{"id":17740,"date":"2010-09-18T18:01:09","date_gmt":"2010-09-19T01:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=17740"},"modified":"2010-09-19T07:14:18","modified_gmt":"2010-09-19T14:14:18","slug":"kelly-slater-takes-hurley-pro-at-trestles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=17740","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Slater Takes Hurley Pro At Trestles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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He may not have landed that inverted huck in the finals against Australian Bede Durbidge<\/strong>, but pretty much everything else Kelly Slater <\/strong>did today (September 18, 2010) was spot on (including his free ride into the quarters thanks to a “sick” Chris Davidson<\/strong>). When Kelly is on there is very little anyone else can do to stop him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can I say? What a week,\u201d Slater said. \u201cWe looked at the swell forecast and Pat (O\u2019Connell) and I were talking, going \u2018look what we\u2019re going to get this week.\u2019 I told Pat that I’d let 105 people punch me in the face to surf Trestles like this and they’re paying me.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bede put in the hard charge, but had some trouble with consistency in the final. Kelly pulled in $105,000 which is reportedly the largest prize purse in surfing history, won his 43 elite tour victory, and moved into the lead in the ASP ratings. Not bad for a Saturday at Lowers.<\/p>\n

Click here for the UPDATED photo gallery<\/a><\/strong>, read Jed Smith’s Stab Mag coverage<\/a><\/strong> or Jake Howard’s ESPN post<\/a><\/strong>, or follow the jump for the results and official words from the ASP<\/strong>.
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LOWER TRESTLES, California\/USA (Saturday, September 18, 2010) \u2013 Kelly Slater (USA), 38, past nine-time ASP World Champion, has taken out the 2010 Hurley Pro at Trestles in flawless six-foot (2 metre) waves over lethal Australian Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27.<\/p>\n

Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles culminated in stunning fashion today with the iconic Floridian collecting an unprecedented 43rd elite tour victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can I say? What a week,\u201d Slater said. \u201cWe looked at the swell forecast and Pat (O\u2019Connell) and I were talking, going \u2018look what we\u2019re going to get this week.\u2019 I\u2019ve got to thank Bob Hurley and the whole Hurley crew. I think they just brainstormed and put a lot of good ideas together for us. The experience was just awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s win, his fourth elite tour win at Lower Trestles (2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010), vaults Slater into the ratings\u2019 lead in his hunt for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking back at my career, I never would have fathomed a ninth title, let alone a 10th,\u201d Slater said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say. It\u2019s still a long road ahead. We still have four events and I\u2019m just trying to soak in this win and not even think about everything right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slater, who was relegated to Round 5 by Australian Owen Wright (AUS), 20, in Round 4, capitalized on the newly-implemented double-elimination round and sprung back with a vengeance after earning a free pass to the Quarterfinals after his opponent, Davidson, was too ill to compete.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the new format is good for the fans,\u201d Slater said. \u201cThey get to see us surf a little more and it was definitely a different mindset for me paddling out yesterday. I was kind of just having fun. I was out there to have a good time and I sort of realized at the halfway mark that I was in a heat. I feel like I sort of blew that heat, but it\u2019s a bonus. If you win you get a round off and if you lose you get to surf again. I think it\u2019s good overall. It does make us surf once more than we would normally, but I don\u2019t mind out here.\u201d<\/p>\n

For today\u2019s efforts, Slater was awarded the biggest prize purse in surfing history, US$105,000, as well as the ASP World Title Race ratings\u2019 lead.<\/p>\n

Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27, who defeated Slater at this event in 2006, was unable to repeat the magic this year, but was ultimately thankful for his Runner-Up finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got a baby on the way, so it was really good to get a result here,\u201d Durbidge said. \u201cI can\u2019t compete in Portugal. This was an important comp for me. Congrats go to Kelly (Slater). He\u2019s the man out here and his record is second to none and he\u2019s so dangerous. It was good to make the Final. I\u2019m stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Durbidge\u2019s charge to the Final was no easy task however, as the current ASP World No. 8 ousted current ASP World No. 2 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, in their Quarterfinals matchup and Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, in the Semifinals before falling to Slater in the Final.
\n\u201cTrestles is just a really fun wave and everyone rips out here,\u201d Durbidge said. \u201cI think putting a bit of pressure on everyone early can make them crumble. That was my plan, but it didn\u2019t work for Kelly. I just did what it took to get through the heats. I had a tough draw there and Dane (Reynolds) and Jordy (Smith) didn\u2019t have the best heats against me, so that was a bonus and I\u2019m happy I made the Final.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, reigning ASP World Champion and defending event winner, was near flawless throughout the Hurley Pro at Trestles, consistently netting high scores with unrivalled speed and power. However, the Australian\u2019s form fell short in his Semifinal against eventual winner Slater, as he finished Equal 3rd and moved up to No. 5 on the ASP World Title Race rankings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know \u2013 when Kelly (Slater) tried to pull those silly tricks, it made my brain explode and it sort of took me too long to get my head back together,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cIt\u2019s all good. It\u2019s a good start to the leg and hopefully I can keep getting through heats. I\u2019m just going to keep having fun and hopefully keep improving my surfing and hopefully keep pushing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dane Reynolds, current ASP World No. 4, continued to exhibit his brand of mind-blowing, progressive surfing at Lower Trestles. A consistent high-scorer throughout the event, Reynolds failed to surpass Durbidge in their Semifinal bout, but remained grateful at the opportunity to surf waves of such quality.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was tired but that didn\u2019t come in to play,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cSometimes, if I can\u2019t picture how I\u2019m going to surf a wave, I just get baffled. That happened in that Taj (Burrow) heat too in South Africa. I just lose the picture. It was a ton of fun to surf Trestles like this. As soon as the heat was over it was super fun again. I felt like I could surf again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordy Smith, into his third season on the elite ASP World Tour, was one of the form surfers of the event this year. However, after suffering two broken boards yesterday, the young South African was unable to overcome Durbidge in the Quarterfinals. With his Equal 5th place finish, Smith retains the ASP World No. 2 spot heading into the European leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough one,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI broke two of my best boards ever yesterday and paddled out on a plug and it didn\u2019t go so well. You have heats like that. You can\u2019t win everyone. I think this year I\u2019ve relaxed a lot more. I don\u2019t put as much pressure out on myself. In years prior, I was a little arrogant and got ahead of myself and would surf brand new boards in heats. This year is different for me, and now I\u2019m just focused on Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

For high and low-res images, video highlights and video news releases go to http:\/\/www.thehurleypro.com\/downloads<\/p>\n

Highlights from the Hurley Pro at Trestles will be available via http:\/\/www.hurley.com\/hurleypro\/<\/p>\n

The next stop on the 2010 ASP World Tour will be the Quiksilver Pro France from September 25 through October 5th, 2010.<\/p>\n

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES FINAL RESULTS:
\n1 \u2013 Kelly Slater (USA) 18.13
\n2 \u2013 Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.13<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
\nSF 1:Kelly Slater (USA) 15.87 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 10.43
\nSF 2:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.67 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 9.63<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
\nQF 1:Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.60 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 8.20
\nQF 2:Kelly Slater (USA) 17.03 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 15.97
\nQF 3:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.27 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.87
\nQF 4:Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.80 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.90<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 5 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1:Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.76 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.50
\nHeat 2:Kelly Slater (USA) 17.10 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) N\/S
\nHeat 3:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.40 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 7.47
\nHeat 4:Dane Reynolds (USA) 12.04 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.73<\/p>\n

ASP WORLD TITLE RACE TOP 5 (After Hurley Pro at Trestles):
\n1. Kelly Slater (USA) 40,000 pts
\n2. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 35,500 pts
\n3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 30,500 pts
\n4. Dane Reynolds (USA) 30,250 pts
\n5. Mick Fanning (AUS) 29,500 pts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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