Roxy Team Rider Chelsea Georgeson Wins 2005 World Championship Title and Makes History

-- Aggressive and Talented Rider Clinches 2005 World Surfing Crown with First Place Finish at Billabong Pro Maui; First Female Surfer Ever to Win World Title, Final Event and Vans Triple Crown of Surfing All In One

Roxy, a division of Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK), the world'sleading outdoor lifestyle company, congratulates Team Rider ChelseaGeorgeson for clinching her first-ever world surfing championshiptitle today at the Billabong Pro Maui. As defending event champion,Georgeson entered the competition as the world's number one rankedsurfer and finished with a first place win overall. Georgeson alsodefended her title as the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing champion and isnow the first female surfer in history to win all three titles.Georgeson just edged out best friend, Roxy teammate and 2004 worldchampion Sofia Mulanovich, who finishes the year as runner-up.

"Chelsea is a special athlete, and we are thrilled that her hardwork has paid off in a world championship title," said Randy Hild,Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, Roxy. "It has been anincredible season and a very exciting race for the crown. Chelsea notonly shined today by winning the world title, but also made history bywinning the overall event and Vans Triple Crown. We're extremely proudof both Chelsea and Sofia, and look forward to another awesome racenext season!"

"I've worked so hard for this, and it feels great to win a worldtitle," said Chelsea Georgeson. "It has been a challenging season andI'm so happy to finish it with a day like today. Winning this eventagain this year and also the Vans Triple Crown is an added bonus. Iwant to congratulate my teammate Sofia on a great season as well--shewon the world title last year, so it was special competing against herall season. I think we really made each other better surfers."

Georgeson, a 22-year-old goofy-footed Australian originallydiscovered by legendary 4-time world champion Lisa Andersen, begansurfing at the age of 13, and qualified for the WCT on her firstattempt in 2002. She has continued to improve on her eighth-placeyear-end ranking that season with a fourth place finish in 2003, thirdin 2004 and now first place in 2005. Georgeson, known for her smoothstyle and progressive maneuvers, as well as a particularly strongbackhand attack, is now regarded on the elite world stage as one ofthe most gifted and aggressive female riders in the world.

Competition Results
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Final Heat: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) beat Jacqueline Silva (BRA)

Semifinal Heats ((a) denotes Heat completed)
(a)Ht 1: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) beat Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS)
(a)Ht 2: Jacqueline Silva (BRA) beat Heather Clark (ZAF)

Quarterfinal Heats
(a)Ht 1: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) beat Tita Tavares (BRA)
(a)Ht 2: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) beat Trudy Todd (AUS)
(a)Ht 3: Jacqueline Silva (BRA) beat Sofia Mulanovich (PER)
(a)Ht 4: Heather Clark (ZAF) beat Laurina McGrath (AUS)

Round Three Heats
(a)Ht 1: Tita Tavares (BRA) beat Megan Abubo (HAW)
(a)Ht 2: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) beat Serena Brooke (AUS)
(a)Ht 3: Trudy Todd (AUS) beat Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)
(a)Ht 4: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) beat Silvana Lima (BRA)
(a)Ht 5: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) beat Melanie Bartels (HAW)
(a)Ht 6: Jacqueline Silva (BRA) beat Samantha Cornish (AUS)
(a)Ht 7: Laurina McGrath (AUS) beat Keala Kennelly (HAW)
(a)Ht 8: Heather Clark (ZAF) beat Rochelle Ballard (HAW)

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17th December 2005
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