Beyond Boarders

Stephanie Gilmore has also finished her season with a big win in Hawaii.

Having just been crowned ASP Women's World Champion for the second time, the young Australian stormed to victory in the Billabong Pro Maui, defeating Melanie Bartels (HAW), claiming the her second consecutive win in the event at Ho'okipa Beach Park and earning her first Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (an ASP Specialty Series) Title.

Labels: ASP World Tour, Hawaii, Maui, Stephanie Gilmore

The title race was not resolved until the final event of the tour but Rookie Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) claimed the 2007 ASP Women's World Tour, as other contenders for the title fell in the third round of the 2007 Billabong Pro Maui. She then went on to celebrate her victory by claiming the Billabong Pro Maui Championship, defeating defending champion Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS). Her win, in small one metre waves at Honolua Bay, marks her fourth win of the 2007 season.

The final ratings on the 2007 ASP Women's World Tour are:

1. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)


2. Sofia Mulanovich (PER)


3. Silvana Lima (BRA)


4. Samantha Cornish (AUS)


5. Layne Beachley (AUS)


6. Amee Donohoe (AUS)


7. Chelsea Hedges (AUS)


8. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)


9. Rebecca Woods (AUS)


10. Melanie Bartels (HAW)


11. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)


12. Megan Abubo (HAW)


13. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS)


14. Karina Petroni (USA)


15. Serena Brooke (AUS)


16. Nicola Atherton (AUS)

Labels: 2007, ASP World Tour, champion, Hawaii, Maui, Stephanie Gilmore, surfing, women's

In a reversal of fortunes from Sunset Beach, Layne Beachley won a seventh ASP Women?s World Tour Title in Honolua Bay, Maui, following the quarterfinal exit from the Billabong Pro Maui of last year's world champion and fellow Australian, Chelsea Georgeson. Layne went into her quarterfinal, knowing that she was already the ASP Women?s World Tour Champion for 2006; Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) bowed out of contention for the title, with an early round three loss and therefore finished second in the rankings after a commanding lead at the beginning of the tour.

2006 Final ASP Women?s World Tour Ratings

1. Layne Beachley (AUS) 6374


2. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 5802


3. Chelsea Gerogeson (AUS) 5797


4. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 4440


5. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 4105


6. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3794


7. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 3564


8. Keala Kennelly (HAW) 3516


9. Silvana Lima (BRA) 3408


10. Megan Abubo (HAW) 3398


11. Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 3312


12. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 3218


13. Heather Clark (ZAF) 3180


14. Julia Christian (USA) 2834


15. Trudy Todd (AUS) 2244


16. Serena Brooke (AUS) 2232


17. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 2142

Labels: ASP, Beachley, Billabong, champion.2006, Layne, Maui, Pro, surfing, tour, women's, world