Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley<\/p>\n
Stop No. 7 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour <\/p>\n
Lower Trestles, California, USA<\/p>\n
September 7-13, 2008<\/p>\n
Slater Wins Hard Fought Battle Over Burrow for Boost Mobile Pro Title <\/p>\n
\nPhoto: Kelly Slater looking more satisfied with this win than the rest this year.<\/p>\n
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008) \u0096 Kelly Slater (USA) beat Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.97 to 18.63 to win his third Boost Mobile Pro title at Lower Trestles today. He is now as close as one event away from winning a record ninth ASP World Title.<\/p>\n
Burrow blitzed early and with a 9.00 and 9.63 in his scoreline before the halfway mark, had Slater looking for a combination of excellent scoring waves to contend. In sheer Slater fashion, the eight-time ASP World Champion fought his way back to claim victory \u0096 his fifth of the season.\u0093I was literally out there just trying to save face, I thought Taj had me \u0096 he was on fire,\u0094 Slater said. \u0093I was just trying to get out of combo and put on a good show for everybody. I got a 9.7 on a smaller wave that had a clean face and let me get a lot of speed and some big carves and that let me get back in.\u0094<\/p>\n
Even with the 9.7, Slater was still searching for an 8.93. Burrow gave Slater a very average looking wave with less than two minutes to go \u0096 a mistake that cost him the win and a healthy prize purse. Hurley, the presenting sponsor of the event, threw an additional US$45,000 on top of the standard US$30,000 first place prize purse \u0096 the winner of the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley took home US$75,000 today.<\/p>\n
\u0093Taj had priority and he let that wave go because it was the first wave and he probably thought it was going to be bumpy but it let me do a lot on it,\u0094 Slater said. \u0093It was a really good wave, but it was the first wave of the set.\u0094<\/p>\n
To add insult to Burrow\u0092s injury, the final was five minutes longer than the standard ASP final which is usually 35-minutes in duration. Slater talked Burrow and the contest director into lengthening the heat before they paddled out and that was the difference today.<\/p>\n
\u0093We went over and talked to Snips (contest director Mike Parsons) before the heat,\u0094 Slater said. \u0093Taj wanted to do a 35-minute heat and I said,\u0091Why don\u0092t we do a 40 minute final, we\u0092ve got all the time in the world this afternoon.\u0092 If we had done a 35-minute heat I would have lost.\u0094<\/p>\n
Burrow wore his disappointment at today\u0092s loss on his sleeve. <\/p>\n
\u0093I felt like I won,\u0094 Burrow said. \u0093I don\u0092t think that wave had the scoring potential. I just had a feeling that they were going to give it to him. He had a lot of energy about him. He\u0092s Kelly and he finished it. He got to the end and I knew it was going to be a good score. I don\u0092t know what else I could have done. I picked the best waves and surfed them really well so it\u0092s frustrating. He was really hungry and ended up clinching it.\u0094<\/p>\n
Burrow jumped from World No. 4 to World No. 2 with the result but it was of little consolation.<\/p>\n
\u0093I don\u0092t really care about the ratings because I know Kelly is so far ahead that it\u0092s almost impossible to catch him,\u0094 Burrow said. \u0093I just wanted to win the event and I thought I did and now I didn\u0092t, so I\u0092m frustrated.\u0094<\/p>\n
Slater has to win the event at the next tour stop in France to seal the deal on title No. 9 there. And even if he does win, should Burrow finish 3rd or World No. 3 Bede Durbidge (AUS) or World No. 5 Mick Fanning (AUS) make the final, the race will continue until the following stop in Mundaka, Spain. World No. 4 Joel Parkinson (AUS) only stays in World Title contention if Slater finishes second or lower in France. Had Burrow won today, Slater would not have been mathematically capable of clinching the title at the next event.<\/p>\n
Slater beat 2006 Boost Mobile Pro Champion Bede Durbidge (AUS) in the semifinal round. The heat was a flashback to the 2006 Lower Trestles final the two shared \u0096 but with a different outcome.<\/p>\n
\u0093I had the opportunity to make the final on the last wave and my front foot slipped and I got caught behind the section,\u0094 Durbidge said. \u0093We didn\u0092t get the best waves in that heat and there weren\u0092t many opportunities. The heat came down to the wire and I tried my hardest and that\u0092s all you can do.\u0094<\/p>\n
Durbidge maintains his World No. 3 rating with the result.<\/p>\n
\u0093I definitely had a good event,\u0094 Durbidge said.\u0094 I felt really good. I have a good board and I\u0092ll take that to Europe and try to keep the ball rolling.\u0094<\/p>\n
Burrow had to get past France\u0092s Jeremy Flores to make today\u0092s final. Like nearly all of the heats held today, the competition was close.<\/p>\n
\u0093I think these are the conditions that Taj (Burrow) surfs the best in \u0096the little rights with the onshore winds,\u0094 Flores said. \u0093I tried my best and it\u0092s okay. I gave him a go. I came here with no goal at all. I came here to get just a few waves as a warm up for France and it ended up good.\u0094<\/p>\n
Flores, who was ASP Rookie of the Year in 2007, made it to the semifinals of the Boost Mobile Pro last year too. He is back in the Top 10 after today\u0092s equal third finish.<\/p>\n
\u0093I think I had harder heats this year,\u0094 Flores said. \u0093So I\u0092m happier with the result this year compared to last year.\u0094<\/p>\n
California\u0092s Bobby Martinez and Dane Reynolds made the quarterfinals, as did Fanning and Brazilian rookie Heitor Alves. The next stop on the 2008 ASP World Tour will start on September 19 in Hossegor, France.<\/p>\n
Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Final Results:<\/p>\n
Kelly Slater (USA) 18.97 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.63<\/p>\n
Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Semifinal Results:<\/p>\n
Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.67 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.10<\/p>\n
Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.33 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 16.50<\/p>\n
Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Quarterfinal Results:<\/p>\n
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 16.90 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.10<\/p>\n
Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.16 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 15.16<\/p>\n
Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 17.57 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.67<\/p>\n
Heat 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.50 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 6.34<\/p>\n
Today\u0092s Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Round 4 Results:<\/p>\n
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.07 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.00<\/p>\n
Heat 8: Heitor Alves (BRA) 11.14 def. Jay Thompson (AUS) 11.00<\/p>\n
ASP World Tour Ratings after event No. 7 of 11 \u0096 the Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley:<\/p>\n
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 6820 points<\/p>\n
2. Taj Burrow (AUS) 5402 points<\/p>\n
3. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 5258 points<\/p>\n
4. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5148 points<\/p>\n
5. Mick Fanning (AUS) 5085 points<\/p>\n
6. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 4550 points<\/p>\n
7. Bobby Martinez (USA) 4360 points<\/p>\n
8. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 4280 points<\/p>\n
9. Andy Irons (HAW) 4163 points<\/p>\n
10. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 3997 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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