{"id":43371,"date":"2013-09-18T14:49:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T21:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=43371"},"modified":"2013-09-20T07:53:14","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T14:53:14","slug":"43371","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=43371","title":{"rendered":"Taj Burrow Takes The Hurley Pro At Trestles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How’s this for johnny-on-the-spot reporting? Apparently, Taj Burrow<\/strong> won the 2013 Hurley Pro<\/strong><\/a> at Trestles over Julian Wilson<\/strong> on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, in what was described as two to four foot surf. And that’s nice because Burrow been runner up there twice and he wanted a win. Boy is he stoked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier,\u201d Burrow said. \u201cI really put so much effort in to this event and it just feels so incredible when it unfolds and goes your way. I felt like the good waves came my way and I was just in the zone. I was hoping to get things snowballing and I never felt like I put together my best surfing. I was just finding my feet more and more each heat. My board kept getting better and better and it felt great towards the end. That\u2019s how you want to win an event, peak at the right time. I knew Julian (Wilson) would be tough. Even if I saw a wedged out close out I would have taken it if I had priority because I know what he can do. I surfed as smart as I possibly could. I thought I made a couple of errors, but they ended up playing out.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Julian would have rather won it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great result and I would have rather gone one better,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cIt was pretty tricky out there and I made too many mistakes and wasn\u2019t in rhythm. Strategy was really important, but also, I want to go big and I wasn\u2019t looking for the perfect wave. I thought I could do something big on something that wasn\u2019t that perfect. Overall, it\u2019s a good result and I had a good day. I want to keep moving up and win the next one.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the official word from the ASP, including results and (Mick Fanning<\/b> on top of the ASP rankings) follow the jump.
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\nLOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, CA (Wednesday, September 18, 2013) – Taj Burrow (AUS), 35, has won the Hurley Pro at Trestles in a hard-fought Final over fellow Australian Julian Wilson (AUS), 24, in two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Lower Trestles.
\nStop No. 7 of 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Hurley Pro at Trestles victory marks Burrow\u2019s first ASP WCT win this season and 12th of his career.<\/p>\n

Burrow\u2019s win would come at the hands of an action packed match up, with the two Australians delivering a series of exciting exchanges in the high-scoring final. While Wilson would put together multiple combinations on the Lowers rights, Burrow\u2019s high-scores were found via both a powerful backhand attack on a wedging left and a lengthy righthand runner.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier,\u201d Burrow said. \u201cI really put so much effort in to this event and it just feels so incredible when it unfolds and goes your way. I felt like the good waves came my way and I was just in the zone. I was hoping to get things snowballing and I never felt like I put together my best surfing. I was just finding my feet more and more each heat. My board kept getting better and better and it felt great towards the end. That\u2019s how you want to win an event, peak at the right time. I knew Julian (Wilson) would be tough. Even if I saw a wedged out close out I would have taken it if I had priority because I know what he can do. I surfed as smart as I possibly could. I thought I made a couple of errors, but they ended up playing out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burrow\u2019s win at the Hurley Pro at Trestles marks his third career Final at the venue and the progressive natural-footer was elated to take out a win after two career runner-up finishes at Lowers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels so good to tick this one off the list, I really wanted it more than any,\u201d Burrow said. \u201cI\u2019ve had two second places and one really close one with Kelly (Slater) that I lost in the last minute. That one tore me up for a long time. I just couldn\u2019t be happier that I got it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burrow\u2019s Hurley Pro at Trestles victory puts him at No. 4 on the ASP WCT.<\/p>\n

Julian Wilson was electric throughout the entirety of the Hurley Pro at Trestles, launching massive aerials and fully-committed turns on both the lefts and rights of Lowers while posting some of the highest scores of competition. Wilson would get off to an early lead in the Hurley Pro at Trestles Final, but was unable to put a stop to Burrow\u2019s efforts, finishing runner-up overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great result and I would have rather gone one better,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cIt was pretty tricky out there and I made too many mistakes and wasn\u2019t in rhythm. Strategy was really important, but also, I want to go big and I wasn\u2019t looking for the perfect wave. I thought I could do something big on something that wasn\u2019t that perfect. Overall, it\u2019s a good result and I had a good day. I want to keep moving up and win the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson\u2019s runner-up finish moves him to No. 7 on the ASP WCT.<\/p>\n

Jordy Smith (ZAF), 25, was a standout at the Hurley Pro at Trestles, consistently posting high scores while advancing to the Semifinals. The powerful South African was unable to put a stop to a rampaging Taj Burrow in the Semifinals, however, finishing equal 3rd overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cTB (Taj Burrow) got that first one and that set him up for the rest of the heat,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI felt like I didn\u2019t have to do much to get the big scores. All I needed was an opportunity, but I surfed my best and maybe over-surfed some waves. I did the best I could and I\u2019m happy with my performance. It would have been nice to make the Final, but all around it was a good contest and I\u2019m really frothing for France.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michel Bourez (PYF), 27, was lethal on the lefts and rights of Lower Trestles, unloading his signature power game en route to the Semifinals. The Tahitian would earn the day\u2019s high heat total of 17.90 in the Quarterfinals, but was unable to find a rhythm in his Semifinals clash against Julian Wilson despite a valiant effort and would finish equal 3rd.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really small and hard for me to pick the right waves and I was going too slow,\u201d Bourez said. \u201cWith the tide changing, it was hard to figure out because it changed so much after my Quarterfinal. Julian (Wilson) played a really good game. He started strong and kept waiting for the best ones. That was the only thing to do I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

With 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 41, finishing equal 13th at the Hurley Pro at Trestles, two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, has taken over poll position on the 2013 ASP World Title Race via his 9th place finish. While Fanning\u2019s Round 5 exit marks his poorest result of 2013, he\u2019s looking to reset for a strong finish entering the final leg of the ASP WCT season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came up a bit short in my heat yesterday and then I just made one mistake at the start of the heat and Travis (Logie) got that 8 and there wasn\u2019t anything to fight back,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cSometimes that happens. For me, to be bettering results, I had to get a 3rd and it was still a lot of work to do, but it would have been good to get more of a lead. This is my first throwaway for the year and it might be a good time to reset and refocus moving in to these last few events. Going in to these last three events, you want to win events and I\u2019m just going to throw everything at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For highlights of the Hurley Pro at Trestles log on to www.thehurleypro.com.<\/p>\n

The next stop on the 2013 ASP WCT will be the Quiksilver Pro France, which holds a waiting period from September 26 through October 6, 2013.<\/p>\n

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

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES FINAL RESULT:
\n1 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.07
\n2 – Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.97<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
\nSF 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.83 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.10
\nSF 2: Julian Wilson (AUS) 17.40 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.43<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
\nQF 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.67 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 12.33
\nQF 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.93 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 13.70
\nQF 3: Michel Bourez (PYF) 17.90 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 14.00
\nQF 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.64 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.04<\/p>\n

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 5 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1: Kai Otton (AUS) 11.50 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 8.83
\nHeat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.60 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.47
\nHeat 3: Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.23 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.74
\nHeat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) 14.10 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.93<\/p>\n

CURRENT ASP WCT TOP 10:
\n1 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 41,900 points
\n2 – Kelly Slater (USA) 40,700 points
\n3 – Jordy Smith (ZAF) 35,700 points
\n4 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 35,400 points
\n5 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 32,450 points
\n6 – Josh Kerr (AUS) 29,600 points
\n7 – Julian Wilson (AUS) 28,850 points
\n8 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 27,500 points
\n9 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 27,200 points
\n10 – Michel Bourez (PYF) 26,500 points
\n10 – Nat Young (USA) 26,500 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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