ASP World Tour: some wildcards are always welcome

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International has released the 2014 ASP World Tour schedule for the Men's and Women's divisions.

The 2014 ASP Men's World Championship Tour will not see significant changes in terms of new venues.

The Women's competition will boast a nine-event schedule in 2014, including the addition of world-class venues Fiji, Trestles, and Hossegor.

"There's a huge commitment from new management to the core principles of our sport in putting the world's best surfers in the world's best waves," says Kieren Perrow, Interim Commissioner.

"There's a lot happening within the sport next year, and it's a very exciting time for professional surfing. Next year will be the most exciting year in the history of women's surfing thus far, without a doubt".

All of professional surfing's initiatives - from production to athlete care, to marketing, to operations, to media and onwards - will be centralized under the purview of the ASP.

"We truly have, in my opinion, one of the most dynamic and impressive global sporting properties in the world," adds the CEO at ASP.

"We're humbled and honored to be stewarding professional surfing into this next era of excellence."

2014 ASP Men's World Championship Tour (WCT) | Schedule

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast - March 1 - 12, 2014
Margaret River Pro - April 2 - 13, 2014
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach - April 16 - 27, 2014
Billabong Rio Pro - May 7 - 18, 2014
Fiji Pro - June 1 - 13, 2014
Bali Pro - June 17 - 28, 2014
Billabong Pro Teahupoo - August 15 - 26, 2014
Hurley Pro at Trestles - September 9 - 20, 2014
Quiksilver Pro France - September 25 - October 6, 2014
Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal - October 8 - 19, 2014
Billabong Pipe Masters - December 8 - 20, 2014

2014 ASP Women's World Championship Tour (WCT) | Schedule

Roxy Pro Gold Coast - March 1 - 12, 2014
Margaret River Pro - April 2 - 13, 2014
Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach - April 16 - 27, 2014
Rio Women's Pro - May 7 - 18, 2014
Fiji Women's Pro - May 25 - 30, 2014
Vans US Open of Surfing - July 27 - August 3, 2014
Trestles Women's Pro - September 9 - 20, 2014
Hossegor Women's Pro - September 23 - 29, 2014
EDP Cascais Women's Pro - October 1 - 6, 2014

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