THE BOOST MOBILE PRO OF SURF PRESENTED BY HURLEY WILDCARD TRIALS TO BE HELD AT THE U.S. OPEN OF SURF
- Boost Mobile Pro of Surf Trials to take place in Huntington Beach, CA on July 27th and 28th
IRVINE and COSTA MESA, Calif. – Boost Mobile and Hurley today announced the names of the trialists invited to compete for the coveted wildcard entry into the 2006 Boost Mobile Pro of Surf presented by Hurley, the only WCT event held on mainland USA. The trials feature eight high performance surfers; among them Kalohe Andino, the youngest surfer to ever compete for a WCT wildcard spot.
The Boost Mobile Pro trials will take place during the U.S. Open Bank of the West Games in Huntington Beach, California, on Thursday, July 27 and Friday, July 28. The trials will run two four-man heats, with the top two winners of each heat competing head to head in a sudden death final. The winner of the final will advance into the main event at this year’s Boost Mobile Pro.
The heat draw is as follows:
Heat 1: July 27, 3–3:20pm: Dane Reynolds, Shane Beschen, Hank Gaskell, Mike Todd
Heat 2: July 28, 3-3:20pm: Asher Nolan, Brett Simpson, Makua Rothman, Kalohe Andino
Final: July 28, 4:20-4:40pm: Top 2 Winners from Heat 1 and Top 2 Winners from Heat 2
“This is a great opportunity for these young surfers to show their talents at a major event like the U.S. Open where over 200,000 people come to watch during the week,” said Mark Fewell, Boost Mobile. “Boost believes strongly in trying to give young people an elevated life experience, and the trials event achieves this by giving promising locals like Brett Simpson, proven talents like Dane Reynolds and Ian Walsh, and 11-year old Boost team rider Kalohe Andino the chance to win a spot to go up against the world’s best surfers at Trestles in September.”
“Hurley has some of the best young surfers in the world and it will be really exciting to see how they perform,” said Pat O’Connell, surf marketing manager, Hurley. “These surfers all have amazing talent and the competition for a wildcard spot is fierce. The U.S. Open is a great stage for these guys to show what they’ve got in front of so many surf fans. The excitement and pressure of the crowd will be good practice for what these surfers will encounter if they advance to the Boost Mobile Pro in September.”
The seventh of eleven stops on the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour, this year the Boost Mobile Pro of Surf will feature Hurley’s Keys to the Continent and the Foster’s Expression Session. The full schedule of events will be available soon on www.boostmobile.com. Check back for a live web cast of the main event at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California, from September 12-16, 2006.
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About 2006 Foster’s Men’s World Championship Tour
The world’s best surfers travel the globe competing at 11 premier wave locations, to determine the World Champion. The 2006 Foster’s Men’s World Tour began in Australia at the Gold Coast and Bells Beach, moved onto treacherous Teahupoo in Tahiti, Tavarua in Fiji, and Mexico. The Billabong Pro at Jeffrey’s Bay in South Africa is held just prior to the tour coming to Trestles, California. After the Boost Mobile Pro, the tour will then travel to France, Spain, Brazil and finish at the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii.
About Boost Mobile
Based in Irvine, California, Boost Mobile®, LLC is at the epicenter of the action sports industry. A lifestyle-based telecommunications brand focused on offering premium pay-as-you-go wireless phones and services to the youth market, Boost resonates with its consumers through strategic partnerships with leading youth lifestyle brands and companies. Boost team riders comprise of more than 50 of the world’s top action sports athletes, and include 2005 World Champions Kelly Slater and Chelsea Georgeson, as well as Taj Burrow, Mike Parsons, Cory Lopez, Makua Rothman, Shane Dorian, Shane Beschen, Rob Machado, Dane Reynolds, Jamie O’Brien, Ian Walsh, Megan Abubo, and Kalohe Andino.
About Hurley
Hurley is the leading global youth brand with strong roots in surf, skate, art and music. Hurley develops world-class products for guys, girls and kids, including sportswear, footwear, eyewear, accessories, girl’s swimwear and wetsuits. A wholly-owned, independently run subsidiary of Nike, Inc., Hurley is located in Costa Mesa, CA, with international offices in Tokyo, Sydney and Barcelona.
For more information, visit www.BoostMobilePro.com or contact:
MEDIA CONTACTS:
BOOST MOBILE MEDIA BUREAU
(949) 789-4900
press@boostmobile.com
KURENT PR FOR HURLEY
Andrea Tagliareni
(310) 440 8000
andrea@kurentinc.com
HURLEY
Julie Leffler
(949) 548 9375
julie_leffler@hurley.com
ASP INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Melissa Buckley bsp;
Mobile: (970) 946-4077
Email: melissa@aspworldtour.com
Wayne Dart
Mobile: +61 407 189 289
Email: darty@aspworldtour.com
