The ASP Competition Heard 'Round the World

Although I live in denial and believe that surfer demi-god (and PAPER's August cover boy) Kelly Slater can never lose -- at anything -- it does happen. And it could happen again as he completes the last half of the ASP World Tour. After placing 17th in the Indonesian leg of the tournament about three weeks ago, in addition to the other major hiccup in Tahiti, Slater needs to butter up that board and score some gnarly points if he wants to compete in the finals for the ninth time.

From September 7th to the 13th, the ASP comes stateside at San Clemente, California for the Boost Mobile Pro of Surf presented by Hurley. Australia's Joel Parkinson will lead Slater's competitors -- but then again, Parkinson's competition is Slater. You can watch them surf it out live on the Boost Mobile Pro website. But if you live in the area, head over and start rooting. Because nothing is as stellar as a comeback.

And if you're only in this for the hot shirtless boys, then enjoy the lost photos from Slater's cover shoot with PAPER (pictured above).