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.ASP World Tour Schedule (accessed 28 April 2011) It is the longest running professional surfing competition in the world.

The song "Hells Bells" by AC/DC is played every morning before the first competition.

History The competition has been held annually at Easter time at Bells Beach, Victoria continuously since 1962,Surf Coast Shire becoming a professional competition and sponsored by Rip Curl in 1973. 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. 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.

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

Naming Since the birth of this competition it had different names, such as the Bells Beach Easter Classic.

Results

Men

MenYearWinnerNationScoreRunner-UpNationScorePrizemoney2026 Miguel Pupo 15.60Yago Dora 13.90$80,0002025 Jack Robinson 13.50Kanoa Igarashi 12.80$80,0002024 Cole Houshmand 13.50Griffin Colapinto 12.80$80,0002023 Ethan Ewing 14.50Ryan Callinan 11.00$80,0002022 Filipe Toledo 14.74Callum Robson 12.94$80,0002021 Not Held-- --2020 Not Held-- --2019 John John Florence Hawaii14.30Filipe Toledo 13.83$607,8002018Italo Ferreira 15.66Mick Fanning 12.83$607,8002017Jordy Smith 18.90Caio Ibelli 17.46$579,0002016Matt Wilkinson 17.37Jordy Smith 14.16$551,0002015Mick Fanning (4) 15.27Adriano De Souza 15.27$525,0002014Mick Fanning (3) 16.83Taj Burrow 13.26$450,0002013Adriano De Souza 16.26Nat Young 15.83$450,0002012Mick Fanning (2) 18.80Kelly Slater 18.07$425,0002011Joel Parkinson (3) 18.53Mick Fanning 13.25$425,0002010Kelly Slater (4) 17.03Mick Fanning 12.00$400,0002009Joel Parkinson (2) 17.40Adam Robertson 13.37$320,0002008Kelly Slater (3) 15.63Bede Durbidge 15.16$320,0002007Taj Burrow 16.83Andy Irons Hawaii14.73$300,0002006Kelly Slater (2) 15.44Joel Parkinson 13.83$280,0002005Trent Munro 16.57Andy Irons Hawaii15.07$270,0002004Joel Parkinson 17.13Taj Burrow 14.04$250,0002003Andy Irons (2) Hawaii17.57Joel Parkinson 15.40$250,0002002Andy Irons Hawaii24.45Sunny Garcia Hawaii22.65$250,0002001Mick Fanning 20.85Danny Wills 19.15$250,0002000Sunny Garcia (3) Hawaii23.05Flavio Padaratz 21.00$135,6001999Shane Dorian Hawaii24.75Sunny Garcia Hawaii23.65$120,6001998Mark Occhilupo 24.25Shane Dorian Hawaii19.80$120,6001997Matt Hoy 26.50Damien Hardman 21.80$120,6001996Sunny Garcia (2) Hawaii30.80Todd Prestage 29.15$105,0001995Sunny Garcia Hawaii34.70John Shimooka Hawaii33.00$105,0001994Kelly Slater 29.70Martin Potter 28.30$105,0001993Damien Hardman (2) 22.00Barton Lynch 20.00$100,0001992Richie Collins 30.00Martin Potter 27.00$100,0001991Barton Lynch 71.80Damien Hardman 68.80$125,0001990Tom Curren (2) 111.3Dave Macaulay 100.8$92,5001989Martin Potter 123.5Damien Hardman 113.3$66,5001988Damien Hardman 126.6Tom Carroll 114.1$42,0001987Nick Wood 3Richard Marsh 2$35,0001986Tom Carroll 5Tom Curren 0$30,0001985Tom Curren 2Richard Cram 1$25,0001984Cheyne Horan 2Tom Carroll 0$25,0001983Joe Engel Wes Laine 1982Mark Richards (4) Tom Carroll $20,0001981Simon Anderson (2) Cheyne Horan $16,0001980Mark Richards (3) Wayne Bartholomew $15,1001979Mark Richards (2) Wayne Bartholomew $11,2001978Mark Richards Wayne Bartholomew $14,4501977Simon Anderson Peter Drouyn $9,5001976Jeff Hakman HawaiiIan Cairns $6,0001975Michael Peterson (3) Shaun Tomson 1974Michael Peterson (2) Peter Drouyn 1973Michael Peterson Midget Farrelly 1972Terry Fitzgerald Peter Drouyn 1971Paul Neilsen Peter Drouyn 1970Nat Young (3) Ted Spencer 1969Ted Spencer (2) Frank Latta 1968Ted Spencer Keith Paull 1967Nat Young (2) Peter Drouyn 1966Nat Young 1965Robert Conneely Nat Young 1964Mick Dooley 1963Doug Andrew 1962Glynn Ritchie 1961*George "Ming" Smith £1 ($2) Note: Smith won "wave of the day", not the actual final and the 1961 event was actually held in 1962.

