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"\"&lt;h2&gt;Emotional Evening As Champions Crowned At ASP World Surfing Awards&lt;\\/h2&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;SURFERS PARADISE, Queensland\\/Australia (Friday, March 1, 2013) \\u2013 The world\\u2019s best surfers congregated last night at the QT Hotel in Surfers Paradise to celebrate the 2013 ASP World Surfing Awards, officially crowning last year\\u2019s ASP World Champions and welcoming in the new year.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, long considered to be a threat to the ASP World Title ever since his inception amongst the world\\u2019s elite over a decade ago, was awarded his maiden crown last night. Amidst a capacity crowd of the world\\u2019s best surfers and hometown supporters, the Gold Coast stalwart brought the house down with a heartfelt and emotional speech.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt\\u2019s beautiful to have everyone here tonight,\\u201d Parkinson said. \\u201cWe all come together and really celebrate last season amongst our friends and family. The new year, for me, begins tomorrow. Tonight, I just feel so fortunate to be up here and to be supported by my beautiful family. I love them and am only here because of them.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FULL LIST OF AWARDS\\u2019 RECIPIENTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP World Champion: &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/surf.transworld.net\\/tag\\/joel-parkinson\\/\\\"&gt;Joel Parkinson&lt;\\/a&gt; (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP World Runner-Up: &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/surf.transworld.net\\/tag\\/kelly-slater\\/\\\"&gt;Kelly Slater&lt;\\/a&gt; (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Rookie of the Year: &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/surf.transworld.net\\/tag\\/john-john-florence\\/\\\"&gt;John John Florence&lt;\\/a&gt; (HAW)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;2012 ASP Women\\u2019s World Champion: &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/surf.transworld.net\\/tag\\/stephanie-gilmore\\/\\\"&gt;Stephanie Gilmore&lt;\\/a&gt; (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Women\\u2019s World Runner-up: &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/surf.transworld.net\\/tag\\/sally-fitzgibbons\\/\\\"&gt;Sally Fitzgibbons&lt;\\/a&gt; (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Women\\u2019s Rookie of the Year: &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/surf.transworld.net\\/tag\\/malia-manuel\\/\\\"&gt;Malia Manuel&lt;\\/a&gt; (HAW)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;2012 ASP Breakthrough Performer: Sebastian Zietz (HAW)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Women\\u2019s Breakthrough Performer: Lakey Peterson (USA)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;2012 ASP World Longboard Champion: Taylor Jensen (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Women\\u2019s World Longboard Champion: Kelia Moniz (HAW)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;2012 ASP World Junior Champion: Jack Freestone (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Women\\u2019s World Junior Champion: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Life Member\\/Chairman Emeritus: Richard Grellman&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Service to the Sport: Randy Rarick&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nPeter Whittaker Award: Adrian Buchan&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;2012 ASP Men\\u2019s Heat of the Year (Fan Vote): Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Kelly Slater (USA) \\u2013 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Women\\u2019s Heat of the Year (Fan Vote): Laura Enever (AUS) vs. Tyler Wright (AUS) \\u2013 Roxy Pro Gold Coast&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Maneuver of the Year (Peer Vote): Kelly Slater (USA) and Carissa Moore (HAW)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Wave of the Year (Peer Vote): Gabriel Medina (BRA) and Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2012 ASP Surfers\\u2019 Surfers (Peer Vote): Sage Erickson (USA) and Taylor Knox (USA)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000157718\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/02\\/John-John-Florence-ASP-Awards.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000157718\\\" title=\\\"John John Florence ASP Awards\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/02\\/John-John-Florence-ASP-Awards.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"John John Florence ASP Awards\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;John John Florence at the annual ASP World Awards where he picked up a trophy for Rookie Of The Year in 2012. Photo: ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, the opening stops of the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), will commence their windows tomorrow. The events run from March 2 \\u2013 13, 2013 and will be webcast LIVE via &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/quiksilverlive.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;quiksilverlive.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For more information, log onto &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/ASPWorldTour.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;ASPWorldTour.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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