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{{Infobox Sport governing body
|assocname= Association of Surfing Professionals
|logo=Association of Surfing Professionals logo.png
|sport= Professional [[Surfing]]
|abbrev = ASP
|founded = [[1982]]
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|location = [[Coolangatta]], [[Australia]]
|chairman =
|chiefexec = [[Brodie Carr]]
|secretary =
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|url = www.aspworldtour.com
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The '''World Surfing Champion''' is a title awarded annually to the best competition surfer for the year, today based on points earned for placings at events on the [[Association of Surfing Professionals]] (ASP) ASP World Tour. A qualification system decides who can compete on the tour, for a total of 44 men (called the top 44) and 16 women. The main office is in Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia.

==History==
The earliest world titles were amateur events decided by a single event, open to all comers, and were held only intermittently. The first was at [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]] in [[Sydney]] in 1964. The second was held in [[Lima]], [[Peru]] in 1965.

From 1973 to 1975, there was no amateur championship held. The [[International Surfing Federation]] had been unable to establish a format or sponsorship and concurrent with this the new professional era was dawning.

1968 World Champion Fred Hemmings, retired from competition and began his career as an event promoter and ran the Smirnoff [[Rip Curl]] World Pro/Am that became the defacto professional World Championship from 1970 through 1975. The winners were; 1970: Nat Young (Australia), 1971: Gavin Rudolph (South Africa), 1972: Paul Neilsen (Australia), 1973: Ian Cairns (Australia), 1974: Reno Abellira (Hawaii) and 1975: Mark Richards (Australia).

In 1976 the [[International Professional Surfing]] (IPS) organisation was formed by the 1968 champion, turned promoter, [[Fred Hemmings]]. It put together an annual tour of 12 events around the world with a points system for event placings to decide a ratings winner at the end. This is the format used today by the ASP.

[[Peter Townend (surfer)|Peter Townend]] and [[Ian Cairns]] devised the points scoring system, shamelessly (as PT put it) appropriating the way [[Formula One]] motor racing did it. Townend also ended up the winner that first year (1976) with Cairns finishing in second.

In early years the title brought honour but only modest financial rewards in extra sponsorship etc, and not all professional surfers had it as their goal. In 1979 for instance when [[Mark Richards (surfer)|Mark Richards]] won he hadn't even attended all the events, reckoning it better to concentrate on his board shaping business than travel for the [[South Africa]]n leg.

In 1982, following a less than positive experience with the IPS at the new Op Pro, Ian Cairns formed the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) which crowned its first champion, [[Tom Carroll (surfer)|Tom Carroll]], in 1983. The ASP continues as the worldwide sanctioning body for professional surfing.

In 1999, [[Mark Occhilupo]]'s win was a remarkable comeback. He'd been on the tour about 10 years earlier but had abandoned it, then returned stronger than ever.

In 2001 the ASP cut the tour short after the World Trade Center attacks of [[9/11]], on surfers' fears for their safety at competitions. The ratings leader [[C. J. Hobgood]] was declared the championship winner.

==Records==
As with almost every any sport there's an element of fortune needed in surfing competitions. The competition format, types of waves and human judging all have an effect, which leaves plenty of room for speculation about excellent surfers who never won a title, or could have won more.

[[Mark Richards (surfer)|Mark Richards]]' record of 4 titles above and below 1979 to 1983 stood until 1997 when [[Kelly Slater]] took his 5th. It was joked that it'd taken so long Richards was scarcely remembered by young fans and was known to them only as "that guy whose record Kelly beat". Slater's 7th win in 2005 made him both the youngest and oldest champion.

[[Frieda Zamba]], [[Wendy Botha]] and [[Lisa Anderson (sportswoman)|Lisa Anderson]] all took 4 women's titles. [[Layne Beachley]] has won seven titles in her career, making her the most dominant female professional surfer in the sport's history.

