Bede Durbidge

Bede Durbidge was born in Brisbane, Queensland and grew up in Point Lookout, on North Stradbroke Island. He began in the Australasian Junior Series, and after four years in the World Qualifying Series joined the World Championship Tour in 2005. As a professional, his strongest achievement is winning the Boost Mobile Pro in Trestles, San Clemente, California. Only five waves was enough for him to defeat the seven-time champion Kelly Slater. He later came in second in the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast of 2007. His best season was 2008, where he finished the ASP world tour as the runner-up overall. He retired from the World Surf League in 2017, after 13 seasons, including three career victories and three years where he was ranked in the Top 5 (2007-2009). == Victories ==

Outside of the ASP World Tour: • 2007: Vans Triple Crown of Surfing • 2004: , Lacanau - France • 2003: Rip Curl Newquay Board Masters, Newquay - England World Championship Tour Rankings • 2005: 29th (3,612 points) • 2006: 15th (4,539 points) • 2007: 5th (5,774 points) • 2008: 2nd (6,780 points) • 2009: 3rd (6,468 points) • 2010: 6th (39,000 points) • 2011: 16th (26,000 points) • 2012: 20th (16,250 points) • 2013: 21st (16,200 points) • 2014: 16th (28,450 points) • 2015: 12th (31,700 points) • 2016: 38th (5,750 points) • 2017: 24th (20,200 points) ==Personal life==

His wife, Tarryn, became a social media sensation from the gourmet lunches she made for their daughter Willow. Durbidge is co-owner of Balter Brewing Company with Joel Parkinson, Josh Kerr and Mick Fanning. ==References==