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[Jens]

New Faces Soar on Day 1 of Hurley Pro Trestles, Slater on Target



Pictured: Kelly Slater, 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and defending event winner, wowed today in Round 1 of the Hurley Pro Trestles, netting an 18.50 out of a possible 20 en route to his advancement to Round 3.

Credit: © ASP/ CI/ MORRIS via GETTY IMAGES


LOWER TRESTLES, California (Sunday, September 13, 2009) – The world’s best surfers took to the water today for Round 1 of the Hurley Pro Trestles, and despite the presence of a challenging south wind, the ASP Top 45 lit up the three-to-four foot (1 metre) rights and lefts on offer at Lower Trestles.


Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro Trestles saw the completion of Round 1 and the opening two heats of Round 2 today, with some major upsets as well as big scores going down in the challenging conditions.


Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 8, wasted no time in reestablishing his dominance at the famed break, opening with a 9.00 and a 9.50 in the first five minutes of his Round 1 heat. Slater detonated on his forehand, blending lightning-fast fin throws with perfectly executed reverses in his relegating of Adrian Buchan (AUS), 26, and former ASP World No. 2 Rob Machado (USA), 36, to Round 2 of competition.


“I think those two waves were probably two of the best that broke all day,” Slater said. “There haven’t been too many rights all day, but I was able to grab a couple of really good ones to start out. I didn’t think I was going to better a 9.00 out there so I came in and went for a board change to try something a little different towards the end of the heat.”


While several competitors struggled with the onshore/side shore wind today, Slater tapped into his Floridian roots in order to navigate today’s challenging conditions, acquiring the day’s high heat total (18.50 out of a possible 20) en route to his advancement to Round 3.


“Today is definitely more like Florida and less like California,” Slater said. “It can definitely be challenging and you have to change your approach to how you do maneuvers. I have some pretty good boards at the moment so that’s helping.”


Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, former event winner (2006) and current ASP World No. 11, was another strong performer this morning, utilizing an impressive backhand repertoire to best Californian Tim Reyes (USA), 27, and returning compatriot Luke Stedman (AUS), 33, in Round 1 of competition. While the well-built Australian hasn’t enjoyed the same success as last season yet, Durbidge looks to build on a strong showing in California.


“It’s always good to come back to Trestles,” Durbidge said. “I have so many good memories here and it’s always nice to come back. I love the wave; it’s just so fun to surf. It’s not Lowers at its best today, that’s for sure, but I’ve had heaps of surf like this before and I’m ready for anything. Hopefully we’ll get some good surf for the end of the waiting period.”

Aside from the dominance of Slater and Durbidge, the collective victory at today’s Hurley Pro Trestles came from the new faces on tour.


Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 24, former ASP World Junior Champion (2005) and current ASP World No. 17, led the 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookies today, scoring a major upset over current ASP World No. 2, C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, in Round 1 of the Hurley Pro Trestles.


“It’s definitely good for my confidence to beat a guy like C.J. (Hobgood),” Bacalso said. “I had a slow start to that heat and I was pretty nervous, to tell you the truth. I hadn’t surfed a heat in about a month and a half, and I’m sure everyone is in the same boat. I blew it on my first wave and saw guys riding waves out the back, and thought, ‘oh great, I’m going to get smoked,’ but I was able to come back.”


Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, another rookie on the 2009 ASP Dream Tour, bested an in-form Jordy Smith (ZAF), 21, and veteran Greg Emslie (ZAF), 32, in their Round 1 bout, bashing the lefthanders with unmatched power on his backhand.


“The wind died down a little and I saw a few good lefts come in before my heat, so I thought that was the option,” Bourez said. “It ended up working out and I’m happy to get that first heat win.”


Brett Simpson (USA), 24, wildcard in the Hurley Pro Trestles, caused a big upset this afternoon, taking down perennial threat Taj Burrow (AUS), 31, and lethal Australian Dean Morrison, 28, in Round 1 of competition. Needing a score with the clock dying, Simpson hooked into a roping a lefthander, punctuating with an electric backhand reverse to the tune of a 7.07 out of a possible 10, taking the win and advancing directly to Round 3.


“That wave came out the back and I thought Dean (Morrison) was going to catch it,” Simpson said. “It looked really good and as I stood up, it ran and I knew I needed to do something big. I figured if I pulled it, I’d get a good score, and if not, it wasn’t like I was letting an amazing wave get away from me.”


