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<\/p>\nHarley Ingleby Wins Yumeya presents Oxbow ASP WLT at Tahara<\/p>\n
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TAHARA AICHI, Japan (Thursday, July 30, 2009) \u2013 Harley Ingleby (AUS), 25, won the Yumeya presents Oxbow ASP WLT at Tahara, over Duane de Soto (HAW), 32, in peaky two-to-three foot surf (1 metre) after a marathon day of competition at Long Beach in Tahara Aichi, Japan.<\/p>\n
The Yumeya presents Oxbow ASP WLT at Tahara marks the first of two events on the ASP WLT calendar, which crowns the undisputed ASP World Longboard Champion at year\u2019s end. The next contest slated on the 2009 season will be the Oxbow ASP WLT in the Maldives which will be held in October.After battling through five heats today, Ingleby found the leftover endurance to finish up strong, jumping out to an early lead over de Soto and carrying the lead throughout the 35-minute final to take out the Yumeya presents Oxbow ASP WLT at Tahara. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just the best feeling in the world,\u201d Ingleby said. \u201cIt was pretty hard out there and Duane is such a good surfer. I\u2019m just so stoked I don\u2019t even know what to say, I\u2019m lost for words.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ingleby was in an identical situation last year after the ASP WLT in France and is hoping to put together a second solid result to take out this year\u2019s ASP World Longboard Title.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou couldn\u2019t dream of a better start to the year,\u201d Ingleby said. \u201cHopefully I can put together a stronger second event this year\u201d<\/p>\n
De Soto donated a commendable effort throughout the entire day, defeating reigning ASP World Longboard Champion Bonga Perkins (Haw), 36, on the way to his first ASP WLT Final appearance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI lost track of my game plan out there,\u201d de Soto said. \u201cI\u2019m stoked to have made the Final and of course I wish I won, but it\u2019s a good result.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perkins, who is a two-time ASP World Longboard Champion, was in amazing form throughout the Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara event, but the Hawaiian veteran was stopped short of a Finals berth by good friend Duane de Soto, finishing in third place overall to start off his year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a heat with Duane (de Soto) and it\u2019s a bummer because he\u2019s my good friend, but there\u2019s only one winner and he took me out,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cI was in this position last year, going in to the final event in third place, and I was able to win the title, so it\u2019s a really good result. I feel really good, I just was stiff on my turns, but none-the-less, I\u2019m stoked that a Hawaiian made the Final.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phil Rajzman (BRA), 27, who was the 2007 ASP World Longboard Champion, looked determined to claim a victory in Japan, but was unable to stop young Australian talent, Ingleby, in the Semifinals and finished in third place overall, which still keeps him in contention for an additional ASP World Title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy with the third-place-result,\u201d Rajzman said. \u201cIt keeps me in the running for another title and I\u2019m very happy to have competed here and I\u2019m excited to continue to the Maldives. Harley (Ingleby) was the winner of the first contest last year and I think he found the best waves in that heat.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Yumeya presents Oxbow ASP WLT at Tahara highlights log on to www.oxbowpro.com<\/p>\n
For additional ASP information check out www.aspworldtour.com <\/p>\n
Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara Final:
\n1 \u2013 Harley Ingleby (AUS) 14.75
\n2 \u2013 Duane de Soto (HAW) 11.75<\/p>\n
Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara Semifinals Results:
\nHeat 1: Duane de Soto (HAW) 15.60 def. Bonga Perkins (HAW) 12.75
\nHeat 2: Harley Ingleby (AUS) 16.50 def. Phil Rajzman (BRA) 13.50<\/p>\n
Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara Quarterfinals Results:
\nHeat 1: Duane de Soto (HAW) 13.50 def. Eduardo Bage (BRA) 10.50
\nHeat 2: Bonga Perkins (HAW) 15.10 def. Keegan Edwards (HAW) 11.35
\nHeat 3: Phil Rajzman (BRA) 14.25 def. Antoine Delpero (FRA) 12.40
\nHeat 4: Harley Ingleby (AUS) 15.35 def. Colin McPhillips (USA) 12.00<\/p>\n
Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara Round 2 Results:
\nHeat 1: Eduardo Bage (BRA) 12.25 def. Amaro Matos (BRA) 5.65
\nHeat 2: Duane de Soto (HAW) 10.75 def. Matthew Moir (ZAF) 10.65
\nHeat 3: Keegan Edwards (HAW) 12.00 def. Ned Snow (HAW) 9.90
\nHeat 4: Bonga Perkins (HAW) 13.75 def. Carlos Bahia (BRA) 12.70
\nHeat 5: Antoine Delpero (FRA) 14.00 def. Ben Skinner (GBR) 12.50
\nHeat 6: Phil Rajzman (BRA) 16.10 def. Taylor Jensen (USA) 15.40
\nHeat 7: Harley Ingleby (AUS) 12.50 def. Bryce Young (AUS) 10.25
\nHeat 8: Colin McPhillips (USA) 15.25 def. Alexis Deniel (FRA) 9.45<\/p>\n
Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT at Tahara Round 1 Results:
\nHeat 11: Phil Rajzman (BRA) 13.60 def. Noah Shimabukuro (HAW) 10.10
\nHeat 12: Taylor Jensen (USA) 15.75 def. Eugene Teal (JPN) 9.00
\nHeat 13: Harley Ingleby (AUS) 13.65 def. Dylan Macleod (ZAF) 8.00
\nHeat 14: Bryce Young (AUS) 12.25 def. Sam Bleakley (GBR) 9.25
\nHeat 15: Colin McPhillips (USA) 14.25 def. Tony Silvagni (USA) 9.80
\nHeat 16: Alexis Deniel (FRA) 12.85 def. Romain Maurin (FRA) 9.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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