{"id":22993,"date":"2011-05-03T17:59:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T00:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=22993"},"modified":"2011-05-04T07:50:59","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T14:50:59","slug":"nike-6-0-lowers-pro-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=22993","title":{"rendered":"Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Kicks Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bobby Martinez<\/strong> kicked down his ASP elite power and garnered the day’s highest score, Kelly Slater<\/strong> was a no-show, and Dane Reynolds<\/strong> got back into the competition mood by surfing in his first heat since having knee surgery. And it all went down in surprisingly fun looking one-three foot surf on day one of the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing\u2019s easy these days, there are all kinds of good surfers,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cThat one 9 was just a good wave. I think I did four turns or something. I really just lined up nice.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reynolds, freshly into a new six-year contract with Quiksilver<\/a><\/strong> allegedly worth $23 million, squeezed by a hard-charging Conner Coffin<\/strong> with less than a point to secure an advance into the next round behind Kekoa Bacalso<\/strong>. Reynolds’ knee didn’t appear to hold him back, but he did mention that he would like take some precautions. “I think I’m going to have to go ice it up,” he said as he exited the water following his heat.<\/p>\n

Click here for photos<\/a><\/strong> or follow the jump for all the day one results the official word from the ASP.SAN CLEMENTE, California \/ USA (Tuesday, May 3 , 2011) \u2013 The opening day of the ASP PRIME Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro saw several of surfing\u2019s elite names put on a show in playful one-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the historic cobblestone pointbreak of Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California to complete the first 16 heats of Round 1.<\/p>\n

Bobby Martinez (Santa Barbara, CA), 28, took top honors in a stacked heat over fellow ASP Dream Tour campaigner Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, Australian Shaun Cansdell (AUS) and Dane Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), 25, while posting the day\u2019s highest single-wave score. The lethal goofy-footer tore into a steep lefthander with calculated rail work despite the small conditions to notch a 9.37 out of 10 en route to the day\u2019s second-highest heat-total of 16.04 out of 20.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing\u2019s easy these days, there are all kinds of good surfers,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cThat one 9 was just a good wave. I think I did four turns or something. I really just lined up nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kekoa Bacalso (Mililani, HI), 25, former elite ASP Top 34 member, returned to competition with a newfound drive to detonate the day\u2019s highest heat-total of a 16.07 after dismantling the fun conditions on offer at Lower Trestles and is hungry to reassert himself as a dominant force among his international peers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe waves were fun once you got one of them,\u201d Bacalso said. \u201cI\u2019ve been training hard and getting nuts at home and it\u2019s good to be back. I\u2019m sick of being home and watching these guys on the computer and I want to be a part of it. I got let go from my sponsor at the end of December and it was a good reality check, a good slap in the face, and I\u2019ve been buckling down. I\u2019ve had a lot of time at home to get prepared for this and I\u2019m here to make a statement. I\u2019m not taking it lightly that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tanner Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), 22, earned an impressive come-from-behind victory in his opening Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro heat over Dusty Payne (Lahaina, HI), 22, who advanced in second. The local talent also relied on his forehand to combine several seamless turns on a crisp left to score a 9.00 with three minutes remaining in the heat to launch Gudauskas from last to first.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was having fun in that heat, there was no real hassling, so I was stoked,\u201d Gudauskas said. \u201cThat wave came to me and I didn\u2019t think it was going to be that good, but it just stood up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gudauskas, who sustained an ankle injury free-surfing in Tasmania, is fired up to be back in the water after nearly six weeks of recovery time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just stoked to be surfing in this event,\u201d Gudauskas said. \u201cI\u2019m coming back from my ankle injury and I\u2019m frothing on surfing in general. I injured my ankle in Tasmania and was out for about a month and a half. It was just three days ago that I got back in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dane Reynolds (Ventura, CA), 25, returned to competition for the first time in 2011 after undergoing surgery to his knee following a late season injury in 2010. The innovative Californian put on a solid performance to advance out of Round 1 behind Kekoa Bacalso with a 14.33 heat total, but was still cautious about the condition of his knee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the hardest I\u2019ve pushed it so it might swell up a bit tomorrow,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cThat was a bit different than my normal routine since I\u2019ve started surfing again. Usually I\u2019ll get a good warm up and go catch a couple of waves and today I was around the contest site all day. There definitely felt like there was less flexibility going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 17, Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro wildcard, issued the upset of the day by eliminating last year\u2019s event runner-up Chris Davidson (AUS), 33, to advance into the Round of 48.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw that heat draw and was pretty worried because it was a tough heat,\u201d Andino said. \u201cWiggolly (Dantas) rips super hard, Kai Barger always blows up and Davo (Chris Davidson) is a full veteran. I really wanted to beat Davo because he beat me last year. I had a lot of fun out there though. The waves are really fun and I had the perfect time with the tide so I\u2019m really stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andino, current No. 115 on the men\u2019s ASP World Ranking and Lower Trestles local, is still holding three zero-point scores in his score line and knows that a good result at the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro will skyrocket his position on the international standings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super excited about getting the points here,\u201d Andino said. \u201cI\u2019m just going to take it one heat at a time, but hopefully I make a few heats. It\u2019s cool to be on your own program when competing at home. You don\u2019t have to worry about traveling with anyone or anything like that so it\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gabriel Medina (BRA), 17, also notched a notable victory to open his Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro account. The Brazilian up-and-comer earned a solid 15.50 (out of 20) heat total with progressive fins-free surfing on his forehand and lightning backhand snaps on his backhand to top current ASP Dream Tour talent Patrick Gudauskas (San Clemente), 25, who advanced in second, Sebastian Zietz (Kauai, HI), 23, and Brandon Jackson (ZAF), 24.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe waves are kind of small, but it\u2019s fun out there,\u201d Medina said. \u201cIt was a hard heat with Pat (Gudauskas) but I just tried to have fun and it worked. I was surfing the left and got a 7 and it is fun, it kind of stands up. I got an 8 and a good right too, so I\u2019m happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medina, current No. 43 on the men\u2019s ASP World Ranking, is another young talent out to help his cause towards qualification for the prestigious ASP World Title series with a keeper result at this year\u2019s Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really want to qualify this year,\u201d Medina said. \u201cI\u2019m really trying to do my best this year and hopefully I can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Running in conjunction with the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro will be the ASP 5-Star Oakley Pro Junior, which will see the 32-man field battle for the vital points on offer towards qualification for the elite ASP World Junior Tour.<\/p>\n