Simpson, who took down the prestigious ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Hurley Pro Trestles last July and is hunting down a spot on next season’s elite ASP World Tour, is recovering from a bone chip in his ankle, but today’s performance spoke volumes about the young man’s tenacity.


“I’m feeling much better and I’m trying not to worry about it (the injury),” Simpson said. “The more you think about it, the more it messes with your head, so I’m just focusing on going out there and catching the best waves and surfing well. It felt good to win that heat because there were some big names out there. I knew Taj (Burrow) was always going to put up a good fight and Dean (Morrison) was going to sit and wait with his guns out there and wait for the bombs and he’s lethal. My goal was to stay busy and try some new-school maneuvers and try and get some scores. Psyched I got through and looking forward to having fun in the event.”


Burrow, currently ranked No. 4 on the ASP World Tour, would continue today’s run of bad luck, being eliminated from the Hurley Pro Trestles by the wildcard Machado in the final heat of the day.


Surfline, official forecasters of the Hurley Pro Trestles, is calling for today’s fetch of Northwest swell to drop slightly before tomorrow and are still tracking a south swell for later in the week.


Officials will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.


When competition resumes, up first will be former ASP World Champion (2001) C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, up against 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie Marlon Lipke (DEU), 25, in Heat 3 of Round 2 at the Hurley Pro Trestles.


Highlights from today’s Hurley Pro Trestles will be available via www.hurley.com/hurleypro/

 

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 1 RESULTS:

Heat 1: Michael Picon (FRA) 13.67, Ben Dunn (AUS) 9.67, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 9.50

Heat 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) 7.27, Dustin Barca (HAW) 6.80, Drew Courtney (AUS) 5.43

Heat 3: David Weare (ZAF) 9.43, Bobby Martinez (USA) 8.64, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 7.10

Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.83, Chris Ward (USA) 8.67, Nic Muscroft (AUS) 4.43

Heat 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.34, Tim Reyes (USA) 11.00, Luke Stedman (AUS) 7.97

Heat 6: Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.84, Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 11.47, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 6.16,

Heat 7: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 11.90, Marlon Lipke (DEU) 11.66, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.27

Heat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) 12.83, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 9.83, Kai Barger (HAW) 7.83

Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.50, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.00, Rob Machado (USA) 9.67

Heat 10: Brett Simpson (USA) 14.24, Taj Burrow (AUS) 11.34, Dean Morrison (AUS) 8.10

Heat 11: Chris Davidson (AUS) 13.96, Tiago Pires (PRT) 13.77, Taylor Knox (USA) 11.76

Heat 12: Michel Bourez (PYF) 15.67, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.87, Greg Emslie (ZAF) 11.14

Heat 13: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.97, Josh Kerr (AUS) 11.33, Jihad Khodr (BRA) 8.86

Heat 14: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.66, Jay Thompson (AUS) 11.47, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 8.87

Heat 15: Tim Boal (FRA) 14.10, Nathaniel Curran (USA) 12.83, Mick Campbell (AUS) 7.16

Heat 16: Heitor Alves (BRA) 14.57, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.44, Roy Powers (HAW) 4.17

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 2 RESULTS:

Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.16 def. Kai Barger (HAW) 9.93

Heat 2: Rob Machado (USA) 15.16 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.00

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES REMAINING ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Marlon Lipke (DEU)

Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Phillip MacDonald (AUS)

Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)

Heat 6: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)

Heat 7: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Drew Courtney (AUS)

Heat 8: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)

Heat 9: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)

Heat 10: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Jihad Khodr (AUS)

Heat 11: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)

Heat 12: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Nathaniel Curran (USA)

Heat 13: Tim Reyes (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)

Heat 14: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)

Heat 15: Dayyan Neve (AUS) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)

Heat 16: Dustin Barca (HAW) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)

[Jens]

Hurley Pro Trestles
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Lower Trestles, California USA
September 13 – 19, 2009

 

 
Josh Kerr Wows As Hurley Pro Trestles Moves Into Elimination Rounds




Pictured: Josh Kerr (AUS), 25, current ASP World No. 25, wowed spectators today with incredible Round 2 and Round 3 performances.

