{"id":30457,"date":"2012-05-04T17:46:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T00:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30457"},"modified":"2012-05-04T20:33:14","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T03:33:14","slug":"nike-lowers-pro-fills-in-the-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30457","title":{"rendered":"Nike Lowers Pro Fills In The Quarter Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

It was a big day down at Trestles today as the Nike Lowers Pro<\/a><\/strong> marched through just short of the quarter finals in somewhat inconsistent two-to-four foot surf. The highlights of the day had to be in the round of 16 with Gabriel Medina<\/strong> over Brett Simpson<\/strong>, 2 John Florence<\/strong> over Cory Lopez<\/strong>, and Dane Reynolds<\/strong> (above with an after the buzzer stalefish attempt) downing Granger Larsen<\/strong> in an aerial showdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been feeling really sketchy this event and been having unsuccessful free-surfs,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cI was feeling better in that one. I had been riding a different board in every heat and I rode this one this morning and just stuck with it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Follow the jump for the official word from that ASP.LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Friday, May 4, 2012) \u2013 The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Nike Lowers Pro saw the Quarterfinalists decided in glassy two-to-four foot (1 metro) waves at Lower Trestles with the remaining surfers consistently putting on amazing performances throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Dane Reynolds (Ventura, CA), 26, got the best of a slow heat against hard-working Brazilian Heitor Alves (BRA), 30, in the Round of 24 and roared to life in the afternoon, topping Granger Larsen (HAW), 22, with the day\u2019s highest scores of a near-perfect 9.80 single wave score en route to a combined heat-total of 18.63 out of 20 with his unpredictable dissection of the Lower Trestles right-handers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been feeling really sketchy this event and been having unsuccessful free-surfs,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cI was feeling better in that one. I had been riding a different board in every heat and I rode this one this morning and just stuck with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, battled back in an action-packed heat against Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), 27. Medina was in need of an excellent ride with time winding down in the Round of 16 match and launched a gigantic air-reverse to earn a 9.50 out of 10 to solidify a victory over the Huntington Beach surfer in a high-scoring heat of 17.96 to 17.43.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was comfortable and I knew that was going to be a tough heat,\u201d Medina said. \u201cBrett (Simpson) surfed really well, he had the 9 and the 8 and it was the hardest heat that I\u2019ve had here. I was just waiting for one more wave and I fell on the one before. I needed the last one and I went big and got the score.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medina, who will face Dane Reynolds in the Quarterfinals, admittedly has his eye on the coveted gold-spike trophy and the Nike Lowers Pro title tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited for tomorrow and I want to try and win the contest,\u201d Medina said. \u201cThat\u2019s my goal. Hopefully tomorrow we have good waves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeremy Flores (FRA), 24, also took out two heat wins today. The talented surfer from Reunion Island notched his first victory over Sebastian Zietz (HAW), 24, in the Round of 24 despite breaking his board and went on to win on a borrowed board from former ASP Women\u2019s World Champion Lisa Anderson (Huntington Beach, CA), 43.<\/p>\n

\u201cI broke my board on this lay-back and Lisa was really nice and let me borrow her board,\u201d Flores said. \u201cIt actually goes pretty good, but it\u2019s a lot different from what I\u2019m used to riding. I was lazy this morning and had a hard time waking up. Early morning heats are not really my thing. I didn\u2019t bring that many boards. That one I broke was my best one and I don\u2019t know, I might keep surfing this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flores went on to get the best of a high-scoring affair over Californian Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA), 20, on an unfamiliar backup board in his Round of 16 heat, but looked in rhythm with today\u2019s conditions regardless of his struggle with equipment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got two really good rights with a long wall on the whole wave,\u201d Flores said. \u201cI think I was lucky to get those waves and get some scores. I was kind of trying out this board, I haven\u2019t ridden it in a couple of years so I didn\u2019t really know how it was going to go and it went pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tanner Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), 23, runner-up at last year\u2019s Nike Lowers Pro, continued to keep the hope of a potential local champion alive when he defeated ASP World Championship Tour veteran C.J. Hobgood (Melbourne, FL), 32, with a dominant performance on both the lefts and rights in his heats.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got off to a good start and then it seemed like it just hit the brakes and we didn\u2019t have any waves,\u201d Gudauskas said. \u201cLuckily I had that first score and I wouldn\u2019t have been as comfortable had I not.\u201d<\/p>\n

John John Florence (Oahu, HI), 19, further asserted his dominance in the Nike Lowers Pro, topping his idol Cory Lopez (FL), 35, in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe waves were super fun and I was nervous going against Cory (Lopez),\u201d Florence said. \u201cHe\u2019s been one of my favorite surfers since I started surfing and surfing against him is pretty scary. He\u2019s so consistent and he\u2019s got airs down like nothing. He\u2019s been looking so sharp and I\u2019m just really happy to have made it through that heat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Florence, a progressive leader of the next generation, has appreciated the high-scores awarded for the variety of both power-surfing and above-the-lip maneuvers at this year\u2019s Nike Lowers Pro.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love it,\u201d Florence said. \u201cNot everybody surfs the same, everyone has a different style and I like that the judges have been rewarding guys for the way they\u2019re surfing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nike Lowers Pro will return tomorrow, May 5 and crown a champion by day\u2019s end. To watch the event LIVE log on to www.nikelowerspro.com<\/p>\n

Surfline, official forecasters for the Nike Lowers Pro, are calling for the current swell to ease with a new reinforcing south-southwest swell to fill in throughout the day.<\/p>\n

For complimentary high-res images log on to www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n

For additional images and video news releases log on to http:\/\/users.grindnetworks.com\/nikelowerspro\/MEDIA\/<\/p>\n

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

Nike Lowers Pro Round of 16:
\nHeat 1: Glenn Hall (IRL) 16.83 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 16.13
\nHeat 2: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 16.70 def. Nat Young (USA) 16.30
\nHeat 3: Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 18.73 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 6.90
\nHeat 4: John John Florence (HAW) 16.27 def. Cory Lopez (USA) 8.26
\nHeat 5: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 17.96 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 17.43
\nHeat 6: Dane Reynolds (USA) 18.63 def. Granger Larsen (HAW) 16.47
\nHeat 7: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.94 def. Jay Thompson (AUS) 11.00
\nHeat 8: Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 16.40 def. Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 16.30<\/p>\n

Nike Lowers Pro Round of 24 Results:
\nHeat 1: Glenn Hall (IRL) 13.43 def. Tomas Hermes (BRA) 13.10
\nHeat 2: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.93 def. Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 9.20
\nHeat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.23 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 11.77
\nHeat 4: Cory Lopez (USA) 14.87 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 12.43
\nHeat 5: Brett Simpson (USA) 15.50 def. Daniel Ross (AUS) 13.50
\nHeat 6: Dane Reynolds (USA) 12.00 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 10.17
\nHeat 7: Jay Thompson (AUS) 13.94 def. Nathan Yeomans (USA) 13.50
\nHeat 8: Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 13.10 def. Blake Thornton (AUS) 13.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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