Rip Curl Pro

The Rip Curl Pro, formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, is a WSL (formerly ASP) World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria and sponsored by surf company Rip Curl. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia. The event winner is awarded the prestigious 'Bell' trophy.[1]

Rip Curl Pro
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2023
SportSurfing
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		Australia Ethan Ewing (Men)
Australia Tyler Wright (Woman)
Most titlesAustralia Mick Fanning,United States Kelly Slater e Australia Mark Richards 4 titles (Men)
Australia Gail Couper 10 titles (Woman)
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The song "Hells Bells" by AC/DC is played every morning before the first competition.[2]

History

The competition has been held annually at Easter time at Bells Beach, Victoria continuously since 1962,[3] becoming a professional competition and sponsored by Rip Curl in 1973.[4] The contest has had various sponsors over the years, including in 1984 Australian rock band, Australian Crawl.

The first Bells Beach contest was supposed to be held in late 1961 but was delayed until the Australia day weekend of 1962. The first winner was NSW surfer Glynn Ritchie.[5] Occasionally George "Ming" Smith is credited as winning the 1961 event but he actually won the "wave of the day" in the first contest (1962) and was awarded a prize of 1 pound, and a pennant saying "winner 1961".

The event became mobile from 1993, and was held at various locations in Victoria, depending upon weather conditions. The entire 2005 event was held at Phillip Island due to poor conditions in Torquay. The event is now held only at Bells Beach and nearby Winkipop.

The famous Bells trophy was designed and built by Bells Beach local Joe Sweeney. The first time a Bell trophy was awarded was 1968. Winners of the Rip Curl Pro receive smaller replica Bells trophies to keep. Each year, Rip Curl founder Doug 'Claw' Warbrick presents the trophies to the winning athletes.[6]

The 2020 and 2021 contests were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Naming

Since the birth of this competition it had different names.

