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Wary of the Throne: Who Are the Contenders for the 2012 ASP World Title?
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Monday, January 2, 2012) – 2011 has terminate and gone, delivering nothing short of one of the most exciting and talked about seasons the walkabout has ever witnessed. We saw bombing conditions at Teahupo’o and Pipeline, rippable surf in New York and San Francisco, and historic swells at Bells and Supertubos. We saw the ascension of Kelly Slater (USA), 39, to the annals of display history with an unprecedented 11th ASP World Title. We saw the announcement of a new guard of challengers including Owen Wright (AUS), 21, Michel Bourez (PYF), 26, Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, and Alejo Muniz (BRA), 21. We saw the continued fitting and high-performance of perennial threats such as Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, Taj Hole (AUS), 33, Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, and Jordy Smith (ZAF), 23. We saw the preternatural performances of rotation kids Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, Miguel Pupo (BRA), 20, and John John Florence (HAW), 19. 2012 is now upon us and 2012 is a mystery mark. Will we see the end of the Slater era? Will the world’s greatest surfer continue to outperform the next reproduction of talent? And if not, who will challenge for the throne?
Source: Transworld Surf