Credit: © ASP/ CI/ ROWLAND via GETTY IMAGES


LOWER TRESTLES, California (Monday, September 14, 2009) – The Hurley Pro Trestles re-ignited today with the elimination rounds of competition running in pulsing three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Lower Trestles.


Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro Trestles awoke to cleaner conditions today, but inconsistency would create a minefield of challenges for the world’s best surfers. Despite the difficulties, the ASP Top 45 put on an incredible show, posting some of the highest scores of the event.


Josh Kerr (AUS), 25, current ASP World No. 25, stunned spectators today with his diverse repertoire of progressive surfing, blending rotation aerials with power hacks to net the highest heat total of the day, a 17.17 out of a possible 20, to defeat an in-form Dayyan Neve (AUS), 31, in Round 2 of competition.


“I'd been here the last couple of hours and in the heat before I saw that there were a few nice rights shaping up,” Kerr said. “There seemed to be a few in our heat. Dayyan (Neve) got a couple as well. That one wave wasn't the biggest wave, but it looked like it was going to connect down the line and that's exactly what it did. I raced down the line and popped a little air, came around, up and down, and it stayed wally for me and I gave it a little bang off of the end.”


Inverse to the high-flying action of the Round 2 heat, Kerr’s afternoon bout against compatriot Adrian Buchan (AUS), 26, was a wave-starved affair. Sitting quiet for the majority of the heat, Kerr would only advance in the dying moments, ending Buchan’s Hurley Pro Trestles run and advancing through to Round 4.


“I guess they’re both exciting because both heats came down to the wire, just in different ways,” Kerr said. “I had a good day though. I had a good heat earlier and got to sit around and get cold in the second one, but I still came through with the win. This year has been a bit slow for me so far, so it'd be good to get a good result here at Trestles. I'd like to get on a bit of a roll with this big leg we have coming up.”


Kerr will face current ASP World No. 3 Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in Round 4 of the Hurley Pro Trestles.


Kai Otton (AUS), 29, current ASP World No. 19, enjoyed a career first in yesterday’s Round 1, besting ASP ratings’ leader Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, and continued the momentum through today’s Round 3. In one of the more exciting heats of the afternoon, Otton flared electric on his backhand this afternoon, netting solid scores to take down a rampaging Jay Thompson (AUS), 25.


“I was actually a little bit shaky at the start of that heat,” Otton said. “I don’t really think I felt nervous, I just felt a bit tired. I had to calm myself down and luckily I picked off two good ones. I’m coming off of a good result in Jeffreys Bay, and if I can get through a few more heats here I’ll be feeling really good.”


Otton will take on former event winner Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, in Round 4 when competition resumes.


Day 2 of the Hurley Pro Trestles was not without upsets though. Highly-touted favorites Bobby Martinez (USA), 27, Jordy Smith (AUS), 21, and Chris Ward (USA), 30, were all bundled out in Round 2 of competition, garnering equal 33rds and shifting their attention to the European leg.


Surfline, official forecaster of the Hurley Pro Trestles, is calling for today’s fetch of Northwest swell to drop slightly today and are still tracking a south swell for later in the week.


When competition resumes, first up will be California wunderkind Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, against Ben Dunn (AUS), 23, in Heat 7 of Round 3.


Highlights from today’s Hurley Pro Trestles will be available via www.hurley.com/hurleypro/

 

Downloadable media is available at www.hurley.com/downloads/hurleypro

 

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

 

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 2 RESULTS:

Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.16 def. Kai Barger (HAW) 9.93

Heat 2: Rob Machado (USA) 15.16 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.00

Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.84 def. Marlon Lipke (DEU) 11.33

Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.40 def. Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 8.53

Heat 5: Luke Stedman (AUS) 12.70 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 11.00

Heat 6: Nic Muscroft (AUS) 13.24 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 12.16

Heat 7: Taylor Knox (USA) 12.93 def. Drew Courtney (AUS) 12.83

Heat 8: Tiago Pires (PRT) 13.50 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF)13.24

Heat 9: Greg Emslie (ZAF) WIN, Mick Campbell (AUS) Injured

Heat 10: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.56 def. Jihad Khodr (AUS) 8.90

Heat 11: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.50 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 11.60

Heat 12: Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.50 def. Nathaniel Curran (USA) 8.93

Heat 13: Roy Powers (HAW) 12.13 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 11.57

Heat 14: Jay Thompson (AUS) 16.26 def. Chris Ward (USA) 11.26

Heat 15: Josh Kerr (AUS) 17.17 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 15.23

