Rip Curl Pro


The Rip Curl Pro, formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, is a WSL World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria and sponsored by surf company Rip Curl. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia. The event winner is awarded the prestigious 'Bell' trophy.
The song "Hells Bells" by AC/DC is played every morning before the first competition.

History

The competition has been held annually at Easter time at Bells Beach, Victoria continuously since 1961, becoming a professional competition and sponsored by Rip Curl in 1973. The contest has had various sponsors over the years, including in 1984 Australian rock band, Australian Crawl.
The famous Bells trophy was designed and built by Bells Beach local Joe Sweeney. Winners of the Rip Curl Pro receive smaller replica Bells trophies to keep. Each year, Rip Curl founder Doug 'Claw' Warbrick presents the trophies to the winning athletes.
The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Results

Men

Women