{"id":20069,"date":"2010-12-02T20:09:48","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T04:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=20069"},"modified":"2010-12-03T13:20:29","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T21:20:29","slug":"monteiro-wright-win-oneill-world-surf-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=20069","title":{"rendered":"Monteiro, Wright Win O’Neill World Surf Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Finalists2690Oneill10Kirstin<\/a><\/p>\n

Somewhere in the beginning of the waiting period of the 2010 O’Neill World Cup of Surfing<\/a><\/strong> we lost track of what was going on. We checked in lay day after lay day, and then we’d get completely caught off when the event would actually run. turns out Brazil’s Raoni Monteiro<\/strong>, 28, won for the men and the 16-year-old Australian Tyler Wright<\/strong> won the women’s event. How? We have no idea. We didn’t catch one wave. <\/p>\n

Luckily, the ASP keeps track of these things for us. Follow the jump for official details and results. Raoni Monteiro Claims ASP PRIME O\u2019Neill World Cup, 2011 Qualification Relies on Pipeline<\/p>\n

SUNSET BEACH, Oahu\/Hawaii (Thursday, December 2, 2010) \u2013 Brazil\u2019s Raoni Monteiro, 28, became the first South American male in 20 years to win the O\u2019Neill World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach, since Fabio Gouveia in 1991. Monteiro is only the second South American male in the 28-year history of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing to win any event here. His victory today was worth $20,000 and major credibility.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s 30-minute final was hard-fought and far removed from the usual Sunset lineup with head-high waves from a strong northerly direction forcing surfers way up the point. The final consisted of Monteiro, Hawaii\u2019s Granger Larsen, and Australian pair Julian Wilson and Josh Kerr. Wilson finished second, Granger third, and Kerr was fourth. The lead exchanged hands multiple times between the top three before Monteiro clinched it with a 7.87 point ride, his best of the final, for a winning total of 14.37 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means a lot to me because I\u2019ve been trying to do good in Hawaii for so long,\u201d said Monteiro, who is from Rio de Janeiro. \u201cI\u2019m here in first place right now and I\u2019m very, very happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really challenging today. I just tried to sit out there and I knew when the set comes the wave first breaks on \u2018Boneyards\u2019 out there deep. So I knew if you get the waves that go all the way through you can make some good turns. So I just tried to do that and it worked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to be prepared for every condition so I was prepared and ready for small waves. I\u2019m from Brazil so I know how to surf small waves and I\u2019m very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Wilson, this was his second final in as many weeks, having placed third at the first leg of the Vans Triple Crown in Haleiwa. Today he received the JN Automotive Group Rookie of the Vans Triple Crown Award for the top new talent of the series.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t\u2019 tough, I found my waves, I had a good heat,\u201d said Wilson. \u201cI had my chance to win and I just fell short. I felt like I surfed a pretty good final and it\u2019s always a good feeling to come in from a final and feel like you had the chance of winning it and you had the waves. I\u2019m not disappointed. I made two finals back to back and it\u2019s incredible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rookie of the year was a great award. I had the final with Heath (Joske) at Haleiwa and it was his rookie year and I felt like we were going to have a bit of a shootout over here, and whoever was going to get the best out of us two was going to get it. It was something I was going for going into Sunset. Heath was very unlucky and didn\u2019t get into the event so I felt a lot more relaxed about the rookie of year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite being eliminated by Monteiro in the quarter finals, Australian Joel Parkinson still leads the Vans Triple Crown series ratings heading to the final stop at the Banzai Pipeline. Parkinson is ahead of Wilson and Monteiro.<\/p>\n

Al Hunt, ASP Tour Manager, has crunched the numbers and determined that an outstanding number of possibilities exist at present and won\u2019t be finalized until the completion of the Billabong Pipeline Masters.<\/p>\n

At present, ASP World No. 28, Adam Melling (AUS), 25, is the safety cutoff because he cannot slip backwards past the ASP World No. 32 spot.<\/p>\n

Newcomers challenging for seeds onto the elite ASP World Tour in 2011 are as follows:
\n19 \u2013 Heitor Alves (BRA) \u2013 safe<\/p>\n

29 \u2013 Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
\n30 \u2013 Josh Kerr (AUS)
\n31 \u2013 Alejo Muniz (BRA)
\n32 \u2013 Julian Wilson (AUS)<\/p>\n

