LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Sunday, May 25, 2014) –The roster for the 2014/2015 ASP Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) season has been solidified, featuring the best big wave surfers on the planet as they compete across six international venues for the undisputed big wave surfing crown.
With the season split into two parts to take advantage of the Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere swell systems, the ASP BWWT Top 12 surfers will be joined by six international wildcards per event as well as six local wildcards to comprise the 24-man field. The 2014/2015 ASP BWWT Top 12 have been determined based off the previous season’s rankings.
2014/2015 ASP BWWT Top 12:
1 – Grant Baker (ZAF)
2 – Ken Collins (USA)
3 – Nic Lamb (USA)
4 – Shawn Dollar (USA)
5 – Kohl Christensen (HAW)
6 – Alex Gray (USA)
7 – Greg Long (USA)
8 – Ryan Augenstein (USA)
9 – Anthony Tashnick (USA)
10 – Ramon Navarro (PER)
11 – Jamie Mitchell (AUS)
12 – Tyler Fox (USA)
Gabriel Villaran, of Peru, has received the ASP BWWT Injury Wildcard and will be seeded into the ASP BWWT wildcard selections for all events.
The Southern Hemisphere events consist of Dungeons in South Africa, Punta Lobos in Chile and Pico Alto in Peru with a window running between April 15, 2014 and August 31, 2014.
Billabong Pico Alto ASP BWWT Wildcards
1 – Kelly Slater (USA)
2 – Ben Wilkinson (AUS)
3 – Makua Rothman (HAW)
4 – Jamie Sterling (HAW)
5 – Carolos Burle (BRA)
6 – Gabriel Villaran (PER)
Billabong Pico Alto Local Wildcards:
1 – Miguel Tudela (PER)
2 – Rafael Velarde (PER)
3 – Kodiak Semsch (PER)
4 – Tamil Martino (PER)
5 – Alejo LDM (PER)
6 – Renzo Zazzali (PER)
Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta Lobos Chile ASP BWWT Wildcards
1 – Kelly Slater (USA)
2 – Damian Hobgood (USA)
3 – Mark Healey (HAW)
4 – Nathan Fletcher (USA)
5 – Marcos Monteiro (BRA)
6 – Gabriel Villaran (PER)
Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta Lobos Chile Local Wildcards
1 – Diego Medina (CHL)
2 – Christian Morello (CHL)
3 – Fernando Zegers (CHL)
4 – Reinaldo Ibarra (CHL)
5 – Rafael Tapia (CHL)
6 – Leon Vicuna (CHL)
Dungeons ASP BWWT Wildcards
1 – Kelly Slater (USA)
2 – Shane Dorian (HAW)
3 – Mark Healey (HAW)
4 – Ian Walsh (HAW)
5 – Gabriel Villaran (PER)
6 – Matthew Bromley (ZAF)
Dungeons Local Wildcards
1 – Mike Schlebach (ZAF)
2 – James Taylor (ZAF)
3 – Simon Lowe (ZAF)
4 – Josh Redman (ZAF)
5 – Chris Bertish (ZAF)
6 – Andrew Marr (ZAF)
The Northern Hemisphere events consist of Todos Santos in Mexico, Punta Galea in Spain and Pe’ahi in Maui with a window running between October 15, 2014 and February 28, 2015.
Pe’ahi ASP BWWT Wildcards
1 – Kelly Slater (USA)
2 – Mark Healey (HAW)
3 – Shane Dorian (HAW)
4 – Dave Wassel (HAW)
5 – Makua Rothman (HAW)
6 – Gabriel Villaran (PER)
Pe’ahi Local Wildcards
1 – Ian Walsh (HAW)
2 – Billy Kemper (HAW)
3 – Albee Layer (HAW)
4 – Shawn Walsh (HAW)
5 – Kai Lenny (HAW)
6 – Tyler Larronde (HAW)
Todos Santos ASP BWWT Wildcards
1 – Kelly Slater (USA)
2 – Josh Kerr (AUS)
3 – Mark Healey (HAW)
4 – Shane Dorian (HAW)
5 – Nathan Fletcher (USA)
6 – Gabriel Villaran (PER)
Todos Santos Local Wildcards
1 – Derek Dunfee (USA)
2 – Rusty Long (USA)
3 – Nick Vaughn (USA)
4 – Coco Nogales (MEX)
5 – Diego Petrusso (MEX)
6 – Vincent Yazbek (MEX)
Punta Galea ASP BWWT Wildcards
1 – Kelly Slater (USA)
2 – Billy Kemper (HAW)
3 – Makua Rothman (HAW)
4 – Ian Walsh (HAW)
5 – Nathan Fletcher (USA)
6 – Gabriel Villaran (PER)
Punta Galea Local Wildcards
1 – Adur Letamendia (ESP)
2 – David Bustamante (ESP)
3 – Aritz Aranburu (ESP)
4 – Naxto Gonzalez (ESP)
5 – Indar Unanue (ESP)
6 – Eric Rebiere (FRA)
“The ASP Commissioner’s Office worked long and hard to determine a BWWT roster that reflects the most current standouts in the sport of big wave surfing and also rewarding the performances of past champions of the BWWT,” Peter Mel, ASP Deputy Commissioner, said. “Our qualification process will further add to the sport next year.”
Qualification for the 2015/2016 ASP BWWT season will be defined as follows:
- Top 10 finishers on the 2014/2015 ASP BWWT season
- Four ASP BWWT qualifiers from the Oregon Pro event
- To be joined by six ASP BWWT wildcards and four local wildcards per event, making up the 24-man field.
The Oregon Pro ASP BWWT Qualifier will include the surfers rated 6 through 20 on the ASP BWWT rankings following the completion of the Southern Hemisphere season, six ASP BWWT Video applicants and three ASP BWWT/Local wildcards. This event will determine the four surfers qualifying to the following season’s ASP BWWT roster.
The ASP BWWT Video Application will be an ongoing competition hosted on ASPWorldTour.com that, through a decision process inclusive of a judging panel as well as public voting, will determine the six ASP BWWT video wildcards seeded into the Oregon Pro ASP BWWT Qualifier event.
All ASP BWWT events will be webcast LIVE via aspworldtour.com