Heat 16: Ben Dunn (AUS) 8.23 def Dustin Barca (HAW) 7.67

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 3 RESULTS:

Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.33 def. David Weare (ZAF) 12.83

Heat 2: Kai Otton (AUS) 16.67 def. Jay Thompson (AUS) 13.50
Heat 3 Josh Kerr (AUS) 8.23 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 7.76

Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.07 def. Nic Muscroft (AUS) 12.26

Heat 5: Taylor Knox (USA) 13.17 def. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 9.77

Heat 6: Roy Powers (HAW) 13.06 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 12.00

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES REMAINING ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 7: Dane Reynolds (USA0 vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)

Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Rob Machado (USA)

Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)

Heat 10: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)

Heat 11: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)

Heat 12: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)

Heat 13: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)

Heat 14: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)

Heat 15: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Michael Picon (FRA)
Heat 16: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Tim Boal (FRA)

[Jens]

Hurley Pro Trestles
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Lower Trestles, California USA
September 13 – 19, 2009

 

 
ASP World Title Race Heats Up as Hurley Pro Trestles Blitzes Round 3



Pictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and defending event winner, was once again in form at the Hurley Pro Trestles today, advancing through to Round 4.

Credit: © ASP/ CI/ ROWLAND via GETTY IMAGES


LOWER TRESTLES, California (Tuesday, September 15, 2009) – The Hurley Pro Trestles, Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, saw the completion of Round 3 today as the world’s best surfers ran rampant over the improved conditions, exhibiting some of the most dynamic surfing of the season as well shaking up the ASP World Title race.


Rob Machado (USA), 36, former ASP World No. 2 and wildcard in the Hurley Pro Trestles, caused the upset of the event, eliminating current ASP frontrunner Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, from competition. In a somewhat wave-starved affair, Machado tactfully asserted his dominance at the break, scoring two average waves in the opening exchanges and holding on to hand the Australian his worst result of the season.


“The last thing I thought was that I would beat Parko (Joel Parkinson) with a couple of five point scores,” Machado said. “I thought those would be warm-up waves and that we would get a set and were going to post some scores and it just never happened. I’m obviously stoked. Parko is always one of the guys that I’m looking at, he’s one of my favorite surfers to watch and he’s obviously on a roll this year and killing it.”


Speculation abounds over the physical condition of Parkinson, who suffered an ankle injury while training in Bali in August, but the Australian has exhibited on-point surfing throughout the event, only falling to lack of waves in California. Regardless of the reason, Parkinson’s equal 17th today remains an uncharacteristic stumble in an otherwise flawless season, and opens the 2009 ASP World Title race up a bit more.


“I know he suffered a little ankle injury a little while ago and I don’t know if that had something to do with it – it might have been an issue,” Machado said. “If anything now, it’s going to fire him up. It’s been a long break since Jeffreys Bay and there’s a big string of events coming up in Europe, so I don’t know, maybe it will tighten up the race. It’s more exciting for me when I’m at home watching for the rest of the year.”


Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and defending event winner, wasted no time in capitalizing on Parkinson’s elimination as he dominated the very next heat with calculated abandon, dissecting the rippable lefts and rights to advance through to Round 4.


“You definitely think about it (Parkinson’s elimination) – it’s impossible not to – but you can’t let it change the way you approach the heat,” Slater said. “You still have to go out there and win. That goes for the world title as well, I pretty much have to win everything from here out to put myself back in this thing.”


While Slater proved victorious in his Round 3 heat today, it wasn’t without difficulty. The Floridian’s opponent, wildcard Brett Simpson (USA), 24, is considered one of the most dangerous surfers on the planet and Slater treated the heat with caution.

“It was good to have a heat with him (Simpson),” Slater said. “Sometimes, for me, it’s harder to have a heat against a guy like Brett than someone like Parko (Parkinson) because you don’t know what to expect and you don’t get to see him all of the time. With a guy like Parko, you know he’s going to go out there and drop a couple of eights most of the time, so you know what the level is. In that heat, I felt as though if I got the biggest waves I could win the heat, because they were the best.”


A favorite at virtually every event on the ASP Dream Tour, Slater has proven particularly lethal at Lower Trestles over the course of his storied career, claiming the event in 2005, 2007 and 2008 and is on track for a fourth elite ASP World Tour event win here in 2009.