Results

Men
Men
Year Winner Nation Score Runner-Up Nation Score Prizemoney
2023 Ethan Ewing  Australia 14.50 Ryan Callinan  Australia 11.00 $80,000
2022 Filipe Toledo  Brazil 14.74 Callum Robson  Australia 12.94 $80,000
2021 Not Held - - - -
2020 Not Held - - - -
2019 John John Florence Hawaii Hawaii 14.30 Filipe Toledo  Brazil 13.83 $607,800
2018 Italo Ferreira  Brazil 15.66 Mick Fanning  Australia 12.83 $607,800
2017 Jordy Smith  South Africa 18.90 Caio Ibelli  Brazil 17.46 $579,000
2016 Matt Wilkinson  Australia 17.37 Jordy Smith  South Africa 14.16 $551,000
2015 Mick Fanning (4)  Australia 15.27 Adriano De Souza  Brazil 15.27 $525,000
2014 Mick Fanning (3)  Australia 16.83 Taj Burrow  Australia 13.26 $450,000
2013 Adriano De Souza  Brazil 16.26 Nat Young  United States 15.83 $450,000
2012 Mick Fanning (2)  Australia 18.80 Kelly Slater  United States 18.07 $425,000
2011 Joel Parkinson (3)  Australia 18.53 Mick Fanning  Australia 13.25 $425,000
2010 Kelly Slater (4)  United States 17.03 Mick Fanning  Australia 12.00 $400,000
2009 Joel Parkinson (2)  Australia 17.40 Adam Robertson  Australia 13.37 $320,000
2008 Kelly Slater (3)  United States 15.63 Bede Durbidge  Australia 15.16 $320,000
2007 Taj Burrow  Australia 16.83 Andy Irons Hawaii Hawaii 14.73 $300,000
2006 Kelly Slater (2)  United States 15.44 Joel Parkinson  Australia 13.83 $280,000
2005 Trent Munro  Australia 16.57 Andy Irons Hawaii Hawaii 15.07 $270,000
2004 Joel Parkinson  Australia 17.13 Taj Burrow  Australia 14.04 $250,000
2003 Andy Irons (2) Hawaii Hawaii 17.57 Joel Parkinson  Australia 15.40 $250,000
2002 Andy Irons Hawaii Hawaii 24.45 Sunny Garcia Hawaii Hawaii 22.65 $250,000
2001 Mick Fanning  Australia 20.85 Danny Wills  Australia 19.15 $250,000
2000 Sunny Garcia (3) Hawaii Hawaii 23.05 Flavio Padaratz  Brazil 21.00 $135,600
1999 Shane Dorian Hawaii Hawaii 24.75 Sunny Garcia Hawaii Hawaii 23.65 $120,600
1998 Mark Occhilupo  Australia 24.25 Shane Dorian Hawaii Hawaii 19.80 $120,600
1997 Matt Hoy  Australia 26.50 Damien Hardman  Australia 21.80 $120,600
1996 Sunny Garcia (2) Hawaii Hawaii 30.80 Todd Prestage  Australia 29.15 $105,000
1995 Sunny Garcia Hawaii Hawaii 34.70 John Shimooka Hawaii Hawaii 33.00 $105,000
1994 Kelly Slater  United States 29.70 Martin Potter  Australia 28.30 $105,000
1993 Damien Hardman (2)  Australia 22.00 Barton Lynch  Australia 20.00 $100,000
1992 Richie Collins  United States 30.00 Martin Potter  United Kingdom 27.00 $100,000
1991 Barton Lynch  Australia 71.80 Damien Hardman  Australia 68.80 $125,000
1990 Tom Curren (2)  United States 111.3 Dave Macaulay  Australia 100.8 $92,500
1989 Martin Potter  United Kingdom 123.5 Damien Hardman  Australia 113.3 $66,500
1988 Damien Hardman  Australia 126.6 Tom Carroll  Australia 114.1 $42,000
1987 Nick Wood  Australia 3 Richard Marsh  Australia 2 $35,000
1986 Tom Carroll  Australia 5 Tom Curren  United States 0 $30,000
1985 Tom Curren  United States 2 Richard Cram  Australia 1 $25,000
1984 Cheyne Horan  Australia 2 Tom Carroll  Australia 0 $25,000
1983 Joe Engel  Australia Wes Laine  United States
1982 Mark Richards (4)  Australia Tom Carroll  Australia $20,000
1981 Simon Anderson (3)  Australia Cheyne Horan  Australia $16,000
1980 Mark Richards (3)  Australia Wayne Bartholomew  Australia $15,100
1979 Mark Richards (2)  Australia Wayne Bartholomew  Australia $11,200
1978 Mark Richards  Australia Wayne Bartholomew  Australia $14,450
1977 Simon Anderson  Australia Peter Drouyn  Australia $9,500
1976 Jeff Hakman Hawaii Hawaii Ian Cairns  Australia $6,000
1975 Michael Peterson (3)  Australia Shaun Tomson  South Africa
1974 Michael Peterson (2)  Australia Peter Drouyn  Australia
1973 Michael Peterson  Australia Midget Farrelly  Australia
1972 Terry Fitzgerald  Australia Peter Drouyn  Australia
1971 Paul Neilsen  Australia Peter Drouyn  Australia
1970 Nat Young (3)  Australia Ted Spencer  Australia
1969 Ted Spencer (2)  Australia Frank Latta  Australia
1968 Ted Spencer  Australia Keith Paull  Australia
1967 Nat Young (2)  Australia Peter Drouyn  Australia
1966 Nat Young  Australia
1965 Robert Conneely  Australia Nat Young  Australia
1964 Mick Dooley  Australia
1963 Doug Andrew  Australia
1962 Glynn Ritchie  Australia
1961* George "Ming" Smith  Australia £1 ($2) Note: Smith won "wave of the day", not the actual final and the 1961 event was actually held in 1962.

