Kelly Slater Invited To Dungeons – BWWT Wildcards Announced

The ASP have announced the names of competitors and wildcards for the 2014/2015 BWWT season.

Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker is the number 1 seed for the 2014/2015 BWWT season.

The Top 12 seeds on the 2014/15 BWWT will compete at all six events of both the Northern and Southern hemisphere legs, but each event will also feature a different list of ASP and local wildcards.

Grabbing one of the wildcards into the Dungeons event is Kelly Slater, who the Cape Town big wave fans will be hoping takes the opportunity and comes to charge some solid peaks under the Sentinel.

If the 11-time world champ does indeed make it to the event, then he’ll be facing some stiff competition from reigning world champ, Twiggy, as well as seven local chargers who know the difficult giant peaks at Dungeons best.

Andy Marr is one of seven local chargers who’ve been invited to compete at the Dungeons Challenge.

ASP Top 12:
1 Grant Baker (ZAF)
2 Ken Collins (USA)
3 Nic Lamb (USA)
4 Shawn Dollar (USA)
5 Kohl Christensen (HAW)
6 Alex Gray (USA)
7 Greg Long (USA)
8 Ryan Augenstein (USA)
9 Anthony Tashnick (USA)
10 Ramon Navarro (PER)
11 Jamie Mitchell (AUS)
12 Tyler Fox (USA)

ASP Wildcards to Dungeons event:
1 Kelly Slater (USA)
2 Shane Dorian (HAW)
3 Mark Healey (HAW)
4 Ian Walsh (HAW)
5 Gabriel Villaran (PER)
6 Matthew Bromley (ZAF)

Local Wildcards for Dungeons event:
1 Mike Schlebach
2 James Taylor
3 Simon Lowe
4 Josh Redman
5 Chris Bertish
6 Andrew Marr

The BWWT is coming to South Africa.

Check out the official press release below.

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BWWT SOLIDIFIES COMPETITORS FOR 2014/2015 SEASON

Saturday, May 24, 2014 – The roster for the 2014/2015 ASP Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) season has been solidified, featuring the best big wave surfers on the planet as they complete across six international venues for the undisputed big wave surfing crown.

“The ASP Commissioner’s Office worked long and hard to determine a BWWT roster that reflects the most current standouts in the sport of big wave surfing and also rewarding the performances of past champions of the BWWT,” Peter Mel, ASP Deputy Commissioner, said.

With the season split into two parts to take advantage of the Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere swell systems, the ASP BWWT Top 12 surfers will be joined by six international wildcard per event as well as six local wildcards to comprise the 24-man field. The 2014/2015 ASP BWWT Top 12 have been determined based off the previous season’s rankings.

Note: Gabriel Villaran, of Peru, has received the ASP BWWT Injury Wildcard and will be seeded into the ASP BWWT wildcard selections for all events.

This year’s Top 12 includes a ton of talent, including recent Billabong XXL Award Best Ride winner Greg Long (USA) and Overall Men’s Performance winner Grant “Twiggy” Baker (ZAF).

2014/2015 ASP BWWT Top 12:
1 Grant Baker (ZAF)
2 Ken Collins (USA)
3 Nic Lamb (USA)
4 Shawn Dollar (USA)
5 Kohl Christensen (HAW)
6 Alex Gray (USA)
7 Greg Long (USA)
8 Ryan Augenstein (USA)
9 Anthony Tashnick (USA)
10 Ramon Navarro (PER)
11 Jamie Mitchell (AUS)
12 Tyler Fox (USA)

Southern Hemisphere Wildcards and Local Wildcards
The Southern Hemisphere events consist of Dungeons in South Africa, Punta Lobos in Chile and Pico Alto in Peru with a window running between April 15 and August 31, 2014.

DUNGEONS, South Africa:
ASP WILDCARDS:
1 Kelly Slater (USA)
2 Shane Dorian (HAW)
3 Mark Healey (HAW)
4 Ian Walsh (HAW)
5 Gabriel Villaran (PER)
6 Matthew Bromley (ZAF)

LOCAL WILDCARDS:
1 Mike Schlebach
2 James Taylor
3 Simon Lowe
4 Josh Redman
5 Chris Bertish
6 Andrew Marr

PICO ALTO, Peru:
ASP WILDCARDS:
1 Kelly Slater (USA)
2 Ben Wilkinson (AUS)
3 Makua Rothman (HAW)
4 Jamie Sterling (HAW)
5 Carlos Burle (BRA)
6 Gabriel Villaran (PER)

LOCAL WILDCARDS:
1 Miguel Tudela
2 Rafael Velarde
3 Kodiak Semsch
4 Tamil Martino
5 Alejo Loret Del Mola
6 Renzo Zazzali

PUNTA LOBOS, Chile:
ASP WILDCARDS:
1 Kelly Slater (USA)
2 Damian Hobgood (USA)
3 Mark Healey (HAW)
4 Nathan Fletcher (USA)
5 Marcos Monteiro (BRA)
6 Gabriel Villaran (PER)

LOCAL WILDCARDS:
1 Diego Medina
2 Christian Morello
3 Fernando Zegers
4 Mekis Federico
5 Reinaldo Ibarra Tapia
6 Rafael Ibarra Tapia

Northern Hemisphere Wildcards and Local Wildcards
The Northern Hemisphere events consist of Todos Santos in Mexico, Punta Galea in Spain and Pe’ahi in Maui with a window running between October 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015.

PE’AHI (JAWS), Hawaii:
ASP WILDCARDS:
1 Kelly Slater (USA)
2 Mark Healey (HAW)
3 Shane Dorian (HAW)
4 David Wassel (HAW)
5 Makua Rothman (HAW)
6 Gabriel Villaran (PER)

LOCAL WILDCARDS:
1 Ian Walsh
2 Billy Kemper
3 Albee Layer
4 Shawn Walsh
5 Kai Lenny
6 Tyler Larronde

TODOS SANTOS, Mexico:
ASP WILDCARDS:
1 Kelly Slater (USA)
2 Josh Kerr (AUS)
3 Mark Healey (HAW)
4 Shane Dorian (HAW)
5 Nathan Fletcher (USA)
6 Gabriel Villaran (PER)

LOCAL WILDCARDS:
1 Derek Dunfee (USA)
2 Rusty Long (USA)
3 Nick Vaughn (USA)
4 Coco Nogales (MEX)
5 Diego Petrusso (MEX)
6 Vincent Yazbek (MEX)

PUNTA GALEA, Spain:
ASP WILDCARDS:
1 Kelly Slater (USA)
2 Billy Kemper (HAW)
3 Makua Rothman (HAW)
4 Ian Walsh (HAW)
5 Nathan Fletcher (USA)
6 Gabriel Villaran (PER)

LOCAL WILDCARDS:
1 Adur Letamendia (ESP)
2 David Bustamente (ESP)
3 Aritz Aranburu (ESP)
4 Naxto Gonzalez (ESP)
5 Indar Unaune (ESP)
6 Eric Rebiere (FRA)

All ASP BWWT events will be webcast LIVE on aspworldtour.com