“I’ve been surfing Trestles since I was 12 and I love it here,” Slater said. “This was the spot I really wanted to surf when I was a kid and I won my first professional contest here. It’s been great to me over the years. It’s nice because it’s not so much a wave catching contest than it is a wave riding contest. You’re able to really do your thing either frontside or backside.”


Slater will face former ASP World Junior Champion and 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie, Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 24, when Hurley Pro competition resumes.


Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, current ASP World No. 20, continued to unleash his progressive approach to surfing one of the world’s most high-performance waves, punting a massive forehand air-reverse on the way to his heat victory while showing the rest of the world’s best surfers that he is a force to be reckoned with as the Hurley Pro Trestles approaches the latter rounds.


“It was actually a really bad wave so I just went for a big air because I knew they’d (the judges) would give me a big score for that,” Reynolds said. “I was lucky to make it and then I tried to milk the inside. In terms of equipment, you definitely want something fast and skatey and something you’re used to because with those long lulls and you don’t want to be surprised once you get a wave Unfortunately our heat didn’t have a lot of waves and I just made the most with what I got.”


Reynolds will take on wildcard Machado in Round 4 of the Hurley Pro trestles.


Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, current ASP World No. 25, continued the rookie onslaught at the Hurley Pro Trestles, taking down veteran Dean Morrison (AUS), 28, with an impressive 16.10 out of a possible 20.


“That was great,” Bourez said. “A couple of lefts came through, so I’m really happy about it. I was expecting to go left out there. I was watching it earlier and I saw the judges were scoring the left, so I figured that was the option right there. I got one left and had some strong turns on it, so I was really happy about it.”


Bourez will face former ASP World Champion (2001) and current ASP World No. 2, C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, when Hurley Pro Trestles competition resumes.


Surfline, official forecaster of the Hurley Pro Trestles, is calling for today’s combination swell to dissipate throughout the next couple of days before tracking some southwest energy later in the week.


When the event recommences, up first will be former event winner Bede Durbdige (AUS), 26, up against compatriot Kai Otton (AUS), 29.


Highlights from today’s Hurley Pro Trestles will be available via www.hurley.com/hurleypro/

 

A LIVE HD showing of the Hurley Pro Trestles will be available viawww.fuel.tv

 

Downloadable media is available atwww.hurley.com/downloads/hurleypro

 

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

 

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES REMAINING ROUND 3 RESULTS:

Heat 7: Dane Reynolds (USA) 13.33 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 12.94

Heat 8: Rob Machado (USA) 11.27 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 10.73

Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.83 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 9.24

Heat 10: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 12.50 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 10.46

Heat 11: Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.10 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.73

Heat 12: Heitor Alves (BRA) 15.77 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.50

Heat 13: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.50 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 10.93

Heat 14: Michel Bourez (PYF) 16.10 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 11.60

Heat 15: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.74 def. Michael Picon (FRA) 10.33

Heat 16: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.84 def. Tim Boal (FRA) 13.44

 

HURLEY PRO TERSTLES ROUND 4 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)

Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)

Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)

Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Rob Machado (USA)

Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)

Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)

Heat 7: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)

[Jens]

Hurley Pro Trestles
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Lower Trestles, California USA
September 13 – 19, 2009

 

 
Lay Day Called for Hurley Pro Trestles



Pictured: Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie, will take on former ASP World Champion (2001) C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30.

Credit: © ASP/ CI/ MORRIS via GETTY IMAGES


LOWER TRESTLES, California (Wednesday, September 16, 2009) – The Hurley Pro Trestles, Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, has been called off today, with only small, inconsistent surf on offer at Lower Trestles this morning.


With three days remaining in the waiting period after today, and only one full day of competition left to run, the Hurley Pro Trestles will look run the world’s best surfers in the best possible conditions on offer.


Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.


Surfline, official forecaster of the Hurley Pro Trestles, is calling for today’s combination swell to dissipate throughout the next couple of days before tracking some southwest energy later in the week.


When the event recommences, up first will be former event winner Bede Durbdige (AUS), 26, up against compatriot Kai Otton (AUS), 29.

