Association of Surfing Professionals

Association of Surfing Professionals

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) was organized in 1976 as governing body for professional surfing. The ASP organizes the ASP World Championship Tour.

It sanctions six professional surfing circuits including: the Foster's ASP World Tour and ASP Women's World Tour, the men's and women's World Qualifying Series (WQS), the World Longboarding Tour (WLT), the World Junior Championships (WJC), the World Masters Championships (WMC), and Speciality Events. The ASP has been dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and challenging locations since 1976.

About ASP: The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing’s undisputed world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following tours: the Foster’s ASP World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America.

See also

*World surfing champion

External links

* [http://www.aspworldtour.com/ ASP World Tour]
*MySpace|aspdreamtour|ASP World Tour


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