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\nPictured: Josh Kerr (AUS), 25, current ASP World No. 25, wowed spectators today with incredible Round 2 and Round 3 performances.
\nCredit: \u00a9 ASP\/ CI\/ ROWLAND via GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n
Hurley Pro Trestles
\nStop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour
\nLower Trestles, California USA
\nSeptember 13 \u2013 19, 2009<\/p>\n
Josh Kerr Wows As Hurley Pro Trestles Moves Into Elimination Rounds<\/p>\n
\nPictured: Josh Kerr (AUS), 25, current ASP World No. 25, wowed spectators today with incredible Round 2 and Round 3 performances.
\nCredit: \u00a9 ASP\/ CI\/ ROWLAND via GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n
LOWER TRESTLES, California (Monday, September 14, 2009) \u2013 The Hurley Pro Trestles re-ignited today with the elimination rounds of competition running in pulsing three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Lower Trestles.<\/p>\n
Stop No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hurley Pro Trestles awoke to cleaner conditions today, but inconsistency would create a minefield of challenges for the world\u2019s best surfers. Despite the difficulties, the ASP Top 45 put on an incredible show, posting some of the highest scores of the event.<\/p>\n
Josh Kerr (AUS), 25, current ASP World No. 25, stunned spectators today with his diverse repertoire of progressive surfing, blending rotation aerials with power hacks to net the highest heat total of the day, a 17.17 out of a possible 20, to defeat an in-form Dayyan Neve (AUS), 31, in Round 2 of competition.\u201cI’d been here the last couple of hours and in the heat before I saw that there were a few nice rights shaping up,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cThere seemed to be a few in our heat. Dayyan (Neve) got a couple as well. That one wave wasn’t the biggest wave, but it looked like it was going to connect down the line and that’s exactly what it did. I raced down the line and popped a little air, came around, up and down, and it stayed wally for me and I gave it a little bang off of the end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inverse to the high-flying action of the Round 2 heat, Kerr\u2019s afternoon bout against compatriot Adrian Buchan (AUS), 26, was a wave-starved affair. Sitting quiet for the majority of the heat, Kerr would only advance in the dying moments, ending Buchan\u2019s Hurley Pro Trestles run and advancing through to Round 4. <\/p>\n
\u201cI guess they\u2019re both exciting because both heats came down to the wire, just in different ways,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cI had a good day though. I had a good heat earlier and got to sit around and get cold in the second one, but I still came through with the win. This year has been a bit slow for me so far, so it’d be good to get a good result here at Trestles. I’d like to get on a bit of a roll with this big leg we have coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kerr will face current ASP World No. 3 Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in Round 4 of the Hurley Pro Trestles.<\/p>\n
Kai Otton (AUS), 29, current ASP World No. 19, enjoyed a career first in yesterday\u2019s Round 1, besting ASP ratings\u2019 leader Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, and continued the momentum through today\u2019s Round 3. In one of the more exciting heats of the afternoon, Otton flared electric on his backhand this afternoon, netting solid scores to take down a rampaging Jay Thompson (AUS), 25.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was actually a little bit shaky at the start of that heat,\u201d Otton said. \u201cI don\u2019t really think I felt nervous, I just felt a bit tired. I had to calm myself down and luckily I picked off two good ones. I\u2019m coming off of a good result in Jeffreys Bay, and if I can get through a few more heats here I\u2019ll be feeling really good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Otton will take on former event winner Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, in Round 4 when competition resumes.<\/p>\n
Day 2 of the Hurley Pro Trestles was not without upsets though. Highly-touted favorites Bobby Martinez (USA), 27, Jordy Smith (AUS), 21, and Chris Ward (USA), 30, were all bundled out in Round 2 of competition, garnering equal 33rds and shifting their attention to the European leg.<\/p>\n
Surfline, official forecaster of the Hurley Pro Trestles, is calling for today\u2019s fetch of Northwest swell to drop slightly today and are still tracking a south swell for later in the week.<\/p>\n
When competition resumes, first up will be California wunderkind Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, against Ben Dunn (AUS), 23, in Heat 7 of Round 3.<\/p>\n
Highlights from today\u2019s Hurley Pro Trestles will be available via www.hurley.com\/hurleypro\/<\/p>\n
Downloadable media is available at www.hurley.com\/downloads\/hurleypro<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com <\/p>\n
HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 2 RESULTS:<\/p>\n
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.16 def. Kai Barger (HAW) 9.93<\/p>\n
Heat 2: Rob Machado (USA) 15.16 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.00<\/p>\n
Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.84 def. Marlon Lipke (DEU) 11.33<\/p>\n
Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.40 def. Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 8.53<\/p>\n
Heat 5: Luke Stedman (AUS) 12.70 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 11.00<\/p>\n
Heat 6: Nic Muscroft (AUS) 13.24 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 12.16<\/p>\n
Heat 7: Taylor Knox (USA) 12.93 def. Drew Courtney (AUS) 12.83<\/p>\n
Heat 8: Tiago Pires (PRT) 13.50 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF)13.24<\/p>\n
Heat 9: Greg Emslie (ZAF) WIN, Mick Campbell (AUS) Injured <\/p>\n
Heat 10: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.56 def. Jihad Khodr (AUS) 8.90<\/p>\n
Heat 11: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.50 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 11.60<\/p>\n
Heat 12: Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.50 def. Nathaniel Curran (USA) 8.93<\/p>\n
Heat 13: Roy Powers (HAW) 12.13 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 11.57<\/p>\n
Heat 14: Jay Thompson (AUS) 16.26 def. Chris Ward (USA) 11.26<\/p>\n
Heat 15: Josh Kerr (AUS) 17.17 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 15.23<\/p>\n
Heat 16: Ben Dunn (AUS) 8.23 def Dustin Barca (HAW) 7.67<\/p>\n
HURLEY PRO TRESTLES ROUND 3 RESULTS:<\/p>\n
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.33 def. David Weare (ZAF) 12.83<\/p>\n
Heat 2: Kai Otton (AUS) 16.67 def. Jay Thompson (AUS) 13.50<\/p>\n
Heat 3 Josh Kerr (AUS) 8.23 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 7.76
\nHeat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.07 def. Nic Muscroft (AUS) 12.26<\/p>\n
Heat 5: Taylor Knox (USA) 13.17 def. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 9.77<\/p>\n
Heat 6: Roy Powers (HAW) 13.06 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 12.00<\/p>\n
HURLEY PRO TRESTLES REMAINING ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:<\/p>\n
Heat 7: Dane Reynolds (USA0 vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)<\/p>\n
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Rob Machado (USA)<\/p>\n
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)<\/p>\n
Heat 10: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)<\/p>\n
Heat 11: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)<\/p>\n
Heat 12: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)<\/p>\n
Heat 13: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)<\/p>\n
Heat 14: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)<\/p>\n
Heat 15: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Michael Picon (FRA)<\/p>\n
Heat 16: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Tim Boal (FRA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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