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\nPictured: Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, winner of the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n
Tyler Wright Wins O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup, Sets Sights on 2011 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour<\/p>\n
\nPictured: Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, winner of the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n
Credit: ASP\/SCHULTZ<\/p>\n
SUNSET BEACH, Oahu\/Hawaii (Thursday, December 2, 2010) \u2013 Wildcard Tyler Wright (AUS), 16, has won the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing, topping Sunset Beach local Coco Ho (HAW), 19, reigning four-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, and ASP Women\u2019s World Tour No. 2 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 19, in two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Sunset Beach.<\/p>\n
The final stop on the ASP Women\u2019s World Tour, the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing also marked the second jewel of the Vans Triple Crown and played a vital role in surfers\u2019 campaigns towards requalification for the 2011 ASP Women\u2019s Dream Tour.Wright, competing in the first Vans Triple Crown of her young career, quickly catapulted into the lead in the Final, smashing the event\u2019s highest single-wave score of a 9.57 out of 10 en route to the highest heat total of a 17.24 out of 20 by linking a series of massive forehand hacks and powerful carves to leave the field in a combination situation within the first 10 minutes of the bout to eventually take out the win. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis feels pretty cool,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI had fun out there and caught a couple of waves and it started really pulsing at the end, so I was happy and having fun. The girls were ripping out there so it was good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright, who won her first ASP Women\u2019s World Tour event at 14 as a wildcard, will be competing on her rookie year among the elite in 2011 and used the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup as excellent preparation for next season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis event has been a great warm up for next year,\u201d Wright said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be fun next year and I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright, who finished runner-up at the Reef Hawaiian Pro, also earned the prestigious JN Automotive Group Rookie of the Vans Triple Crown award and her current standing as ratings\u2019 leader will see her compete for the 2010 ASP Specialty Series Title at Pipeline in a one-heat battle for the prestigious three-event series.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t even know there was a Rookie of the Year title for the Triple Crown until someone told me the other day,\u201d Wright said. \u201cIt\u2019s really cool. I\u2019m happy to be here and having fun so I guess that\u2019s the main thing I suppose. It\u2019s awesome that I got in to Pipe. I\u2019ve surfed there a couple of times now and I love it out there, you get some pretty big barrels.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ho, who finished the year 7th overall, made her first final of the season in front of her home crowd at her local break of Sunset Beach and was satisfied that the best result of her year came at her local break.<\/p>\n
\u201cTyler (Wright) kind of had it from the start and it was hard to hear out there,\u201d Ho said. \u201cI just wanted to get two good ones, but I\u2019m more happy then sad. I finally got a final this year and to finish this well at home, I\u2019m really happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hawaiian native\u2019s second place finish also secures her spot as one of four competitors who will battle for the Vans Triple Crown Title at Pipeline, the Vans Duel for the Jewel.<\/p>\n
\u201cGetting in to Pipe kind of all came with it,\u201d Ho said. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect anything. I knew I had a 7th at Haleiwa, but now I\u2019m going to be in Pipe. It should be so fun with just three girls out and hopefully backdoor will have a few fun ones.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gilmore, who wrapped up her fourth consecutive ASP Women\u2019s World Title in Puerto Rico, worked her way in to yet another final at the O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup, this time finishing 3rd behind Wright and Ho, moving her back to second place entering the final event of the Vans Triple Crown at Pipeline.