{"id":45318,"date":"2014-02-20T15:50:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T23:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=45318"},"modified":"2014-02-20T16:13:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T00:13:03","slug":"now-its-the-samsung-asp-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=45318","title":{"rendered":"Now It’s The Samsung ASP World Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Expo<\/a><\/p>\n

The marketing wizards at the Association of Surfing Professionals<\/a><\/strong> have signed Korea’s mega industrial technology giant Samsung <\/a><\/strong>on as the title sponsor of the mens and women’s ASP World Championship Tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the beginning, our goal has been to elevate the platform of this tremendous sport through top-of-class media and sponsor partnerships,\u201d Paul Speaker<\/strong>, ASP CEO, said. \u201cSamsung is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere, an ideal partner for professional surfing. Samsung will help us deliver a world-class experience for our athletes and fans. We are honored to have Samsung partner with us to celebrate the world\u2019s best surfers in the world\u2019s best waves.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Something, something, big phones, misplaced Kim Jong-un joke and then the link to the official word from the ASP (including all upcoming event dates). Done.LOS ANGELES, California\/USA (Thursday, February 20, 2014) – Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd today announced Samsung\u2019s title sponsorship of the ASP World Championship Tour that will see the global technology leader supporting the world\u2019s foremost governing body of professional surfing.<\/p>\n

The 2014 Samsung ASP World Championship Tour will commence its 21-event international series on March 1 with the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the beginning, our goal has been to elevate the platform of this tremendous sport through top-of-class media and sponsor partnerships,\u201d Paul Speaker, ASP CEO, said. \u201cSamsung is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere, an ideal partner for professional surfing. Samsung will help us deliver a world-class experience for our athletes and fans. We are honored to have Samsung partner with us to celebrate the world\u2019s best surfers in the world\u2019s best waves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samsung will be instrumental in delivering the world-class performances of the globe\u2019s very finest surfers, including reigning ASP World Champions Mick Fanning and Carissa Moore, icons Kelly Slater and Stephanie Gilmore, up-and-comers John John Florence and Courtney Conlogue and a field of international, explosive and engaging talent across both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s divisions.<\/p>\n

Following a transitional year in 2013 where the organization built up its departments and programs, this season will see the sport reborn with all of professional surfing\u2019s initiatives from production to athlete servicing to media, marketing, sponsorship, broadcast, falling under the purview of the ASP for the first time in the sport\u2019s storied 38-year history.<\/p>\n

Samsung ASP Men\u2019s World Championship Tour:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast: March 1 \u2013 12, 2014
\nMargaret River Pro: April 2 \u2013 13, 2014
\nRip Curl Pro Bells Beach: April 16 \u2013 27, 2014
\nBillabong Rio Pro: May 7 \u2013 18, 2014
\nFiji Pro: June 1 \u2013 13, 2014
\nBali Pro: June 17 \u2013 28, 2014
\nBillabong Pro Teahupoo: August 15 \u2013 26, 2014
\nHurley Pro at Trestles: September 9 \u2013 20, 2014
\nQuiksilver Pro France: September 25 \u2013 October 6, 2014
\nMoche Rip Curl Pro Portugal: October 12 – 2014
\nBillabong Pipeline Masters: December 8 \u2013 20, 2014<\/p>\n

Samsung ASP Women\u2019s World Championship Tour:<\/strong>
\nRoxy Pro Gold Coast: March 1 \u2013 12, 2014
\nMargaret River Pro: April 2 \u2013 13, 2014
\nRip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach: April 16 \u2013 27, 2014
\nRio Women\u2019s Pro: May 7 \u2013 18, 2014
\nFiji Women\u2019s Pro: May 25 \u2013 30, 2014
\nVans US Open of Surfing: July 27 \u2013 August 3, 2014
\nTrestles Women\u2019s Pro: September 9 \u2013 20, 2014
\nHossegor Women\u2019s Pro: September 23 \u2013 29, 2014
\nCascais Women\u2019s Pro: October 1 \u2013 7, 2014
\nMaui Women’s Pro: November 24 – December 6, 2014
\nThe 2014 Samsung ASP World Championship Tour will commence on March 1, 2014 with the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The marketing wizards at the Association of Surfing Professionals have signed Korea’s mega industrial technology giant Samsung on as the title sponsor of the mens and women’s ASP World Championship Tour. \u201cFrom the beginning, our goal has been to elevate the platform of this tremendous sport through top-of-class media and sponsor partnerships,\u201d Paul Speaker, ASP […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45318"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45318"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45321,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45318\/revisions\/45321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}