Wilko...

[iggy]

Judging this year is letting too much room for speculation!!!.They better get their act together otherwise the whole Tour will suffer

[Slowman]

Still, probably a long way from match fixing like this http://deadspin.com/5931226/was-this...ng-match-fixed

Makes me wonder if any money does go under the table in surfing. I'd be prepared to put money under the table that it does! Seriously when there are large sums of money at stake shady things do happen. Does anyone know how the judges are selected?

[iggy]

Wow, just saw that, freaking ridiculous!!.
It is true that this year ASP judging has been regrettable to say the least. Overscores, underscores, interferences called upon, interferences not called, priorities given. Judging is pretty subjective and with the high caliber of athletes the judge's job get more difficult with every passing year.Now is up to the ASP to choose and train the judges accordingly

[csarqui]

Sometimes I wonder if judges are motivated to get the Big Names into the final to make for a memorable contest.