The 2011 Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro holds a waiting period from May 3 through 7, 2011 and is LIVE via http:\/\/www.nike6lowerspro.com\/<\/p>\n

The Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro will be televised live and in its entirety in Hawaii on Oceanic Time Warner Cable\u2019s Oceanic SURF Channel 250 and 1250HD and from May 5 to May 7 on Time Warner SoCal in San Diego and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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

Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Round of 96 Results:
\nHeat 1: Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.10, John John Florence (HAW) 11.37, Leonardo Neves (BRA) 9.53, Dale Staples (ZAF) 6.57
\nHeat 2: Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 13.13, Dan Ross (AUS) 12.60, Blake Thornton (AUS) 11.07, Jayke Sharp (AUS) 10.37
\nHeat 3: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.50, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 14.77, Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 9.57, Brandon Jackson (ZAF) 8.07
\nHeat 4: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.76, Joel Centeio (HAW) 12.57, Royden Bryson (ZAF) 11.87, Richard Christie (NZL) 10.90
\nHeat 5: Kolohe Andino (USA) 13.57, Kai Barger (HAW) 11.87, Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 11.20, Chris Davidson (AUS) 7.60
\nHeat 6: Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 14.60, Dusty Payne (HAW) 11.54, Dylan Graves (PRI) 10.73, Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 10.13
\nHeat 7: Granger Larsen (HAW) 12.03, Pablo Paulino (BRA) 11.06, Jeronimo Vargas (BRA) 10.43, Dion Atkinson (AUS) 9.86
\nHeat 8: Bobby Martinez (USA) 16.04, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.84, Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 12.87, Dane Gudauskas (USA) 12.40
\nHeat 9: Jesse Mendes (BRA) 11.13, Taylor Knox (USA) 8.84, Tim Boal (FRA) 8.43, Luke Stedman (AUS) 8.37
\nHeat 10: Heitor Alves (BRA) 15.77, Mason Ho (HAW) 13.90, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 12.87, Ricardo Santos (BRA) 11.93
\nHeat 11: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 14.30, Pedro Henrique (BRA) 13.10, Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 12.93, Josh Kerr (AUS) 10.17
\nHeat 12: Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 15.70, Masatoshi Ohno (JPN) 10.77, Chris Ward (USA) 9.80, Eric Geiselman (USA) 6.83
\nHeat 13: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 16.07, Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.33, Conner Coffin (USA) 13.60, Gony Zubinarreta (ESP) 12.20
\nHeat 14: Willian Cardoso (BRA) 14.14, Cory Lopez (USA) 12.53, Adam Robertson (USA) 12.04, Joan Duru (FRA) 7.76
\nHeat 15: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 15.86, Junior Faria (BRA) 12.10, Jay Quinn (NZL) 10.90, Nat Young (USA) 8.50
\nHeat 16: Nic Muscroft (AUS) 15.07, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 9.57, Hodei Collazo (EUK) 9.39, Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 7.26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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