Women

WomenYearWinnerNationScoreRunner-UpNationScorePrizemoney2026Gabriela Bryan Hawaii 14.83Molly Picklum 8.33$80,0002025Isabella Nichols 16.26Luana Silva 12.67$80,0002024Caitlin Simmers 12.77Johanne Defay 11.60$80,0002023Tyler Wright (2) 16.00Molly Picklum 12.00$80,0002022Tyler Wright 16.93Carissa Moore Hawaii10.57$80,0002021Not held -- ---2020Not held -- ---2019Courtney Conlogue (3) 15.83Malia Manuel Hawaii14.84$420,8002018Stephanie Gilmore (4) 14.17Tatiana Weston-Webb Brazil13.94$298,9002017Courtney Conlogue (2) 17.00Stephanie Gilmore 16.33$289,5002016Courtney Conlogue 16.53 (9.03) Sally Fitzgibbons 16.43 (8.33) $275,5002015Carissa Moore (3) Hawaii 14.00Stephanie Gilmore 13.27$262,5002014Carissa Moore (2) Hawaii 15.73Tyler Wright 14.10$250,0002013Carissa Moore Hawaii11.00Tyler Wright 6.94$120,0002012Sally Fitzgibbons (2) 10.76Stephanie Gilmore 10.33$110,0002011Sally Fitzgibbons 16.77Carissa Moore Hawaii15.40$110,0002010Stephanie Gilmore (3) 14.67Sofia Mulanovich 10.00$100,0002009Silvana Lima 17.34Stephanie Gilmore 13.06$90,0002008Stephanie Gilmore (2) 16.50Sofia Mulanovich 16.17$85,0002007Stephanie Gilmore 16.50Sofia Mulanovich 11.93$80,0002006Not held -- ---2005Sofia Mulanovich 15.83Serena Brooke 11.83$65,0002004Not held -- ---2003Not held -- ---2002Not held -- ---2001Neridah Falconer - ---2000Megan Abubo Hawaii18.90Rochelle Ballard Hawaii18.75$30,0001999Layne Beachley (3) 21.25Sandie Dryden 17.40$30,0001998Layne Beachley (2) 24.50Prue Jeffries 21.90$30,0001997Lisa Andersen (4) 26.00Pam Burridge 23.65$35,0001996Pauline Menczer (3) 22.30Lisa Andersen 22.25$25,0001995Lisa Andersen (3) 27.10Pauline Menczer 26.30$25,0001994Layne Beachley 20.67Lisa Andersen 13.16$25,0001993Pauline Menczer (2) 19.7Wendy Botha 16.3$25,0001992Lisa Andersen (2) 23.2Neridah Falconer 22.6$20,0001991Pauline Menczer 90.8Michele Donoghoe 88.3$20,0001990Lisa Andersen 111.5Kim Mearig 98$20,0001989Wendy Botha 120.8Toni Sawyer 104.5$15,0001988Kim Mearig (2) 115.9Freida Zamba 113.5$13,5001987Jodie Cooper ----1986Frieda Zamba (2) ----1985Frieda Zamba ----1984Kim Mearig ----1983Helen Lambert ----1982Debbie Beacham ----1981Linda Davoli ----1980Margo Oberg (3) ----1979Lynne Boyer ----1978Margo Oberg (2) ----1977Margo Oberg ----1976Gail Couper (10) ----1975Gail Couper (9) ---$2001974Gail Couper (8) -Judy Trim--1973Not held -----1972Gail Couper (7) ----1971Gail Couper (6) -Judy Trim--1970Gail Couper (5) ----1969Vivien Campbell -Phyllis O'Donnell--1968Gail Couper (4) -Vivien Campbell --1967Gail Couper (3) ----1966Gail Couper (2) ----1965Not held -- ---1964Gail Couper -- --1963Not held --- --1962Not held --- --

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