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03/03/2008:// Euskadian Aritz Aranburu - ASP World Tour rookie and defending ASP European Pro Surf Tour champion - officially announced he was pulling out from the next World Tour event, the Rip Curl Pro Bell's Beach.
After starting his campaign among the Top 45 a week ago in Round 1 of the Quilsilver Pro Gold Coast, Aranburu twisted his knee during the MSF expression session.
A broken meniscus and hyper-extended ligaments were revealed by an MRI scan last week, but no surgery is needed so far.
"I am pretty relieved because I thought it would be a lot worse," Aranburu said.
"For the moment I will stay in Australia for the next two weeks to recover from my ligament's hyper-extension, then I will head back home and see what I have to do to for my meniscus."
Already looking forward to his next ASP World Tour event, Aranburu is confident he will have fully recovered before the third stop.
He is now going for a re-education program and hopes to be back on tour for the Billabong Pro Tahiti in May.
"I will work hard to get back on tour as soon as possible, and I hope I will not be forced to have knee surgery," Aranburu said.
At 22, Aranburu has been on the rise for the past two years and is now a member of the Elite Top 45 surfers of the 2008 ASP World Tour.
[Carissa Moore (in yellow) receiving the winner's prize]
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[Pablo Gutierrez winner of the Superbock Pro]
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ASP International has announce the inception of their fourth regional branch, ASP Australasia
Twenty-six-year-old Pablo Guitierrez took top honours in the Superbock Pro in Portugal after defeating fellow Portugeuse surfer Eduardo Fernandes in the final
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