Toby Martin  : photo Marc Prefontaine

O'Neill Cold Water Classic
Presented by Jeep

ASP 4 Star WQS Mens Event
Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, Calif.
17 - 22 October 2006

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TOBY MARTIN IS O’NEILL COLD WATER PRESENTED BY JEEP CLASSIC CHAMPION!

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 22 October, 2006 : - - SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (Sunday, October 22, 2006) – Toby Martin (Sydney, Aus.) won the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep today in pumping overhead surf at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California.

Martin, who is currently ranked 43rd on the prestigious Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour, had been in sizzling form all event utilizing his experience amongst the world’s best to claim the victory at his first ever Cold Water Classic campaign.

“I’m wrapped right now with this win,” Martin said.  “In all the years I’ve been competing, I’ve never had the time to come up here and do the event.  Santa Cruz is such a legendary place and the Cold Water Classic is so prestigious that I had to come up here this year because I finally had the time.”

Martin, who hails from the pointbreak-ridden Dee Why region of Sydney, held on to a slender lead throughout the heat despite the onslaught from opponents Nathaniel Curran (Ventura, Calif.), Jesse Merle-Jones (Sunset, Haw.) and Josh Loya (Santa Cruz, Calif.). 

“I grew up on a wave that is very similar to Steamer’s,” Martin said. “I feel really comfortable out there.  I knew the conditions were deteriorating so I just tried to get some scores under my belt.  It’s so great to have such amazing local support from the Santa Cruz crew up here.  It’s been a phenomenal week.”

Josh Loya (Santa Cruz, Calif.) was the sole local competing in the finals.  Gaining entry into the event through the O’Neill Trials, Loya surfed a substantial amount of heats more than his opponents and was fatigued in the final.

“I would have loved a win out here – I mean, I really really would have loved a win out here,”  Loya said.  “Unfortunately, I surfed a few more heats than everyone else and ran out of steam out there.  A win would have been nice, but it’s still cool to make the final.  I really appreciate all the local support all week long.”

Tim Reyes (Huntington Beach, Calif.), current No. 11 on the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour, suffered a horrific wipeout in his semifinal heat.  Following the execution of a lengthy floater, Reyes impacted awkwardly upon landing straining his back knee.  The injury forced the competitor to exit the water where he was taken to the local hospital.

“He’s getting x-rays but it’s more than likely a re-injury,” event director Darren Brillhart said.  “He said that it didn’t feel torn, but probably a hyper-extension again.  It’s a terrible shame and we hope he recovers quickly.”

Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente, Calif.) clinched the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep title today with Nathaniel Curran (Ventura, Calif.) coming in a close second.  Yeomans who has surfed consistently well in the three Trifecta events (the Body Glove Surfbout presented by Adio at Lowers, the Newport Beach Pro and the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep) held on to the ratings lead today despite a last-minute charge by Curran. 

“I was so nervous watching the final that I couldn’t even be here – I was watching it at home online,” Yeomans said.  “I’m really ecstatic that I won – I thought I’d clinched it yesterday and I was really bummed when I found out that I didn’t.  Today was a nail-biter, but I’m psyched that Macy’s put up the money for these three events and it’s a reflection on the guys who surf all year.”
 
The 2006 ASP North America season has come to a close, but be sure to follow our surfers as they compete in Brazil and Hawaii in the coming weeks for opportunities to qualify for the elite ASP World Tour in 2007.  Follow both the qualifiers and the elite level surfers at www.aspworldtour.com. 

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For further information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org.

RESULTS – Day 6

Quarterfinals O’Neill Cold Water Classic: 16 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Quarterfinal 1: Tim Reyes (USA) 15.63, Nathaniel Curran (USA) 14.04, Nathan Yeomans (USA) 11.33, Roy Powers (HAW) 9.27
Quarterfinal 2: Josh Loya (USA) 13.76, Ian Walsh (HAW) 13.20, Cory Lopez (USA) 10.80, Ryan Helm (USA) 5.67
Quarterfinal 3: Jesse Merle-Jones (HAW) 11.67, Toby Martin (AUS) 9.70, Dusty Payne (HAW) 7.73, Ben Bourgeois (USA) 4.80
Quarterfinal 4: Josh Mulcoy (USA) 12.67, Luke Munro (AUS) 12.63, Mike Losness (USA) 10.34, Jay Thompson (AUS) 6.54

Semifinals O’Neill Cold Water Classic: 8 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Semifinal 1: Josh Loya (USA) 11.90, Nathaniel Curran (USA) 8.43, Tim Reyes (USA) 8.00, Ian Walsh (HAW) 6.83
Semifinal 2: Jesse Merle-Jones (HAW) 12.60, Toby Martin (AUS) 12.50, Luke Munro (AUS) 8.50, Josh Mulcoy (USA) 7.13

Final O’Neill Cold Water Classic
1 – Toby Martin (AUS) 11.73
2 – Nathaniel Curran (USA) 11.60
3 – Jesse Merle-Jones (HAW) 9.93
4 – Josh Loya (USA) 8.16