==Men's World Tour==
===Champions===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!Country
!Points
|-
| 1963
| [[Rory Oak]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1964
| [[Midget Farrelly]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1965
|[[Felipe Pomar]]
| {{PER}}
| -
|-
| 1966
| [[Nat Young (surfer)|Nat Young]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1968
| [[Fred Hemmings]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
| 1970
| [[Rolf Aurness]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1972
| [[James Blears]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
!colspan=4|Smirnoff World Pro/Am
|-
| 1970
| Nat Young <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1971
| [[Gavin Rudolph]]
| {{RSA}}
| -
|-
| 1972
| [[Paul Neilsen]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1973
| [[Ian Cairns]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1974
| [[Reno Abellira]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
| 1975
| [[Mark Richards (surfer)|Mark Richards]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
!colspan=4|ASP tour
|-
| 1976
| [[Peter Townend (surfer)|Peter Townend]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1977
| [[Shaun Tomson]]
| {{RSA}}
| -
|-
| 1978
| [[Wayne Bartholomew]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1979
| Mark Richards <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1980
| Mark Richards <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1981
| Mark Richards <sup>[4]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1982
| Mark Richards <sup>[5]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1983
| [[Tom Carroll (surfer)|Tom Carroll]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1984
| Tom Carroll <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1985
| [[Tom Curren]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1986
| Tom Curren <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1987
| [[Damien Hardman]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1988
| [[Barton Lynch]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1989
| [[Martin Potter (surfer)|Martin Potter]]
| {{UK}}
| -
|-
| 1990
| Tom Curren <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1991
| Damien Hardman <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|1992
| [[Kelly Slater]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1993
| [[Derek Ho]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
| 1994
| Kelly Slater <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1995
| Kelly Slater <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1996
| Kelly Slater <sup>[4]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1997
| Kelly Slater <sup>[5]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1998
| Kelly Slater <sup>[6]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1999
| [[Mark Occhilupo]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 2000
| [[Sunny Garcia]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
| 2001
| [[C. J. Hobgood]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 2002
| [[Andy Irons]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
| 2003
| Andy Irons <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| 8964
|-
| 2004
| Andy Irons <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| 7824
|-
| [[2005 ASP World Tour|2005]]
| Kelly Slater <sup>[7]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| 7962
|-
| [[2006 ASP World Tour|2006]]
| Kelly Slater <sup>[8]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| 8124
|-
| [[2007 ASP World Tour|2007]]
| [[Mick Fanning]]
| {{AUS}}
| 8136
|-
| [[2008 ASP World Tour|2008]]
| Kelly Slater <sup>[9]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| 8832
|-
| [[ 2009 ASP World Tour|2009]]
| Mick Fanning <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| 8136
|}

===Most World Championships===
{| class="wikitable"
!Wins !!Surfer !!Country
|-
| align="center"|'''9''' || [[Kelly Slater]] || {{USA}}
|-
| align="center"|'''4''' || [[Mark Richards (surfer)|Mark Richards]] || {{AUS}}
|-
|rowspan=3 align="center"|'''3'''
|-
| [[Tom Curren]] || {{USA}}
|-
| [[Andy Irons]] || {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
|-
|rowspan=5 align="center"|'''2'''
|-
| [[Damian Hardman]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[Tom Carroll (surfer)|Tom Carroll]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[Nat Young (surfer)|Nat Young]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[Mick Fanning]] || {{AUS}}
|-
|}

==Longboard World Tour==
===Champions===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!Country
!Points
|-
| 1986
| [[Nat Young (surfer)|Nat Young]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1987
| [[Stuart Entwistle]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1988
| Nat Young <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1989
| Nat Young <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1990
| Nat Young <sup>[4]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1991
| [[Martin McMillan]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 1992
| [[Joey Hawkins]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1993
| [[Rusty Keaulana]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
| 1994
| Rusty Keaulana <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
| 1995
| Rusty Keaulana <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
| 1996
| [[Bonga Perkins]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
| 1997
| [[Mitch Barrington]]
| {{AUS}} ([[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]])
| -
|-
| 1998
| [[Joel Tudor]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 1999
| [[Colin McPhillips]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 2000
| [[Beau Young]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 2001
| Colin McPhillips <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 2002
| Colin McPhillips <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 2003
| Beau Young <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 2004
| Joel Tudor <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
| 2006
| [[Josh Constable]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
| 2007
| [[Phil Rajzman]]
| {{BRA}}
| -
|-
| 2008
| [[Bonga Perkins]]
| {{USA}} (H)
| -
|-
|}

===Most World Championships===
{| class="wikitable"
!Wins !!Surfer !!Country
|-
| align="center"|'''4''' || [[Nat Young (surfer)|Nat Young]] || {{AUS}}
|-
|rowspan=3 align="center"|'''3'''
|-
| [[Colin McPhillips]] || {{USA}}
|-
| [[Rusty Keaulana]] || {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
|-
|rowspan=3 align="center"|'''2'''
|-
| [[Joel Tudor]] || {{USA}}
|-
| [[Beau Young]] || {{AUS}}
|-
|}

