LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, CA (Domenica 15 Settembre 2013) -L’Hurley Pro Trestles 2013 è partito quest’oggi con condizioni d’onda dai 2 ai 4 piedi (1 metro) a Lower Trestles, completando il Round 1 e 4 Heat del Round 2 prima della fine della giornata. La settima di 10 tappe del ASP World CHampionship Tour (WTC) del 2013, l’Hurley Pro Trestles ha portato i migliori surfers in uno dei spot più performanti per una settimana di tubi e drammatiche competizioni.
Julian Wilson (AUS) 24, ha aperto la giornata nel Round 1 con uno scambio di alti punteggi con i compagni di team Miguel Pupo (BRA) 21, e John John Florence (HAW) 20. Wilson è stato mortale sia sulle sinistre che sulle destre, caricando un impressionante repertorio ai aerials e carvate che gli ha permesso di ottenere un 17.40 su 20 approdando così al terzo Round.
Jordy Smith (ZAF) 25, ha dominato il suo Round dall’inizio alla fine, superando il pericoloso goofy Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 25, e la wildcard Mitch Crews (AUS) 23, con una perfetta combinazione di potenza e progressione nei set di onde di Lower Trestles.
Michel Bourez (PYF) 27, ha usato il suo ormai conosciuto potente surf sulle destre di Lower che gli hanno permesso di vincere il Round 1 contro Damien Hobgood (USA) 34, e Kai Otton (AUS) 33. A seguito di un brutto risultato ottenuto a Tahiti, Bourez ha fame di ottenere un miglior risultato all’Hurley Pro Lower Trestles.
Mick Fanning (AUS) 32, è riuscito a vincere nel finale della heat sul miglior local Kolohe Andino (USA) 19, e la local wildcard Ian Crane (USA) 20, con una serie di forehands veloci.
Gabriel Medina (BRA) 19, ha messo insieme una buona prestazione per vincere il Round 1. Medina ha subito 4 eliminazioni al Round 3 nel 2013, ed anche lui ha fame di ottenere un risultato migliore in vista della seconda parte della stagione.
Brett Simpson (USA) 28, ha iniziato l’Hurley Pro alla grande, eliminando l’11 volte campione del Mondo Kelly Slater (USA) 41, e la wildcard Dane Reynolds (USA) 28, con combinazioni mortali in backhand a Lowers avanzando al Round 3.
Mentre sia Kelly Slater che il campione in carica Joel Parkinson non sono riusciti ad avanzare dal Round 1, nel pomeriggio hanno ripreso la corsa al titolo nel Round 2. Slater, difendendo il titolo campione uscente, ha sfidato di nuovo Dane nel Round 2, ed è riuscito ad averne la meglio sull’estroso californiano. Slater ha ammesso che la vittoria nel Round 2 sarebbe stata cruciale per la rincorsa al 12° titolo di Campione del Mondo.
Parkinson è avanzato al Round 3 avendo la meglio su Ian Crane, dominando le destre di Lowers con un 16.13 nella batteria del secondo Round.
Adriano De Souza (BRA) 26, ha ottenuto il punteggio più alto della giornata, 9,73 / 10 ottenendo un 18.83 che ha permesso di battere l’ostica wildcard Mitch Crews.
Gli organizzatori dell’evento si riuniranno domattina alle 7.30 ora locale per un possibile inizio alle 8.00 del contest Hurley Pro a Trestles. L’Hurley Pro a Trestles ha il waiting period dal 15 al 22 Settembre 2013.
La diretta verrà trasmessa su LIVE via www.hurley.com/hurleypro (http://www.beachbyte.com.edgesuite.net/trestles13/live_gb.html)
English Version
LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, CA (Sunday, September 15, 2013) – The 2013 Hurley Pro at Trestles kicked off competition today in clean two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Lower Trestles, completing Round 1 and the opening four heats of Round 2 before day’s end. Stop No. 7 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Hurley Pro at Trestles brings the world’s best surfers to one of the planet’s most high-performance venues for a week of barrier-breaking surfing and dramatic competition.
Julian Wilson (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/julian-wilson/) (AUS), 24, led the day’s proceedings with a hard-fought Round 1 win, featuring a flurry of high-scoring exchanges from fellow competitors Miguel Pupo (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/miguel-pupo/) (BRA), 21, and John John Florence (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/john-john-florence/) (HAW) 20. Wilson was deadly on both the lefts and rights, unloading an impressive repertoire of airs and turns to secure an excellent 17.40 out of 20 total and a Round 3 berth.
