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Formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic , The Rip Curl Pro is a WSL (formerly ASP ) World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria . The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria , Australia. The event winner is awarded the prestigious 'Bell' trophy.[ 1]
The song "Hells Bells" by AC/DC is played every morning before the first competition.[ 2]
History
The competition has been held annually at Easter time at Bells Beach, Victoria continuously since 1961,[ 3] becoming a professional competition in 1973. The contest has had various sponsors over the years, including in 1984 Australian rock band, Australian Crawl .
Results
2016
Previous years
Men's
Year
Winner
Nation
Score
Runner-Up
Nation
Score
Prizemoney
2018
Italo Ferreira
Brazil
15.66
Mick Fanning
Australia
12.83
2017
Jordy Smith
South Africa
18.90
Caio Ibelli
Brazil
17.46
2016
Matt Wilkinson
Australia
17.37
Jordy Smith
South Africa
14.16
2015
Mick Fanning
Australia
15.27 (8.17)
A. de Souza
Brazil
15.27 (7.77)
2014
Mick Fanning
Australia
16.83
Taj Burrow
Australia
13.26
$450,000
2013
Adriano De Souza
Brazil
16.26
Nat Young
United States
15.83
$450,000
2012
Mick Fanning
Australia
18.80
Kelly Slater
United States
18.07
$425,000
2011
Joel Parkinson
Australia
18.53
Mick Fanning
Australia
13.25
$425,000
2010
Kelly Slater
United States
17.03
Mick Fanning
Australia
12.00
$400,000
2009
Joel Parkinson
Australia
17.40
Adam Robertson
Australia
13.37
$320,000
2008
Kelly Slater
United States
15.63
Bede Durbidge
Australia
15.16
$320,000
2007
Taj Burrow
Australia
16.83
Andy Irons
Hawaii
14.73
$300,000
2006
Kelly Slater
United States
15.44
Joel Parkinson
Australia
13.83
$280,000
2005
Trent Munro
Australia
16.57
Andy Irons
Hawaii
15.07
$270,000
2004
Joel Parkinson
Australia
17.13
Taj Burrow
Australia
14.04
$250,000
2003
Andy Irons
Hawaii
17.57
Joel Parkinson
Australia
15.40
$250,000
2002
Andy Irons
Hawaii
24.45
Sunny Garcia
Hawaii
22.65
$250,000
2001
Mick Fanning
Australia
20.85
Danny Wills
Australia
19.15
$250,000
2000
Sunny Garcia
Hawaii
23.05
Flavio Padaratz
Brazil
21.00
$135,600
1999
Shane Dorian
Hawaii
24.75
Sunny Garcia
Hawaii
23.65
$120,600
1998
Mark Occhilupo
Australia
24.25
Shane Dorian
Hawaii
19.80
$120,600
1997
Matt Hoy
Australia
26.50
Damien Hardman
Australia
21.80
$120,600
1996
Sunny Garcia
Hawaii
30.80
Todd Prestage
Australia
29.15
$105,000
1995
Sunny Garcia
Hawaii
34.70
John Shimooka
Hawaii
33.00
$105,000
1994
Kelly Slater
United States
29.70
Martin Potter
Australia
28.30
$105,000
1993
Damien Hardman
Australia
22.00
Barton Lynch
Australia
20.00
$100,000
1992
Richie Collins
Australia
30.00
Martin Potter
Australia
27.00
$100,000
1991
Barton Lynch
Australia
71.80
Damien Hardman
Australia
68.80
$125,000
1990
Tom Curren
United States
111.3
Dave Macaulay
Australia
100.8
$92,500
1989
Martin Potter
United Kingdom
123.5
Damien Hardman
Australia
113.3
$66,500
1988
Damien Hardman
Australia
126.6
Tom Carroll
Australia
114.1
$42,000
1987
Nick Wood
Australia
3
Richard Marsh
Australia
2
$35,000
1986
Tom Carroll
Australia
5
Tom Curren
United States
0
$30,000
1985
Tom Curren
United States
2
Richard Cram
Australia
1
$25,000
1984
Cheyne Horan
Australia
2
Tom Carroll
Australia
0
$25,000
1983
Joe Engel
Australia
1982
Mark Richards
Australia
Tom Carroll
Australia
$20,000
1981
Simon Anderson
Australia
3
Cheyne Horan
Australia
2
$16,000
1980
Mark Richards
Australia
Wayne Bartholomew
Australia
$15,100
1979
Mark Richards
Australia
Wayne Bartholomew
Australia
$11,200
1978
Mark Richards
Australia
Wayne Bartholomew
Australia
$14,450
1977
Simon Anderson
Australia
Peter Drouyn
Australia
$9,500
1976
Jeff Hakman
Hawaii
Ian Cairns
Australia
$6,000
1975
Michael Peterson
Australia
1974
Michael Peterson
Australia
1973
Michael Peterson
Australia
Women's
Year
Winner
Nation
Score
Runner-Up
Nation
Score
Prizemoney
2017
Courtney Conlogue
United States
17.00
Stephanie Gilmore
Australia
16.33
2016
Courtney Conlogue
United States
16.53 (9.03)
Sally Fitzgibbons
Australia
16.43 (8.33)
2015
Carissa Moore
Hawaii
14.00
Stephanie Gilmore
Australia
13.27
2014
Carissa Moore
Hawaii
15.73
Tyler Wright
Australia
14.10
2013
Carissa Moore
Hawaii
11.00
Tyler Wright
Australia
6.94
2012
Sally Fitzgibbons
Australia
10.76
Stephanie Gilmore
Australia
10.33
$110,000
2011
Sally Fitzgibbons
Australia
16.77
Carissa Moore
Hawaii
15.40
$110,000
2010
Stephanie Gilmore
Australia
14.67
Sofia Mulanovich
Peru
10.00
$100,000
2009
Silvana Lima
Brazil
17.34
Stephanie Gilmore
Australia
13.06
$90,000
2008
Stephanie Gilmore
Australia
16.50
Sofia Mulanovich
Peru
16.17
$85,000
2007
Stephanie Gilmore
Australia
16.50
Sofia Mulanovich
Peru
11.93
$80,000
2005
Sofia Mulanovich
Peru
15.83
Serena Brooke
Australia
11.83
$65,000
2000
Megan Abubo
Hawaii
18.90
Rochelle Ballard
Hawaii
18.75
$30,000
1999
Layne Beachley
Australia
21.25
Sandie Dryden
Australia
17.40
$30,000
1998
Layne Beachley
Australia
24.50
Prue Jeffries
Australia
21.90
$30,000
1997
Lisa Andersen
United States
26.00
Pam Burridge
Australia
23.65
$35,000
1996
Pauline Menczer
Australia
22.30
Lisa Andersen
United States
22.25
$25,000
1995
Lisa Andersen
United States
27.10
Pauline Menczer
Australia
26.30
$25,000
1994
Layne Beachley
Australia
20.67
Lisa Andersen
United States
13.16
$25,000
1993
Pauline Menczer
Australia
19.7
Wendy Botha
Australia
16.3
$25,000
1992
Lisa Andersen
United States
23.2
Neridah Falconer
22.6
$20,000
1991
Pauline Menczer
Australia
90.8
Michele Donoghoe
88.3
$20,000
1990
Lisa Andersen
United States
111.5
Kim Mearig
98
$20,000
1989
Wendy Botha
Australia
120.8
Toni Sawyer
104.5
$15,000
1988
Kim Mearig
115.9
Freida Zamba
113.5
$13,500
[ 4]
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