==Women's World Tour==
===Champions===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!Country
!Points
|-
|1964
|[[Phyllis O'Donnell]]
|{{AUS}}
| -
|-
|1970
| [[Sharon Webber]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
!colspan=4|IPS tour
|-
|1977
| [[Margo Oberg]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
|1978
| [[Lynn Boyer]]
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
|1979
| Lynn Boyer <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
|1980
| Margo Oberg <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
|1981
| Margo Oberg <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
| -
|-
|1982
| [[Debbie Beacham]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
!colspan=4|ASP tour
|-
|1983
| [[Kim Mearig]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
|1984
| [[Freida Zamba]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
|1985
| Freida Zamba <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
|1986
| Freida Zamba <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
|1987
| [[Wendy Botha]]
| {{RSA}}
| -
|-
|1988
| Freida Zamba <sup>[4]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
|1989
| Wendy Botha <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|1990
| [[Pam Burridge]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|1991
| Wendy Botha <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|1992
| Wendy Botha <sup>[4]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|1993
| [[Pauline Menczer]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|1994
| [[Lisa Andersen (sportswoman)|Lisa Anderson]]
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
|1995
| Lisa Anderson <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
|1996
| Lisa Anderson <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
|1997
| Lisa Anderson <sup>[4]</sup>
| {{USA}}
| -
|-
|1998
| [[Layne Beachley]]
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|1999
| Layne Beachley <sup>[2]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|2000
| Layne Beachley <sup>[3]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|2001
| Layne Beachley <sup>[4]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|2002
| Layne Beachley <sup>[5]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| -
|-
|2003
| Layne Beachley <sup>[6]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| 3696
|-
|2004
| [[Sofia Mulanovich]]
| {{PER}}
| 5484
|-
|[[2005 ASP World Tour|2005]]
| [[Chelsea Georgeson]]
| {{AUS}}
| 7080
|-
|[[2006 ASP World Tour|2006]]
| Layne Beachley <sup>[7]</sup>
| {{AUS}}
| 6374
|-
|[[2007 ASP World Tour|2007]]
|[[Stephanie Gilmore]]
|{{AUS}}
|'''4308'''
|-
|[[2008 ASP World Tour|2008]]
| Stephanie Gilmore <sup>[2]</sup>
|{{AUS}}
|-
|[[2009 ASP World Tour|2009]]
| Stephanie Gilmore <sup>[3]</sup>
|{{AUS}}
| -
|-
|}

===Most World Championships===
{| class="wikitable"
!Wins !!Surfer !!Country
|-
| align="center"|'''7''' || [[Layne Beachley]] || {{AUS}}
|-
|rowspan=4 align="center"|'''4'''
|-
| [[Lisa Andersen (sportswoman)|Lisa Anderson]] || {{USA}}
|-
| [[Wendy Botha]] || {{RSA}}/{{AUS}}
|-
| [[Freida Zamba]] || {{USA}}
|-
|rowspan=2 align="center"|'''3''' || [[Margo Oberg]] || {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
|-
| [[Stephanie Gilmore]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| align="center"|'''2'''|| [[Lynne Boyer]] || {{USA}} ([[Hawaii|H]])
|-
|}

==World Championships by nationality==

{|class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="font-size:95%; border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
!Country
!Total
|-
|{{flagcountry|United States}}
|align="center"|49
|-
|{{flagcountry|Australia}}
|align="center"|46
|-
|{{flagcountry|South Africa}}
|align="center"|3
|-
|{{flagcountry|Peru}}
|align="center"|2
|-
|{{flagcountry|Brazil}}
|align="center"|1
|-
|{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
|align="center"|1
|}

==See also==
* [[U.S. Open of Surfing]]
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==References==
* [http://Surfa.com.au Surfa.com.au]
* ''Mark Richards: A Surfing Legend'', authorised biography by David Knox, 1992, ISBN 0-207-17489-X.
* [[Sean Doherty (surf writer)|Sean Doherty]], ''MP: The Life of Michael Peterson'', Harper Collins, 2004, ISBN 0-7322-7609-8.
* http://www.aspworldtour.com/2007/stats_champions.asp?rView=w
* [http://www.isasurf.org/ev_d_wc.php International Surfing Association, List of ISA World Champions] Source for world champions 1964-1972.

==External links==
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* [http://www.aspworldtour.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.worldprosurfers.com/surf-world-tour/index.asp WPS worldprosurfers.com, world tour locations, photos, facts, videos and up to the minute surf reports ]

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