Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido

ASP 3-Star WQS Mens event
Puerto Escondido Oaxaca Mexico
12 - 19 August 2009

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Clay Marzo Marches to Victory at Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 18 August, 2009 : - - Puerto Escondido -- Clay Marzo (Maui, HI), 19, claimed the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 3-Star Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido in impressive fashion today when he put fellow finalists Junior Faria (BRA), 22, Angelo Lozano (Puerto Escondido, MEX), 22, and Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA), 19, in a combination situation to take out his first ASP WQS victory.

Although the finalists faced inconsistent conditions at Puerto Escondido, Marzo managed to capitalize on the two best waves and displayed a mind-blowing combination of barrel-riding, progressive tail-drifting turns and reverses to take out the victory.

“I was a little worried because it was a little mixed up out there,” Marzo said. “I got that first score and was able to relax enough to get the other one.” The talented goofy-footer posted an opening score of a solid 8.25 before closing the doors on his competitors when he logged a massive 9.25 (both out of a possible 10) for a committing reverse.

“I saw this section coming and knew I needed to do something big,” Marzo said. “I did a little tack and luckily I did a big throw-tail and came out fins first and was able to spin it around.” Lozano was the top local finisher and marched to a third-place result in front of his home crowd. The local talent won an ASP WQS 3-Star event last year at his home break of Playa Zicatela and the young ripper was happy to claim a podium finish two years in a row.

“I was just happy to make the Final,” Lozano said. “It was hard to get to. You want to win, but you’ve got to just let things flow. If it happens, that’s great, if not, to make it all that way to the Final is really good as well. I’m really happy to have made the podium at home two years in a row.” Lozano waited patiently for a barrel that would offer big scoring potential, but was unable to find what he needed to take the win.

“I was waiting for some barrels out there,” Lozano said. “I saw Clay (Marzo) get a good one, so I wanted to wait for a hollow one. I waited and waited and it never came.” Arrambide, who was a Semifinalist at last year’s ASP WQS event in Puerto Escondido, improved upon his result at this year’s inaugural Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido and finished fourth overall.

“I made the Semifinals here last year, so I’m stoked to have improved on my result and make the Final this year,” Arrambide said. The defending ASP North America Pro Junior Series Champion was in top form throughout the event’s entirety and pulled an impressive aerial flip in his Semifinal heat win to secure his podium finish.

“I’ve been practicing them at home,” Arrambide said. “I’ve been watching Dane (Reynolds) do them and they’re pretty inspiring and I’ve wanted to do one in a contest. Finally I pulled one off, it wasn’t big or anything, but I’m stoked I got it.”

For Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido photos and highlights log on to quiksilver.com/puerto. For additional ASP information log on to aspworldtour.com or aspnorthamerica.org

Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido Final:
1- Clay Marzo (HAW) 17.50
2- Junior Faria (BRA) 11.50
3- Angelo Lozano (MEX) 8.20
4- Cory Arrambide (USA) 6.20

Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido Semifinals Results: (1st and 2nd advance)
SF 1: Angelo Lozano (MEX) 15.65, Clay Marzo (HAW) 13.00, Blake Howard (USA) 11.60, Leandro Usuna (ARG) 11.50
SF 2: Cory Arrambide (USA) 13.50, Junior Faria (BRA) 10.50, Heitor Pereira (BRA) 8.15, Felipe Cesarano (BRA) 5.65

Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido Quarterfinals Results: (1st and 2nd advance)
QF 1: Clay Marzo (HAW) 12.50, Leandro Usana (ARG) 9.55, Andrew Bennett (USA) 8.45, Manuel Selman (CHL) 5.80
QF 2: Blake Howard (USA) 15.50, Angelo Lozano (MEX) 7.95, Ashton Madeley (USA) 7.00, Guillermo Satt (CHL) 7.00
QF 3: Cory Arrambide (USA) 14.00, Heitor Pereira (BRA) 11.00, Jeronimo Vargas (BRA) 9.10, Adan Hernandez (MEX) 7.75
QF 4: Felipe Cesarano (BRA) 13.85, Junior Faria (BRA) 13.05, Gabriel Villaran (PER) 11.40, Magnum Martinez (VEN) 10.30

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WQS ratings after the 3 Star Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido

1	Ross,Daniel	AUS	14975
2	Andre,Jadson	BRA	13350
3	Melling,Adam	AUS	12051
4	Wright,Owen	AUS	11963
5	Simpson,Brett	USA	11863
6	Gudauskas,Patrick	USA	11513
7	Wilkinson,Matt	AUS	11500
8	Thornton,Blake	AUS	10713
9	Gudauskas,Tanner	USA	10700
10	Duru,Joan	FRA	10675
11	Payne,Dusty	HAW	10613
12	Logie,Travis	ZAF	10013
13	Yeomans,Nathan	USA	9925
14	Ware,Austin	USA	9763
15	Hall,Glenn	IRL	9450
16	Munro,Luke	AUS	9377
17	Sedley,Leigh	AUS	9338
18	Nicol,Yadin	AUS	8926
19	Dantas,Wiggolly	BRA	8838
20	Dornelles,Rodrigo	BRA	8826
20	Polo,Marco	BRA	8826
20	Zubizarreta,Gony	ESP	8826
23	Gonzalez,Jonathan	CNY	8725
24	Howse,Jarrad	AUS	8625
25	Neves,Leonardo	BRA	8613
26	Atkinson,Dion	AUS	8576
27	Cardoso,Willian	BRA	8314
28	Ohno,Masatoshi	JPN	8264
29	Thompson,Jay	AUS	8251
30	Da Silva,Jean	BRA	8250
31	Gossmann,Shaun	AUS	8238
32	Cloitre,Romain	FRA	8201
33	Giorgi,Marco	URY	8038
34	Sodre,Yuri	BRA	8025
35	Bryson,Royden	ZAF	7951
36	Hedge,Nathan	AUS	7744
37	Jackson,Brandon	ZAF	7738
38	Paulino,Pablo	BRA	7651
39	Collazo,Hodei	EUK	7551
40	Moura,Paulo	BRA	7539
41	Courtney,Drew	AUS	7513
42	Robertson,Adam	AUS	7414
43	Riou,Alain	PYF	7351
44	Aranburu,Aritz	EUK	7250
45	Toth,Brian	PRI	7139
46	Wright,Warwick	ZAF	7069
47	Lopez,Cory	USA	6970
48	Gudauskas,Dane	USA	6938
49	Rebiere,Eric	FRA	6807
50	Dorrington,Brent	AUS	6714
50	Perry,Jack	AUS	6714

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