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Ok, let’s see if we can get all this Pro France<\/strong> surfing event news right. Here goes: Hawaii’s Keanu Asing<\/strong> won his first championship tour event, by defeating Gabriel Medina<\/strong> in the men’s final. Carissa Moore<\/strong> defeated Tyler Wright<\/strong> on the women’s side, however, Wright’s second place finish means she her first world title clinched.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot has gone into this, a lot of hours and a lot of moments,\u201d said Wright. \u201cThere are a lot of reasons why I set out the win this World Title this year and a lot of reasons that I did not mention to the public. Last year was such a hectic year — I lost an uncle and this was the last event that he ever saw me compete in. A lot of emotional moments, but pretty much from that moment I promised him that I would win a World Title and I did.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Oh, and 2 John Florence<\/strong> is still in the lead on the men’s world tour. For the rest of the details, please follow the jump. Tyler Wright (AUS) clinches her first World Title<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n SEIGNOSSE\/HOSSEGOR\/CAPBRETON, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine \/ France (Wednesday, October 12, 2016) – Keanu Asing (HAW) and Carissa Moore (HAW) have claimed victory this afternoon, winning the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro France respectively.<\/p>\n Stop No. 9 on the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) came to a thrilling conclusion today and also saw Tyler Wright (AUS), 22, claim the 2016 WSL Women\u2019s Title, after her closest rival Courtney Conlogue (USA), 24, was eliminated in the Semifinals.<\/p>\n An elite tour competitor since 2011, Wright\u2019s clinching of her maiden world surfing crown today comes after an emotional year with her family and four elite Championship Tour wins this season.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot has gone into this, a lot of hours and a lot of moments,\u201d said Wright. \u201cThere are a lot of reasons why I set out the win this World Title this year and a lot of reasons that I did not mention to the public. Last year was such a hectic year — I lost an uncle and this was the last event that he ever saw me compete in. A lot of emotional moments, but pretty much from that moment I promised him that I would win a World Title and I did. It\u2019s in his honor and my brother\u2019s honor and my whole entire family and the community I come from. So many things happened this year and my personal life hasn\u2019t been easy. Owen and my family and my mom — I just love them so much and to be able to do it for them is very special.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always known I could do this and this year I was ready,\u201d continued Wright. \u201cA massive congrats to Courtney (Conlogue). I\u2019ve been in her position twice now and I know what it\u2019s like. I love her, I love the way she competes and she\u2019s such a strong competitor. A big thank you to everyone that\u2019s come before me and paved the way. Carissa (Moore) is a huge inspiration — she\u2019s the progressor of this sport so to be in final with her was really special. Thank you to her!\u201d<\/p>\n The win today for three-time WSL Champion Moore is her first ever CT victory in France and her first of the 2016 season. Moore remains in third place on the Jeep Leaderboard heading into the final event of the year in Maui.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so stoked, it\u2019s been an incredible day, I\u2019m so happy for Tyler (Wright) and Courtney (Conlogue), they\u2019ve had an incredible race until France and it was nice to share the final with Tyler,\u201d Moore stated. \u201cI\u2019m over the moon to see Keanu (Asing) in the final, he\u2019s such a good human, he wears his heart on the sleeves and we\u2019ve been friends since we were little. I actually have to thank him for pushing me to be where I am today. I want to thank my family and everyone at home for staying up countless nights.\u201d<\/p>\n The Final of the the Roxy Pro France saw Moore take on newly crowned World Champion Wright. Moore, who has stood out throughout the entire event, wasted no time to post an authoritative 7.33 to take an early lead and fired again with a near-perfect 9.03 to put the Australian in a combination situation. With time winding down, Wright was not able to turn in the scores to defeat Moore. The two World Champions have previously matched up seventeen times, and this win marks Moore\u2019s twelfth victory over Wright.