{"id":19408,"date":"2010-11-06T13:47:52","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T20:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=19408"},"modified":"2010-11-06T23:24:39","modified_gmt":"2010-11-07T06:24:39","slug":"kelly-slater-adds-rip-curl-pro-search-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=19408","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Slater Adds Rip Curl Pro Search Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Slater<\/a><\/p>\n

Kelly Slater<\/strong> didn’t stop with his 10th World Title. Nope. He rolled right on past Taj Burrow in the semi final. Then dominated Bede Durbidge in the final with a perfect 10 on 10 day at the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Kelly seemed relived that this contest was over, but he was still as gracious as ever on the podium, even thanking the Puerto Rican fans in Espa\u00f1ol. “This is the only event close to my home,” Slater said. “When I was a kid growing up in Florida I spent a lot of time in Puerto Rico. I surfed a lot of contests at Jobos and Wilderness. So this is like my home away from home. We’re all surfing for Andy and we’re all feeling a special feeling in the water. I want to thank all of you for taking the moment of silence before the heat. And that crazy rainbow out of now where.”<\/p>\n

We all have a November week to remember and it’s great that we can finish it off with all these good memories.<\/p>\n

Full results and a word from the ASP after the jump.<\/p>\n


\n\"Slater<\/a><\/p>\n

SOMEWHERE, Porta Del Sol\/Puerto Rico (Saturday, November 6, 2010) \u2013Kelly Slater (USA), 38, newly-crowned 10-time ASP World Champion, has claimed his 45th elite tour event, taking down the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico over Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27, in pumping three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves in Porta Del Sol.<\/p>\n

Event No. 9 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico has been an event of extremes.<\/p>\n

Last Tuesday, the international sporting world was dealt a devastating blow with the tragic and unexpected loss of former three-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World Tour competitor Andy Irons (HAW), 32.<\/p>\n

After a somber two-day postponement of the event out of respect for Irons\u2019s passing, the world\u2019s best surfers roared back to life for two of the most high-performance days in surfing history.<\/p>\n

Today, Slater clinched his historic and unprecedented 10th ASP World Title before going on to take out the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico, as comprehensive and dominant a performance as the sporting world has ever bore witness to.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the only event close to my home and I spent a lot of time in Puerto Rico when I was a kid,\u201d Slater said. \u201cI used to surf a lot of contests at Jobos and Wilderness, so this was kind of like a homecoming for me. A lot of my friends here I\u2019ve known for 25 years and to surf with Dylan (Graves), I used to surf with his father in Florida when I was a kid. It was a special time. To be close to Florida and to win the 10th and get that wave (the Perfect 10) in the Final, there is nothing else I could add to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slater, who would go on to post an incredible 18.77 out of a possible 20 in the Final, secured the event\u2019s second Perfect 10, exhibiting a masterful display of diversity and control in the rippable afternoon conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wave that did it for me was that first one in the Quarterfinals against Adriano (de Souza),\u201d Slater said. \u201cThat was the heat I needed to win to get the Title, and after that first wave, I felt this wave of relief. I still had to win the heat, but I was so relaxed and everything just started going my way. I was in the best possible headspace I could have been in for the rest of the day. This is a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bede Durbidge (AUS), 27, missed the last ASP Dream Tour stop in Portugal to attend the birth of his first daughter, Willow, and today\u2019s Runner-Up finish is a fitting return to form for the big natural-footer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt good going into the Final and like I was building momentum all the way through but Kelly (Slater) stopped me with that 10,\u201d Durbidge said. \u201cIt\u2019s still a fantastic way to come back though. I missed the last stop in Portugal to be there for the birth of my daughter, Willow, and I can\u2019t wait to get home to her and my wife. I miss them both. We were all surfing for Andy (Irons) this week and everyone surfed amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Durbidge moves from ASP World No. 8 to ASP World No. 6 heading into the final stop in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Michel Bourez (PYF), 24, dispatched lethal rookie Owen Wright (AUS), 20, and current ASP World No. 2 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, this morning with his patented blend of non-compromising, power surfing. Although unable to overtake Durbidge in the Semifinals, today marks the best result for Bourez.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisappointed but very happy with my result,\u201d Bourez said. \u201cIt\u2019s my best result of my career. It\u2019s been an emotional week. I don\u2019t think Andy (Irons) has been far from anyone\u2019s minds at all. It\u2019s so sad, but I think we all surfed for him and everyone was ripping the past two days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bourez\u2019s Equal 3rd at the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico moves the Tahitian from 10th to 9th on the ASP World Title Race rankings.<\/p>\n

Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, was in sensational form in his Quarterfinal bout against Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, opening up with the first Perfect 10 of the event for one of the deepest barrels ever seen in Porta Del Sol through which he exited and proceeded detonate three solid turns before finishing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wave was crazy,\u201d Burrow said. \u201cIt came right and the start of the heat and as I pulled under the lip, the whole thing just engulfed me. I couldn\u2019t see anything and then I felt myself push over the foam ball and come out. When I came out, the wave still had a really nice wall on it so I was able to click in a few turns. When you draw someone like Dane (Reynolds) you have to go full throttle the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burrow was unable to bypass Slater in the Semifinals, and will now focus his attentions on Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Highlights from Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico will be available via http:\/\/live.ripcurl.com<\/p>\n

The next stop on the 2010 ASP World Tour will be the Billabong Pipeline Masters from December 8 \u2013 20, 2010.<\/p>\n

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

RIP CURL PRO SEARCH PUERTO RICO FINAL RESULTS:
\n1 \u2013 Kelly Slater (USA) 18.77
\n2 \u2013 Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.43<\/p>\n

RIP CURL PRO SEARCH PUERTO RICO SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
\nSF 1:Kelly Slater (USA) 16.34 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.87
\nSF 2:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.87 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 10.36<\/p>\n

RIP CURL PRO SEARCH PUERTO RICO QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
\nQF 1:Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.50 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.17
\nQF 2:Kelly Slater (USA) 18.87 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.36
\nQF 3:Michel Bourez (PYF) 13.50 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 13.10
\nQF 4:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.97 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.47<\/p>\n

RIP CURL PRO SEARCH PUERTO RICO ROUND 5 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1:Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.70 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.40
\nHeat 2:Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.77 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 6.50
\nHeat 3:Michel Bourez (PYF) 11.20 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 9.73
\nHeat 4:Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.34 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 7.37<\/p>\n

CURRENT ASP WORLD TITLE RACE TOP 5 (After Puerto Rico)
\n1. Kelly Slater (USA) 66250 pts
\n2. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 52250 pts
\n3. Mick Fanning (AUS) 44750 pts
\n4. Taj Burrow (AUS) 40000 pts
\n5. Dane Reynolds (USA) 37250 pts<\/p>\n

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