Previous reports:
# 1 : O'Neill Cold Water Classic contest attracting top surfers
# 2 : The O'Neill Cold Water Classic holds SC local trial round
# 3 : Locals dominate Day 1 of the O'Neill Coldwater Classic
# 4 : Competition intensifies at the O'Neill Coldwater Classic
# 5 : Big guns go down on day 3 of O'Neill Cold Water Classic
# 6 : Big drama at business end of O'Neill Cold Water Classic
# 7 : Steamer Lane gives its best at O'Neill Cold Water Classic  

Men's WQS Ratings After Evt#38 La Santa Surf Pro,Canaries and #39 O'Neill CWC,Santa Cruz USA

Flores,Jeremy	FRA	1	11255
Campbell,Michael	AUS	2	11190
Basnett,Ricky	ZAF	3	9910
Kerr,Josh	AUS	4	9320
Neve,Dayyan	AUS	5	9314
Bryson,Royden	ZAF	6	9284
Kling,Gabe	USA	7	9045
Ribas,Victor	BRA	8	8970
Dunn,Ben	AUS	9	8825
Padaratz,Neco	BRA	10	8608
Dornelles,Rodrigo	BRA	11	8365
Miranda,Bernardo	BRA	12	8212
Munro,Luke	AUS	13	8210
Logie,Travis	ZAF	14	8154
Neves,Leonardo	BRA	15	8065
Otton,Kai	AUS	16	8015
Courtney,Drew	AUS	17	7540
Brooks,Troy	AUS	18	7519
Flintoff,Kirk	AUS	19	7495
Cuizon,Dustin	HAW	20	7483
Beven,Patrick	FRA	21	7305
Alves,Heitor	BRA	22	7300
Powers,Roy	HAW	23	7179
Weare,David	ZAF	24	7036
Gudauskas,Patrick	USA	25	7024
Pires,Tiago	PRT	26	6965
Bourgeois,Ben	USA	27	6898
Patacchia,Fredrick (jnr)	HAW	28	6750
Perrow,Kieren	AUS	29	6739
Howse,Jarrad	AUS	30	6701
Paterson,Jake	AUS	31	6659
Rocha,Marcondes	BRA	32	6624
Rebiere,Eric	FRA	33	6610
Khodr,Jihad	BRA	34	6521
Acero,Eneko	ESP	35	6427
Ziems,Corey	AUS	36	6333
Winter,Russell	GBR	37	6320
Silva,Andre	BRA	38	6273
Todd,Mike	USA	39	6271
Coutinho,Odirlei	BRA	40	6203
Hall,Glenn	AUS	41	6187
Nolan,Asher	USA	42	6101
Centeio,Joel	HAW	43	6083
Thompson,Jay	AUS	44	5987
Gray,Alex	USA	45	5986
Muscroft,Nic	AUS	46	5808
Lipke,Marlon	DEU	47	5761
Simpson,Brett	USA	48	5742
Curran,Nathaniel	USA	49	5708
Trekinho,Marcelo	BRA	50	5605
Quinn,Maz	NZL	51	5596
Bacalso,Kekoa	HAW	52	5576
Souza,Adriano de	BRA	53	5547
Ross,Daniel	AUS	54	5493
Barca,Dustin	HAW	55	5486
Sedley,Leigh	AUS	56	5477
Silva,Jean da	BRA	57	5462
Machado,Rob	USA	58	5439
Gonzalez,Jonathan	CNY	59	5435
Page,Sam	AUS	60	5407
Sullivan,Jarrad	AUS	61	5361
Carroll,Nathan	HAW	62	5319
Gossmann,Shaun	AUS	63	5304
Neto,Dunga	BRA	64	5293
Wilkinson,Matt	AUS	65	5288
Bourez,Michel	PYF	66	5272
Bombaci,Rhys	AUS	67	5263
Mitchell,Beau	AUS	68	5227
Ohno,Masatoshi	JPN	69	5214
Eleogram,Ola	HAW	70	5209
Romao,Simao	BRA	71	5196
Aranburu,Aritz	ESP	72	5184
Bortoletto,Antonio	ZAF	73	5169
Bettero,Hizunome	BRA	74	5145
Paulino,Pablo	BRA	75	5144
Fernandes,Gustavo	BRA	76	5138
Mujica,Justin	PRT	77	5131
Henrique,Pedro	BRA	78	5059
Barreto,Tanio	BRA	79	5031
Zubizareta,Gony	ESP	80	5024
Gouveia,Fabio	BRA	81	5021
Hansen,Bobby	NZL	82	5000
Sodre,Yuri	BRA	83	4925
Gutierrez,Pablo	ESP	84	4924
Martin,Toby	AUS	85	4859
Riou,Alain	PYF	86	4848
Nunes,Marcelo	BRA	87	4839
Redman,Daniel	ZAF	88	4826
Wright,Warwick	ZAF	89	4801
Teriinatoofa,Hira	PYF	90	4727
Gaskell,Hank	HAW	91	4719
Galvao,Renato	BRA	92	4669
Toth,Brian	PRI	93	4649
Belo,Jano	BRA	94	4639
Collazo,Hodei	ESP	95	4636
Picon,Mikael	FRA	96	4633
Ward,Shaun	USA	97	4584
Smith,Jordy	ZAF	98	4573
Boal,Tim	FRA	99	4561
Merle-Jones,Jesse	HAW	100	4554

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