<\/p>\n World No. 2 Courtney Conlogue\u2019s (USA) campaign for a maiden WSL Title was halted by eventual winner Moore in their Semifinal bout, as the Hawaiian asserted her dominance and set out to destroy every wave that came by. Conlogue battled for a comeback but wasn\u2019t able to find the opportunity to better Moore, who held her off with an excellent 8.90 to put her in a combination with less than five minutes remaining. Conlogue answered quickly for her best score and was left with three minutes to hunt down an 8.01. The American gave her all on a final wave and left the water to await the score, which wasn\u2019t enough and she finishes in Equal 3rd.<\/p>\n \u201cThat last heat was definitely really tough,\u201d Conlogue said. \u201cI gave it my all but Carissa\u2019s (Moore) been on point this whole event. Huge congrats to Tyler (Wright). She\u2019s had a very consistent season with her winning the title, and I\u2019m very happy for her. You have to pick yourself up and keep moving forward. Obviously I\u2019m really looking forward to Honolua — we still have one event left. Now I just get to have fun for the rest of the season and regroup to 2017. The next step is the World Title and I\u2019m one step closer being No. 2.\u201d<\/p>\n In the opening Semifinal Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) was eliminated by Wright in a rematch of last year\u2019s Roxy Pro Final. The young Hawaiian couldn\u2019t match Wright\u2019s flow and radical attack on the long lefts of Guardians and finishes the event in Equal 3rd place. Stopped in the Semifinals for the third time this season, the former Rookie of the Year adds another amazing result to her 2016 campaign and will stay in 4th on the Jeep Leaderboard.<\/p>\n On the men’s side Asing took down defending event winner and 2014 WSL Champion Gabriel Medina (BRA) in the Quiksilver Pro France Final to claim his maiden Championship Tour win and leap up thirteen places to 21st on the Jeep Leaderboard.<\/p>\n Caption: Keanu Asing (HAW) won his first CT victory today at the Quiksilver Pro France after taking down defending event winner Gabriel Medina (BRA) in the Final and Jeep Frontrunner John John Florence (HAW) in the Semifinals. \u201cI\u2019m stoked and this is a dream come true,\u201d said Asing. \u201cThe work\u2019s not done yet but I hope I did something good for John (Florence) maybe and helped him with the title race. I\u2019m over the moon — it\u2019s so surreal. I\u2019m super happy and I feel like I\u2019m dreaming right now. I\u2019m stoked to see my other Hawaiian competitor and childhood friend, Carissa (Moore), also win. I\u2019ve never even made a QS (Qualifying Series) final so this is crazy. Having all my friends on the beach is even more ridiculously unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEvery time I put on a jersey it\u2019s to do one thing and that\u2019s to win,\u201d continued Asing. \u201cThe last time I won a contest is probably when I was a junior so it\u2019s crazy to come here and win my first CT event. Competing with Kolohe (Andino), and John and Gabby (Medina) and all these guys is unbelievable. The competitive spirit that we all have and share is over the moon and really pushes me hard.\u201d<\/p>\n The young Hawaiian unleashed forceful backhand maneuvers to put pressure on the Brazilian powerhouse. With five minutes left, Asing put Medina in a combination situation to challenge Medina to turn in two new scores. A 5.90 on Medina\u2019s eleventh exchange bettered his situation, only requiring an 8.04 to counter. An interference penalty called on Medina in the last minute disqualified one of his wave scores, solidifying Asing\u2019s win.<\/p>\n \u201cI love France — it\u2019s been a good place for me,\u201d said Medina. \u201cI\u2019m happy with second, I would be more happy if I won but I think second is good. It\u2019s been a good warm up for Portugal. Congrats to Carissa (Moore) and Keanu (Asing). I know the feeling to win your first event so I think he\u2019s really happy right now. They both deserve it and of course Tyler (Wright). I feel very proud of her and I know Owen (Wright) must be very proud too. It feels good to be closer to John John (Florence) so — never give up!