Women
Women
Year Winner Nation Score Runner-Up Nation Score Prizemoney
2023 Tyler Wright (2)  Australia 16.00 Molly Picklum  Australia 12.00 $80,000
2022 Tyler Wright  Australia 16.93 Carissa Moore Hawaii Hawaii 10.57 $80,000
2021 Not held - - - - -
2020 Not held - - - - -
2019 Courtney Conlogue (3)  United States 15.83 Malia Manuel Hawaii Hawaii 14.84 $420,800
2018 Stephanie Gilmore (4)  Australia 14.17 Tatiana Weston-Webb Hawaii Hawaii 13.94 $298,900
2017 Courtney Conlogue (2)  United States 17.00 Stephanie Gilmore  Australia 16.33 $289,500
2016 Courtney Conlogue  United States 16.53 (9.03) Sally Fitzgibbons  Australia 16.43 (8.33) $275,500
2015 Carissa Moore (3) Hawaii Hawaii 14.00 Stephanie Gilmore  Australia 13.27 $262,500
2014 Carissa Moore (2) Hawaii Hawaii 15.73 Tyler Wright  Australia 14.10 $250,000
2013 Carissa Moore Hawaii Hawaii 11.00 Tyler Wright  Australia 6.94 $120,000
2012 Sally Fitzgibbons (2)  Australia 10.76 Stephanie Gilmore  Australia 10.33 $110,000
2011 Sally Fitzgibbons  Australia 16.77 Carissa Moore Hawaii Hawaii 15.40 $110,000
2010 Stephanie Gilmore (3)  Australia 14.67 Sofia Mulanovich  Peru 10.00 $100,000
2009 Silvana Lima  Brazil 17.34 Stephanie Gilmore  Australia 13.06 $90,000
2008 Stephanie Gilmore (2)  Australia 16.50 Sofia Mulanovich  Peru 16.17 $85,000
2007 Stephanie Gilmore  Australia 16.50 Sofia Mulanovich  Peru 11.93 $80,000
2006 Not held - - - - -
2005 Sofia Mulanovich  Peru 15.83 Serena Brooke  Australia 11.83 $65,000
2004 Not held - - - - -
2003 Not held - - - - -
2002 Not held - - - - -
2001 Neridah Falconer  Australia - - - -
2000 Megan Abubo Hawaii Hawaii 18.90 Rochelle Ballard Hawaii Hawaii 18.75 $30,000
1999 Layne Beachley (3)  Australia 21.25 Sandie Dryden  Australia 17.40 $30,000
1998 Layne Beachley (2)  Australia 24.50 Prue Jeffries  Australia 21.90 $30,000
1997 Lisa Andersen (4)  United States 26.00 Pam Burridge  Australia 23.65 $35,000
1996 Pauline Menczer (3)  Australia 22.30 Lisa Andersen  United States 22.25 $25,000
1995 Lisa Andersen (3)  United States 27.10 Pauline Menczer  Australia 26.30 $25,000
1994 Layne Beachley  Australia 20.67 Lisa Andersen  United States 13.16 $25,000
1993 Pauline Menczer (2)  Australia 19.7 Wendy Botha  Australia 16.3 $25,000
1992 Lisa Andersen (2)  United States 23.2 Neridah Falconer  Australia 22.6 $20,000
1991 Pauline Menczer  Australia 90.8 Michele Donoghoe  Australia 88.3 $20,000
1990 Lisa Andersen  United States 111.5 Kim Mearig  United States 98 $20,000
1989 Wendy Botha  Australia 120.8 Toni Sawyer  Australia 104.5 $15,000
1988 Kim Mearig (2)  United States 115.9 Freida Zamba  United States 113.5 $13,500
1987 Jodie Cooper  Australia - - - -
1986 Frieda Zamba (2)  United States - - - -
1985 Frieda Zamba  United States - - - -
1984 Kim Mearig  United States - - - -
1983 Helen Lambert  Australia - - - -
1982 Debbie Beacham  United States - - - -
1981 Linda Davoli  United States - - - -
1980 Margo Oberg (3)  United States - - - -
1979 Lynne Boyer  United States - - - -
1978 Margo Oberg (2)  United States - - - -
1977 Margo Oberg  United States - - - -
1976 Gail Couper (10)  Australia - - - -
1975 Gail Couper (9)  Australia - - - $200
1974 Gail Couper (8)  Australia - Judy Trim  Australia - -
1973 Not held  Australia - - - -
1972 Gail Couper (7)  Australia - - - -
1971 Gail Couper (6)  Australia - Judy Trim  Australia - -
1970 Gail Couper (5)  Australia - - - -
1969 Vivien Campbell  Australia - Phyllis O'Donnell  Australia - -
1968 Gail Couper (4)  Australia - Vivien Campbell  Australia - -
1967 Gail Couper (3)  Australia - - - -
1966 Gail Couper (2)  Australia - - - -
1965 Not held - - - - -
1964 Gail Couper  Australia - - - -
1963 Not held  Australia - - - -
1962 Not held  Australia - - - -

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See also

References
  1. ASP World Tour Schedule (accessed 28 April 2011)
  2. Wilson, Peter (3 April 2010). "Gilmore wins Rip Curl Women's Pro". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011.
  3. Surf Coast Shire Archived 31 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Shop Surf Apparel, Wetsuits and Watches | Rip Curl Australia".
  5. "Turning Points". 21 October 2020.
  6. "Bells Beach » Torquay Historical Society".
  7. "Surfing News". www.surfingaustralia.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020.
  8. "Source". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

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