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

Welcome to the new world of competition surfing: power surfing has finally been laughed out of the water by the air era. At least that’s how it looked today (September 8, 2011) at the Quiksilver Pro New York<\/a><\/strong> as Josh Kerr<\/strong> and Owen Wright<\/strong> schooled the field with some of the most amazing skate-inspired contest surfing every seen.<\/p>\n

Rarely have the old and new school be so shockingly contrasted as when Owen Wright<\/strong> went up against CJ Hobgood<\/strong> in Round 3. Hobgood needed to win the heat to stay on tour and surfed as well as he could. But it was obvious his old 2001 World Championship winning ways just weren’t enough as Wright blasted numerous four and five foot airs all around him. To Wright it was another heat to win and to CJ Hobgood it was the end of the World Tour road.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of it, I don\u2019t want to be known as the 2001 World Champion,\u201d Hobgood said. \u201cI want to be known as a guy that loved Jesus and loved everyone and had fun and that\u2019s it. It\u2019s not a sad day for me. The waves are pumping and Owen went mad in that heat. Everything happens for a reason and I\u2019m enjoying the beautiful day here today. It\u2019s just awesome to be a part of.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In his Round 4 heat against Kelly Slater<\/strong> and Jadson Andre<\/strong>, Josh Kerr<\/strong> blasted an alley-oop with an backside varial for 9.57 and then followed it up with an alley-oop for a 9.70. Done. He was over the moon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe it just happened like that,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect to make that varial and when I did I thought, \u2018it\u2019s time to go now.\u2019 Then I got one straight after it. I couldn\u2019t have planned it any better. The fans are really cool and it\u2019s great to be in New York with everyone screaming, it\u2019s great. I definitely gained confidence from that heat. I\u2019ve never beaten Kelly (Slater) and I\u2019m just so stoked right now.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the quarter final line up, official word from the ASP and all the heat results follow the jump.LONG BEACH, LONG ISLAND \/ New York (Thursday, September 8, 2011) \u2013 The world\u2019s best surfers tore through a marathon day of competition with some incredible performances at the Quiksilver Pro New York to decide the event\u2019s Quarterfinalists in pumping three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) surf compliments of Hurricane Katia.<\/p>\n

Stop No. 6 of 11 on the ASP World Title Series, today\u2019s Quiksilver Pro New York competition saw non-stop action, as the ASP Top 34 put it all on the line in Long Beach while chasing the ASP World Title, the historic US$1,000,000 prize purse and crucial points to secure their position amongst the elite prior to the midyear rotation following the event.<\/p>\n

Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, clawed his way back in to his Round 4 heat after Kelly Slater (USA), 39, took a commanding lead with a 9.37 for a big frontside alley-oop. The progressive Australian answered with two airs of his own, first launching a massive backside varial to the tune of 9.57 and immediately caught another wave, this time lofting a gigantic alley-oop for a 9.70 to overtake the reigning 10-time ASP World Champion and advance directly through to the Quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe it just happened like that,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect to make that varial and when I did I thought, \u2018it\u2019s time to go now.\u2019 Then I got one straight after it. I couldn\u2019t have planned it any better. The fans are really cool and it\u2019s great to be in New York with everyone screaming, it\u2019s great. I definitely gained confidence from that heat. I\u2019ve never beaten Kelly (Slater) and I\u2019m just so stoked right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owen Wright (AUS), 21, went on a rampage against former ASP World Champion C.J. Hobgood (USA), 32, in his Round 3 heat, tearing through the high-performance lefts and rights at Long Beach. The lanky goofy-footer posted the highest single-wave score of the event, 9.80 out of 10, when he unveiled a ferocious, inverted backside air-reverse to solidify the victory and went on to take out his Round 4 heat in commanding fashion to advance into the Quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just went out there and knew it would be a hard heat with C.J. (Hobgood) needing a result and me wanting a result,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI was excited to get out there to have a good heat. I put together a good one and C.J. just didn\u2019t find his rhythm. I really enjoyed it and had a really good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hobgood, a fixture on the elite ASP Dream Tour for more than a decade, needed to defeat Wright in their Round 3 bout to remain on the ASP World Title Series for 2011, but was gracious in defeat regarding the tough loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of it, I don\u2019t want to be known as the 2001 World Champion,\u201d Hobgood said. \u201cI want to be known as a guy that loved Jesus and loved everyone and had fun and that\u2019s it. It\u2019s not a sad day for me. The waves are pumping and Owen went mad in that heat. Everything happens for a reason and I\u2019m enjoying the beautiful day here today. It\u2019s just awesome to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heitor Alves (BRA), 29, was also responsible for two big upsets today, taking down two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, in Round 3 before eliminating current ASP World Title contender Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, in Round 5.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe it,\u201d Alves said. \u201cI\u2019m so tired right now after surfing three heats and happy too. I beat Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning. Thanks to God for everything he has given me. I\u2019m looking for my best result, maybe I\u2019ll find it here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kelly Slater (USA), 39, current leader on the ASP World Title Rankings, rebounded after his Round 4 loss and took a convincing victory over Jeremy Flores (FRA), 23, in Round 5 despite the tough onshore afternoon conditions and the veteran surfer admitted the importance of advancing into the Quarterfinals while hunting an ASP World Title.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conditions are tough,\u201d Slater said. \u201cIt has changed a lot from my last heat and with the rips from east wind, it\u2019s a lot trickier, especially on the lefts. I was trying to find peaky mid-sized rights and wasn\u2019t sure where to sit. Obviously you want to make at least Quarterfinals when you\u2019re in position for a World Title. Maybe Owen (Wright) and Joel (Parkinson) are facing the pressure for that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow at 6:30am to assess conditions for a possible 7:30am start.<\/p>\n

Highlights from the Quiksilver Pro New York will be available via http:\/\/www.quiksilverpro.com<\/p>\n

Surfline, official forecasters for the Quiksilver Pro New York, are calling for Solid SE swell from Hurricane Katia expected during the second half of the week before fading headed into the weekend.<\/p>\n

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

UPCOMING QUIKSILVER PRO NEW YORK QUARTERFINALS MATCH-UPS:
\nQF 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Jadson Andre (BRA)
\nQF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
\nQF 3: Alejo Muniz (BRA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
\nQF 4: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)<\/p>\n

QUIKSILVER PRO NEW YORK ROUND 5 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1: Jadson Andre (BRA) 13.60 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.93
\nHeat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.60 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 6.67
\nHeat 3: Heitor Alves (BRA) 13.57 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.00
\nHeat 4: Julian Wilson AUS) 13.97 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 13.27<\/p>\n

QUIKSILVER PRO NEW YORK ROUND 4 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.93, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.77, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.37
\nHeat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) 19.27, Kelly Slater (USA) 16.20, Jadson Andre (BRA) 12.50
\nHeat 3: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 12.10, Heitor Alves (BRA) 8.64, Fred Patacchia (HAW) 7.13
\nHeat 4: Owen Wright (AUS) 16.37, Julian Wilson (AUS) 12.00, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 10.30<\/p>\n

QUIKSILVER PRO NEW YORK ROUND 3 RESULTS:
\nHeat 5: Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.33 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 10.83
\nHeat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Bobby Martinez (USA) *Was not surfed. Martinez disqualified from competition.
\nHeat 7: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 14.14 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.07
\nHeat 8: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 14.37 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 8.33
\nHeat 9: Heitor Alves (BRA) 16.43 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 9.67
\nHeat 10: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.80 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 9.14
\nHeat 11: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.03 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 12.57
\nHeat 12: Owen Wright (AUS) 18.67 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 11.77<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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