Jordy Smith (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/jordy-smith/) (ZAF), 25, current ASP WCT No. 4, dominated his Round 1 bout from start to finish, besting dangerous goofy-footer Matt Wilkinson (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/matt-wilkinson/) (AUS), 25, and wildcard Mitch Crews (AUS), 23, with a seamless combination of power and progression on the Lowers set waves.
Michel Bourez (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/michel-bourez/) (PYF), 27, displayed his patented power-surfing on the righthanders of Lowers while securing a solid Round 1 win over Damien Hobgood (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/damien-hobgood/) (USA), 34, and Kai Otton (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/kai-otton/) (AUS), 33. Following a disappointing equal 25th result at his home event at Teahupo’o, Bourez is hungry to post a result at the Hurley Pro at Trestles.
Mick Fanning (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/mick-fanning/) (AUS), 32, two-time ASP World Champion and current ASP WCT No. 2, took out a last-second heat win, besting local standout Kolohe Andino (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/kolohe-andino/) (USA), 19, and local wildcard Ian Crane (USA), 20, for a series of ferocious forehand turns.
Gabriel Medina (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/gabriel-medina/) (BRA), 19, current ASP WCT No. 18, put together a banner performance to take a Round 1 win at the Hurley Pro at Trestles. Medina, a former winner at the venue during an ASP Prime event, has suffered four Round 3 exits in 2013 and is hungry to post a standout result in an attempt to build momentum entering the back half of the season.
Brett Simpson (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/brett-simpson/) (USA), 28, current ASP WCT No. 22, kicked off his Hurley Pro at Trestles campaign with a big upset, relegating 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/kelly-slater/) (USA), 41, and wildcard Dane Reynolds (USA), 28, to Round 2 with deadly backhand combinations on lefts at Lowers while advancing to Round 3.
While both Kelly Slater and reigning ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson (AUS), 32, would fail to advance out of Round 1, both would rebound in their Round 2 afternoon match ups. Slater, defending Hurley Pro at Trestles champion, would take on progressive wizard Dane Reynolds in their Round 2 affair and would get the best of the Californian in a wave-starved heat. Slater, current ASP World No. 1, admitted that his Round 2 Hurley Pro at Trestles victory was a crucial result towards a potential 12th ASP World Title.
Parkinson would rebound from his Round 1 loss in fantastic fashion, dominating the Lowers righthanders with polished carves to post a 16.13 heat total, advancing to Round 3 over event wildcard Ian Crane.
Adriano de Souza (http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/mens-profiles/adriano-de-souza/) (BRA), 26, would punctuate an exciting day of competition, belting both the day’s high single-wave score of 9.73 and the high heat-total of 18.83 for searing forehand turns on a steep Lowers walls, ousting wildcard Mitch Crews (AUS), 23.
Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7:30am local time for a possible 8am start to Hurley Pro at Trestles competition. The Hurley Pro at Trestles holds a waiting period from September 15 – 21, 2013 and is webcast LIVE via www.hurley.com/hurleypro (http://www.beachbyte.com.edgesuite.net/trestles13/live_gb.html)
HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Nat Young (USA) 14.20, Fred Patacchia (HAW) 8.87, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 8.84
Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.54, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 11.03, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 10.17
Heat 3: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.77, Mitch Crews (AUS) 10.50, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 9.23
Heat 4: Travis Logie (ZAF) 12.26, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 11.70, Nathan Yeomans (USA) 11.67
Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.50, Kolohe Andino (USA) 15.00, Ian Crane (USA) 9.33
Heat 6: Brett Simpson (USA) 15.60, Kelly Slater (USA) 14.73, Dane Reynolds (USA) 6.93
Heat 7: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.94, Alejo Muniz (BRA) 15.70, Josh Kerr (AUS) 10.03
Heat 8: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 14.63, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.17, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 10.03
Heat 9: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.07, Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 13.67, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 8.60
Heat 10: Adam Melling (AUS) 13.30, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.96, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.23
Heat 11: Julian Wilson (AUS) 17.40, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 15.50, John John Florence (HAW) 12.97
Heat 12: Michel Bourez (PYF) 15.36, Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.50, Kai Otton (AUS) 11.57
HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 13.67 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 10.00
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.13 def. Ian Crane (USA) 12.74
Heat 3: Josh Kerr (AUS) 14.40 def. Nathan Yeomans (USA) 10.17
Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 18.83 def. Mitch Crews (AUS) 12.90
REMAINING HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 2 MATCH UPS:
Heat 5: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
Heat 6: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 7: John John Florence (HAW) vs. Alejo Muniz (BRA)
Heat 8: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Yadin Nicol (AUS)
Heat 9: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 10: Fred Patacchia (HAW) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA)
Heat 11: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Damien Hobgood (USA)
Heat 12: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA)