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Fame & Fortune Up For Grabs At The Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro!
18/1/2010
IF you’ve ever dreamt of living the life of a professional surfer – here’s your chance!
Breaka Flavoured Milk is set to give one lucky punter the chance to compete as an event wildcard in the inaugural Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-Star, US$85,000 Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro.
Partying and globe trotting aside, the best part about being a professional surfer is riding perfect, uncrowded waves with only a few other people.
A rare opportunity exists to surf the infamous, reeling right hand barrels of Burleigh Point, in Queensland’s optimal swell window, with only a handful of other competitors – something many surfers could only dream of…
The “Win a Wildcard” competition is open to the general public. So, whether you’re a weekend warrior, former champion competitor, first timer or simply rate your chances against a field of the world’s best surfers, here’s how you enter…
Simply buy any Breaka Flavoured Milk product between now and February 7, log onto breakaburleighsurfpro.com.au follow the links and enter the last five digits of the barcode from your Breaka product.
Welcoming the idea of a Breaka Wildcard is Burleigh’s ASP World Tour competitor Jay Thompson, who will be one of headline acts heading into February’s event at his home break.
“When you paddle out in any event, you never know what is going to happen, so the Breaka wildcard might just cause a few upsets,” said Thompson.
“For surfers young and old, just being out in one of the world’s best waves with only a few other guys is an epic prize, not to mention the possibility of surfing against one of your favourite competitors,” he said.
You can enter as many times as you like, so make sure you stock up on Breaka Flavoured Milk from participating stores.
The Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro will commence on 17 February and concludes on 21 February, 2010.
The Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro is proudly supported by Breaka, XXXX Summer Bright Lager, Australia’s Surfing Life Magazine, Coastalwatch and Surfing Queensland.
About Breaka
Breaka was first launched in 1978 and quickly became a Queensland favourite. Today it is available in a range of flavours, including Chocolate, Iced Coffee, Strawberry, Vanilla Malt, Strong Iced Coffee and Lime, in a variety of pack sizes to suit every occasion, from 300ml to 3 Litre. Breaka Lite, which is 99% fat free, is also available in Chocolate and Iced Coffee.
THE SHOWDOWN: World Champions Mick Fanning & Mark Occhilupo Set To Go Head-To-Head At The Breaka Burleigh Pro!
19/1/2010
IN a major coup for Australian surfing, Breaka Flavoured Milk has announced that reigning World Champion Mick Fanning will headline February’s Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-Star, US$85,000 Breaka Burleigh Pro
In equally exciting news, 1999 World Champion Mark “Occy” Occhilupo has announced he will be coming out of retirement and returning to the professional arena for the Breaka Burleigh Pro.
Occhilupo’s entry into the event marks a comeback for the legendary goofy-footer (right foot forward stance) who officially retired from the sport in 2007.
The showdown between the two Australian World Champions has an interesting twist, with the pair claiming respective world titles exactly 10 years apart – Fanning (2007 and 2009) while Occy secured his fairytale win in 1999.
Occhilupo and Fanning will be joined by a host of other current and former World Championship Tour competitors including current Pipeline Master Taj Burrow, former Hawaiian Triple Crown winner Bede Durbidge as well as Owen Wright, Dean Morrison, Jay Thompson, Nathan Hedge and Darren O’Rafferty just to name a few.
With one of the biggest events on the Australian surfing calendar, Breaka Flavoured Milk set the surfing world abuzz late last year, announcing that they will be returning professional surfing to its spiritual home at Burleigh Heads.
The February Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro will be the first standalone professional surfing event to be staged at the iconic point-break in almost 10 years and places the competition window in Queensland’s prime swell period, with the possibility of scoring an infamous Burleigh Barrel a hard prospect to refuse for the world’s best surfers.
ASP Australasia Tour Manger Dane Jordan said the event is a dream come true for many of the world’s best surfers.
“With current and two-time world champion Mick Fanning heading up 18 of the ASP World Tour top 45, the Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro has assembled potentially the strongest field ever seen for a 4-star World Qualifying Series event.”
“Add in former world champion Mark ‘Occy’ Occhilupo, top WQS contenders like Shaun Gossman, world-class juniors like Davey Cathels, free surfing stars like Julian Wilson and Mitch Coleborn, along with hard core locals and big wave chargers - the scene is set for a gladiatorial like battle at Burleigh,” said Jordan.
World Tour Competitors
1. Michael Fanning
2. Ben Dunn
3. Bede Durbidge
4. Taj Burrow
5. Jeremy Flores
6. Dean Morrison
7. Kai Otton
8. Dan Ross
9. Tom Whitaker
10. Adrian Buchan
11. Tiago Pires
12. Luke Stedman
13. Luke Munro
14. Kieren Perrow
15. Roy Powers
16. Jay Thompson
17. Blake Thornton
18. Owen Wright
Former World Tour Competitors
1. Nathan Hedge
2. Dayyan Neve
3. Darren O’Rafferty
4. Russell Winter
5. Mark Occhilupo
6. Phil MacDonald
7. Nathan Webster
Surfers wishing to compete in the event can still enter via www.aspaustralasia.com
The Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro is proudly supported by Breaka, XXXX Summer Bright Lager, Australia’s Surfing Life Magazine, Coastalwatch and Surfing Queensland.
Stay tuned to event’s website breakaburleighsurfpro.com.au for news, photos and updates relating to the Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro.
The Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro will commence on February 17 and conclude on February 21, 2010.
About Breaka
Breaka was first launched in 1978 and quickly became a Queensland favourite. Today it is available in a range of flavours, including Chocolate, Iced Coffee, Strawberry, Vanilla Malt, Strong Iced Coffee and Lime, in a variety of pack sizes to suit every occasion, from 300ml to 3 Litre. Breaka Lite, which is 99% fat free, is also available in Chocolate and Iced Coffee.
Andy Irons Added To The List Of Surfing Superstars Set For February’s Breaka Burleigh Pro!
29/1/2010
IN the wake of the announcement that surfing world champions Mick Fanning and Mark Occhilupo will headline February’s (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-Star, US$85,000 Breaka Burleigh Pro – Another world champion, Andy Irons (Hawaii), has just been added to the growing list of surfing superstars.
A three-time (2002, 2003 and 2004) ASP Men’s World Champion, Irons addition to the field is another feather in the cap for Breaka Flavoured Milk, who are set to host one of Australia’s biggest international surfing events - The Breaka Burleigh Pro.
Irons, Occhilupo and Fanning will be joined by a host of other current and former World Championship Tour competitors including current Pipeline Master Taj Burrow, former Hawaiian Triple Crown winner Bede Durbidge as well as Owen Wright, Dean Morrison, Jay Thompson, Nathan Hedge and Darren O’Rafferty just to name a few.
The February (17-21) Breaka Burleigh Pro will be the first standalone professional surfing event to be staged at the iconic point-break in almost 10 years.
Contest Director Scott Gillies said the event’s competitors, location and hype has all the ingredients a successful surfing competition needs.
“To have world-class surfers like Mick Fanning, Occy (Mark Occhilupo) and now Andy Irons all competing in one of the world’s best waves, you can’t go wrong,” said Gillies.
“The Breaka Burleigh Pro has secured an all-star field as well as placed the event in south-east Queensland’s prime swell period, which could certainly see the world’s best surfers welcoming back some Burleigh barrels to the professional stage,” he said.
World Tour Competitors (in no particular order)
1. Michael Fanning
2. Bede Durbidge
3. Taj Burrow
4. Ben Dunn
5. Jeremy Flores
6. Dean Morrison
7. Kai Otton
8. Dan Ross
9. Tom Whitaker
10. Adrian Buchan
11. Tiago Pires
12. Luke Stedman
13. Luke Munro
14. Kieren Perrow
15. Roy Powers
16. Jay Thompson
17. Blake Thornton
18. Owen Wright
19. Andy Irons
Former World Tour Competitors
1. Nathan Hedge
2. Dayyan Neve
3. Darren O’Rafferty
4. Russell Winter
5. Mark Occhilupo
6. Phil MacDonald
7. Nathan Webster
The Breaka Burleigh Pro is proudly supported by Breaka Flavoured Milk, ASP Australasia, Channel 7, brisbanetimes.com.au, Nova 106.9fm, Ooh!, Coastalwatch, Australia’s Surfing Life Magazine, GCCC, XXXX Summer Bright Lager, and Surfing Queensland.
Stay tuned to event’s website breakaburleighsurfpro.com.au for news, photos and updates relating to the Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro.
The Breaka Burleigh Pro will commence on February 17 and conclude on February 21, 2010.
About Breaka
Breaka was first launched in 1978 and quickly became a Queensland favourite. Today it is available in a range of flavours, including Chocolate, Iced Coffee, Strawberry, Vanilla Malt, Strong Iced Coffee and Lime, in a variety of pack sizes to suit every occasion, from 300ml to 3 Litre. Breaka Lite, which is 99% fat free, is also available in Chocolate and Iced Coffee.
(Back) World Championship Tour competitor Jay 'Bottle' Thompson (Burleigh Heads) and (Front) Top Burleigh Junior Hamish Whillans get ready to welcome the 'Breaka Wildcard'
Dual World Champion Mick Fanning (Coolangatta) carving during the Stubbies reunion event at Burleigh Heads - The same location for February's Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro
Andy Is Back! And He's In The Breaka Burleigh Pro