Rip Curl Pro Search Chile
\nStop No 4. of 10 on the 2007 Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour Ex-Isla Alacran, Arica, Chile June 20-July 1, 2007<\/p>\n
LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com and www.ripcurl.com\/chile<\/p>\n
ARICA, Chile (Thursday, June 28, 2007) \u0096 Defending Rip Curl Pro Search champion Andy Irons (HAW) found the form to grab another globe-shaped trophy with his win over Damien Hobgood (USA) in Arica, Chile today.\u0093They\u0092re the best trophies \u0096 they\u0092re epic,\u0094 Irons said. \u0093They\u0092re my favorite trophy and I\u0092ve got one for the living room and one for the mantle now.\u0094 <\/p>\n
The former 3X Foster\u0092s ASP World Champion bested Hobgood 16.84 to 8.67 in the four foot (1.3 metre) waves off Ex Isla Alacran.<\/p>\n
\u0093It was a battle,\u0094 Irons said. \u0093I was hitting the reef and getting worked, but I tried to play it smart and catch the inside waves. Damien was waiting for the sets and it was almost better to not have priority because I caught whatever came in. You can never count Damien out though; he has beaten me before in Tavarua so I knew I had my work cut out for me. With two minutes to go, I was still nervous.\u0094<\/p>\n
Irons held the heat lead throughout the 35-minute bout, but cemented it with a 9.17 late in the game.<\/p>\n
\u0093It was a set wave and kind of bumpy,\u0094 Irons said. \u0093Damien was paddling out and I got in just underneath it. When I was coming out, I did an extra stall to make sure that I got behind the hook. I came out with a bit of emotion to show them I liked it and it paid off.<\/p>\n
Irons jumped from 7th to 3rd on the Foster\u0092s ASP World ratings today and is in a position to jump even higher after ratings are adjusted citing his last place finish in the first event of the year. Surfers drop their worst two results after event No. 8 of the 10-stop Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour. The Rip Curl Pro Search Chile is Stop No. 4 of 10 on the often deemed \u0091Dream Tour.\u0092<\/p>\n
\u0093I didn\u0092t go anywhere,\u0094 Irons said of his absence in the Top 3. \u0093I was always right there in the World Title race. I just had one bad contest that I\u0092m throwing away and I can\u0092t wait. It\u0092s game on.\u0094<\/p>\n
Rip Curl Pro Search Runner-up Damien Hobgood is also putting together a silent world title assault. After winning the last event on the calendar in Tahiti, he has moved to World No. 2 with his 2nd place finish today. <\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092m super stoked but I would have definitely like to put on a bit better performance in the Final,\u0094 Damien Hobgood said. \u0093Andy was just too good though and he put the pressure on early. He\u0092s such a good surfer; maybe I was thinking too hard out there. I never really got anything going and he kept building.\tI never really had a chance.\u0094<\/p>\n
Damien met his twin brother CJ for the third time in man-on-man competition in the semifinals. Damien defeated CJ and now leads him 2:1 in brotherly bouts. The close heat went to Damien who scored an 8.00 and 5.13 to CJ\u0092s 5.83 and 6.50.<\/p>\n
\u0093I think it came down to Damien falling on his first wave and me falling on my best wave,\u0094 CJ Hobgood said. \u0093I was trying to get deep, then got on my back foot, then couldn\u0092t get back on my front foot. I didn\u0092t come out and it was probably the score. I blew that wave and that\u0092s what cost me the heat.\u0094 <\/p>\n
CJ Hobgood won the 2001 Foster\u0092s ASP World title, but his brother Damien has sat higher in the ratings in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u0093Equal 3rd is not bad a result, but it sucks because he was in the final in the last contest so I wanted to win,\u0094 CJ Hobgood said. \u0093We were one for one when we\u0092ve gone up against each other so I wanted to win today and the opportunity was there to get my brother in the semis.\u0094 <\/p>\n
Also exiting the event with an equal 3rd result is current Foster\u0092s ASP ratings leader Mick Fanning (AUS). Fanning had Irons on the ropes for the first half of their semifinal heat, but was shut out when eventual the winner put a 9-point ride (one of several he posted this event) on the board.<\/p>\n
Fanning has had better success during the latter part of the tour in years past and will head into the next leg as the man to beat after a solid start to the season.<\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092m stoked with the result here,\u0094 Fanning said. \u0093I will keep building from here on in. I love going to J-Bay and Trestles. The rest of the year is always really fun for me so I\u0092m just going to keep trying to build. Andy is dropping a 33rd and you can always guarantee that he\u0092ll get a result at Pipe. It\u0092s not over after this so I\u0092m just going to try to keep pushing and hopefully it all goes well.\u0094 <\/p>\n
The 2008 Rip Curl Search location remains a mystery, but the Foster\u0092s 45 are most definitely headed to JBay, South Africa in a week and a half.<\/p>\n
Visit the media center on www.aspworldtour.com\/2007\/ripcurlpro for transcribed athlete interviews, downloadable wav files, hi-res images, heat by heat updates and more.<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH FINAL:
\nFinal: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Damien Hobgood (USA)<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH CHILE SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
\nSF 1: Andy Irons (HAW) 16.33 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.33 SF 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.13 def. CJ Hobgood (USA) 12.00<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH CHILE QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
\nQF 1: Andy Irons (HAW) 14.67 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5.43 QF 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.67 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 12.50 QF 3: CJ Hobgood (USA) 14.83 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.17 QF 4: Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.17 def. Bruno Santos (BRA) 7.50<\/p>\n
Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour Ratings after the Rip Curl Pro Search Chile
\n1.\tMick Fanning (AUS) 3984 points
\n2.\tDamien Hobgood (USA) 3374 points
\n3.\tAndy Irons (HAW) 3189 points
\n4.\tTaj Burrow (AUS) 3086 points
\n5.\tJoel Parkinson (AUS) 3072 points
\n6.\tKelly Slater (USA) 2808 points
\n7.\tBede Durbidge (AUS) 2457 points
\n8.\tKai Otton (AUS) 2301 points
\n9.\tDaniel Wills (AUS) 2210 points
\n10.\tTravis Logie (ZAF) 2210 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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