Brazilian Miguel Pupo wins Nike6.0 Lowers Pro

Miguel Pupo © Hilleman

6.0 Lowers Pro

Oakley Pro Junior

ASP Prime Mens Event #3
ASP 5-Star Pro Junior Event
Lower Trestles, San Clemente
3 - 7 May 2011

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Miguel Pupo Wins Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro, Asing Takes Oakley Pro Junior | Portugues embaixo

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 May, 2011 : - - San Clemente -- Miguel Pupo (BRA), 19, has won the ASP PRIME Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro over local standout Tanner Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), 22, at Lower Trestles at San Clementes San Onofre State Beach in a close final of 13.63 to 13.57. Also clinching a victory today was Hawaiian Keanu Asing (Ewa Beach, HI), 17, who won the ASP 5-Star Oakley Pro Junior.

Pupo will gain the valuable 6500 points towards his ASP World Ranking while Gudauskas runner-up finish earns him 5200 points, each helping their campaigns towards qualification for the elite ASP World Tour. The Oakley Pro Juniors ASP 5-Star status offered the most points on offer towards surfers campaigns towards qualification for the prestigious ASP World Junior Tour.

Pupo, who was trailing Gudauskas throughout the first half of the Final, got the best of a crucial exchange by taking the heats highest single-wave score of an 8.33 for a steep left that offered several turns which the progressive Brazilian completed with an air-reverse on the inside. Pupo found a back up score of a 5.30 on his last wave to secure the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro victory.

Im just so happy to win this event and Im sorry that I took out the towns local guy, Pupo said. I knew there was going to be a Brazilian in the Final. I was just trying to be that Brazilian and I cant believe I won. Im just so happy. I brought my father here and its the first time hes gone to a contest with me and things just went my way.

Thiago Camarao © Hilleman

The talented Brazilian, who was sitting in 42 on the mens ASP World Ranking, will catapult up the standings with the win and substantially increase his chances of achieving his dream of qualifying for the elite ASP World Tour.

I was thinking just about the points when I first got here, and this is great to win this event going into the next PRIME in Brazil, Pupo said. Its my dream to make the World Tour and these points will help.

Gudauskas, who was in need of a 6.50 to overtake Pupo for the victory, caught a last-minute wave in the Final on a lefthander and earned a 6.07 to nearly overtake Pupo for the win in front of his hometown crowd. Miguel ripped and it makes it exciting when its a close Final, Gudauskas said. Congratulations to him, its been a fun week.

Gudauskas, who had just returned to the water after six weeks due to an ankle injury, entered the event with no expectations and surprised by the result. This week has just been classic, Gudauskas said. It has been a blur. I am just coming off of an ankle injury and wasnt expecting anything and I just started making heats and then I was in the final.

Tanner Gudauskas © Hilleman

Keanu Asing struggled to find a rhythm in the action packed Oakley Pro Junior Final against defending ASP World Junior Champion Jack Freestone (AUS), 19, current ASP North America Pro Junior Series leader Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 17, and 2009 ASP North America Pro Junior Series Champion Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA), 19, but locked into a left just before the buzzer, linking a series of critical backside turns for an 8-point ride which proved enough to take out the Oakley Pro Junior victory.

I dont really know, I was so down in that Final and was just trying to put on a good performance because there are a lot of people on the beach, Asing said. I got that one set and got an 8. I needed a 4 and was hoping I would get a wave and as I was paddling I asked Nat (Young) which wave he was going to go and he said he wasnt going. Im just glad I got that little wave at a clutch time in the heat, Mother Nature and God gave that one to me.

Asing, who now sits at No. 2 on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series rankings, was quick to admit that the prestigious Oakley Pro Junior marked a pinnacle moment in his budding career.

This is huge, to win this big event, its a 5-Star, its one of the biggest wins of my career for sure, Asing said. Im at a loss for words right now, Im just so excited and so happy.

Keanu Asing © Hilleman

Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Final Results:
1 Miguel Pupo (BRA) 13.63
2 Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 13.57

Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Semifinals Results:
Heat 1: Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 12.03 def. Jesse Mendes (BRA) 11.33
Heat 2: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.70 def. Thiago Camarao (BRA) 12.67

Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Quarterfinals Results:
Heat 1: Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 16.37 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 11.76
Heat 2: Jesse Mendes (BRA) 11.60 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 8.33
Heat 3: Thiago Camarao (BRA) 14.50 def. Junior Faria (BRA) 11.47
Heat 4: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 15.24 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 14.93