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess I\u2019m not in the lead for the Triple Crown, Tyler (Wright) is, and that\u2019s pretty cool,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cI really struggled out there in my last heat. I didn\u2019t watch it too much and it was extremely shallow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gilmore, who topped Wright at the Cholo\u2019s Hawaiian Pro, the first jewel of the Vans Triple Crown, views the young Aussie as a welcome addition to next year\u2019s ASP Women\u2019s World Tour and is looking forward to battling against her throughout the 2011 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cTyler is really hungry,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cShe\u2019ll be a good addition to the tour. She\u2019s really good and hopefully we\u2019ll be pushing each other. We need more girls like that on tour and I\u2019m looking forward to the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitzgibbons, who finished the year at No. 2 on the ASP Women\u2019s World Tour, entered her fourth final of 2010 after topping defending event champion Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, in the Semifinals and took fourth place overall. Despite being frustrated with not taking the event win, the Australian talent looks at the final as more valuable experience under her belt for next season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was stoked to make a final here at Sunset two years in a row, but the waves just kind of evaded me,\u201d Fitzgibbons said. \u201cI didn\u2019t really have the rhythm and Tyler was on the good ones early one. I hadn\u2019t really surfed the point like that much before. It does get frustrating sometimes making so many finals and not getting a win, but I\u2019ve got to just keep moving on and keep building and hopefully get that win sometime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
The final stop on the 2010 Women\u2019s Vans Triple Crown will see the current top four surfers on the ratings after the first two jewels, Tyler Wright, Stephanie Gilmore, Coco Ho, and Alana Blanchard (HAW), 20, battle for the prestigious ASP Specialty Series title in a one-heat battle at Pipeline, the Vans Duel for the Jewel. The event will take place during the Billabong Pipe Masters waiting period, December 8 through 20th, 2010.<\/p>\n
For O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup highlights log on to http:\/\/www.triplecrownofsurfing.com\/oneillwomensworldcup\/<\/p>\n
For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing Final Results:
\n1 \u2013 Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.24
\n2 \u2013 Coco Ho (HAW) 11.43
\n3 \u2013 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 10.27
\n4 \u2013 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 9.96<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing Semifinals Results:
\nHeat 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 16.03, Tyler Wright (AUS) 14.50, Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.00, Malia Manuel (HAW) 13.00
\nHeat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 13.23, Coco Ho (HAW) 13.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 10.60, Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.43<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neill Women\u2019s World Cup of Surfing Quarterfinals Results:
\nHeat 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) 12.67, Silvana Lima (BRA) 9.43, Bruna Schmitz (BRA) 9.43, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 9.10
\nHeat 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) 15.67, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.94, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 8.94, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 5.63
\nHeat 3: Coco Ho (HAW) 11.54, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.33, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 10.86, Lee Ann Curren (FRA) 6.56
\nHeat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.83, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.20, Sage Erickson (USA) 11.84, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)<\/p>\n
Final 2010 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour Rankings:
\n1 \u2013 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
\n2 \u2013 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
\n3 \u2013 Carissa Moore (HAW)
\n4 \u2013 Silvana Lima (BRA)
\n5 \u2013 Sofia Mulanovich (PER)
\n6 \u2013 Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
\n7 \u2013 Coco Ho (HAW)
\n8 \u2013 Melanie Bartels (HAW)
\n9 \u2013 Paige Hareb (NZL)
\n10 \u2013 Rebecca Woods (AUS)
\n11- Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)
\n12 \u2013 Lee Ann Curren (FRA)
\n13 \u2013 Rosanne Hodge (ZAF)
\n14 \u2013 Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)
\n15 \u2013 Bruna Schmitz (BRA)
\n15 \u2013 Amee Donohoe (AUS)
\n15 \u2013 Nikita Robb (ZAF)<\/p>\n
2011 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour Roster:
\n1 – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
\n2 – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
\n3 – Carissa Moore (HAW)
\n4 – Silvana Lima (BRA)
\n5 – Sofia Mulanovich (PER)
\n6 – Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
\n7 – Coco Ho (HAW)
\n8 – Melanie Bartels (HAW)
\n9 – Paige Hareb (NZL)
\n10 – Rebecca Woods (AUS)
\n11 – Laura Enever (AUS)
\n12 – Tyler Wright (AUS)
\n13 – Courtney Conlogue (USA)
\n14 – Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
\n15 – Pauline Ado (FRA)
\n16 – Alana Blanchard (HAW)
\n17 \u2013 Injury Wildcard, yet to be determined<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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