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Rip Curl Pro

Australian surfing competition

Summary

Australian surfing competition

FieldValue
titleRip Curl Pro
current_seasonRip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2025
pixels125 px
sportSurfing
countryAustralia
championAUS Jack Robinson (Men)
AUS Isabella Nichols (Woman)
most_champsAUS Mick Fanning,USA Kelly Slater e AUS Mark Richards 4 titles (Men)
AUS Gail Couper 10 titles (Woman)
websitehttp://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2016/mct/1413/rip-curl-pro-bells-beach, http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2016/wct/1412/rip-curl-womens-pro-bells-beach

AUS Isabella Nichols (Woman) AUS Gail Couper 10 titles (Woman) The Rip Curl Pro, formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, is a WSL (formerly ASP) World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria and sponsored by surf company Rip Curl. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia. The event winner is awarded the prestigious 'Bell' trophy. It is the longest running professional surfing competition in the world.

The song "Hells Bells" by AC/DC is played every morning before the first competition.

History

The competition has been held annually at Easter time at Bells Beach, Victoria continuously since 1962, becoming a professional competition and sponsored by Rip Curl in 1973. The contest has had various sponsors over the years, including in 1984 Australian rock band, Australian Crawl.

The first Bells Beach contest was supposed to be held in late 1961 but was delayed until the Australia day weekend of 1962. The first winner was NSW surfer Glynn Ritchie. Occasionally George "Ming" Smith is credited as winning the 1961 event but he actually won the "wave of the day" in the first contest (1962) and was awarded a prize of 1 pound, and a pennant saying "winner 1961".

The event became mobile from 1993, and was held at various locations in Victoria, depending upon weather conditions. The entire 2005 event was held at Phillip Island due to poor conditions in Torquay. The event is now held only at Bells Beach and nearby Winkipop.

The famous Bells trophy was designed and built by Bells Beach local Joe Sweeney. The first time a Bell trophy was awarded was 1968. Winners of the Rip Curl Pro receive smaller replica Bells trophies to keep. Each year, Rip Curl founder Doug 'Claw' Warbrick presents the trophies to the winning athletes.

The 2020 and 2021 contests were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Naming

Since the birth of this competition it had different names, such as the Bells Beach Easter Classic.

