Die ASP gab heute bekannt, dass die „Midyear Rotation“ für die kommende Tour 2012 gestrichen wird. Durch den Wegfall einiger Stopps und die unsichere Planung der vorhandenen Events gibt es für die Verantwortlichen keine Möglichkeit eine faire Rotation durchzuführen um die gesetzten Fahrer nochmals durchzumischen.
Die „Surfer Stakeholder Group“, die von Kieren Perrow geleitet wird äusserte sich so: “The midyear rotation worked out better than we could have imagined this season, but looking ahead, the surfers feel that it will not have the long-term effects desired for the sport,” Perrow said. “This is felt by the majority of the surfers from the very top of the ASP Top 34 to the qualifiers in the Prime and Star events. What we have created is a system in which the very best surfers in the world are currently within the ASP Top 34, but the process of getting there is becoming disorganized. We don’t want that and the decision to not have the midyear rotation in 2012 is the best thing for the sport.”
Nach dem Wegfall von Quik Pro New York und Rip Curl Search wurde der ehemals 6-Star Event O’Neill Coldwater Classic in Santa Cruz als offizieller ASP World Tour Event mit in den Kalender für 2012 aufgenommen.
Hier die vorläufige Übersicht der ASP World Tour Stopps:
| Feb 25 – Mar 7, 2012 | Gold Coast,Qld, Australia | Quiksilver Pro | $425,000 | |||
| Apr 3 – 14, 2012 | Bells Beach,Victoria, Australia | Rip Curl Pro presented by Ford Ranger | $425,000 | |||
| May 9 – 20, 2012 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Billabong Rio Pro | $500,000 | |||
| Jun 3 – 15, 2012 | Tavarua/Namotu, Fiji | Volcom Fiji Pro | $425,000 | |||
| Jul 11 – 21, 2012 | Jeffreys Bay, South Africa | Billabong Pro | $425,000 | |||
| Aug 16 – 27, 2012 | Teahupoo,Taiarapu, French Polynesia | Billabong Pro Teahupoo | $425,000 | |||
| Sep 16 – 22, 2012 | Trestles,California, United States of America | Hurley Pro | $425,000 | |||
| Sep 28 – Oct 8, 2012 | South West Coast, France | Quiksilver Pro France | $425,000 | |||
| Oct 10 – 21, 2012 | Peniche, Portugal | Rip Curl Pro | $425,000 | |||
| Nov 2 – 12, 2012 | Santa Cruz,California, United States of America | O’Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz | $425,000 | |||
| Dec 8 – 20, 2012 | Banzai Pipeline,Oahu, Hawaii | Billabong Pipe Masters | $425,000 |
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