{"id":44460,"date":"2013-12-14T18:59:20","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T02:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=44460"},"modified":"2013-12-16T09:46:01","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T17:46:01","slug":"mick-fanning-soldiers-into-3-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=44460","title":{"rendered":"Mick Fanning Soldiers Into 3 Land"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

It took the mind and body of a warrior and several last minute heat-saving waves, but Mick Fanning<\/strong> marched on through to claim his third ASP World Title on Saturday December 14, 2013 by making it to the semi-finals over Yadin Nicol<\/strong> in the quarter finals of the Billabong Pipe Masters In Memory of Andy Irons<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world title is something that takes a whole year, but sometimes it can feel like it boils down to the final day and the final heats,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cI\u2019m sure I gave my wife Karissa and my mum enough stress today to last a lifetime. I was never worried myself now that I think of it. I knew what I needed to do and if the opportunity came, I knew I could do it. That opportunity came in both heats today. It\u2019s an incredible feeling. I\u2019ve been having fun all year and to clinch on a day like this at Pipeline makes it that much more special.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When asked how he felt about winning his third world title and the hunt for Kelly Slater’s <\/strong>11 title record, Fanning shrugged, laughed and said, “I don’t know. I was happy with one.” For the official word from the ASP follow the jump.BANZAI PIPELINE, Oahu\/Hawaii (Saturday, December 14, 2013) -Mick Fanning (AUS), 32, has claimed his third ASP World Title today in epic conditions at the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons.<\/p>\n

The final event of the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) season, the Billabong Pipe Masters is culminating today in solid 10 to 15 foot (three-to-five metro) waves at the infamous Banzai Pipeline and Fanning\u2019s last-minute heroics in both Round 5 against C.J. Hobgood (USA), 34, and the Quarterfinals against Yadin Nicol (AUS), 28, has sealed his campaign for this year\u2019s world surfing crown over an rampaging Kelly Slater (USA), 41.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy,\u201d Fanning said of his morning Round 5 bout with Hobgood. \u201cIf you want to win a world title, you have to put it all on the line. I basically got flogged for 28 minutes of that heat before that gem came through. I heard from all the boys whistling on the beach and I knew it was going to be a good one when it came in. I got a roll in off of second reef and it set up for a really good section on first reef. Came through at the right time and that was definitely a magic moment for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drawing compatriot Nicol in the Quarterfinals, Fanning once again found himself at a disadvantage early in the heat with his West Australian opponent racking up a number of high scores on his backhand at Pipeline. Needing an excellent score in the dying moments of the heat, Fanning dropped into on a second reef set, setting up for a tremendously deep backhand barrel before being spat out into the channel. With throngs of fans and media swarming him on the beach, Fanning awaited judgment of his final wave \u2013 a 9.70 out of a possible 10 for the heat win and the 2013 ASP World Title.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world title is something that takes a whole year, but sometimes it can feel like it boils down to the final day and the final heats,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cI\u2019m sure I gave my wife Karissa and my mum enough stress today to last a lifetime. I was never worried myself now that I think of it. I knew what I needed to do and if the opportunity came, I knew I could do it. That opportunity came in both heats today. It\u2019s an incredible feeling. I\u2019ve been having fun all year and to clinch on a day like this at Pipeline makes it that much more special.\u201d<\/p>\n

MICK FANNING 2013 ASP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR RESULTS:
\nQuiksilver Pro Gold Coast: Equal 3rd
\nRip Curl Pro Bells Beach: Equal 5th
\nBillabong Rio Pro: Equal 3rd
\nVolcom Fiji Pro: Runner-Up
\nOakley Pro Bali: Equal 5th
\nBillabong Pro Tahiti: Equal 3rd
\nHurley Pro at Trestles: Equal 9th
\nQuiksilver Pro France: WINNER
\nRip Curl Pro Portugal: Equal 5th
\nBillabong Pipeline Masters: TBD<\/p>\n

Slater followed up Fanning\u2019s clinching of the 2013 ASP World Title with a clinic in his Quarterfinals against Sebastian Zietz (HAW), 25, and was congratulatory of his Australian title opponent post-heat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited for Mick (Fanning) \u2013 it was an exciting finish,\u201d Slater said. \u201cMick has been focused all year. It\u2019s hard for me to pinpoint exactly where my year didn\u2019t stack up. I got hurt in Tahiti and probably should have rehabbed more before Trestles. I didn\u2019t surf very well through Europe. A world title is a yearlong thing. It was a great year for surfing and I\u2019m excited we get to wrap up in great waves at Pipeline.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Billabong Pipe Masters will be webcast LIVE via vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com<\/p>\n

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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