

2006 winner Joel Parkinson tacklesone of theheaviest breaks in the world atSunset Beach.

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THE 37thANNUAL $300,000 BILLABONG PIPELINE MASTERSFinal Event Vans Triple Crown of SurfingDecember 8-20, 2007

The Billabong Pipeline Masters is the final contest of the 2007 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing and ASP World Championship Tour. Its resultswill determine the 2007 Triple Crown and World Champion. This pioneer event is the longest running professional surfing competitionin the world, celebrating 37 years this winter.

Location: The famous and dangerous Banzai Pipeline break at Ehukai Beach Park. Alot of factors must come together forPipeline to work well: sand movement off the beach and off the reef, the right direction and size of swell, and favorable winds. Yetamazingly, during the holding period of this event, year after year, at least four epic days usually present themselves. Pipeline is aseries of reefs lining up from way outside to the beach first reef, second reef, third reef (furthest out), as well as Backdoor Pipe (theright-breaking wave) off the peak closest to shore. In a nutshell, Pipeline focuses tons of water onto a barely submerged reef,

jacking up and doubling over in an instant to provide a cavernous, tubular wave that competitors disappear inside and hopefullyre-emerge from.

Dates: December 820, 2007. This event requires four full days of competition and will be held on the days the surf isbiggest and best as determined by the contest director.

Past Champions:2006 Andy Irons (Hawaii) 1978 Larry Blair (Australia)2005 Andy Irons (Hawaii) 1977 Rory Russell (Hawaii)2004 Jamie OBrien (Hawaii) 1976 Rory Russell (Hawaii)2003 Andy Irons (Hawaii) 1975 Shaun Tomson (South Africa)2002 Andy Irons (Hawaii) 1974 Jeff Crawford (USA)2001 Bruce Irons (Hawaii) 1973 Gerry Lopez (Hawaii)2000 Rob Machado (USA) 1972 Gerry Lopez (Hawaii)1999 Kelly Slater (USA) 1971 Jeff Hakman (Hawaii)1998 Jake Paterson (Australia)1997 John Gomes (Hawaii)1996 Kelly Slater (USA)1995 Kelly Slater (USA)1994 Kelly Slater (USA)1993 Derek Ho (Hawaii)1992 Kelly Slater (USA)1991 Tom Carroll (Australia)

1990 Tom Carroll (Australia)1989 Gary Elkerton (Australia)1988 Rob Page (Australia)1987 Tom Carroll (Australia)1986 Derek Ho (Hawaii)1985 Mark Occhilupo (Australia)1984 Joey Buran (USA)1983 Dane Kealoha (Hawaii)1982 Michael Ho (Hawaii)1981 Simon Anderson (Australia)1980 Mark Richards (Australia)1979 Larry Blair (Australia)

THE $80,000 BILLABONG PRO MAUI3rd and final Womens WCT EventDecember 8-20, 2007

The 9th annual Billabong Pro Maui womens competition is the inal World Championship Tour(WCT) event on the 2007Association o Suring Proessionals World Tour and will crown the 2007 world champion and womens Triple Crown champion.

Location: Honolua Bay, Maui. Located on the northwestern tip o Maui, Honolua Bay is an incredible, peelingright-hander that winds o over a rocky ree/point, oering considerable tube-riding potential as well as multiple maneuvers.Because the break requires a large swell just to get started, it rarely gets stormy and unrideable either too small to sur,or absolutely perect i a solid swell is running. The headland above oers excellent spectator viewing and the area is quiteundeveloped and picturesque.

Dates: Holding period December 8-20, 2007. Competition is held on one to two days within the holding period whenthe sur is deemed to be best, as determined by the contest director.

Past Champions:2006 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Australia)2005 Chelsea Georgeson (Australia)2004 Chelsea Georgeson (Australia)2003 Samantha Cornish (Australia)2002 Jacqueline Silva (Brazil)2001 - Neridah Falconer (Australia)2000 - Neridah Falconer (Australia)1999 - Trudy Todd (Australia)1998 - Melanie Redman (Australia)

Two p ast champs, one wave. Kelly Slatertakes back doorwhile Jamie OBrien chargesPipe.

