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\nPictured: Duane DeSoto (HAW), 33, 2010 ASP World Longboard Champion.
\nCredit: ASP\/SHADLEY<\/p>\n
Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championship
\nASP World Longboard Tour (WLT) (Men\u2019s)
\nOctober 30 \u2013 November 7, 2010
\nMakaha, Oahu, Hawaii<\/p>\n
Duane DeSoto Wins Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championship<\/p>\n
\nPictured: Duane DeSoto (HAW), 33, 2010 ASP World Longboard Champion.
\nCredit: ASP\/SHADLEY<\/p>\n
MAKAHA, Oahu\/Hawaii (Thursday, November 4, 2010) \u2013 Duane DeSoto (HAW), 33, won the Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championship over Antoine Delpero (FRA), 25, clinching his first ASP World Longboard Title at his local break of Makaha after 17 years of ASP WLT competition.<\/p>\n
The Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championship was a standalone event, with Desoto\u2019s single event victory over the world\u2019s best longboarders earning him the 2010 ASP World Longboard Title.DeSoto, who posted some of the event\u2019s highest scores, took five heat victories to clinch his inaugural ASP World Title in front of his friends and family at his home beach of Makaha, marking a career high for the talented Hawaiian. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis feels insane,\u201d DeSoto said. \u201cI\u2019ve been trying for so many years and I\u2019m 33 and I finally got a title. I started doing these when I was 16. I\u2019m just so incredibly happy to be here and it couldn\u2019t get any better. It\u2019s right here at Makaha beach, where I grew up my whole life with my family. To have my beautiful family here behind me, I don\u2019t even know. I don\u2019t know when it\u2019s going to kick in. Today was all time Makaha. Everything just lined up beautifully.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeSoto\u2019s rise to the top was nothing short of impressive, as he capitalized on his intimate knowledge of the righthand pointbreak to top two-time ASP World Longboard Champion and fellow Hawaiian Bonga Perkins (AHW), 38, in the Semifinals before defeating Delpero in the Final.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking at Bonga\u2019s (Perkins) high scores for the contest, I knew I had to turn it on,\u201d DeSoto said. \u201cI knew if I didn\u2019t do my best surfing, there was no final for me. It really made me turn the throttle on. Then I had Antoine (Delpero), as consistent as he is, in the Final, I knew I had to turn it on again, but I just took it heat by heat. I didn\u2019t want to focus my energy on the future or the past. The clock never went so slow in that Final once I took the lead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Delpero, who displayed memorable performances throughout the event\u2019s entirety by combining classic longboarding and stylish rail-to-rail surfing, was one to watch in every round, but was unable to match DeSoto\u2019s charge in the Final, finishing ASP World Longboard No. 2 for 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did my very best and I\u2019m happy with my result,\u201d Delpero said. \u201cI enjoyed Makaha. Being out there with only one other guy and looking at the beautiful mountains and having great waves, it was a great event for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bonga Perkins (HAW), 38, past two-time ASP World Champion, posted the highest scores of the entire event of a near-perfect 9.60 out of 10 single-wave score and a 17.87 out of 20 heat total in his Quarterfinals heat, but was unable to find the waves needed to top local talent DeSoto in their Semifinals matchup and finished equal 3rd overall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish I could have given that guy (DeSoto) more of a challenge,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cI sat too far out. I didn\u2019t want to sit too far in. I had good heats leading up to that one, so I can\u2019t complain. Duane is my good friend. I\u2019m not bummed at him, just bummed I didn\u2019t give him a run for his money. I wanted to go wave-for-wave, that way you know you got beat by a better surfer, not by yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perkins admitted the tragic passing of friend Andy Irons and thoughts of his family made it hard to focus on today\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of emotions running though my head,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cLosing my good friend Andy (Irons) and my Mom, for me to make it this far into the event with these many things in my head, I\u2019m pretty happy. I\u2019m pretty stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rusty Keaulana (HAW) who is a local Makaha legend and past ASP World Longboard Champion, entered this year\u2019s event via a wildcard and charged to the Semifinals with his mastery of classic longboarding. Keaulana was unable to top young Frenchman Delpero in their Semifinals bout and finished equal 3rd overall, but was thrilled to see a fellow local win the ASP World Longboard Title at his home break.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got three titles and I\u2019m proud of Duane (DeSoto) for winning this,\u201d Keaulana said. \u201cI\u2019ve tried to win this event at Makaha before, but no excuses about me, I\u2019m just happy for Duane right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
For event highlights, photos, info and more log on to http:\/\/www.oxbowavesliders.com\/<\/p>\n
For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com.<\/p>\n
For complimentary high-res images contact on-site ASP Media Representative Bobby Shadley.<\/p>\n
Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships Final Result:
\n1 \u2013 Duane DeSoto (HAW) 14.97
\n2 \u2013 Antoine Delpero (FRA) 13.53<\/p>\n
Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships Semifinals Results:
\nHeat 1: Duane DeSoto (HAW) 14.30 def. Bonga Perkins (HAW) 12.83
\nHeat 2: Antoine Delpero (FRA) 13.67 def. Rusty Keaulana (HAW) 11.33<\/p>\n
Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships Quarterfinals Results:
\nHeat 1: Bonga Perkins (HAW) 17.85 def. Phil Rajzman (BRA) 11.90
\nHeat 2: Duane DeSoto (HAW) 11.70 def. Bryce Young (AUS) 7.85
\nHeat 3: Rusy Keaulana (HAW) 13.30 def. Kai Sallas (HAW) 13.05
\nHeat 4: Antoine Delpero (FRA) 11.90 def. Taylor Jensen (USA) 11.65<\/p>\n
Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championships Round 2 Results:
\nHeat 5: Kai Sallas (HAW) 15.85 def. Matthew Moir (ZAF) 9.50
\nHeat 6: Rusty Keaulana (HAW) 8.20 def. Eduardo Bage (BRA) 4.50
\nHeat 7: Antoine Delpero (FRA) 11.90 def. Alex Salazar (BRA) 3.85
\nHeat 8: Taylor Jensen (USA) 13.75 def. Kekoa Auwae (HAW) 11.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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