\u201d<\/p>\n The all-Hawaiian Semifinal matchup witnessed a heated battle between John John Florence (HAW) and eventual winner Asing. With an opportunity to strengthen his World Title campaign for Florence, and requalification on the line for Asing, both surfers charged through the heat with excellent rides. Asing barely edged out Florence by 0.87 with his 16.94 combined heat score. Florence\u2019s run in France will end with an Equal 3rd place finish and while the Hawaiian keeps retains pole position on the Jeep Leaderboard, the gap has now shrunk to only 2,700 points between him and Medina.<\/p>\n Kolohe Andino (USA) couldn\u2019t quite rival Medina\u2019s flair on the lefts of Guardians, and despite excellent efforts on multiple waves, ended his Semifinal in a combination situation. Currently in his best season amongst the Elite Top 34, the Californian claims an Equal 3rd place and the allocated 6,500 ranking points to move up to 5th on the Jeep Leaderboard.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m stoked, I think I\u2019m fifth now and I hope I can stay up over that range for a good seeding next year,\u201d Andino said. \u201cI definitely would have liked to have won an event, but two more left so I\u2019ll see what I can do. Surfing is a unique sport, I think the final day has got to be your day, today\u2019s was Keanu (Asing). I felt like I was surfing my best but I had a hard time finding good waves through that heat. I\u2019ve never really done well at Pipe so this year I want to prove to myself that I can, so that if next year I\u2019m in the title race I\u2019ll be able to bank off that.\u201d<\/p>\n The next stop on the 2016 Samsung Galaxy WSL Championship Tour for the men will be the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal from October 18 – 29, 2016 while the women will culminate their season with the Maui Women\u2019s Pro from November 23 – December 5, 2016.<\/p>\n Highlights from the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro France will be available at worldsurfleague.com and via the WSL app.<\/p>\n TYLER WRIGHT 2016 SAMSUNG GALAXY WSL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR RESULTS: TYLER WRIGHT CAREER RANKINGS: ROXY PRO FRANCE FINAL RESULTS: ROXY PRO FRANCE SEMIFINAL RESULTS: QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE FINAL RESULTS: QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE SEMIFINAL RESULTS: WSL Women\u2019s Top 5 (after Roxy Pro France): WSL Men\u2019s Top 5 (after Quiksilver Pro France): Ok, let’s see if we can get all this Pro France surfing event news right. Here goes: Hawaii’s Keanu Asing won his first championship tour event, by defeating Gabriel Medina in the men’s final. Carissa Moore defeated Tyler Wright on the women’s side, however, Wright’s second place finish means she her first world title clinched. 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\nImage: \u00a9 WSL \/ Poullenot<\/p>\n
\nRoxy Pro Gold Coast: WINNER
\nRip Curl Pro Bells Beach: 5th
\nDrug Aware Margaret River Pro: WINNER
\nOi Women\u2019s Rio Pro: WINNER
\nFiji Women\u2019s Pro: 13th
\nVans US Open of Surfing: 3rd
\nSwatch Women\u2019s Pro: WINNER
\nCascais Women\u2019s Pro: 2nd
\nRoxy Pro France: 2nd
\nMaui Women\u2019s Pro: TBD<\/p>\n
\n2016: 1st
\n2015: 5th
\n2014: 2nd
\n2013: 2nd
\n2012: 4th
\n2011: 4th<\/p>\n
\n1- Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.63
\n2- Tyler Wright (AUS) 9.83<\/p>\n
\nSF 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.40 def. Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) 14.16
\nSF 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.90 def. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 15.67<\/p>\n
\n1- Keanu Asing (HAW) 13.94
\n2- Gabriel Medina (BRA) 7.00<\/p>\n
\nSF 1: Keanu Asing (HAW) 16.94 def. John John Florence (HAW) 16.07
\nSF 2: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 17.83 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 15.03<\/p>\n
\n1. Tyler Wright (AUS) 67,700
\n2. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 59,400
\n3. Carissa Moore (HAW) 54,400
\n4. Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) 48,400
\n5. Johanne Defay (FRA) 43,650<\/p>\n
\n1. John John Florence (HAW) 48,150
\n2. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 45,450
\n3. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 38,250
\n4. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 35,700
\n5. Kolohe Andino (USA) 32,150<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"