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	<title>SURF NEWS DAILY &#187; Billabong</title>
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		<title>Perrow Wins Billabong Pipe Masters, Florence Takes Vans Triple Crown</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2011/12/11/perrow-wins-billabong-pipe-masters-florence-takes-vans-triple-crown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34, has won his inaugural ASP World Tour event, taking out the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons over fellow countrymen Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, in four-to-six foot waves. John John Florence (HAW), 19, also found his way to the podium as the overall winner of the 2011 Vans Triple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong To Acquire Becker Surf and Sport</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2010/05/26/billabong-to-acquire-becker-surf-and-sport/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 01:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billabong International Limited today announced it has reached agreement to acquire the Southern California surf retailer Becker Surf and Sport.  The acquisition includes Becker’s five brick and mortar retail stores and the beckersurf.com online business, but does not include the Becker Surfboards arm of the business. Billabong North America president, Paul Naude, said Becker is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfect Scores and Upsets Abound as Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Cranks</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/07/14/perfect-scores-and-upsets-abound-as-billabong-pro-jeffreys-bay-cranks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Tuesday, July 14, 2009) – High drama and excellent scores were the order of the day as rifling six-to-eight foot (2 – 2.5 metre) surf poured through South Africa’s most iconic lineup for Rounds 2 and 3 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay. Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2009 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Curren beats Mark Occhilupo in the first heat of &#8220;Clash of the Icons&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Curren (USA) claimed victory in the first round of the highly anticipated Clash of the Icons against fellow surfing legend Mark Occhilupo (AUS) at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay this morning. Sent out into clean one metre waves at Supertubes at 7.15 am, Curren started with two short rides before Occhilupo posted the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elimination Round 1 Detonates in Pulsing Surf at Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/07/13/elimination-round-1-detonates-in-pulsing-surf-at-billabong-pro-jeffreys-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Highlights from today’s Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay will be available via www.billabongpro.com JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Monday, July 13, 2009) – Round 1 and the opening two heats of Round 2 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay were completed today in clean three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at the legendary South African pointbreak, with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay ON, New Competition Format Activated</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/07/13/billabong-pro-jeffreys-bay-on-new-competition-format-activated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Monday, July 13, 2009) – The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay will commence this morning at 7:30am in clean three-to-five (1.5 metre) surf at South Africa’s iconic pointbreak. Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay has seen the ASP Top 45 survive through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occy Gears Up For Sixth Annual Grom Comp &#8211; Billabong Occys Grom Comp</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/06/29/occy-gears-up-for-sixth-annual-grom-comp-billabong-occys-grom-comp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday 29th June (Burleigh Heads, QLD) AUSTRALIA’S best 16 year and under surfers along with a few outstanding internationals are heading to the Gold Coast for the annual Billabong Occy Grom Comp which begins this Saturday July 4th. Named after Australia’s greatest ever grommet Mark Occhilupo and now in its sixth year, the Billabong Occy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong Raises AUS$291 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/06/16/billabong-raises-aus291-million/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfwear retailer Billabong will cut its debt and improve its working capital position after raising $291 million from institutions and retail investors in a rights issue. Billabong spokesman John Moffat today declined to specify how much of the proceeds from the oversubscribed rights issue would be applied to its $650 million of net debt. “There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Olympics of Surf Coming to Costa Rica &#8211; August 1-8, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/06/09/the-olympics-of-surf-coming-to-costa-rica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/06/09/the-olympics-of-surf-coming-to-costa-rica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Billabong ISA World Surfing Games 2009 will be hosted in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica this August 1-8, 2009. The event, which will bring together the best surfers in the world in an Olympic-style competition, is set to be the biggest surfing championship ever held in Central America. The honor of hosting the 8th ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Re-Airs on ESPN 2 &#8211; TODAY</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/06/09/billabong-xxl-big-wave-awards-re-airs-on-espn-2-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/06/09/billabong-xxl-big-wave-awards-re-airs-on-espn-2-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards airs on ESPN 2 this Tuesday Back again by popular demand, the 2009 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy are re-airing on the ESPN networks.  Known as the Oscars of surfing, the ninth-annual XXL show is scheduled for both the ESPN2 and ESPN2HD channels this Tuesday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Airs on ESPN2 &#8211; Tomorrow Thursday, May 28</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/05/27/2009-billabong-xxl-big-wave-awards-airs-on-espn2-tomorrow-thursday-may-28/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy is coming to the ESPN networks this week across the USA. Known as the Oscars of surfing, the ninth-annual XXL show is scheduled for the ESPN2 channel this Thursday, May 28, at 9:30 P.M. Pacific Time, 7:30 P.M Hawaiian (1:30 A.M. late-night on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong Pro Tahiti &#8211; Possible Finish Today</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/05/19/billabong-pro-tahiti-possible-finish-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/05/19/billabong-pro-tahiti-possible-finish-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Event is ON NOW LIVE TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Tuesday, May 19, 2009) – The Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui, event No. 3 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, has called competition on today, with a champion being crowned by day’s end, conditions permitting. This morning’s surf is running in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong Pro Tahiti &#8211; Called Off For Second Day</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/05/12/billabong-pro-tahiti-called-off-for-second-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billabong Pro Tahiti is called off for the second day in a row. The event will resume tomorrow morning if the swell that is predicted hits. Perry Hatchett, ASP World Tour Head Judge, said, &#8220;We went on hold for the morning to see if the swell would jump and the wind would turn but it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Billabong Pro Tahiti &#8211; Off Today</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/05/11/2009-billabong-pro-tahiti-off-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/05/11/2009-billabong-pro-tahiti-off-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On shore winds and 4ft waves cause the event to be called off today. Billabong Pro Contest Director, Luke Egan, says: “We obviously don’t have the idyllic conditions that graced us yesterday with the swell a bit lump and the wind onshore. We’ve called competition off for the day, but are monitoring swell and winds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billabong Pro Tahiti &#8211; DAY 1</title>
		<link>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/05/09/billabong-pro-tahiti-day-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfnewsdaily.com/2009/05/09/billabong-pro-tahiti-day-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 15:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop 3 on the ASP world Tour, Teahupoo starts off day one of the Billabong Pro Tahiti by pumping 4-6 ft barrels. Dean Morrison, bouncing back from last years hip injury, wins the day by racking 9.0 wave and scoring the highest heat of the day (17.0/20). The event will go till May 20. story [...]]]></description>
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