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The 2012 Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles<\/a><\/strong> kicked off today (September 16, 2012) with a pretty strong onshore breeze and two- to four-foot waves. By the afternoon, the wind dropped off, the sun blazed, and Yadin Nicol<\/strong> took down the high score of the day with a 17.57 including the day’s highest single wave score of 9.3.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve won a Round 1 heat this year so it feels good,\u201d Nicol said. \u201cThe waves are really fun and I\u2019m just stoked to finally get on an open face. I started off pretty shaky, I slipped on that very first wave. I had a section on that next wave and thought I\u2019d do a little air and Owen (Wright) can get 8s and 9s in his sleep so on that last wave and I was just lucky to get it. This year hasn\u2019t really been too kind to me and it was fun out there.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To watch any and\/or all of the heats from today’s action click here for the Hurley Pro DVR<\/a><\/strong>. The surf is supposed to back off tomorrow, but no decision will be announced until tomorrow morning at 9 AM. Follow the jump for the official word from the ASP and complete results from Round 1.LOWER TRESTLES, California\/USA (Sunday, September 16, 2012) – The 2012 Hurley Pro at Trestles kicked off competition today in two-to-four foot (1 metro) waves at the iconic high-performance venue of Lower Trestles, bearing witness to a sensational day of surfing as the ASP Top 34 completed the opening round of competition.
\nStop No. 6 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Hurley Pro at Trestles marks a proven crucial stop in season, with the event victor ultimately winning the ASP World Title the past four years.<\/p>\n

Kelly Slater (USA), 40, reigning 11-time ASP World Champion and defending five-time Hurley Pro at Trestles winner, built momentum throughout his opening heat to advance directly to Round 3 over fellow veterans Tiago Pires (PRT), 32, and Taylor Knox (USA), 40. Admittedly, Slater has been spending less time in the water lately, but showed no signs of fatigue in his dominant Round 1 performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got to be honest, I\u2019m not surprised it was a slow one because I had Taylor Knox in my heat,\u201d Slater said. \u201cHe\u2019s had the most restarts ever at Trestles before for some reason. I wanted to win that first one because I haven\u2019t been surfing that much lately. I surfed all day yesterday and I\u2019m kind of tired today. The last few weeks I haven\u2019t surfed a whole lot and I\u2019m trying to figure out new boards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Current No. 4 on the ASP WCT rankings, Slater spent the day yesterday honing in new equipment, opting for a four-fin setup in Round 1 despite historically having little success on similar equipment at Trestles in the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking for whatever everyone else is \u2013 just a fresh feeling and something that feels natural under your feet,\u201d Slater said. \u201cI love the four-fins, but generally they don\u2019t work that well at Lowers for me. I don\u2019t know why that is, they tend to work better in hollower waves for me, but I rode a quad yesterday and it felt good so I\u2019m sticking with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, two-time ASP World Champion and ASP WCT frontrunner, unloaded his renowned forehand attack on the long right-handers of Lower Trestles today to secure a Round 1 win. While the Australian has been in deadly form this season, the Gold Coast native admitted the battle for the No. 1 position is only just heating up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe race is really tight,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cWith everyone counting a few good results and in a really good rhythm at the moment, Joel (Parkinson), Kelly (Slater), John John (Florence), Taj (Burrow), you\u2019ve got to just keep trying and just keep plugging away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fanning, a former Hurley Pro at Trestles winner (2009), admitted several surfers in this draw (ranging from veterans to rookies) will be tough to contend with at Lowers, but feels equally comfortable in the lineup himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to just look at track records and Kelly (Slater) is probably the gnarliest guy, he just knows the wave so well,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cThen there are guys like John John (Florence) and Kolohe (Andino) lives here and surfs amazing out here, so those are probably the main guys I look out for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, into his first full year on tour, took out a hard-fought heat that saw a series of tight paddle battles against veteran C.J. Hobgood (USA), 33. Medina was trailing Hobgood in the final minute of the bout, but launched a massive backside air-reverse to earn an excellent 8-point ride and advance directly into Round 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a hard heat,\u201d Medina said. \u201cI got a couple of waves, but it was kind of hard to find the good ones. I\u2019m just stoked to make it because it was a hard heat against C.J. (Hobgood), he got a couple of rights and got two 8s. I knew I needed to go big and I got the last wave and decided to go for the air and I made it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medina, who was one of only two goofy-footers to win today, was also victorious at April\u2019s ASP Prime Nike Lowers Pro and is a strong favorite at Lower Trestles this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cLowers is always like this with rights and lefts and it\u2019s pretty perfect,\u201d Medina said. \u201cI prefer the left because it lets me do my airs on the first section and I can finish with another one and the rights, I can do 8 turns on the same wave, it\u2019s just that kind of wave.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yadin Nicol (AUS), 27, 2012 ASP WCT rookie, opened his Round 1 affair in lethal form and unleashed a progressive repertoire, amassing the day\u2019s highest scores including a 9.30 single wave and a 17.57 out of 20 heat total to solidify the victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve won a Round 1 heat this year so it feels good,\u201d Nicol said. \u201cThe waves are really fun and I\u2019m just stoked to finally get on an open face. I started off pretty shaky, I slipped on that very first wave. I had a section on that next wave and thought I\u2019d do a little air and Owen (Wright) can get 8s and 9s in his sleep so on that last wave and I was just lucky to get it. This year hasn\u2019t really been too kind to me and it was fun out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicol, who missed the Hurley Pro at Trestles due to injury last season, was elated to be back in the high-performance lineup of Lower Trestles in his first appearance at the event as an official ASP Top 34 member.
\n\u201cIt feels good to be here,\u201d Nicol said. \u201cThis is definitely one of the more fun stops on tour and it\u2019s such a playful wave. I just have a lot of fun in Southern California in these kinds of waves and it just feels good to be in this contest for real.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dusty Payne (HAW), 24, took out his first heat victory of the year, following his return to competition after a severe knee injury sidelined him until Tahiti last month. The Maui talent was another ASP Top 34 member to showcase his variety on the walls of Lowers, combining effortless rotations, snaps and carves to move directly to Round 3 over veteran Kai Otton (AUS), 32, and current ASP World No. 3 John John Florence (HAW), 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt always feels good winning that heat for some reason,\u201d Payne said. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way to start the event and I\u2019m just happy to be back in the water and competing with everybody and having a good time. I went to Tahiti and I had only been surfing for a week and wasn\u2019t surfing how I could. It feels good to just be back in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

