In its first season the Foster's Surf Showdown will pit the world's best surfers against one another in an innovative nation versus nation battle royale.<br /><br /><br />Running in conjunction with the Foster's ASP World Tour, the Foster's Surf Showdown will see six teams from five surfing regions including Australia, Brazil, USA, South Africa, Hawaii plus a team from the new school crew of Foster's 45 Rookies slug it out at each of the 10 elite-tour venues for top nation honors.<br /><br /><br /><img src=http://ll.broadbandsports.com/png/17537_thumb_0000.png border=0 width=150 height=90 alt="Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach: Foster's Surf Showdown - Nation vs Nation" />