Then WCTRookieJessi Miley-Dyer Claimed her first WCTvictoryatthe Billabong ProMaui in 2006.

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SURFINGS ALPHABET SOUP SPELLED OUTASP Association of Surfing ProfessionalsWCT World Championship Tour only the top echelon o proessional surers are able to compete in this elite series oevents that determine the world champion o surng each year and provide guaranteed prize money. For the men, each andevery WCT event contains the same 45 seeded surers along with three variable wildcards. The 45 surers are determinedat the close o each year or the upcoming year by taking the top bracket o surers rom the WCT ratings, along with thetop bracket rom the WQS ratings. For the women, it is the top 17 surers plus one wildcard in each event.

WQS World Qualiying Series tour this is the starting point or every aspiring pro surer and hundreds o surers enterand compete on this tour. It is rom the WQS tour that a surer looks to gain a high enough ranking to springboard onto theelite WCT tour and have a shot at guaranteed prize money and the world title. Events are given a rating rom 1-star up to6-star 6-stars oering the most prize money and ratings points. WCT surers are able to c ompete in both WQS and WCTevents, but until a surer reaches the top bracket o the WQS to qualiy as one o the top 45 surers in the world, he cannotenter a WCT event. WCT surers will generally compete in the higher rated WQS events as well, to give them a all-back plan

o requaliying should they have a less than stellar year on the WCT.

Below are the Top 45 men and Top 17 women o the 2007 WCT tours, in seeding order:

MEN:1. Kelly Slater, USA2. Andy Irons, Hawaii3. Mick Fanning, Australia4. Taj Burrow, Australia5. Bobby Martinez, USA6. Joel Parkinson, Australia7. Damien Hobgood, USA8. Tom Whitaker, Australia9. Taylor Knox, USA10. Dean Morrison, Australia11. Tim Reyes, USA12. Phillip MacDonald, Australia13. Cory Lopez, USA14. Bruce Irons, Hawaii15. Bede Durbidge, , Australia16. C.J. Hobgood, USA

17. Fredrick Patacchia, Hawaii18. Daniel Wills, Australia19. Greg Emslie, South Arica20. Adriano Souza, Brazil21. Chris Ward, USA22. Shaun Cansdell, Australia

WOMEN:1. Layne Beachley, Australia2. Melanie Redman-Carr, Australia3. Chelsea Hedges, Australia4. Jessi Miley-Dyer, Australia5. Soia Mulanovich, Peru6. Rebecca Woods, Australia7. Claire Bevilacqua, Australia8. Silvana Lima, Brazil9. Megan Abubo, Hawaii10. Rochelle Ballard, Hawaii11. Stephanie Gilmore, Australia12. Melanie Bartels, Hawaii13. Amee Donohoe, Australia14. Caroline Sarran, France15. Jacqueline Silva, Brazil16. Roseanne Hodge, South Arica17. Samantha Cornish, Australia

23. Travis Logie, South Arica24. Michael Lowe, Australia25. Luke Stedman, Australia26. Mark Occhilupo, Australia27. Pancho Sullivan, Hawaii28. Jeremy Flores, France29. Michael Campbell, Australia30. Ricky Basnett, South Arica31. Royden Bryson, South Arica32. Dayyan Neve, Australia33. Troy Brooks, Australia34. Neco Padaratz, Brazil35. Josh Kerr, Australia36. Ben Dunn, Australia37. Bernardo Miranda, Brazil38. Gabe Kling, USA

39. Victor Ribas, Brazil40. Leonardo Neves, Brazil41. Kai Otton, Australia42. Rodrigo Dornelles, Brazil43. Adrian Buchan, Australia44. Raoni Monteiro, Brazil45. Luke Munro, Brazil


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