Rip Curl Search
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SportSurfing
CountryInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
Gabriel Medina (men)
Stephanie Gilmore (women)
champion(s)
Gabriel Medina (men)
Stephanie Gilmore (women)Most titles Mick Fanning,
Andy Irons (2 Titles) (men)
Stephanie Gilmore, Coco Ho (1 Title) (women)
Mick Fanning,
Andy Irons (2 Titles) (men) Stephanie Gilmore, Coco Ho (1 Title) (women)Current season, competition or edition: Rip Curl Searchl 2011 | |
| Sport | Surfing |
|---|---|
| Country | International |
| Most recent champion(s) | Gabriel Medina (men) Stephanie Gilmore (women) |
| Most titles | Mick Fanning,
Andy Irons (2 Titles) (men) Stephanie Gilmore, Coco Ho (1 Title) (women) |
| Official website | |
Rip Curl Search formerly known as Rip Curl Search or Rip Curl Pro Search, is a professional surfing competition of the WSL World Tour[1] which took place every year in October and November always in some places around the world, seeking to take the ASP World Tour to new locations and expand surfing.[2] The event was first founded in 2005 as Rip Curl Search.[3]
During the years the Rip Curl Search passed through some places in the world. This is a list of where events took place.
| Year | Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005[4] | June 23 – July 4 |  Rip Curl Search |
St. Leu, Reunion Island, France |
| 2006[5][6] | June 20 – July 1 |  Rip Curl Search |
Barra de la Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| 2007[7][8] | June 20 – July 1 |  Rip Curl Search |
Arica, Ex Isla Alacran, Chile |
| 2008[9] | July 30 – August 10 |  Rip Curl Pro Search Bali |
Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia |
| 2009[10] | October 19–28 |  Rip Curl Search |
Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal |
| 2010[11][12] | October 30 – November 10 |  Rip Curl Search |
Middles Beach, Isabela, Puerto Rico |
| 2011[13][14] | November 1–7 |  Rip Curl Search |
San Francisco, California, United States |
Naming
Since the birth of this competition it had 2 different names.
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Rip Curl Search | 2005–2007 |
| Rip Curl Pro Search | 2008 |
| Rip Curl Search | 2009–2011 |
Winners
| Men's | ||||||
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011[15] | Gabriel Medina |
16.50 | Joel Parkinson |
10.90 | ||
| 2010[16] | Kelly Slater |
18.77 | Bede Durbidge |
14.43 | ||
| 2009[17] | Mick Fanning (2) |
12.67 | Bede Durbidge |
9.87 | ||
| 2008[18] | Bruce Irons |
17.66 | Freddy Patacchia Jr. |
11.16 | ||
| 2007[19] | Andy Irons (2) |
16.84 | Damien Hobgood |
8.67 | ||
| 2006[20] | Andy Irons |
16.86 | Taylor Knox |
11.33 | ||
| 2005[21] | Mick Fanning |
17.10 | Phillip MacDonald |
5.30 | ||
| Women's | ||||||
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010[22] | Stephanie Gilmore |
13.80 | Carissa Moore |
11.10 | ||
| 2009[23][24] | Coco Ho |
15.83 | Chelsea Hedges |
9.37 | ||