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Image: KELLY SLATER, defending Volcom Pipe Pro champ takes the drop en-route to his 2014 victory.
Credit: Volcom/Leal
| Location: |
Banzai Pipeline, Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii |
| Holding period: |
January 29 - February 8, 2015 (best 3 days) |
| Rating: |
WSL Qualifying Series 3000 |
| Conditions: |
Good 8-12 surf forecast for day 1 |
BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Tuesday, January 27, 2015): The holding period for the $100,000 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro, a World Surf League (WSL) QS 3000 rated event, is set to begin this Thursday, January 29th at the world famous Banzai Pipeline. This is the first major event of the WSL Hawaii 2015 season and will be held on the best three days of surf within the designated period.
Underscoring the excellent reputation of this event and the quality of surf it typically enjoys, KELLY SLATER (USA), JOHN JOHN FLORENCE (HAW) and DUSTY PAYNE (HAW) will head the 112-man international field from more than a dozen countries.
Surfline.com, official forecaster to the event, anticipates solid 8- to 12-foot surf on Thursday that will likely see the event immediately underway at 8am.
Stay tuned to the official 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro website www.VolcomPipePro.com to watch the live HD webcast of the event, as well as receive up‐to‐the‐minute results, daily recaps, videos, photos and much more!
iPhone and iPad users can also download the VolcoMobile App (http://geni.us/nKa) from the iTunes App Store to watch the live webcast and stay alert to the latest 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro news.
volcompipepro.com |
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About the World Surf League
The World Surf League (WSL) organizes the annual tour of professional surf competitions and broadcasts each event live at WorldSurfLeague.com where you can experience the athleticism, drama and adventure of competitive surfing -- anywhere and anytime it’s on. The WSL sanctions and operates the following tours: the Junior Tour, Longboard Tour, the Qualifying Series (QS), the Big Wave Tour and the crown jewel of the sport, the WSL Championship Tour (CT) which determines the sport's undisputed world champions. The organization is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with Commercial Offices in New York. The offices are supported by regional centers in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America and South America. |
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