Sport Surfing Official website [1], [2] | Country Australia | |
Most recent
champion(s) Men: Matt Wilkinson
Women: Courtney Conlogue Most titles Men:Mick Fanning, Kelly Slater e Mark Richards 4
Women: Lisa Andersen 4 | ||
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.
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 1961, becoming a professional competition in 1973. The contest has had various sponsors over the years, including in 1984 Australian rock band, Australian Crawl.
References
Rip Curl Pro Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA