{"id":30567,"date":"2012-05-08T12:48:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T19:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30567"},"modified":"2012-05-08T18:21:13","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T01:21:13","slug":"nixons-winner-takes-all-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30567","title":{"rendered":"Nixon&#8217;s Winner Takes All Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/nixon_wta.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/nixon_wta.jpg','popup','width=560,height=390,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/nixon_wta-tm.jpg\" height=\"299\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Nixon Wta\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nixon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nixon<\/a><\/strong> is kicking off their 2012 WTA (Winner Takes All) series at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billabongpro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billabong Rio Pro<\/a><\/strong>, which starts tomorrow (May 9, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Nixon WTA is a winner-takes-all event along three stops of the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) World Tour and one ASP Men\u2019s 6-Star event during the 2012 season. Challenges in The 2012 Nixon WTA will range from Biggest Air, Highest Heat Score, Heaviest Wave and the overall Triple Crown Winner.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The winner takes home this $10,000 Nixon 51-30 Nixon tide watch. This may be the stealthiest looking WTA watch ever. Follow the jump for the official word.<!--more-->ENCINITAS, CA &#8211; Nixon\u2019s 2012 WTA (Winner-Takes-All) series will kick-off during The Billabong Pro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 9-20. This first stop in Nixon\u2019s four-part series will be awarded for the \u201cbiggest air\u201d during the Rio event. From trials to finals, all surfers are eligible to win the title and prize for The Nixon WTA Rio.<\/p>\n<p>With Rio\u2019s punchy beach breaks plus the new, young blood on the 2012 tour, including big air specialists like John John, Kolohe and Miguel Pupo, The Nixon WTA Rio will be an exciting event to watch. It\u2019s anyone\u2019s game who will walk away the winner and dethrone Josh Kerr, last years WTA Rio champ.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its sixth year, The Nixon WTA is a winner-takes-all event along three stops of the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) World Tour and one ASP Men\u2019s 6-Star event during the 2012 season. Challenges in The 2012 Nixon WTA will range from Biggest Air, Highest Heat Score, Heaviest Wave and the overall Triple Crown Winner. The Nixon WTA looks to celebrate outstanding moments along these ASP stops that often get overlooked and overshadowed by whoever won the heat or event. Holding these \u201ccontests within a contest\u201d adds another level of fun competitiveness along these high stress ASP stops.<\/p>\n<p>The Nixon WTA Rio winner will take home with him a custom Nixon 51-30 tide valued at over $10,000 USD. The winning timepiece will feature a sunday dial in yellow to represent the Brazilian flag, a high polish all black subdial\/hands, the Brazilian flag at the 6 o\u2019clock position and a diamond encrusted bezel.<\/p>\n<p>Stops and challenges in The 2012 Nixon WTA will include:<br \/>\nRio de Janeiro, Brazil for Biggest Air May 9-20, 2012<br \/>\nJeffreys Bay, South Africa for Highest Heat Score July 10-15, 2012<br \/>\nTeahupoo, Tahiti for Heaviest Wave August 16-27, 2012<br \/>\nOahu, Hawaii for the Triple Crown Winner December 8-20, 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nixon is kicking off their 2012 WTA (Winner Takes All) series at the Billabong Rio Pro, which starts tomorrow (May 9, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 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