Highlights from past days’ Hurley Pro Trestles will be available via www.hurley.com/hurleypro/

 

A LIVE HD showing of the Hurley Pro Trestles will be available via www.fuel.tv

 

Downloadable media is available at www.hurley.com/downloads/hurleypro

 

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

 

 

HURLEY PRO TERSTLES ROUND 4 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)

Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)

Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)

Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Rob Machado (USA)

Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)

Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)

Heat 7: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)

Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)

[Jens]

Hurley Pro Trestles
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Lower Trestles, California USA
September 13 – 19, 2009


 
Hurley Pro Trestles Off Again Today, Possible Start Tomorrow
Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, former ASP World Champion (2007) and current ASP World No. 7, will take on compatriot Kieren Perrow (AUS), 32, in Heat 8 of Round 4 at the Hurley Pro Trestles.

Credit: © ASP/ CI/ MORRIS via GETTY IMAGES


LOWER TRESTLES, California (Thursday, September 17, 2009) – The Hurley Pro Trestles, Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, has been called off today, with inconsistent two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf on offer this morning.


Five days into the waiting period, the Hurley Pro Trestles has already enjoyed a solid three of competition, and with one full day of competition remaining, event organizers are looking to finish in the best conditions possible.


“We’re off today but I’m really hoping to see an increase in swell tomorrow,” Pat O’Connell, Hurley Pro Contest Director, said. “We have one full day of competition remaining with Round 4 through the Finals, but I’m hoping to run Round 4 tomorrow and the Quarters through the Finals on Saturday.”


Surfline, official forecaster of the Hurley Pro Trestles, is calling for some southwest energy to fill in throughout the next couple of days.


When the event recommences, up first will be former event winner Bede Durbdige (AUS), 26, up against compatriot Kai Otton (AUS), 29.


Highlights from past days’ Hurley Pro Trestles will be available via www.hurley.com/hurleypro/

 

A LIVE HD showing of the Hurley Pro Trestles will be available via www.fuel.tv

 

Downloadable media is available at www.hurley.com/downloads/hurleypro

 

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

 

 

HURLEY PRO TERSTLES ROUND 4 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)

Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)

Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)

Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Rob Machado (USA)

Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)

Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)

Heat 7: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)

Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)

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Hurley Pro Trestles
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
Lower Trestles, California USA
September 13 – 19, 2009

 

 

 

Fanning Wins Hurley Pro Trestles, Claims US$105k and ASP World No. 2 Spot

 


 

Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, former ASP World Champion (2007), has taken out the Hurley Pro Trestles, claiming the richest prize purse in surfing history, US $105,000.

Credit: © ASP/ CI/ ROWLAND via GETTY IMAGES


LOWER TRESTLES, California (Saturday, September 19, 2009) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, former ASP World Champion (2007), has taken out the Hurley Pro Trestles, besting fellow Finalist Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, to claim the richest winner’s prize purse in surfing history, US$105,000.


Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro Trestles enjoyed rippable swell at the start of the waiting period before enduring three consecutive lay days to culminate in today’s marathon of barrier-breaking action. With mind-blowing surfing going down from Round 4 through the Finals in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at Lower Trestles, it was the lightning-fast Australian who turned up the juice against Reynolds to claim his first-ever ASP Dream Tour win in California.


“I’m overwhelmed,” Fanning said. “I’d like to congratulate Hurley and a huge thank you to them. I’d like to congratulate Dane (Reynolds) too. The sort of thing that he did, he’s only the start of what we’ll see in the next few years, so thanks for inspiring all of us. The conditions this week been very difficult, but that’s surfing. You’ve got to surf in all kinds of stuff, you can’t sit there and imagine one perfect wave at Trestles.”


In addition to racking up US$105,000 for today’s efforts, Fanning’s win rockets him from 7th to 2nd on the ASP World Tour ratings, bringing him right back in the hunt for the 2009 ASP World Title.


“If you win an event you’ve got to beat everyone,” Fanning said. “It’s not just Kelly (Slater) I beat, you’ve got to get through everyone. That was just part of the path. Kelly’s amazing, but I’m just stoked to have a Final with Dane. The win doesn’t really change my approach to the title. I was sitting in seventh before this event and I was looking to climb up the ratings. I wasn’t really that happy where I was. I did some work and if it does happen again this year it’s going to be pretty big. I guess it’s more about building momentum again this year and getting the hunger back.”


Despite falling short in the Final, Reynolds was a regular standout at the Hurley Pro Trestles, posting the top two single-wave scores of the event (a 9.70 and a 9.67) with his futuristic blend of progressive surfing.


