Location: Lower Trestles, San Clemente California
Holding Period: May 4-8, 2010
Event duration: 5 Day Contest

Men:
Rating: World Qualifying Series (WQS) Men’s 6 Star Prime
Prize Purse: $145,000 prize purse
Field of competition: 128

Juniors:
Rating: World Pro Junior Series Grade 2
Specialty Rating: Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge North American Qualifier
Prize Purse: $10,000
Field of competition: 32

The Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro in conjunction with the Oakley Pro Junior is a 6-Star ASP WQS / Grade 2 Pro Junior event that boasts a field of 128 international professional surfers who will compete for a part of the impressive $145,000 prize purse and an ASP ratings points.

2010 6.0 LOWERS CHAMPION: GABE KLING

Enticed by the opportunity to surf perfect Lower Trestles—one of the most high-performance wave on the Southern California coast—with only three other surfers out, the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro is a must on the calendars of some of the world’s best surfers in both the WQS and Junior divisions.  In addition, with recent transition to the ASP One Ranking System will mean the 128 surfers in this 6 Star Prime event will have even more at stake going into the competition.  Lowers is one of the few singular events on the ASP World Qualifying Series schedule that has played a critical role in defining the path that future greats would walk down. Jeff Booth, Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, Shane Beschen, CJ Hobgood, Benny Bourgeois, and Fred Pattacchia all have hoisted the trophy. With increasing talent and a whole new host of contenders entering the WQS scene, 2010 promises to be another unforgettable year.