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Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 12 December, 2008 : - - Banzai Pipeline -- Nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won the Billabong Pipeline Masters a record sixth time today. The victory is Slater’s sixth of the 11 event 2008 ASP World Tour season.
"It’s inexplicable,” Slater said of his win and banner season. “I’m just stoked. I wasn’t even worried about surfing the event, so to surf it and win and get that board (a Gerry Lopez designed surfboard trophy). I’ll cherish that for sure." Slater has made the Pipeline Masters final 10 out of the 17 times he has entered the event winning in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 and again today. His 2008 win comes nine years after he last clinched the Pipeline crown in ‘99.
“My season is all about nines,” Slater said. “Winning this event nine years later, I needed a 9th in the ninth event of the year to win my 9th ASP World title, it’s crazy."
Slater paddled out in eight to 10 foot waves at Pipeline four times today, beating Chris Ward (USA) 14.00 to 7.23 in the in the first man-on-man final* held at the venue in eight years. Slater’s heat totals in the three heats prior to the final were 19.00, 18.63 and 19.40 – all out of a possible 20 points.
Kelly Slater : photo ASP Kirstin/Covered Images
“It was disappointing that the waves didn’t really turn on for us in the final,” Slater said. “That’s what we are here for, to put on a show for people – at least give them some big wipeouts or something. In the final there weren’t too many waves, but I picked the right ones. It’s about time Wardo had a result like this though. He is one of the best barrel riders in the world.”
Ward’s final berth today is the second of his four-year ASP World Tour career. The Californian made the final of his first event on tour on the Gold Coast of Australia in 2005 but finished second there as well. His result today saw him jump from 27th to 14th on the year-end ratings.
"I placed better than last year and I would have loved that win but Kelly got all the good waves,” Ward said. “It was very hard out there, I think I missed a couple of good ones in the beginning but I am good. I’m happy." Had Ward won the final, he would have won the 2009 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing title too. He ended up finishing third in the ASP Specialty Series that rewards the surfer with the best Hawaiian season performance across three events.
"It was a great feeling to be in reach of the Triple Crown,” Ward said. “I would definitely love to do it again in the future so I will try again."
Chris Ward ; photo ASP Rowland/Covered Images
Last year, Bede Durbidge became the first Australian to win the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Title since Mike Rommelse (AUS) in 1997. This year the honor went to Australia’s Joel Parkinson who finished 5th in the first two legs of the Triple Crown held at Haleiwa and Sunset Beach and 9th at the Billabong Pipeline Masters.
“I’ve come runner-up to the Triple Crown a couple of times,” Parkinson said. “Andy nabbed it from me both times, so no hard feelings to Wardo, but I really didn’t want that to happen again. It feels amazing to actually take it home this time.”
The victory is doubly sweet given Parkinson made headlines earlier in the week by earning the first-ever perfect 20 out of 20 heat total at Pipeline – only the second perfect heat total in ASP history under the two wave format. "It’s been a good couple of days,” Parkinson said. Today could have been better for me in terms of the event, but I am happy."
The heat of the day was the semifinal clash between Slater and Timmy Reyes (USA). Reyes emerged from a deep right-hand barrel to earn a 9.10 and with six minutes to go, had Slater needing a combination of scores to win the heat. In true Slater fashion, the nine-time world champ scored a 9.00 and 10.00 in a space of three minutes to take the heat.
Timmy Reyes : photo ASP Kirstin/Covered Images
“I almost beat Kelly which is pretty rad,” Reyes said. “I can’t get mad losing at someone who has nine world titles and it was good to win a couple of heats out here in all-time conditions at one of my favorite waves in the world.”
Reyes finished the year rated 16th courtesy of his equal 3rd place today.
Ward beat Australian Adrian Buchan 16.46 to 10.16 in their semifinal bout. Buchan finished in the semifinals or better three out of the last four events, a feat that saw him rocket to World No. 6 in 2008. Buchan finished the season 19th in 2007 and 44th in 2006.
