Moore Back to ASP World No. 1 with Win at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, DEE WHY, New South Wales / Australia (Friday, May 6, 2011) – Hawaiian surfing prodigy Carissa Moore reclaimed the ASP world no.1 ranking when she scored her second ASP win of the year at the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic at Sydney’s Dee Why Beach on Friday.
The 18 year-old defeated, 2004 world champion Sofia Mulanovich (Peru) to win the worlds richest women’s event. Moore came into the tournament ranked No.2 behind Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbon but today’s victory awarded the Hawaiian USD40000 and 11,000 ASP ratings points.