Carissa Moore
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Carissa Kainani Moore is an Hawaiian
surfer and the 2011 ASP Women's World Tour Champion.
As of July 2011, Moore has won 6 ASP Women's World Tour events, 2 ASP WQS 6-Star events and an unprecedented 11 NSSA Titles.
ASP Women’s World Tour=
2011, Moore was declared the ASP Women’s World Champion, the youngest winner of the Title.. Throughout the 2011 Tour, Moore won the Billabong Rio Pro, Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic and the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.
2010, Moore was incepted into the ASP Women’s World Tour. During her first year on the Tour Moore won both the TSB Bank Women’s Surf Festival and Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Moore’s 2010 Women’s World Tour Ranking was 3rd overall. and she was awarded the ASP Women’s World Tour Rookie of the Year.
Refer to ASP Wildcard Entries section for further information relating Moore's involvement prior to being incepted into the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP Women’s Star Events=
2010, Moore won the US Open of Surfing, a 6-Star WQS Prime Event.
2009, Moore qualified for the 2010 ASP World Tour
from the ASP Women's WQS.
2008, Moore is the youngest winner of a Triple Crown of Surfing event when she won the Reef Hawaiian Pro, a 6-Star WQS Prime Event, at the age of 16.
ASP Wildcard Entries=
2011, Moore received a wildcard entry into the Men's Triple Crown of Surfing
, limited to the Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa and the Vans Hawaiian Pro at Sunset Beach
, becoming the first woman in history to be given the honor.
2009, Moore won the ASP Women’s World Tour Gidget Pro Sunset Beach event as a wildcard
entrant.
2007, Moore reached the Final of the ASP Women’s World Tour Roxy Pro event as a wildcard, becoming the youngest surfer to reach a Final of an ASP World Title Race event. The Roxy Pro wildcard entry was the first Women's World Tour event Moore entered after success in the Roxy Pro Trials.
ASP Event Wins=
National Scholastic Surfing Association Titles=
Moore is known for her unprecedented 11 National Scholastic Surfing Association
(NSSA) Titles.
International Surfing Association=
2005, Moore represented Hawai‘i at the International Surfing Association
(ISA) World Junior Surfing Championships and was placed 3rd in the Female Junior Final (under 18) category. Moore aided Hawai‘i’s first team victory in a World Junior surfing contest.
External links=
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
surfer and the 2011 ASP Women's World Tour Champion.
As of July 2011, Moore has won 6 ASP Women's World Tour events, 2 ASP WQS 6-Star events and an unprecedented 11 NSSA Titles.
ASP Women’s World Tour=
| ASP Women's World Title Race Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Ranking | Prize Money | Event Placings |
| 2011 | 1st | $114,500 | 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3. |
| 2010 | 3rd | $109,550 | 9, 9, 1, 5, -, 1, 2, 7. |
2011, Moore was declared the ASP Women’s World Champion, the youngest winner of the Title.. Throughout the 2011 Tour, Moore won the Billabong Rio Pro, Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic and the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.
2010, Moore was incepted into the ASP Women’s World Tour. During her first year on the Tour Moore won both the TSB Bank Women’s Surf Festival and Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Moore’s 2010 Women’s World Tour Ranking was 3rd overall. and she was awarded the ASP Women’s World Tour Rookie of the Year.
Refer to ASP Wildcard Entries section for further information relating Moore's involvement prior to being incepted into the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP Women’s Star Events=
2010, Moore won the US Open of Surfing, a 6-Star WQS Prime Event.
2009, Moore qualified for the 2010 ASP World Tour
2010 ASP World Tour
The 2010 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their...
from the ASP Women's WQS.
2008, Moore is the youngest winner of a Triple Crown of Surfing event when she won the Reef Hawaiian Pro, a 6-Star WQS Prime Event, at the age of 16.
ASP Wildcard Entries=
2011, Moore received a wildcard entry into the Men's Triple Crown of Surfing
Triple Crown of Surfing
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is a Hawaiian specialty series of professional surfing events, offering three events to men and three events to women. For the men, those events are the Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park; the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach; and the...
, limited to the Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa and the Vans Hawaiian Pro at Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach (Oahu)
thumb|right|Sunset Beach on Oahu's North ShoreSunset Beach is on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawai'i and known for big wave surfing during the winter season. The original Hawaiian name for this place is Paumalū...
, becoming the first woman in history to be given the honor.
2009, Moore won the ASP Women’s World Tour Gidget Pro Sunset Beach event as a wildcard
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
entrant.
2007, Moore reached the Final of the ASP Women’s World Tour Roxy Pro event as a wildcard, becoming the youngest surfer to reach a Final of an ASP World Title Race event. The Roxy Pro wildcard entry was the first Women's World Tour event Moore entered after success in the Roxy Pro Trials.
ASP Event Wins=
| Year | Event | Venue | ASP Sanctioned Tour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 ASP World Tour The 2011 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their... |
Billabong Pro Rio | Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , |
Women's World Tour |
| 2011 2011 ASP World Tour The 2011 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their... |
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic | Dee Why, New South Wales Dee Why, New South Wales Dee Why is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dee Why is located 18 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Warringah Council, and along with Brookvale is considered to be... , |
Women's World Tour |
| 2011 2011 ASP World Tour The 2011 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their... |
Roxy Pro | Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous... , |
Women's World Tour |
| 2010 2010 ASP World Tour The 2010 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their... |
Rip Curl Pro Portugal | Peniche, | Women's World Tour |
| 2010 2010 ASP World Tour The 2010 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their... |
TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival | Taranaki, | Women's World Tour |
| 2010 | US Open of Surfing | Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population... , |
Women’s WQS |
| 2009 2009 ASP World Tour The 2009 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and Women compete in separate tours with Events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their... |
Gidget Pro | Sunset Beach Sunset Beach - United States :* Sunset Beach , in Cape May, New Jersey* Sunset Beach , in Pupukea, Oahu, Hawaii* Sunset Beach State Recreation Site, in Oregon* Sunset State Beach, near Watsonville, California- Canada :* Sunset Beach, Alberta... ,  HawaiiHawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... |
Women's World Tour |
| 2008 | Reef Hawaiian Pro | Ali'i Beach Park, Haleʻiwa, Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... |
Women’s WQS |
National Scholastic Surfing Association Titles=
Moore is known for her unprecedented 11 National Scholastic Surfing Association
National Scholastic Surfing Association
The National Scholastic Surfing Association is a surfing association in the United States. It is the highest level for competitive amateur surfing in the country. Founded in 1978 by Chuck Allen, John Rothrock and Tom Gibbons, the association was formed with the purpose of uniting amateur surfers...
(NSSA) Titles.
| National Scholastic Surfing Association Titles | |||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Open Womens Explorer Womens Middle School Girls |
Open Womens Explorer Girls Middle School Girls |
Open Womens Explorer Girls Middle School Girls |
Open Womens Explorer Womens |
International Surfing Association=
2005, Moore represented Hawai‘i at the International Surfing Association
International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing authority for surfing and all its waveriding disciplines, including bodyboard, kneeboard, longboard, tandem, skimboard and bodysurf...
(ISA) World Junior Surfing Championships and was placed 3rd in the Female Junior Final (under 18) category. Moore aided Hawai‘i’s first team victory in a World Junior surfing contest.
External links=
- Carissa Moore Official website
- Carissa Moore Profile at ASP website
- Carissa Moore Bio at Kidzworld.com
- Carissa Moore Interview at Nike 6.0