"That’s what this year was about,” Buchan said. “Stepping up and trying to crack the Top 10 and establish myself up there and I think I have done that. I am pretty confident and looking forward to a short break and then getting back into it. I’m looking forward to next year already, it’s going to be exciting."
Joel Parkinson : photo ASP Kirstin/Covered Images
The Top 45 surfers on the 2009 ASP World Tour have been decided with surfers rated 1-27 on the 2008 ASP World Tour ratings automatically requalifying for the 2009 tour. Bede Durbidge (AUS) finished runner-up to the World Title which Slater claimed back in October.
ASP World Nos. 1-10 respectively are: Kelly Slater (USA), Bede Durbidge (AUS), Taj Burrow (AUS), Joel Parkinson (AUS), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Mick Fanning (AUS), Bobby Martinez (USA) Jeremy Flores (FRA).
Surfers finishing ASP World Nos. 11-27 respectively are: Luke Stedman (AUS), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Andy Irons (HAW), Chris Ward (USA), Kai Otton (AUS), Tim Reyes (USA), Tom Whitaker (AUS), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Dayyan Neve (AUS), Bruce Irons (HAW), Mikael Picon (FRA), Dane Reynolds (USA), Taylor Knox (USA), Damien Hobgood (USA), Heitor Alves (BRA), Jordy Smith (ZAF) and Ben Dunn (AUS).
The Top 15 ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) surfers in ranking order are: Nathaniel Curran (USA), Chris Davidson (AUS), Michel Bourez (PYF), Gabe Kling (USA), Jihad Khodr (BRA), David Weare (ZAF), Josh Kerr (AUS), Nic Muscroft (AUS), Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), Greg Emslie (ZAF), Tim Boal (FRA), Dustin Barca (HAW) Tiago Pires (PRT), Phillip MacDonald (AUS) and Drew Courtney (AUS).
Adrian Buchan : photo ASP Kirstin/Covered Images
The three 2009 tour wildcards, as decided by the ASP in conjunction with the surfer’s union, went to injury applicants Dean Morrison (AUS, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) and ASP WQS No. 16 Marlon Lipke (DEU).
A complete list of results and year-end ratings for the 2008 ASP World Tour can be found at aspworldtour.com/2008ratings.
Billabong Pipeline Masters Final Results: Final: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.00 def. Chris Ward (USA) 7.23
Billabong Pipeline Masters Semifinal Results: Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 19.00 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 15.60 Heat 2: Chris Ward (USA) 16.46 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 10.16
Billabong Pipeline Masters Quarterfinal Results: Heat 1: Tim Reyes (USA) 16.17 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 6.67 Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.63 def. Jamie O’Brien (HAW) 11.84 Heat 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.33 def. Kamalei Alexander (HAW) 2.67 Heat 4: Chris Ward (USA) 8.06 def. Andy Irons (HAW) 7.43
Billabong Pipeline Masters Round 4 Results: Heat 1: Luke Stedman (AUS) 12.20 def. Marcus Hickman (HAW) 12.67 Heat 2: Tim Reyes (USA) 12.66 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 11.83 +b=Heat 3: Kelly Slater (USA) 19.40 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 7.96 Heat 4: Jamie O’Brien (HAW) 10.33 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 6.67 Heat 5: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 15.77 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 11.56 Heat 6: Kamalei Alexander (HAW) 10.17 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.33 Heat 7: Chris Ward (USA) 13.43 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 9.56 Heat 8: Andy Irons (HAW) 17.83 def. Evan Valiere (HAW) 8.43
Final Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Ratings: 1. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5,500 points 2. Dusty Payne (HAW) 5,363 points 3. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 5,250 points 3. CJ Hobgood (USA) 5,250 points 3. Chris Ward (USA) 5,250 points
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JOEL PARKINSON, REMPORTE LA VANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFING.
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 12 December, 2008 : - - Banzai Pipeline -- Le neuf fois champion du monde Kelly Slater (Floride-USA) vient de cloturer une saison exceptionnelle en remportant les Billabong Pipeline Masters à Hawaii.
