Association of Surfing Professionals

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP ) is an association founded in 1983 by surfers and the organizers of the World Championships of surfing, the Foster's ASP World Tour.

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History

Founded in 1976 Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick, the " International Professional Surfers " ( IPS) with the aim of a series of 12 Surf Events summarize to a world championship in surfing. In 1982, the former surf pro Ian Cairns, the " Association of Surfing Professionals " as a direct competitor to the IPS. With the support of the clothing manufacturer Pacific Ocean succeeded quickly move many surfers to participate in the competitions of the ASP. At the same time put the ASP IPS under pressure by banning all surfers under threat of exclusion to participate in IPS tournaments.

After 1986 there will be riots in the OP ( Ocean Pacific ) Pro Huntington Beach, Ian Cairns takes off his hat and Graham Cassidy is director of the ASP. In the same year the Pipe Masters is first discharged from the ASP, which also means the end of the IPS. Two years later, the Masters is the final of the ASP World Tour, which it remains except for a brief interruption to this day. Meanwhile, the tour has grown to more than 20 stops.

In 1992, the now 2- Staged System of the World Championship Tour (WCT) / World Qualifying Series ( WQS ) is introduced, the Trials for the individual events will be abolished. An important part of the WQS is the American Bud Pro Tour which is now led by Ian Cairns and gets a lot of media attention.

1994 is first given to the current score via the Internet at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, 1995 followed by the first live audio stream from Portugal, one year later, the video will be broadcast live with.

ASP World Tour

Under the title of ASP World Tour championships are summarized surfing the ASP. They are divided into 2 layers and comprises a total of 6 Series: Foster's ASP World Tour, Foster's ASP Women's World Tour, Men's World Qualifying Series, the Women's World Qualifying Series, the ASP World Longboad Tour and the ASP Pro Junior Championship Tour.

In addition, there is the ASP World Masters Championship for 16 surfers aged 35 to 46, and the Grand Masters with 16 surfers who are older than 46. This age limit will increase by 2011 to more than 50. There are also " Special Events " as the " Vans Triple Crown of Surfing " or the " Quiksilver Eddie Aikau ".

In the ASP World Tour in 2011, there was a miscalculation of points that Kelly Slater prematurely made ​​to eleven times world champion. Owen Wright would have been able to force a playoff.

Foster's ASP World Tour

The Foster's ASP World Tour consists of 11 races, of which the best are each 8 counted for every surfer. Participation is open to the best 45 men, consisting of the best 27 of the previous year's Tour, as well as the top 15 of the World Qualifying Series surfers and 3 year tour of the World Professional Surfers (WPS ) were selected. The ASP Women's World Tour consists of 8 stations, are considered the best of which 6. There go the best with 17 women, consisting of the best 10 surfers of the ASP World Tour of the previous year, the top six surfers of the WQS, as well as a wild card is the determined by the WPS.

Rating system

Each competitor is knocked out in the simple System without repechage carried out, with the addition that come the first round with 3 surfing Taking place with the winner goes straight in round 3 before and the second and third place in round 2. Each round lasts 25 minutes here, the final 35 minutes. During this time, the surfer may take up to 15 waves. Each wave is counted from the 5 judges with 0.2 to 10 points, while " radical, controlled maneuvers ", a great variety and the maximum utilization of the shaft should be viewed positively. Of the five ratings are deleted the best and the worst ever shaft and formed from the three remaining points of the average. Then count the two best rated waves for each run.

Former World Champions (inside)

World Qualifying Series ( WQS )

Need to participate in the ASP World Tour, the surfer on the WQS qualifying. Participation in the WQS is allowed each member of the ASP. Unlike the ASP World Tour, the WQS is not composed of a fixed number of competitions in which participates every surfer, but of a multitude of highly rated competitions. Ratings range from 1 Star to 6 Star Prime and reflects the prize money and the points awarded resist. In addition, there is the taking place in France Super Series, which give more prize money and points, as all other events. The number of participants is limited at 5-6 Star competitions at 192, the Super Series to 144 participants. Here in the WQS ranking higher standing surfers have priority, in addition there are some wildcards for coming from the particular region surfers. At the end of the season get the best 15 surfers in the WQS who do not pass the ASP World Tour directly qualified again, the right to participate in the next year on the ASP World Tour. The score of surfers composed here of the 7 highest results together, but there are a maximum of 4 Results 5-6 Star events allowed from a country.

Rating system

In contrast to the ASP World Tour join the WQS usually every 4 surfers in a heat against each other, the two best come on. In 5-6 Star Events surfed against 1 in the last 3 rounds only 1. The wave evaluated according to the same guidelines as for the ASP World Tour