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"\"&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000124691\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/02\\/burrowbreaka10_1301l.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-org wp-image-1000124691\\\" title=\\\"Taj Burrow\\\" src=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/02\\/burrowbreaka10_1301l.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Taj Burrow, defending Breaka Burleigh Pro Champion, will lead several ASP World Tour surfers into the ASP 4-Star rated event. Photo courtesy ASP\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"398\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Taj Burrow, defending Breaka Burleigh Pro Champion, will lead several ASP World Tour surfers into the ASP 4-Star rated event. Photo courtesy ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GOLD COAST, Queensland\\/Australia (Wednesday, February 9, 2011) \\u2013 &lt;\\/strong&gt;Defending  Breaka Burleigh Pro champion and current Association of Surfing  Professionals (ASP) World No. 3 rated surfer Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, heads  up a quality field of 160 surfers set to enjoy classic point break  waves at next week\\u2019s 2011 ASP 4-Star, US$85,000 Breaka Burleigh Pro.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Burrow enters the 2011 season as a serious ASP World Title contender  and he\\u2019s relishing the opportunity to surf Burleigh Heads once again.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cYou can\\u2019t pass on the opportunity to surf Burleigh with a handful of  guys can you? \\u2013 It has to be one of the best waves on earth,\\u201d said  Burrow.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI got on a roll at this event last year and it\\u2019s the perfect warm up after a few months off.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI\\u2019m itching to pull the singlet on again and with all the cyclones  that have been spinning off the Goldy this year we could be in for a  treat,\\u201d he said.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Joining Burrow back at Burleigh Heads for the 2011 Breaka Burleigh  Pro will be fellow World Tour sparring partners Joel Parkinson (AUS),  Bede Durbidge (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Kieren  Perrow (AUS), Brett Simpson (USA), Pat Gudauskas (USA), Tiago Pires  (PRT), Adam Melling (AUS), Daniel Ross (AUS), Josh Kerr (AUS), Dusty  Payne (HAW) and Julian Wilson (AUS).&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The last time Joel Parkinson surfed competitively at Burleigh Heads  was an epic round-four showdown with 10-time ASP World Champion Kelly  Slater during the 2002 Quiksilver Pro.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Parkinson beat Slater (20.80 to 16.50) in the ASP\\u2019s previous  three-wave scoring system, before going on to win the event for the  first time as the finals were relocated back to the primary site of  Snapper Rocks.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI\\u2019ve got pretty good memories of that heat \\u2013 It\\u2019s such an epic wave  when it\\u2019s on and right now the sand is right \\u2013  I\\u2019d love to get to surf  pumping Burleigh with just three other guys out \\u2013 It\\u2019s a pretty rare  opportunity\\u201d said Parkinson.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Surfing Queensland Chief Executive Officer Scott Gillies highlighted  the important role the Breaka Burleigh Pro plays within Queensland.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cHaving a highly rated ASP Star-Tour event within Queensland is an  important part of Surfing Queensland\\u2019s complete Development Pathway,\\u201d  said Gillies.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cQueensland athletes particularly have the full spectrum of events  available to them as they forge a professional career, from when they  first begin as juniors, right through to competing on the elite World  Tour,\\u201d he said.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The 2011 Breaka Burleigh Pro marks the beginning of ASP Australasia\\u2019s  Prime and Star rated tour that will include: The Burton Toyota Pro in  Newcastle, Drug Aware Pro (Prime) in Western Australia and The O\\u2019Neill  Cold Water Classic in New Zealand.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;In 2010, Breaka Flavoured Milk returned professional surfing to its  spiritual home of Burleigh Heads after almost a 10-year hiatus from the  iconic surfing venue.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Breaka Burleigh Pro is proudly supported by Breaka Flavoured  Milk, Surfing Queensland, ASP Australasia, Channel 7,  brisbanetimes.com.au, Nova 106.9fm, SEA FM, Ooh!, Coastalwatch,  Australia\\u2019s Surfing Life, GCCC, XXXX Summer Bright Lager, JR Surfboards,  5 and ahalf Sunglasses and Air Asia.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Breaka Burleigh Pro will be broadcast LIVE via &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/breakaburleighsurfpro.com.au\\/\\\"&gt;breakaburleighsurfpro.com.au&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Daily TV newsfeeds and high quality complimentary digital images  along with press releases will be made available throughout the event.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Breaka Burleigh Pro will commence on February 16 and conclude February 20, 2011.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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