A 36 ans, l'extra-terrestre a encore prouvé pourquoi il est surnommé le meilleur surfeur de tous les temps en battant facilement son compatriote CHRIS WARD dans de puissantes vagues 3 mètres. Slater avait déjà annoncé la couleur en demi-final en scorant une vague à 10 points contre TIM REYES (Cal. USA).
En final, il ne fit qu'une bouchée de WARD (14.00 - 7.23) bénéficiant d'une seconde vague à 6,83 dans les dernières minutes de sa série.
Avec déjà le titre mondial en poche depuis le Billabong Pro Mundaka en Octobre dernier, le floridien remporte ici son 6ième Pipe Masters et aussi sa 6ième épreuve de l'année. Mais malgré ce palmarès incroyable, SLATER demeure encore réservé quant la quête de son eventuel 10ième titre de champion du monde pour la saison prochaine.
Bien qu'ayant sorti le triple Champion du Monde ANDY IRONS en quart et l'Australien ADRIAN BUCHAN en demi, CHRIS WARD n'a pu rester sur sa lancée contre SLATER. Et pourtant, il avait bien commencé en inscrivant la 3ième meilleure performance de la compétition avec une vague à 9,97 dans les premiers tours. Mais au final, le manque de chance et de vague ne lui rapporte que 7,23 pts : pas suffisant pour battre SLATER, ce qui lui aurait permis de remporter aussi la prestigieuse Vans Triple Crown of Surfing **.
C'est donc logiquement l'australien du team BILLABONG JOEL PARKINSON qui remporte cette Triple Couronne hawaienne. A 26 ans, "Parko" en finit avec la malédiction de l'éternel second : Andy Irons et Bede Durbidge l'en avait empéché par trois fois. Car c'était bien lui le meilleur surfeur des trois étapes hawaiienne : 5ième à Haleiwa et Sunset, 9ième au Billabong Pipeline Masters
Dans les autres tableaux des Billabong Pipeline Masters, on notera la consistance des résultats du Brésilien ADRIANO DE SOUZA qui termine à la neuvième place. Handicapé par une blessure à la cheville, le jeune de Sao Paulo n'a pourtant pas manqué d'audace au 4ième tour contre ADRIAN BUCHAN en finissant avec une vague à 9,1 pts frisant donc la perfection. On le suivra de près l'année prochaine.
Seul européen encore en lice dans le haut du tableau, le basque espagnol ARITZ ARANBURU a été le tombeur de certaine têtes de séries du Billabong Pipeline Masters comme Pancho Sullivan ou Bobby Martinez. Malheureusement, il est éliminé au 4ième tour par le local JAMIE O'BRIEN dans une série ou les scores ne sont pas montés bien haut. ARANBURU fut le grand absent de la saison car convalescent du mauvaise blessure à la cheville pendant quatre épreuves. Il espère néanmoins pouvoir se réqualifier pour l'année prochaine en bénéficiant d'une invitation de l'ASP.
** La Vans Triple Crown of Surfing est un trophée décerné au meilleur surfeur des trois épreuves hawaiiennes : Haleiwa, Sunset et Pipeline. Beaucoup la considère comme la récompense la plus prestigieuse après le titre de Champion du Monde. Seul Pipeline fait partie des championnats du monde de surf : Les Billabong Pipeline Masters.
About Vans Triple Crown of Surfing: The $815,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing consists of the Reef Hawaiian Pro, Haleiwa, Nov. 12-23 (6* WQS, men and women), the O’Neill World Cup of Surfing, Sunset Beach, Nov.24-Dec.6 (6*WQS men), The Roxy Pro, Sunset Beach, Nov.24-Dec.6 (WCT women), the Billabong Pipeline Masters (men), Pipeline, Dec. 8-20 (WCT); and the Billabong Pro Maui (women), Honolua Bay, Maui, Dec. 8-20 (WCT). In addition to $815,000 in prize money, which includes a $10,000 bonus for both the men’s and women’s Vans Triple Crown champions, the men’s champion will also receive a custom, one-of-a-kind Nixon tide watch featuring over two-carats of diamonds and valued at over $10,000.
About ASP: The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing’s undisputed world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following tours: the ASP World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Japan, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America.
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