Countdown for the 2012 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards
The entry period for the 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards is over. The Northern Hemisphere leaves winter and enters a warmer temperature. Fortunately, the world’s best waves and surfers will also be getting heated up for the moment of decisions. Nominations will be announced before the end of this month, with the awards […]
The entry period for the 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards is over. The Northern Hemisphere leaves winter and enters a warmer temperature. Fortunately, the world’s best waves and surfers will also be getting heated up for the moment of decisions. Nominations will be announced before the end of this month, with the awards presentation set for Friday, May 4 at the Grove Theater in Anaheim, California before an invitation-only crowd of 2,000 surf world VIPs. The Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards feature an array of categories including the $50,000 Ride of the Year, Monster Paddle, Monster Tube, XXL Biggest Wave and the Verizon Wireless Wipeout of the Year. There are also “world champ” awards for the Surfline Best Overall Performance (male) and the Billabong Girls Best Performance (female). The 12th annual edition of the event features over $120,000 in cash prizes for the surfers and photographers. The selection of five finalists in each category is currently being determined via a straw vote of the “XXL Academy,” a group of over 400 surfers and photographers who have entered the competition over the last dozen years.
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