Results

Men

YearWinnerNationScoreRunner-UpNationScorePrizemoney
2025Jack Robinson13.50Kanoa Igarashi12.80$80,000
2024Cole Houshmand13.50Griffin Colapinto12.80$80,000
2023Ethan Ewing14.50Ryan Callinan11.00$80,000
2022Filipe Toledo14.74Callum Robson12.94$80,000
2021Not Held----
2020Not Held----
2019John John FlorenceHawaii Hawaii14.30Filipe Toledo13.83$607,800
2018Italo Ferreira15.66Mick Fanning12.83$607,800
2017Jordy Smith18.90Caio Ibelli17.46$579,000
2016Matt Wilkinson17.37Jordy Smith14.16$551,000
2015Mick Fanning (4)15.27Adriano De Souza15.27$525,000
2014Mick Fanning (3)16.83Taj Burrow13.26$450,000
2013Adriano De Souza16.26Nat Young15.83$450,000
2012Mick Fanning (2)18.80Kelly Slater18.07$425,000
2011Joel Parkinson (3)18.53Mick Fanning13.25$425,000
2010Kelly Slater (4)17.03Mick Fanning12.00$400,000
2009Joel Parkinson (2)17.40Adam Robertson13.37$320,000
2008Kelly Slater (3)15.63Bede Durbidge15.16$320,000
2007Taj Burrow16.83Andy IronsHawaii Hawaii14.73$300,000
2006Kelly Slater (2)15.44Joel Parkinson13.83$280,000
2005Trent Munro16.57Andy IronsHawaii Hawaii15.07$270,000
2004Joel Parkinson17.13Taj Burrow14.04$250,000
2003Andy Irons (2)Hawaii Hawaii17.57Joel Parkinson15.40$250,000
2002Andy IronsHawaii Hawaii24.45Sunny GarciaHawaii Hawaii22.65$250,000
2001Mick Fanning20.85Danny Wills19.15$250,000
2000Sunny Garcia (3)Hawaii Hawaii23.05Flavio Padaratz21.00$135,600
1999Shane DorianHawaii Hawaii24.75Sunny GarciaHawaii Hawaii23.65$120,600
1998Mark Occhilupo24.25Shane DorianHawaii Hawaii19.80$120,600
1997Matt Hoy26.50Damien Hardman21.80$120,600
1996Sunny Garcia (2)Hawaii Hawaii30.80Todd Prestage29.15$105,000
1995Sunny GarciaHawaii Hawaii34.70John ShimookaHawaii Hawaii33.00$105,000
1994Kelly Slater29.70Martin Potter28.30$105,000
1993Damien Hardman (2)22.00Barton Lynch20.00$100,000
1992Richie Collins30.00Martin Potter27.00$100,000
1991Barton Lynch71.80Damien Hardman68.80$125,000
1990Tom Curren (2)111.3Dave Macaulay100.8$92,500
1989Martin Potter123.5Damien Hardman113.3$66,500
1988Damien Hardman126.6Tom Carroll114.1$42,000
1987Nick Wood3Richard Marsh2$35,000
1986Tom Carroll5Tom Curren0$30,000
1985Tom Curren2Richard Cram1$25,000
1984Cheyne Horan2Tom Carroll0$25,000
1983Joe EngelWes Laine
1982Mark Richards (4)Tom Carroll$20,000
1981Simon Anderson (2)Cheyne Horan$16,000
1980Mark Richards (3)Wayne Bartholomew$15,100
1979Mark Richards (2)Wayne Bartholomew$11,200
1978Mark RichardsWayne Bartholomew$14,450
1977Simon AndersonPeter Drouyn$9,500
1976Jeff HakmanHawaii HawaiiIan Cairns$6,000
1975Michael Peterson (3)Shaun Tomson
1974Michael Peterson (2)Peter Drouyn
1973Michael PetersonMidget Farrelly
1972Terry FitzgeraldPeter Drouyn
1971Paul NeilsenPeter Drouyn
1970Nat Young (3)Ted Spencer
1969Ted Spencer (2)Frank Latta
1968Ted SpencerKeith Paull
1967Nat Young (2)Peter Drouyn
1966Nat Young
1965Robert ConneelyNat Young
1964Mick Dooley
1963Doug Andrew
1962Glynn Ritchie
1961*George "Ming" Smith£1 ($2) Note: Smith won "wave of the day", not the actual final and the 1961 event was actually held in 1962.