“It was a good time,” Reynolds said. “You can’t win the first one (Final), can you? I got an I.V. before the Final. I was cramping up really bad. I’m not used to surfing this much in one day. Sometimes I surf this much, but not this many heats and it’s different when you’re not milking every section. Trestles is almost like a skate park. It’s just soft enough to where you can push it around, but it’s pushy enough to where you don’t have to work too hard. Unfortunately this event wasn’t great, but it turned on for the last day and it had some good moments.”


Today’s Runner-Up finish marks a career best result for the young Californian, vaulting Reynolds from 20th to 11th on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings.


“I was starting to feel pretty discouraged because I had three 17ths in a row,” Reynolds said. “That beats you down a bit and it feels good to make some heats. I enjoy competing and today was a fun day.”


Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, former event winner (2006) and current ASP World No. 7, was in sterling form all event, taking out Kai Otton (AUS), 29, and Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals respectively, before falling to a rampaging Reynolds in one of the standout clashes of the event.


“I was feeling good but I probably came up against the hardest competitor at the moment,” Durbidge said. “Dane (Reynolds) can get a score out of nothing and he’s starting to show his full potential now and it’s really scary. Still through, 3rd place is great confidence going in to the European leg. It’s a turning point in my year to get a 3rd here. Hopefully I can take the momentum over to Europe and come out Top 5.”


The race for the 2009 ASP World Title has been shaken up a bit after the Hurley Pro Trestles, with current frontrunner Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, bowing out in Round 3, opening the door for challengers to gain some ground. Formerly boasting a 1,404 point lead over former ASP World No. 2, C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, Parkinson’s lead has now been cut to 936 points ahead of Gold Coast stablemate Fanning.


Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and defending event winner, wowed throughout the Hurley Pro Trestles, dispatching of rookie Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 24, and Heitor Alves (BRA), 27, today before getting stuffed by a hyper-focused Fanning in their Semifinal heat.


“I didn’t go out there with any sort of game plan,” Slater said. “I was just trying to feel it out and I kind of read it wrong. The heat before, they had a lot of waves, and I didn’t think priority was really going to matter, but a lot of times, you have priority and there’s pressure to take that first one (wave), and it’s bumpy and the second or third one is real glassy. That happened in Dane’s heat and he got those real good ones, but that’s just the way it goes. I wasn’t really feeling it today anyway. Someday you feel it and you’re on and sometimes not. I kind of struggled through my first couple of heats anyhow.”


Slater, who wore the heavy public expectation of hunting down his 10th ASP World Title in 2009, started the season uncharacteristically with three consecutive 17ths. The Floridian then rallied with a win in Brazil before netting a 9th in South Africa, and although today’s Equal 3rd place finish at the Hurley Pro Trestles moves him from 8th to 6th on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, Slater was guarded when discussing the remainder of the year.


“I’m still planning on going to Europe,” Slater said.


Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, led the rookie charge at the Hurley Pro Trestles, finishing equal 5th and moving from No. 25 to No. 21 on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings.


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Next stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour is the Quiksilver Pro France from September 23 to October 4, 2009.

 

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HURLEY PRO TRESTLES FINAL RESULTS:

1 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.40

2 – Dane Reynolds (USA) 13.10

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES SEMIFINAL RESULTS:

SF 1: Dane Reynolds (USA) 16.77 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.23

SF 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.26 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 10.74

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:

QF 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.83 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.50

QF 2: Dane Reynolds (USA) 18.20 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 12.50

QF 3: Kelly Slater (AUS) 13.84 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 8.17

QF 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.50 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 13.00

 

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 4 RESULTS:

Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.67 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 5.83

Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.50 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 12.00

Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) 9.50 def. Roy Powers (HAW) 3.67

Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) 13.60 def. Rob Machado (USA) 10.94

Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.83 def. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 12.50

Heat 6: Heitor Alves (BRA) 14.16 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.27

Heat 7: Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.83 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 11.96

Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.63 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 10.43

 

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10 RATINGS:

1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5486 points

2 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 4550 points

3 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 4348 points

4 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 4272 points

5 – Damien Hobgood (USA) 3974 points

6 – Kelly Slater (USA) 3906 points

7 – Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3760 points

8 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 3685 points

9 – Taylor Knox (USA) 3616 points
10 – Bobby Martinez (USA) 3582 points