The 2012 ASP World Championship Tour was a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women competed in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.
Surfers received points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour was announced the 2012 ASP World Tour Champion.
Joel Parkinson and Stephanie Gilmore were crowned the men's and women's champions, respectively.
ASP World Championship Tour
Event schedule Date Location Country Event Winner Runner-up Prize money Report February 25 – March 5 Gold Coast Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast $425,000 Report April 3–14 Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro $425,000 Report May 9–20 Rio de Janeiro Billabong Rio Pro $500,000 Report June 3–16 Tavarua Volcom Pro Fiji $425,000 Report August 16–27 Billabong Pro Teahupoo $425,000 Report September 16–22 Trestles, California Hurley Pro $425,000 Report September 28 – October 8 Soorts-Hossegor Quiksilver Pro France $425,000 Report October 10–21 Supertubos beach, Peniche Rip Curl Pro Portugal $425,000 Report November 2–12 Santa Cruz, California $425,000 Report Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii Billabong Pipeline Masters $425,000 Report Source
Final standings Rank Name Country Points 1 Joel Parkinson 58,700 2 Kelly Slater 55,450 3 Mick Fanning 47,000 4 John John Florence Hawaii 44,350 5 Adriano De Souza 42,350 6 Taj Burrow 41,900 7 Gabriel Medina 41,350 8 Josh Kerr 38,900 9 Julian Wilson 35,900 10 Owen Wright 33,600 11 Jeremy Flores 33,600Source
ASP Women’s World Championship Tour
Event schedule Date Location Country Event Winner Runner-up Report February 25 – March 5 Gold Coast Roxy Pro Gold Coast $110,000 Report April 3–9 Bells Beach Rip Curl Women's Pro $110,000 Report April 11–15 Taranaki Subaru Pro TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival $110,000 Report April 18–23 Dee Why Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic $130,000 Report May 9–20 Rio de Janeiro Billabong Rio Pro $110,000 Report July 11 – July 17 Cote des Basques, Biarritz Roxy Pro France $110,000 Report July 30 – August 5 Huntington Beach U.S. Open of Surfing $110,000 Report Source
Final standings Rank Name Country Points 1 Stephanie Gilmore 48,400 2 Sally Fitzgibbons 43,400 3 Carissa Moore Hawaii 40,700 4 Tyler Wright 36,700 5 Courtney Conlogue 36,000 6 Malia Manuel Hawaii 34,100 7 Lakey Peterson 33,700 8 Laura Enever 32,800 9 Coco Ho Hawaii 31,850 10 Paige Hareb 25,450Source
References
External links Official Site