Women

YearWinnerNationScoreRunner-UpNationScorePrizemoney
2025Isabella Nichols16.26Luana Silva12.67$80,000
2024Caitlin Simmers12.77Johanne Defay11.60$80,000
2023Tyler Wright (2)16.00Molly Picklum12.00$80,000
2022Tyler Wright16.93Carissa MooreHAW Hawaii10.57$80,000
2021Not held-[-]()---
2020Not held-[-]()---
2019Courtney Conlogue (3)15.83Malia ManuelHAW Hawaii14.84$420,800
2018Stephanie Gilmore (4)14.17Tatiana Weston-WebbBRA Brazil13.94$298,900
2017Courtney Conlogue (2)17.00Stephanie Gilmore16.33$289,500
2016Courtney Conlogue16.53 (9.03)Sally Fitzgibbons16.43 (8.33)$275,500
2015Carissa Moore (3)HAW Hawaii14.00Stephanie Gilmore13.27$262,500
2014Carissa Moore (2)HAW Hawaii15.73Tyler Wright14.10$250,000
2013Carissa MooreHAW Hawaii11.00Tyler Wright6.94$120,000
2012Sally Fitzgibbons (2)10.76Stephanie Gilmore10.33$110,000
2011Sally Fitzgibbons16.77Carissa MooreHawaii Hawaii15.40$110,000
2010Stephanie Gilmore (3)14.67Sofia Mulanovich10.00$100,000
2009Silvana Lima17.34Stephanie Gilmore13.06$90,000
2008Stephanie Gilmore (2)16.50Sofia Mulanovich16.17$85,000
2007Stephanie Gilmore16.50Sofia Mulanovich11.93$80,000
2006Not held-[-]()---
2005Sofia Mulanovich15.83Serena Brooke11.83$65,000
2004Not held-[-]()---
2003Not held-[-]()---
2002Not held-[-]()---
2001Neridah Falconer[-]()---
2000Megan AbuboHawaii Hawaii18.90Rochelle BallardHawaii Hawaii18.75$30,000
1999Layne Beachley (3)21.25Sandie Dryden17.40$30,000
1998Layne Beachley (2)24.50Prue Jeffries21.90$30,000
1997Lisa Andersen (4)26.00Pam Burridge23.65$35,000
1996Pauline Menczer (3)22.30Lisa Andersen22.25$25,000
1995Lisa Andersen (3)27.10Pauline Menczer26.30$25,000
1994Layne Beachley20.67Lisa Andersen13.16$25,000
1993Pauline Menczer (2)19.7Wendy Botha16.3$25,000
1992Lisa Andersen (2)23.2Neridah Falconer22.6$20,000
1991Pauline Menczer90.8Michele Donoghoe88.3$20,000
1990Lisa Andersen111.5Kim Mearig98$20,000
1989Wendy Botha120.8Toni Sawyer104.5$15,000
1988Kim Mearig (2)115.9Freida Zamba113.5$13,500
1987Jodie Cooper-[-]()--
1986Frieda Zamba (2)-[-]()--
1985Frieda Zamba-[-]()--
1984Kim Mearig-[-]()--
1983Helen Lambert-[-]()--
1982Debbie Beacham-[-]()--
1981Linda Davoli-[-]()--
1980Margo Oberg (3)-[-]()--
1979Lynne Boyer-[-]()--
1978Margo Oberg (2)-[-]()--
1977Margo Oberg-[-]()--
1976Gail Couper (10)-[-]()--
1975Gail Couper (9)-[-]()-$200
1974Gail Couper (8)-Judy Trim--
1973Not held--[-]()--
1972Gail Couper (7)-[-]()--
1971Gail Couper (6)-Judy Trim--
1970Gail Couper (5)-[-]()--
1969Vivien Campbell-Phyllis O'Donnell--
1968Gail Couper (4)-Vivien Campbell--
1967Gail Couper (3)-[-]()--
1966Gail Couper (2)-[-]()--
1965Not held-[-]()---
1964Gail Couper-[-]()--
1963Not held--[-]()--
1962Not held--[-]()--

References

Bibliography

  • Mark Richards: A Surfing Legend, authorised biography by David Knox, 1992,
  • The Ol' Girl, Tracks magazine, March 2006 (listing men's winners 1973 to 2005)
  • Kelly Slater Wins 2006 Rip Curl Pro, by Nick Carroll at Surfing Magazine.

References

  1. [http://www.aspworldtour.com/schedule/asp-world-tour-schedule/ ASP World Tour Schedule] {{Webarchive. link. (2 January 2012 (accessed 28 April 2011))
  2. Shackell, James. (29 June 2020). "How Bells Beach changed the shape of modern surfing forever".
  3. Wilson, Peter. (3 April 2010). "Gilmore wins Rip Curl Women's Pro". ESPN.com.
  4. [http://www.surfcoast.vic.gov.au/bells.htm Surf Coast Shire] {{webarchive. link. (31 December 2006)
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