With the tragic departure of Andy Irons (HAW), 32, all surfers vault up one placing, but as current ASP World No. 32, Gabe Kling (USA), 30, still has the potential to move up several placings with minimal effort at the Billabong Pipeline Masters, Wilson remains the target for all surfers looking to requalify.<\/p>\n

Essentially, there are six surfers hunting four spots with results at the Billabong Pipeline Masters:<\/p>\n

– Travis Logie (ZAF), 31, Dusty Payne (HAW), 21, and Tom Whitaker (AUS), 30, need a 9th or better at Pipeline to overtake Wilson, and a 5th or better to overtake Monteiro.
\n– Roy Powers (HAW), 29, and Kai Otton (AUS), 30, need a 5th or better at Pipeline to overtake Wilson, and a 3rd or better to overtake Monteiro.
\n– Luke Stedman (AUS), 34, needs a 5th or better at Pipeline to overtake Wilson, and a 2nd or better to overtake Monteiro.<\/p>\n

The third and final stop of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is the Billabong Pipe Masters, that has a holding period of December 8-20.<\/p>\n

The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing consists of three men\u2019s and three women\u2019s professional surfing events that are the final stop on the 2010 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour. In its 28th year, the Vans Triple Crown is considered the most prestigious title in surfing next to the ASP World Title.<\/p>\n

\"Wright1864Oneill10Kirstin<\/a><\/p>\n

SUNSET BEACH, Oahu\/Hawaii (Thursday, December 2, 2010) \u2013 Wildcard Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, has won the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing, topping Sunset Beach local Coco Ho (HAW), 19, reigning four-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, and ASP Women\u2019s World Tour No. 2 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 19, in two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Sunset Beach.
\nThe final stop on the ASP Women\u2019s World Tour, the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing also marked the second jewel of the Vans Triple Crown and played a vital role in surfers\u2019 campaigns towards requalification for the 2011 ASP Women\u2019s Dream Tour.<\/p>\n

Wright, competing in the first Vans Triple Crown of her young career, quickly catapulted into the lead in the Final, smashing the event\u2019s highest single-wave score of a 9.57 out of 10 en route to the highest heat total of a 17.24 out of 20 by linking a series of massive forehand hacks and powerful carves to leave the field in a combination situation within the first 10 minutes of the bout to eventually take out the win. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis feels pretty cool,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI had fun out there and caught a couple of waves and it started really pulsing at the end, so I was happy and having fun. The girls were ripping out there so it was good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wright, who won her first ASP Women\u2019s World Tour event at 14 as a wildcard, will be competing on her rookie year among the elite in 2011 and used the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup as excellent preparation for next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis event has been a great warm up for next year,\u201d Wright said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be fun next year and I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wright, who finished runner-up at the Reef Hawaiian Pro, also earned the prestigious JN Automotive Group Rookie of the Vans Triple Crown award and her current standing as ratings\u2019 leader will see her compete for the 2010 ASP Specialty Series Title at Pipeline in a one-heat battle for the prestigious three-event series.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t even know there was a Rookie of the Year title for the Triple Crown until someone told me the other day,\u201d Wright said. \u201cIt\u2019s really cool. I\u2019m happy to be here and having fun so I guess that\u2019s the main thing I suppose. It\u2019s awesome that I got in to Pipe. I\u2019ve surfed there a couple of times now and I love it out there, you get some pretty big barrels.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ho, who finished the year 7th overall, made her first final of the season in front of her home crowd at her local break of Sunset Beach and was satisfied that the best result of her year came at her local break.<\/p>\n

