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\"Parkinson7844Trestles11Kirstin<\/a><\/p>\n

It would appear that everyone wants to get this Hurley Pro Trestles<\/a><\/strong> event over and done with as quickly as possible. After blowing through Round 3 and 4 today (September 20, 2011), it looks like the entire contest will wrap up tomorrow (midweek) under San Diego County’s nearly constant grey skies. If Trestles had lights they probably would have tried to end it today.<\/p>\n

All that aside, Joel Parkinson<\/strong> kicked all kind of youngster ass today in the three footers, laying waste to Brett Simpson<\/strong> in Round 3, and Julian Wilson<\/strong> in Round 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was hoping for just a couple waves and we got a couple of set waves each,\u201d Parkinson said. \u201cI watched the first two of Brett\u2019s (Simpson) waves after I got my scores and wanted to stay involved, but I just couldn\u2019t worry or watch. He\u2019s an amazing surfer and beat me in Tahiti so it was kind of good to get one back. We\u2019ve surfed the last three events together and there are those little rivalries that pop up.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The heat we were most interested in today was Owen Wright<\/strong> vs. John Florence<\/strong>. And it did not disappoint (click here<\/a><\/strong> to watch it), or follow the jump for the official word from the ASP including tomorrow’s heat Round 5 match ups.ASP World Title Race Heats Up at Hurley Pro at Trestles<\/p>\n

Pictured: Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, clinched two heat victories while posting the highest heat-total of Hurley Pro at Trestles competition.<\/p>\n

Credit: ASP \/ SCHOLTZ<\/p>\n

LOWER TRESTLES, California \/ USA (Tuesday, September 20, 2011) \u2013 The Hurley Pro at Trestles returned to Lowers for the third consecutive day and saw the world\u2019s best surfers put in stellar performances in improved conditions as the frontrunners on the ASP Top 34 proved lethal in their battle for this year\u2019s heated ASP World Title race.<\/p>\n

Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, current No. 3 on the ASP World Title Race, surgically dissected two Lower Trestles set waves, notching a 17.00 total in a close heat to surpass Huntington Beach\u2019s Brett Simpson (USA), 26, despite a valiant effort from the Californian in Round 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was hoping for just a couple waves and we got a couple of set waves each,\u201d Parkinson said. \u201cI watched the first two of Brett\u2019s (Simpson) waves after I got my scores and wanted to stay involved, but I just couldn\u2019t worry or watch. He\u2019s an amazing surfer and beat me in Tahiti so it was kind of good to get one back. We\u2019ve surfed the last three events together and there are those little rivalries that pop up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parkinson\u2019s dominance continued in Round 4, when he went for broke on a long righthander in need of a near-perfect score to overtake Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, and logged a 9.13 to secure the day\u2019s highest heat-total of 18.06 (out of 20) while advancing directly through to the Quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

\u201cJulian\u2019s wave wave was sick,\u201d Parkinson said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say about it though, I\u2019m a purist. That wave of mine was a long wave, my legs were burning at the end. Me and Julian were hassling and I thought \u2018I don\u2019t care if I get an interference or not, I\u2019m losing anyway.\u2019 Mick got that wave before it too, that was a great heat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owen Wright (AUS), 21, current No. 2 on the ASP World Title Series, earned an amazing come-from-behind victory to defeat young Hawaiian John Florence (HAW), 18, in a high-scoring heat of 17.84 to 17.13. Wright locked in to a long Lowers right with just minutes remaining in the matchup in need of a 9-point score and unloaded a series of furious backhand blasts to notch a near-perfect 9.77 (out of 10) to secure one of the highest scores of the event to advance through to Round 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn John\u2019s got a massive future ahead of him and I\u2019d really like to take my hat off to him,\u201d Wright said. \u201cHe really took it to me and surfed really well. I fell on a couple and then I got one and rode it all the way down and pulled through. I knew it was definitely a 9 and felt like I hit every section in the sweet spot. Backside surfing is hard out there today and I\u2019ll take it. I\u2018ve got a bit more to drive for with the World Title on the line and it pulled me through. It\u2019s just not a round 3 heat for me out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wright went on to eventually advance directly through to the Quarterfinals with a Round 4 heat win as well.<\/p>\n

Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-Time ASP World Champion and four-time defending Hurley Pro at Trestles winner, was in tune with both the lefts and rights on offer at Lowers Today and displayed a variety of carves and airs to take a commanding win over veteran campaigner Tom Whitaker (AUS), 31, in Round 3 before taking his Round 4 heat as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt good and just rode that board for the first time last night and it feels good,\u201d Slater said. \u201cWe had a good flurry to start that heat, I wanted to out point him on that first exchange and get priority because he\u2019s really smart and I know his game. Tommy\u2019s going to put himself on the best waves and I tried to get a good start on him if I could.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slater, who is currently holding a no-show and equal 13th on his ASP World Title Ranking, explained the importance of surpassing the Round 3 hurdle while hunting his 11th elite crown.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis round\u2019s real critical to get through,\u201d Slater said. \u201cYou can open up in the next round (Round 4) and that last heat was a real crucial heat to get through. You get two chances to make it through to the Quarters but that Round 3 is critical.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, kept his hopes of an ASP World Title alive today and went ballistic to defeat high-flying countrymen Jadson Andre (BRA), 21, in Round 3 and carried his momentum through to the afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sad to beat Jadson (Andre), he smashed it yesterday,\u201d De Souza said. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the best guys out there, but I need the result to improve my seed. I\u2019m sad for Jadson, but I\u2019m also happy to make it through.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Souza, who has relocated to Southern California from Brazil, looked comfortable in the Lower Trestles lineup and went on to advance directly through to the Quarterfinals after an astonishing effort in Round 4 to overtake Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, and Jeremy Flores (FRA), 22, in their three-man matchup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m one of the guys that surfs Trestles more than the top 32,\u201d De Souza said. \u201cI came to the U.S. to improve my surfing and English with my family and friends and that\u2019s why I\u2019m down here and surfing this wave a lot. I\u2019m happy to make that heat. It was really important to me with Taj and Jeremy, especially Jeremy. He\u2019s the reason I\u2019m in the top 5. We competed a lot a few years back and he pushed me. Taj too, he\u2019s incredible in any conditions out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, tore through the clean Lower Trestles conditions with his patented flare, taking out his Round 3 heat over fellow countrymen Kai Otton (AUS), 31. Burrow, who has two runner-up finishes at the Hurley Pro at Trestles, is looking to remain consistent in 2011 and despite being relegated to Round 5 this afternoon is hungry to take out a victory at Lowers this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had two seconds here and I\u2019ve got to just rip until the end,\u201d Burrow said. \u201cKelly (Slater) seems to do it pretty well. He\u2019s got the formula down for winning. You don\u2019t have to be the best surfer throughout the whole event, you\u2019ve just got to win each heat. He just knows how to win and I\u2019ve been studying him and I\u2019m just going to try and do what he does because he\u2019s really good at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hurley Pro at Trestles event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am local time for a possible 8am start with a possible champion crowned by day\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

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

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

UPCOMING HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 5 MATCH-UPS:
\nHeat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
\nHeat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
\nHeat 3: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Mick Fanning (AUS)
\nHeat 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 4 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.33, Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.93, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.23
\nHeat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.90, Josh Kerr (AUS) 12.60, Heitor Alves (BRA) 11.77
\nHeat 3: Owen Wright (AUS) 16.73, Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.20, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.46
\nHeat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.06, Julian Wilson (AUS) 17.77, Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.50<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 3 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.50 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 12.97
\nHeat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.50 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 13.10
\nHeat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 10.27 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 9.57
\nHeat 4: Heitor Alves (BRA) 11.63 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 11.43
\nHeat 5: Josh Kerr (AUS) 12.33 def. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 11.83
\nHeat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.64 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 12.93
\nHeat 7: Owen Wright (AUS) 17.84 def. John Florence (HAW) 17.13
\nHeat 8: Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.13 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 8.17
\nHeat 9: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 15.80 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 10.40
\nHeat 10: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.00 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 16.80
\nHeat 11: Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.23 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 9.00
\nHeat 12: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.93 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 13.17<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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