When competition resumes, up first will be Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, against wildcard Conner Coffin (USA), 19, in the opening heat of Round 2.<\/p>\n

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7:30am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.
\nSurfline, official forecasters for the Hurley Pro at Trestles, are calling for: The surf to temporarily fade tomorrow before a medium-size South swell comes through strongest Wednesday and into Thursday, with long-period forerunners beginning to build Tuesday afternoon. Smaller, fading surf will take over for the last couple days of the waiting period. Conditions Monday through Friday look generally favorable with light morning wind and light to moderate onshore flow in the afternoons.<\/p>\n

The Hurley Pro at Trestles holds a waiting period from September 16 through 22 and is webcast LIVE via www.hurley.com\/hurleypro<\/p>\n

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

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 1 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.30, Jadson Andre (BRA) 11.10, Brett Simpson (USA) 7.94
\nHeat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.00, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 12.57, Alejo Muniz (BRA) 7.37
\nHeat 3: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.66, Tiago Pires (PRT) 10.90, Taylor Knox (USA) 8.10
\nHeat 4: Dusty Payne (USA) 12.47, Kai Otton (AUS) 12.00, John John Florence (HAW) 9.00
\nHeat 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.16, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.87, Evan Geiselman (USA) 12.50
\nHeat 6: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.60, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 14.60, Conner Coffin (USA) 12.16
\nHeat 7: Yadin Nicol (AUS) 17.57, Owen Wright (AUS) 17.17, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 11.67
\nHeat 8: Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.20, Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.63, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 8.00
\nHeat 9: Michel Bourez (PYF) 16.20, Kolohe Andino (AUS) 13.30, Jeremy Flores (PYF) 12.70
\nHeat 10: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 16.50, Adam Melling (AUS) 13.57, Julian Wilson (AUS) 9.66
\nHeat 11: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 16.30, Travis Logie (ZAF) 15.87, Heitor Alves (BRA) 13.83<\/p>\n

UPCOMING HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
\nHeat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Conner Coffin (USA)
\nHeat 2: John John Florence (HAW) vs. Evan Geiselman (USA)
\nHeat 3: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Taylor Knox (USA)
\nHeat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
\nHeat 5: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Jadson Andre (BRA)
\nHeat 6: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
\nHeat 7: Heitor Alves (BRA) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA)
\nHeat 8: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)
\nHeat 9: Miguel Pupo (BRA) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
\nHeat 10: Brett Simpson (USA) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
\nHeat 11: Alejo Muniz (BRA) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
\nHeat 12: Tiago Pires (PRT) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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