Bede Durbidge (born 23 February 1983) is an Australian professional surfer competing on the World Surf League World Tour. Durbo, Bej and The White Fijian are his nicknames.
Life Bede Durbidge was born in Brisbane, Queensland and grew up in Point Lookout, on North Stradbroke Island. He began in the Australasian Junior Series, and after four years in the World Qualifying Series joined the World Championship Tour in 2005.
As a professional, his strongest achievement is winning the Boost Mobile Pro in Trestles, San Clemente, California. Only five waves was enough for him to defeat the seven-time champion Kelly Slater. He later came in second in the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast of 2007. His best season was 2008, where he finished the ASP world tour as the runner-up overall.
He retired from the World Surf League in 2017, after 13 seasons, including three career victories and three years where he was ranked in the Top 5 (2007-2009). He plans to be the lead coach for Australia's elite surf team program in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Victories ASP World Tour Wins YearEventVenueCountry 2006 Boost Mobile Pro Trestles, San Clemente, California 2007 Rip Curl Pipeline Masters Oahu Hawaii 2008 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
ASP World Tour Runner-ups YearEventVenueCountry 2007 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2008 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2009 Quiksilver Pro France Hossegor 2009 Rip Curl Search Peniche 2010 Boost Mobile Pro Trestles, San Clemente, California 2010 Rip Curl Search Isabela 2015 Oi Rio ProWorld Surf League 2015 Men's Championship Tour Rankings Rio de Janeiro 2015 Quiksilver Pro France Landes forest, Aquitaine
Outside of the ASP World Tour: 2007: Vans Triple Crown of SurfingVans Triple Crown of Surfing: Past Champions 2004: , Lacanau - France 2003: Rip Curl Newquay Board Masters, Newquay - England
World Championship Tour Rankings 2005: 29th (3,612 points) 2006: 15th (4,539 points) 2007: 5th (5,774 points) 2008: 2nd (6,780 points) 2009: 3rd (6,468 points) 2010: 6th (39,000 points) 2011: 16th (26,000 points) 2012: 20th (16,250 points) 2013: 21st (16,200 points) 2014: 16th (28,450 points) 2015: 12th (31,700 points) 2016: 38th (5,750 points) 2017: 24th (20,200 points)Bede Durbidge on World Surf League
Personal life His wife, Tarryn, became a social media sensation from the gourmet lunches she made for their daughter Willow.
Durbidge is co-owner of Balter Brewing Company with Joel Parkinson, Josh Kerr and Mick Fanning.
References
External links
Official site of Bede Durbidge in Mt. Woodgee Durbidge, Bede on the Encyclopedia of Surfing Bede Durbidge on LesSports.info