ASP Updates

Patrick Gudauskas back on top of WQS ratings after Mr Price Pro

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 July, 2008 : - - Huntington Beach -- The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) hit the halfway mark of the season at this week’s ASP WQS 6-Star event, the Mr. Price Pro, held in Durban, South Africa. This venue played an integral role for a number of ASP North American ASP WQS competitors, as top North American seeds took advantage of the valuable points on offer.

ASP WQS North American surfers Patrick Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA) and Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente, CA) all posted impressive results by cracking the Round of 16 at this event against the some of the globe’s finest competitors.

Gudauskas, who went to South Africa rated No. 2 on the ASP WQS, put in a massive effort in Durban’s rippable beachbreaks, finish equal 3rd and reclaiming the No. 1 spot on the ASP WQS ratings. “I’ve never done well in Durban so to get a third today is a great result for me,” Gudauskas said. “I’m really excited to be back at No. 1, it’s a very long season so I just want to continue bettering my results.”

Gudauskas’ Semifinals berth did not come easily however, as he bested ASP World Tour No. 13 Jeremy Flores (Reunion Island, FRA) in the Quarterfinals. Gudauskas is now the top seed leading the charge towards qualification of the 2009 ASP World Tour.

The standout natural-footer has recuperated from a disappointing performance in the two Brazilian events, and is back on course heading into the upcoming ASP WQS 6-Star GO211 LIVE featuring the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach from July 18-27, 2008

Curran’s consistency over the past three events has put him in an excellent position on the ASP WQS. His 16th place finish at the Mr. Price Pro helps move him further up the ASP WQS ratings lead toward qualification for the 2009 Dream Tour.

The young Californian has put together three solid results beginning with the back-to-back ASP 5-star events held in Brazil over the past few weeks, launching him well within the Top 10 on the ASP WQS. This solid result at the Mr. Price Pro only improved on his already impressive rating by launching him up another two notches into 4th place on the ASP WQS ratings.

Yeomans, who was rated No. 15 on the ASP WQS going into the Mr. Price Pro looked to climb back in within the Top 10 with a solid result in Durban. Yeomans’ Quarterfinals finish at this South African event earned him the valuable ratings points he was looking for, making the long trek to South Africa well worth his wile.

This solid result bumped Yeomans up six spots on the ratings chart, putting him in 9th place overall on his quest towards qualification for the 2009 ASP World Tour.

With the ASP WQS hitting the halfway point in the season, these top ASP North American seeds will look to stay consistent throughout the second half of the year. Other ASP North American surfers Austin Ware (Solana Beach, CA), Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA) and Shaun Ward (Huntington Beach, CA) are also in excellent contention for qualification for the 2009 ASP World Tour as well.

These West Coast ASP WQS standouts will look to better their ratings, and work on locking in their spot on next years Dream Tour with the biggest North American event of the year, the ASP WQS 6-Star G0211 LIVE featuring the Honda U.S. Open presented by O’Neill, which will be running from July 18-27, 2008 at south Huntington Beach pier.

The nation’s only ASP WQS 6-Star event will see regional ASP World Tour surfers Chris Ward (San Clemente, CA) and Taylor Knox (Carlsbad, CA) join our top ASP North America WQS campaigners in Huntington Beach as they battle an international field of top talent.

For all of the GO211 Live featuring the Honda U.S. Open presented by O’Neill action log onto usopenofsurfing.com

ASP WQS TOP 100

Gudauskas,Patrick	USA	1
Weare,David	ZAF	2
Bettero,Hizunome	BRA	3
Curran,Nathaniel	USA	4
Monteiro,Raoni	BRA	5
Courtney,Drew	AUS	6
Davidson,Chris	AUS	7
Garcia,Sunny	HAW	8
Yeomans,Nathan	USA	9
Ware,Austin	USA	10
Henrique,Pedro	BRA	11
Paulino,Pablo	BRA	12
Bacalso,Kekoa	HAW	13
Melling,Adam	AUS	14
Simpson,Brett	USA	15
Cansdell,Shaun	AUS	16
Gossmann,Shaun	AUS	17
Robertson,Adam (Vic)	AUS	18
Emslie,Greg	ZAF	19
Khodr,Jihad	BRA	20
Flintoff,Kirk	AUS	21
Romao,Simao	BRA	22
Muscroft,Nic	AUS	23
Bombaci,Rhys	AUS	24
Nicol,Yadin	AUS	25
Hedge,Nathan	AUS	26
Sodre,Yuri	BRA	27
Bourez,Michel	PYF	28
Barca,Dustin	HAW	29
Wilkinson,Matt	AUS	30
Wright,Warwick	ZAF	31
Coutinho,Odirlei	BRA	32
Dornelles,Rodrigo	BRA	32
Thompson,Jay	AUS	34
Kerr,Josh	AUS	35
Sedley,Leigh	AUS	36
Barron,T.J	HAW	37
Miranda,Bernardo	BRA	38
Zubizarreta,Gony	ESP	39
Boal,Tim	FRA	40
Silva,Jean da	BRA	41
Ward,Shaun	USA	41
Souza,Adriano de	BRA	43
Atkinson,Dion	AUS	44
Cuizon,Dustin	HAW	45
Pires,Tiago	PRT	46
Lipke,Marlon	DEU	47
Silva,Andre	BRA	48
Ziems,Corey	AUS	49
Gudauskas,Dane	USA	50
Galvao,Renato	BRA	51
Savalli,Hugo	REU	52
Centeio,Joel	HAW	53
Bastos,Leandro	BRA	54
Riou,Alain	PYF	55
Fahrenfort,Damien	ZAF	56
Hall,Glenn	IRE	57
Wilson,Blake	AUS	58
Rothman,Makuakai	HAW	59
Beven,Patrick	FRA	60
Gonzalez,Jonathan	CNY	61
Losness,Mike	USA	62
Howse,Jarrad	AUS	63
Laulhe,Romain	FRA	64
Gudauskas,Tanner	USA	65
Collazo,Hodei	ESP	66
Spencer,Sterling	USA	67
Toth,Brian	PRI	68
Bortoletto,Antonio	ZAF	69
Neves,Leonardo	BRA	70
Kling,Gabe	USA	71
El Harim,Abdel	MAR	72
Andre,Jadson	BRA	73
Gillette,Gavin	HAW	74
MacDonald,Phillip	AUS	74
Coleborn,Mitchel	AUS	76
Duru,Joan	FRA	76
O'Rafferty,Darren	AUS	78
Palmboom,Rudy (jnr)	ZAF	79
Thornton,Blake	AUS	80
Fisher,Paul	AUS	81
Cabrera,Jose Maria	CNY	82
Estienne,Jean Sebastien	BLM	83
Pilurzu,Federico	CRI	84
Sullivan,Kevin	HAW	85
Rebiere,Eric	FRA	86
Santos,Robson	BRA	87
Petruso,Anthony	USA	88
Alves,Heitor	BRA	89
Flores,Jeremy	FRA	90
Campbell,Ryan	AUS	91
Novak,Flynn	HAW	92
Logie,Travis	ZAF	93
Page,Sam	AUS	93
Padaratz,Neco	BRA	95
Gaskell,Hank	HAW	96
Perry,Jack	AUS	97
Geiselman,Eric	USA	98
Cardoso,Willian	BRA	99
Quinn,Jay	NZL	99
Felix,Messias	BRA	101

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