Rip Curl Pro Search Somewhere
\nStop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour
\nSomewhere, Indonesia
\nJuly 30 \u0096 August 10, 2008<\/p>\n
Bruce Irons Wins 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search \u0091Somewhere\u0092 in Indonesia<\/p>\n
Pictured: Bruce Irons (HAW) defeated Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) today to claim the Rip Curl Pro Search and move into the Top 10 on the 2008 ASP World Tour ratings.<\/p>\n
SOMEWHERE, Indonesia (Sunday, August 3, 2008) \u0096 Bruce Irons (HAW) has defeated fellow finalist Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) to claim the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search in rifling four-foot (1.5 metre) lefthanders \u0091somewhere\u0092 in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search saw a marathon day of action capped off by a stunning barrel shootout finale between the young Hawaiians.Irons, who took down reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) and Dream Tour sophomore Ben Dunn (AUS) en route to his Finals berth, came from behind in last 10 minutes of the event, grabbing an 8.33 and a 9.33 to scalp his first ASP World Tour victory.<\/p>\n
\u0093One of my goals when I joined the Tour was to win an event and I wasn\u0092t sure if it was going to happen since I\u0092ll be stepping away after this season,\u0094 Irons said. \u0093But the waves pumped this event! This is what the Dream Tour should be like all the time. I\u0092m definitely stepping away from the ASP Tour at the end of this year, but I\u0092m not retiring. I\u0092m still planning on competing at Pipeline and Teahupoo and at venues that I can get into.\u0094<\/p>\n
The progressive natural-footer eased into the Final against Patacchia grabbing small scores before unleashing a fury of backhand tubes and commited re-entries over dry reef to take the win and move into No. 10 on the ASP World Tour ratings.<\/p>\n
\u0093I was tripping out in the water when they kept announcing Fred (Patacchia) and I in the Final \u0096 you never hear that,\u0094 Irons said. \u0093It was all business though. This is only the second time I\u0092ve ever made one on Tour and I wasn\u0092t about to let it go. I was trying my hardest out there.\u0094<\/p>\n
Irons maintains the family monopoly on Rip Curl Pro Search events, joining older brother Andy, who has two Rip Curl Pro Search titles (2006, 2007) under his belt already.<\/p>\n
\u0093My brother has won this event twice and all I could think about in the Final is how I wanted that trophy,\u0094 Irons said. \u0093The thing is sick! It was a great event and we\u0092re going to have a huge party tonight!\u0094<\/p>\n
Patacchia was in stunning form all event, netting high scores and eliminating top seeds before coming up short in the Final.<\/p>\n
\u0093Bruce (Irons) and I are good friends but we were super competitive in that Final,\u0094 Patacchia said. \u0093Both of us wanted to win and we were hassling and trash-talking and everything. I had one wave at the start, but Bruce got two bombs towards the end and I could tell he was really gunning for it.\u0094<\/p>\n
After suffering an injury early in the season, Patacchia has since rebounded, finishing equal 9th in Fiji and Jeffreys Bay before his runner-up finish \u0091somewhere\u0092 Indonesia. The stylish goofy-footer now sits at No. 14 on the ASP World Tour.<\/p>\n
\u0093It feels great to come back after a slow start to the year,\u0094 Patacchia said. \u0093The waves were so good for this event and I\u0092m bummed I didn\u0092t win, but to have Bruce (Irons) there and since he\u0092s stepping away, it feels good that we kept the title within Hawaii.\u0094<\/p>\n
Chris Ward (USA) was another who was in blazing form all day, eliminating former three-time ASP World Champion and two-time defending Rip Curl Pro winner (2006, 2007) Andy Irons (HAW) and 2007 ASP World Tour runner-up Taj Burrow (AUS) before coming up short against an in-form Irons.<\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092m not even bummed,\u0094 Ward said. \u0093If I had come out of that one barrel, then I would have been in the Final, but I\u0092ve had a great day and a 3rd place finish really helps me this year. The next event is in my backyard, Lower Trestles, and I\u0092m pretty confident out there. I\u0092ll be spending a lot of time preparing for that event, but first I am going to enjoy this magical island and all the beautiful waves it has to offer.\u0094<\/p>\n
Tiago Pires (PRT), 2008 Dream Tour rookie, put in the best performance of his young career, dispatching of eight-time ASP World Champion and current ratings leader Kelly Slater (USA) in Round 3 before rampaging through to an equal 3rd place finish.<\/p>\n
\u0093This is the best result of my career and it takes the pressure off of me to get a 3rd at the halfway point this season,\u0094 Pires said. \u0093I don\u0092t know what it will do to the ratings, but it should help me and give me a better seed going into Lower Trestles. I have a pretty busy summer. I am doing all the ASP WQS events in Europe so it is a lot of surfing for me coming up.\u0094<\/p>\n
All Rip Curl Pro Search videos, photos and news are available via http:\/\/live.ripcurl.com\/ <\/p>\n
With the early elimination of the majority of top seeds on the Dream Tour, current ratings leader Kelly Slater (USA) maintains a healthy lead on this year\u0092s ASP World Title race.<\/p>\n
The next stop on the 2008 ASP World Tour will be the Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley at Lower Trestles, California from September 7 \u0096 13, 2008.<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com <\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH FINAL RESULTS<\/p>\n
1 \u0096 Bruce Irons (HAW) 17.66<\/p>\n
2 \u0096 Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.16<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH SEMIFINAL RESULTS<\/p>\n
SF 1: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 10.16 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 8.50<\/p>\n
SF 2: Bruce Irons (HAW) 13.70 def. Chris Ward (USA) 13.50<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH QUARTERFINAL RESULTS<\/p>\n
QF 1: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 16.50 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 14.17<\/p>\n
QF 2: Tiago Pires (PRT) 12.00 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.34<\/p>\n
QF 3: Bruce Irons (HAW) 19.40 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 9.67<\/p>\n
QF 4: Chris Ward (USA) 16.34 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.90<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH ROUND 4 RESULTS<\/p>\n
Heat 1: Kai Otton (AUS) 11.67 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 10.67<\/p>\n
Heat 2: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 19.50 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.40<\/p>\n
Heat 3: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 10.00 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 6.30<\/p>\n
Heat 4: Tiago Pires (PRT) 13.77 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 5.06<\/p>\n
Heat 5: Bruce Irons (HAW) 10.84 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 10.83<\/p>\n
Heat 6: Ben Dunn (AUS) 15.97 def. Mikael Picon (FRA) 12.37<\/p>\n
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.43 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 11.83<\/p>\n
Heat 8: Chris Ward (USA) 18.17 def. Andy Irons (HAW) 11.33<\/p>\n
CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10 AFTER STOP NO. 6<\/p>\n
1 \u0096 Kelly Slater (USA) 5620 points<\/p>\n
2 \u0096 Joel Parkinson (AUS) 4548 points<\/p>\n
3 \u0096 Bede Durbidge (AUS) 4382 points<\/p>\n
4 \u0096 Taj Burrow (AUS) 4370 points<\/p>\n
5 \u0096 Mick Fanning (AUS) 4353 points<\/p>\n
6 \u0096 Adriano de Souza (BRA) 3950 points<\/p>\n
7 \u0096 Andy Irons (HAW) 3938 points<\/p>\n
8 \u0096 C.J. Hobgood (USA) 3870 points<\/p>\n
9 \u0096 Bobby Martinez (USA) 3628 points<\/p>\n
10 \u0096 Bruce Irons (HAW) 3392 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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