{"id":25398,"date":"2011-09-21T16:53:20","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T23:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=25398"},"modified":"2011-09-21T20:55:32","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T03:55:32","slug":"kelly-slater-his-new-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=25398","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Slater & His New Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n(<\/strong>Click here for the entire Hurley Pro Trestles photo gallery<\/a><\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2011 Hurley Pro Trestles<\/a><\/strong> final between ten time world champion Kelly Slater<\/strong> and Quik Pro New York<\/a><\/strong> champ Owen Wright<\/strong> was a stunning reminder of just how perfect, tactical, competition surfing can be mind-numbingly dull. Neither surfer would want to hear it, but watching Slater and Wright surf in a lull-filled final on Wednesday (after seeing them duel at Teahupoo and Long Beach) was a lot like watching grand masters play chess.<\/p>\n

The Hurley Pro final was calm, calculated, and free of any major mistakes. Neither Slater nor Wright seemed to want to risk losing, so they played it cool. Consequently, both surfed a nearly perfect heat and we almost fell asleep. As the clock wound down Slater took a wave in and came up the beach under his own power as the entire crowd waited for the judges final word. After a contest hold it was announced that Slater had won by .76 of a point.<\/p>\n

Slater complemented Wright’s surfing on the podium:<\/p>\n

\u201cOwen (Wright) is tough and he\u2019s been surfing great,\u201d Slater said. \u201cThere really are no weak points to his surfing and he\u2019s going to be a standout in every spot. A lot of the guys tried to get him this week and I got lucky in that last exchange. I was taking the first wave of the set under his priority and once I got priority I wanted to wait. It almost looked like there wasn\u2019t a wave after Owen\u2019s. It\u2019s been fun surfing against Owen and surfing Lowers. It\u2019s been a great week and thanks everyone for the crazy support, it\u2019s been wonderful.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The two best heats of finals day were Slater’s quarterfinal match-up against Josh Kerr<\/strong> in which Kelly surfed like a hungry grom with superhero skills, and Owen Wright<\/strong> and Julian Wilson<\/strong>‘s interference showdown in the semifinal 2. We’ve watched that wave several times and we’re still not sure that the judges made the right call.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch both heats on Hurley On Demand<\/a><\/strong>, here for our photo gallery<\/a><\/strong>, or follow the jump for the official word from the ASP.Slater Defeats Wright in Historic Final to Win Hurley Pro at Trestles<\/p>\n

LOWER TRESTLES, California \/ USA (Wednesday, September 21, 2011) \u2013 Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has won his fifth Hurley Pro at Trestles title, defeating Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in a hard-fought-Final with the iconic Floridian overtaking the young Australian in a last-minute exchange with a final score of 17.50 to 16.74.<\/p>\n

Slater and Wright\u2019s third consecutive Final bout marks a first in ASP history, as no two competitors have faced off in three successive ASP Dream Tour Finals – a noteworthy statistic in sparking this new rivalry in the battle for the ASP World Title.<\/p>\n

Slater roared to life on the Final day, unloading the highest heat-total of competition, 18.40 out of 20 in the Semifinals, and maintained his lethal form throughout the day\u2019s entirety with a consistent display of new-school airs and patented carves to clinch his unprecedented 48th elite ASP World Tour victory and third of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cOwen (Wright) is tough and he\u2019s been surfing great,\u201d Slater said. \u201cThere really are no weak points to his surfing and he\u2019s going to be a standout in every spot. A lot of the guys tried to get him this week and I got lucky in that last exchange. I was taking the first wave of the set under his priority and once I got priority I wanted to wait. It almost looked like there wasn\u2019t a wave after Owen\u2019s. It\u2019s been fun surfing against Owen and surfing Lowers. It\u2019s been a great week and thanks everyone for the crazy support, it\u2019s been wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wright, current No. 2 on the ASP World Title rankings, has continued to build momentum throughout his sophomore year amongst the ASP Top 34 and dispatched of a rampaging Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, and rookie prodigy Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, en route to his rematch against Slater, but was unable to solidify the victory over the veteran in the Final.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been enjoying the rivalry,\u201d Wright said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had some great heats and the last three finals have been great. I\u2019m glad the sets came through at the end. It was a bit of a dud final but I\u2019m glad that last exchange came though at the end. It made it exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, was a standout throughout the Hurley Pro at Trestles, earning the highest single-wave score of 9.80 as well as the second-highest heat-total of 18.23 in his Quarterfinals win over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, and consistently unloaded some of the most progressive maneuvers of the contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a bit of fire after yesterday, not against Joel (Parkinson), but just to show that I could beat him,\u201d Wilson said after his Quarterfinal win. \u201cI\u2019ve dreamed about surfing against Joel and Mick (Fanning) my whole life and yesterday gave me a lot of confidence to go against him today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The young Australian got off to a slow start in his Semifinals matchup versus Owen Wright after an interference and was unable to rebound, finishing equal 3rd overall. Wilson now sits at No. 11 on the ASP World Title Rankings.<\/p>\n

Heitor Alves (BRA), 29, who finished equal 5th in New York, continued his giant killing spree at the Hurley Pro Trestles, defeating ASP World Title campaigners Taj Burrow (AUS), 33, and Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, before falling to Slater in the Semifinals to earn his career best result of an equal 3rd place finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks God for everything in my life,\u201d Alves said. \u201cThis is a good result for me. Adriano is a good surfer, he rips this wave and surfs very well. This is a great event for me and I enjoy this wave.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alves\u2019 performance moves him from No. 20 to 14 on the ASP World Title Rankings.<\/p>\n

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

The next stop on the 2011 ASP World Title season will be the Quiksilver Pro France from October 4 – 13, 2011.<\/p>\n

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

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES FINAL RESULT:
\n1 \u2013 Kelly Slater (USA) 17.50
\n2 \u2013 Owen Wright (AUS) 16.74<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
\nSF 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.40 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 16.57
\nSF 2: Owen Wright (AUS) 14.74 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.04<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
\nQF 1: Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.77 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.50
\nQF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.60 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 11.07
\nQF 3: Owen Wright (AUS) 15.67 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.67
\nQF 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 18.23 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.93<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 5 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1: Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.74 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 9.80
\nHeat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.27 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.97
\nHeat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.23 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.27
\nHeat 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.67 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.37<\/p>\n

Current Top 10 on the ASP WORLD TITLE RANKINGS AFTER HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES:
\n1 \u2013 Kelly Slater (USA) 44,950 pts.
\n2 \u2013 Owen Wright (AUS) 39,900
\n3 \u2013 Joel Parkinson (AUS) 35,400
\n4 \u2013 Adriano de Souza (BRA)31950
\n5 \u2013 Josh Kerr (AUS)30,800
\n6 \u2013 Taj Burrow (AUS) 29,250
\n7 \u2013 Mick Fanning (AUS)28,200
\n8 \u2013 Jordy Smith (ZAF)27,500
\n9 \u2013 Jeremy Flores (FRA)23,700
\n10 \u2013 Michel Bourez (PYF) 22,250<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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