Oakley Pro Junior Final Results:
1 Keanu Asing (HAW) 13.70
2 Jack Freestone (AUS) 13.43
3 Kolohe Andino (USA) 13.30
4 Nat Young (USA) 11.53

Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals Results:
Heat 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 12.00, Jack Freestone (USA) 9.73, Dylan Goodale (HAW) 9.37
Heat 2: Nat Young (USA) 14.77, Keanu Asing (HAW) 11.47, Conner Coffin (USA) 10.73, Andrew Doheny (USA) 9.14

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Kolohe Andino © Hilleman

Current One World Rankings

1	Slater,Kelly	USA
2	Smith,Jordy	ZAF
3	Fanning,Mick	AUS
4	Wright,Owen	AUS
5	Reynolds,Dane	USA
6	Burrow,Taj	AUS
7	Buchan,Adrian	AUS
8	Flores,Jeremy	FRA
9	Bourez,Michel	PYF
10	Durbidge,Bede	AUS
11	De Souza,Adriano	BRA
12	Andre,Jadson	BRA
13	Hobgood,Damien	USA
14	Davidson,Chris	AUS
15	Parkinson,Joel	AUS
16	Hobgood,C.J.	USA
17	Simpson,Brett	USA
18	Perrow,Kieren	AUS
19	Pires,Tiago	PRT
20	Wilkinson,Matt	AUS
21	Alves,Heitor	BRA
22	Knox,Taylor	USA
23	Muniz,Alejo	BRA
24	Melling,Adam	AUS
25	Gudauskas,Patrick	USA
26	Payne,Dusty	HAW
27	Wilson,Julian	AUS
28	Logie,Travis	ZAF
29	Pupo,Miguel	BRA
30	Cardoso,Willian	BRA
31	Kling,Gabe	USA
32	Larsen,Granger	HAW
33	Ross,Daniel	AUS
34	Patacchia,Fredrick	HAW
35	Gudauskas,Tanner	USA
36	Lopez,Cory	USA
37	Whitaker,Tom	AUS
38	Kerr,Josh	AUS
39	Nicol,Yadin	AUS
40	Medina,Gabriel	BRA
41	Aranburu,Aritz	EUK
42	Atkinson,Dion	AUS
43	Monteiro,Raoni	BRA
44	Dunn,Ben	AUS
45	Young,Nat	USA
46	Stairmand,Billy	NZL
47	Boal,Tim	FRA
48	Muscroft,Nic	AUS
49	Curran,Nathaniel	USA
50	Lacomare,Marc	FRA
51	Martinez,Bobby	USA

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Miquel Pupo © Hilleman

Portugues

Miguel incrível na Califa (EUA)

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 May, 2011 : - - Miguel Pupo vence Tanner Gudauskas no último minuto de bateria. Foto arquivo: Marcelo Bolão / Chutaobalde.com.De forma emocionante, o paulista Miguel Pupo conquistou o título do Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro 2011, etapa Prime do WQS encerrada neste sábado em Trestles, Califórnia (EUA).

Em ondas de meio metro e séries demoradas, Pupo derrotou o local Tanner Gudauskas na decisão por 13.63 a 13.57 depois de virar o placar no último minuto de bateria com um aéreo de frontside.

O atleta de Camburi, que já havia somado 8.33 pontos em uma esquerda bem trabalhada, arriscou dois aéreos na mesma onda nos instantes finais para cravar 5.30, enquanto precisava de 5.00 pontos para tomar a liderança do norte-americano.

Gudauskas vendeu caro a derrota e quase volta ao primeiro lugar na onda de trás, em que conseguiu 6.07, mas precisava de 6.14, para desespero da torcida local e alegria dos brasileiros que invadiram as areias de Trestles.

"Quero agradecer a todos que estão aqui e aos meus amigos brasileiros. Também quero agradecer ao meu patrocinador, minha mãe, meu pai e a todos que acreditaram em mim. É 'nóis' Brasil", comemora Miguel ao receber o troféu de campeão no pódio.

Pela vitória, Pupo leva para casa o cheque de US$ 40 mil, além de 6.500 pontos no ranking da divisão de acesso para a elite do surf profissional. Já Gudauskas fatura US$ 20 mil e soma 5.200 pontos.

Os brasileiros foram destaque durante todo o evento na Califórnia. Os paulistas Jessé Mendes e Thiago Camarão completaram o pódio na terceira posição e levaram 4.425 pontos no ranking unificado da ASP.

Também fizeram bonito e foram barrados nas quartas-de-final no dia decisivo em Trestles o cearense Heitor Alves, o paulista Junior Faria e o potiguar Jadson André, que terminaram na quinta colocação.