Cabarita Ace Ashleigh Smith Wins Roxy Pro Wildcard!
Ashleigh Smith (Cabarita, NSW) will get to surf against the world’s best after winning a wildcard into the Roxy Pro presented by LG Mobile at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast today. Smith will have her work cut out for her having drawn best friend and two-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore (Aus) at her local break of Snapper Rocks in the ASP women’s world tour event.
20-year-old Smith proved too good in the highly-anticipated Roxy Pro trials final, going from strength-to-strength to beat Coolangatta surfer Ellie-Jean Coffey (Qld), Gold Coast based Kiwi surfer Sarah Mason (Tugun, Qld) and Lennox Head star Tyler Wright (NSW) to secure the lone wildcard into the world tour event.
The season-opening ASP women's world tour event the US$90,000 Roxy Pro presented by LG Mobile will commence on Saturday February 28th and run through to March 11th.
Good on ya Ashleigh! we wish you the best of luck in the main event!
