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Boost Mobile Pro of Surf presented by Hurley Stop No 6. of 10 on the 2007 Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour Lower Trestles, California USA September 9-15, 2007<\/p>\n
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LOWER TRESTLES, California (Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007) \u0096 Reigning and 8X Foster\u0092s ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won his first event in over a year, moved to current World No. 2, and broke a world record after beating Pancho Sullivan (HAW) in the Final of the 2007 Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley today.\u0093It\u0092ll be nice to go and sit down and think about this one,\u0094 Slater said. \u0093This will be a neat little tournament for my career. I\u0092m a little bummed because I didn\u0092t feel like I capitalized on the waves I had, and it was frustrating, but just to get that win was important. We had similar conditions to 1990 when I won out here, so it was pretty magical.\u0094<\/p>\n
The victory marks Slater\u0092s 34th ASP World Tour win and earns him the record for the most elite tour event victories in history. Former three-time ASP World Champion Tom Curren (USA) set the record with his 33rd event win 16 years ago. Slater tied Curren with his 2006 Bells Beach victory and, despite featuring in four finals in the 16 months since, hadn\u0092t broken the record until today.<\/p>\n
\u0093Part of me is kind of sad,\u0094 Slater said. \u0093I was hoping Tom and I would end up on the same number forever, but somebody is bound to come along and get to where I got. You\u0092ve got to surf to the standards, but someone else is always going to be coming along that has the time and desire.\u0094<\/p>\n
Slater has been in the last four Boost Mobile Pro finals. He finished runner-up in 2004 and 2006, and claimed wins in 2007 and in 2005. His win today puts him 230 points behind Foster\u0092s ASP ratings leader Mick Fanning (AUS) and has positioned him as a strong contender for the 2007 World Title. <\/p>\n
\u0093Now I\u0092ve almost got as many points as I had accrued last year,\u0094 Slater said. \u0093I didn\u0092t think I was that intensely focused this week, I felt calm and happy. We\u0092ll see what happens in France. After this I could really capitalize on everything.\u0094<\/p>\n
Sullivan, who is into his sophomore year on tour, posted his best result to date with his runner-up finish to Slater. The powerful Hawaiian was a standout performer on the final day of competition, besting Neco Padaratz (BRA), Troy Brooks (AUS) and Jeremy Flores (FRA) on his way to meeting Slater in the Final. He needed a medium-scoring ride \u0096 a 6.98 \u0096 to take the heat from Slater.<\/p>\n
\u0093It was a little frustrating, especially needing such a small score at the end and having priority and not being able to do anything, but that\u0092s the surfing competition,\u0094 Sullivan said. \u0093I still made it to the Final and hopefully I can carry some momentum into Europe and keep improving. It was really inconsistent but there were a few moments where we saw some spectacular surfing. I think all in all it turned out to be a great event.\u0094<\/p>\n
Sullivan has jumped eight spots from World No. 16 to World No. 8 with his runner-up finish today.<\/p>\n
\u0093I feel really good to get a good strong result like this,\u0094 Sullivan said. \u0093I feel like my preparation was really good, I\u0092ve been to every event this year and my scores have been really good. I felt it was just a matter of time before everything clicked. Unfortunately, I didn\u0092t get a really good opportunity in the Final, but next week is another event and hopefully I can keep going.\u0094<\/p>\n
Flores, 2007 Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour rookie, put in a stunning finals day performance, attacking the roping Lowers righthanders with style, punch and bite. The Frenchman dispatched of Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) and C.J. Hobgood (USA) en route to his first career Semifinal berth and 3rd place finish.<\/p>\n
\u0093I was so happy until that heat; it was the best result of my life,\u0094 Flores said. \u0093I have been having the best time of my life. That was the worst way to lose, the worst way. I actually had a good wave, a real fun wave, and I surfed it bad the whole way. I couldn\u0092t believe it, the waves were so good before my heat that I was jumping around, feeling so lucky that I was going to be able to surf man on man in those conditions. I was so, so stoked.\u0094<\/p>\n
Despite going down to Sullivan in the Semifinal, Flores has jumped to 9th on the Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour \u0096 a move that puts him as the highest-rated rookie on the 2007 tour. Kai Otton (AUS) and Ben Dunn (AUS), rated 18th and 19th respectively, are his closest \u0091Rookie of the Year\u0092 competition. <\/p>\n
Tom Whitaker (AUS) had to fend off countrymen Shaun Cansdell (AUS) and Ben Dunn (AUS) to meet Slater in the Semifinals, but the fleet-footed Australian was unable to match the Champ\u0092s prowess.<\/p>\n
\u0093It\u0092s disappointing, but its fun to surf against Kelly,\u0094 Whitaker said. \u0093You\u0092ve got to bring your A-game. He looks at waves that you think he should get a 6.0 or 7.0 but he makes them 8.0s and 9.0s. I caught a couple of edges and didn\u0092t get my way.\u0094<\/p>\n
Whitaker\u0092s equal 3rd finish today is a far cry from the two 33rd (last place) results he posted at the two world tour events previous to the Boost Mobile Pro. He\u0092s moved to World No. 15 after the result.<\/p>\n
\u0093I dropped one of those 3s off the end of a 33rd, those were terrible,\u0094 Whitaker said. \u0093It\u0092s good to start the second half of the year off like that.\u0094<\/p>\n
The next stop on the Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour will be the Quiksilver Pro France running from Sept. 20-30, 2007.<\/p>\n
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FINAL:
\n1 \u0096 Kelly Slater (USA) 13.40
\n2 \u0096 Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 10.60<\/p>\n
BOOST MOBILE PRO SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
\nSF 1: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 15.24 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 5.33 SF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.83 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.33<\/p>\n
BOOST MOBILE PRO QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
\nQF 1: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 11.17 def. Troy Brooks (AUS) 8.00 QF 2: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.17 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.67 QF 3: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.60 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 16.67 QF 4: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 15.83 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 14.93<\/p>\n
BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 4 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1: Troy Brooks (AUS) 14.00 def. Chris Ward (USA) 11.40 Heat 2: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 13.47 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 11.17 Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.94 def. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 9.83 Heat 4: C.J Hobgood (USA) 17.57 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 9.23 Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.74 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 8.50 Heat 6: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.90 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.67 Heat 7: Ben Dunn (AUS) 9.67 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 7.40 Heat 8: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 16.77 def. Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 12.93<\/p>\n
Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour Ratings after Stop No. 6 the Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley 1. Mick Fanning (AUS) 5270 2. Kelly Slater (USA) 5040 3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 4511 4. Andy Irons (HAW) 4331 5. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 4029 6. Damien Hobgood (USA) 3824
\n7. Bede Durbidge (AUS)\t3467
\n8. Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 3462
\n9. Jeremy Flores (FRA)\t3438
\n10. Dean Morrison (AUS) 3248<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Boost Mobile Pro of Surf presented by Hurley Stop No 6. of 10 on the 2007 Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour Lower Trestles, California USA September 9-15, 2007 LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com and www.boostmobilepro.com LOWER TRESTLES, California (Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007) \u0096 Reigning and 8X Foster\u0092s ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won his first event … Continue reading “SLATER WINS BOOST MOBILE PRO \u0096 BREAKS WORLD RECORD”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-13615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asp-surfing-news","tag-surfing-news-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}