\u201cTyler (Wright) kind of had it from the start and it was hard to hear out there,\u201d Ho said. \u201cI just wanted to get two good ones, but I\u2019m more happy then sad. I finally got a final this year and to finish this well at home, I\u2019m really happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hawaiian native\u2019s second place finish also secures her spot as one of four competitors who will battle for the Vans Triple Crown Title at Pipeline, the Vans Duel for the Jewel.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting in to Pipe kind of all came with it,\u201d Ho said. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect anything. I knew I had a 7th at Haleiwa, but now I\u2019m going to be in Pipe. It should be so fun with just three girls out and hopefully backdoor will have a few fun ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gilmore, who wrapped up her fourth consecutive ASP Women\u2019s World Title in Puerto Rico, worked her way in to yet another final at the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup, this time finishing 3rd behind Wright and Ho, moving her back to second place entering the final event of the Vans Triple Crown at Pipeline.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess I\u2019m not in the lead for the Triple Crown, Tyler (Wright) is, and that\u2019s pretty cool,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cI really struggled out there in my last heat. I didn\u2019t watch it too much and it was extremely shallow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gilmore, who topped Wright at the Cholo\u2019s Hawaiian Pro, the first jewel of the Vans Triple Crown, views the young Aussie as a welcome addition to next year\u2019s ASP Women\u2019s World Tour and is looking forward to battling against her throughout the 2011 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cTyler is really hungry,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cShe\u2019ll be a good addition to the tour. She\u2019s really good and hopefully we\u2019ll be pushing each other. We need more girls like that on tour and I\u2019m looking forward to the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fitzgibbons, who finished the year at No. 2 on the ASP Women\u2019s World Tour, entered her fourth final of 2010 after topping defending event champion Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, in the Semifinals and took fourth place overall. Despite being frustrated with not taking the event win, the Australian talent looks at the final as more valuable experience under her belt for next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was stoked to make a final here at Sunset two years in a row, but the waves just kind of evaded me,\u201d Fitzgibbons said. \u201cI didn\u2019t really have the rhythm and Tyler was on the good ones early one. I hadn\u2019t really surfed the point like that much before. It does get frustrating sometimes making so many finals and not getting a win, but I\u2019ve got to just keep moving on and keep building and hopefully get that win sometime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The final stop on the 2010 Women\u2019s Vans Triple Crown will see the current top four surfers on the ratings after the first two jewels, Tyler Wright, Stephanie Gilmore, Coco Ho, and Alana Blanchard (HAW), 20, battle for the prestigious ASP Specialty Series title in a one-heat battle at Pipeline, the Vans Duel for the Jewel. The event will take place during the Billabong Pipe Masters waiting period, December 8 through 20th, 2010.<\/p>\n

For O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup highlights log on to http:\/\/www.triplecrownofsurfing.com\/oneillwomensworldcup\/<\/p>\n

For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing Final Results:
\n1 \u2013 Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.24
\n2 \u2013 Coco Ho (HAW) 11.43
\n3 \u2013 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 10.27
\n4 \u2013 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 9.96<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing Semifinals Results:
\nHeat 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 16.03, Tyler Wright (AUS) 14.50, Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.00, Malia Manuel (HAW) 13.00
\nHeat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 13.23, Coco Ho (HAW) 13.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 10.60, Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.43<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing Quarterfinals Results:
\nHeat 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) 12.67, Silvana Lima (BRA) 9.43, Bruna Schmitz (BRA) 9.43, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 9.10
\nHeat 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) 15.67, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.94, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 8.94, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 5.63
\nHeat 3: Coco Ho (HAW) 11.54, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.33, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 10.86, Lee Ann Curren (FRA) 6.56
\nHeat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.83, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.20, Sage Erickson (USA) 11.84, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)<\/p>\n

Final 2010 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour Rankings:
\n1 \u2013 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
\n2 \u2013 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
\n3 \u2013 Carissa Moore (HAW)
\n4 \u2013 Silvana Lima (BRA)
\n5 \u2013 Sofia Mulanovich (PER)
\n6 \u2013 Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
\n7 \u2013 Coco Ho (HAW)
\n8 \u2013 Melanie Bartels (HAW)
\n9 \u2013 Paige Hareb (NZL)
\n10 \u2013 Rebecca Woods (AUS)
\n11- Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)
\n12 \u2013 Lee Ann Curren (FRA)
\n13 \u2013 Rosanne Hodge (ZAF)
\n14 \u2013 Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)
\n15 \u2013 Bruna Schmitz (BRA)
\n15 \u2013 Amee Donohoe (AUS)
\n15 \u2013 Nikita Robb (ZAF)<\/p>\n

2011 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour Roster:
\n1 – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
\n2 – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
\n3 – Carissa Moore (HAW)
\n4 – Silvana Lima (BRA)
\n5 – Sofia Mulanovich (PER)
\n6 – Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
\n7 – Coco Ho (HAW)
\n8 – Melanie Bartels (HAW)
\n9 – Paige Hareb (NZL)
\n10 – Rebecca Woods (AUS)
\n11 – Laura Enever (AUS)
\n12 – Tyler Wright (AUS)
\n13 – Courtney Conlogue (USA)
\n14 – Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
\n15 – Pauline Ado (FRA)
\n16 – Alana Blanchard (HAW)
\n17 \u2013 Injury Wildcard, yet to be determined<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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