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The Breaka Burleigh Pro is a surfing competition which has been held annually since 2010 in February at Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia. [1] It is sponsored by Breaka Flavoured Milk. [2] It features an Association of Surfing Professionals 6-Star rated Women's event and a 4-Star Men's event. [3]

In the 2010 Men's event, Taj Burrow took the championship, [4] and he won again in 2011. [5] Julian Wilson won in 2012. [6] Owen Wright won it in 2013

In the 2013 Women's event, the first year an event was offered for women, the winner was 22-year-old Sally Fitzgibbons. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2013 Breaka Burleigh Pro to Break New Ground By Adding Womens ASP 6 Star Division."
  2. ↑ "Breaka Burleigh Pro WQS - 2010." Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Surfing Queensland. Accessed on February 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2013 Break Burleigh Pro." Archived 2 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Surfing Queensland. Accessed on February 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Taj Burrow Takes Out ASP 4-Star Breaka Burleigh Pro." Association of Surfing Professionals. February 21, 2013. Accessed on February 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Taj Burrow Wins 2011 Breaka Burleigh Pro!" Break Burleigh Pro. Accessed from February 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Peter "Joli"."Julian Wilson wins Breaka Burleigh Pro." X Games. February 12, 2012. Accessed on February 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ Price, Jeremy. "Sally Fitzgibbons wins Breaka Burleigh Pro on the Gold Coast." The Courier-Mail. Accessed on February 9, 2013.
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