{"id":30467,"date":"2012-05-06T14:04:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T21:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30467"},"modified":"2012-05-08T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T16:42:59","slug":"nike-lowers-pro-medina-flew-hall-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30467","title":{"rendered":"Nike Lowers Pro: Medina Flew, Glenn Who?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/41652889\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><br \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?page_id=5006&amp;album=1&amp;gallery=76\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for the Nike Lowers Pro Photo Gallery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two biggest points of discussion following the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikelowerspro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">2012 Nike Lowers Pro<\/a><\/strong> finals were <strong>Gabriel Medina&#8217;s<\/strong> air reverses (many surfers don&#8217;t like them) and how unknown <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspeurope.com\/surfers\/mens-star-profiles\/glenn-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Glenn Hall<\/a><\/strong> is. The first topic will probably remain in discussion until well after Medina wins his first world championship, but the second seems to have sorted itself out after we all saw Hall move past defending champ <strong>Miguel Pupo<\/strong> in the round of 96, <strong>Freddy Patacchia<\/strong> in the Round of 16, <strong>Jeremy Flores<\/strong> in the quarters, and <strong>2 John Florence<\/strong> in the semi-finals. Yet, even Hall seemed a little surprised by his good fortune:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s Lowers, it can turn on or off at any time in the day,\u201d Hall said. \u201cYou kind of have to be on to it and luck has to go your way as well,\u201d Hall said. \u201cI had a few lucky heats earlier in the event and that heat was funny with Gabriel. I thought we were going to have an interference in the beginning and they didn\u2019t call it, but it\u2019s all good though. He surfed well and he won.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For his part Medina was focused and flawless. Rarely falling and almost always following his airs up with a full mix of turns, Medina was functionally unstoppable in his ride to the solid gold spike. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is a very special win and it has been a long week,\u201d Medina said. \u201cI\u2019m going to Brazil now with more confidence and this has been great. . . \u201cI love Trestles so much. \u201cIt\u2019s just such a good wave and it\u2019s one of my favorites, I just don\u2019t even have words to explain how I\u2019m feeling right now. I\u2019m stoked.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Follow the jump for the official word from the ASP including complete results, or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?page_id=5006&amp;album=1&amp;gallery=76\" target=\"_blank\">click here for a photo gallery<\/a><\/strong>.<!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7877.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7877.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=677,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7877-tm.jpg\" height=\"291\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7877\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Saturday, May 5, 2012) \u2013 Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, has taken out the ASP PRIME Nike Lowers Pro, defeating veteran campaigner Glenn Hall (IRL), 30, in two-to-four foot waves at Lower Trestles.<\/p>\n<p>Medina got the best of an opening exchange against Hall and held the lead throughout the heat\u2019s entirety, marking him as the second consecutive Brazilian to win the Nike Lowers Pro following Miguel Pupo\u2019s (BRA), 20, win in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very special win and it has been a long week,\u201d Medina said. \u201cI\u2019m going to Brazil now with more confidence and this has been great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medina\u2019s run at the Nike Lowers Pro was one of complete dominance, as the young Brazilian earned several of the event\u2019s top scores including the only flawless 10-point ride while taking the event\u2019s highest heat-total of 19.80 out of 20 in his Semifinals victory over Adrian Buchan (AUS), 29.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Trestles so much,\u201d Medina said. \u201cIt\u2019s just such a good wave and it\u2019s one of my favorites, I just don\u2019t even have words to explain how I\u2019m feeling right now. I\u2019m stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Hall proved to be the dark-horse of the event, consistently putting on solid performances on both his forehand and backhand to top ASP World Championship Tour surfers Jeremy Flores (FRA), 24, and John John Florence (HAW), 19, en route to the final, but was unable to surpass Medina, finishing runner-up overall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Lowers, it can turn on or off at any time in the day,\u201d Hall said. \u201cYou kind of have to be on to it and luck has to go your way as well,\u201d Hall said. \u201cI had a few lucky heats earlier in the event and that heat was funny with Gabriel. I thought we were going to have an interference in the beginning and they didn\u2019t call it, but it\u2019s all good though. He surfed well and he won.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hall, who has been knocking on the door for elite ASP World Championship Tour qualification for several years, is hoping his result at the Nike Lowers Pro kick-starts his qualification campaign for 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great result for sure,\u201d Hall said. \u201cThe way the system is now, if you don\u2019t get results in PRIME events, you don\u2019t qualify, so I\u2019m relieved with this result and am in a good position to try and qualify now. I\u2019m going to do all of the PRIMES and see how we go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John John Florence was dangerous at this year\u2019s Nike Lowers Pro, constantly dismantling the Lowers right-handers with stylish carves and massive aerials. Florence launched a full-rotation 360 air in his Semifinal against Glenn Hall for a 9-point score, but was unable to find a second backup score and finished equal 3rd overall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI kept having these slow heats and I tried to get a quick start and I just couldn\u2019t put it together,\u201d Florence said. \u201cI had the one big air and got a good score and only needed a small score, I got it and then Micro got a score at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florence\u2019s equal 3rd place finish marked the end to an amazing win-streak for the young Hawaiian, who had consecutively won the ASP PRIME at Sunset Beach, the ASP 5-Star at Pipeline and the ASP PRIME at Margaret River, and his equal 3rd place result at the Nike Lowers Pro continues to secure his position among the top competitors on the ASP World Ranking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m stoked to have made the Semis, but it would have been nice to have made the Final,\u201d Florence said. \u201cI was having fun and the waves have been fun all week so I\u2019m stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Buchan consistently put on polished performances at this year\u2019s Nike Lowers Pro, but fell short of a Final berth when Gabriel Medina surfed a near-perfect 19.80 heat in their Semifinal clash and finished with an equal 3rd place result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGabe surfed an amazing heat and obviously got the jump on me from the start,\u201d Buchan said. \u201cI didn\u2019t feel like I ever really hit top gear. I feel like I surfed well in some of my other heats and didn\u2019t catch the best waves, but I guess that\u2019s something I can take away from this event and to still walk away with a 3rd, I\u2019m happy. That heat was disappointing, but you can\u2019t let Gabe have any of those lefts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nike Lowers Pro Final Results:<br \/>\n1 \u2013 Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.67<br \/>\n2 \u2013 Glenn Hall (IRL) 10.87<\/p>\n<p>Nike Lowers Pro Semifinals Results:<br \/>\nSF 1: Glenn Hall (IRL) 12.60 def. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 12.17<br \/>\nSF 2: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 19.80 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 8.43<\/p>\n<p>Nike Lowers Pro Quarterfinals Results:<br \/>\nQF 1: Glenn Hall (IRL) 13.30 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.67<br \/>\nQF 2: John John Florence (HAW) 13.20 def. Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 13.00<br \/>\nQF 3: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 18.20 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 11.03<br \/>\nQF 4: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.83 def. 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