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\nPictured: Jeremy Flores (FRA), 22, 2010 Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons Champion.<\/p>\n
Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons
\nStop No. 10 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
\nPipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
\nDecember 8 \u2013 20, 2010<\/p>\n
Jeremy Flores Wins Billabong Pipe Masters, Parkinson Takes Vans Triple Crown<\/p>\n
\nPictured: Jeremy Flores (FRA), 22, 2010 Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons Champion.<\/p>\n
Credit: \u00a9 ASP \/ SCHOLTZ <\/p>\n
PIPELINE, Oahu\/Hawaii (Thursday, December 16, 2010) \u2013 Jeremy Flores (FRA) 22, won the Billabong Pipe Masters in memory of Andy Irons over Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, in a come-from-behind victory in firing four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) backdoor barrels, marking his first career ASP World Tour victory.<\/p>\n
Joel Parkinson (AUS), 29, was another to stand atop the Billabong Pipe Masters podium, clinching his third, consecutive Vans Triple Crown title to conclude the 2010 ASP World Tour season.Flores, who was in need of a solid 8.60 single-wave score in the dying moments, clawed his way back into the Final against Perrow and threaded the needle on a beautiful righthand barrel to earn a 9.37. Making history as the first European to ever win the Billabong Pipe Masters in the event\u2019s 40 year history, Flores punctuated his season with his career-best result.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is such a dream,\u201d Flores said. \u201cI\u2019ve been coming to Hawaii for so long and this is my favorite place in the world, the waves, the people, everything. I just knew I couldn\u2019t give up in the Final even though I was behind. It\u2019s the Pipe Masters and it\u2019s everything. I\u2019m so stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Flores\u2019 impressive showing in the Final wasn\u2019t his only come-from-behind win of the day, as the young Frenchman also topped reigning 10-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 38, in the dying minutes of their Semifinals match-up, marking a significant turnaround in the young Frenchman\u2019s career.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so stoked to be here and to have made this result,\u201d Flores said. \u201cI\u2019ve been surfing a lot again in all conditions, small or big and I kind of lost that at the start of the year. I think that\u2019s what has helped my rhythm. I\u2019ve just been surfing three times a day no matter what the conditions are and I think that\u2019s the biggest thing that changed this year for me. I just feel like I\u2019ve found my rhythm again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Flores Finished at No. 9 on the ASP World Tour Rankings for 2010.<\/p>\n
Perrow dominated the tricky Backdoor Pipeline conditions throughout the event\u2019s entirety, weaving through several tight barrels to drop some of the event\u2019s top scores including a 9.90 a 9.83 and a 9.70, However the hard-charging Australian saw his Billabong Pipe Masters title slip from his grasp in the final minutes of his match up against Flores.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou never think you\u2019ve won until the hooter goes I guess,\u201d Perrow said. \u201cI know Jeremy (Flores) is capable of getting great scores which he showed throughout the event and I wanted to be patient and wait for that good one. I went on that one that wasn\u2019t so good and Jeremy got that 9 and all credit to him. It\u2019 been a fantastic week though, the support from everyone has been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelly Slater (USA), 38, reigning ten-time ASP World Champion, appeared to be the form surfer of the event, notching the event\u2019s only perfect 10-point ride in his Round 4 heat, but made an uncharacteristic priority mistake in his Semifinals bout against Flores, allowing the young Frenchman to find the score needed to overtake Slater in the final minutes of their heat to leave the Floridian icon with a 3rd place finish overall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought there was a bigger one behind but there have only been one wave sets and I didn\u2019t even think about it in the moment. As soon as it went over I was like \u2018oh no,\u2019 but that\u2019s the way it goes. I\u2019ve had it go that way for me before, but good for Jeremy he\u2019s a great tube rider and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s stoked to be in the Final. To start the heat off I fell and Jeremy was just getting barreled across and I said \u2018you know, I\u2019m going to come back and win this heat.\u2019 I let my guard down in the end and that\u2019s the way it goes. You can get 18 or 20 points at Pipeline in the last two minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2010 Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons also represents Slater\u2019s historic 20th event at the Banzai Pipeline and the ASP World Tour veteran took the time to reflect on his many years in Hawaii.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a lot of good memories here at Pipeline,\u201d Slater said. \u201cI think I\u2019ve surfed in 20 of these things. I think my first one (Pipe Masters) was my best memory, just because of the guys I was surfing against. I saw people like Tom Carroll, who won that year, and I just sat on the beach in awe. He was just amazing that year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dane Reynolds (USA), 25, was another talent to shine in the racy Backdoor Pipeline conditions. The innovative natural-footer topped fellow Americans Taylor Knox (USA), 39, Damien Hobgood (USA), 31, and Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 25, but fell to Perrow in the Semifinals to match his best result of the 2010 ASP World Tour season with an equal 3rd place finish.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was funny because my Semifinals heat turned a total flip-flop for me,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cIn my Quarterfinals heat I was in the spot every time a wave came and in the second heat it just went flat. I think in the end it was a pretty good morning with a few tubes at Backdoor. It doesn\u2019t happen every morning for me. It\u2019s a good way to end the year and I\u2019m looking forward to Snapper.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joel Parkinson returned to Hawaii to defend his Vans Triple Crown title after a brutal laceration to his foot sidelined him for nearly the entire 2010 ASP World Tour season. The stylish natural-footer put on a memorable performance despite the injury, posting a victory at the ASP PRIME Reef Hawaiian Pro, a 9th at the O\u2019Neill World Cup at Sunset Beach and a 13th at the Billabong Pipe Masters to secure his third consecutive Vans Triple Crown Title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited,\u201d Parkinson said. \u201cThis year\u2019s Triple Crown didn\u2019t go how I thought it would go. I was just hoping that I would make a few heats because I only felt like I was surfing at 60 percent at home, but everything changed when I got to Hawaii. The Triple Crown has always been really prestigious to me. It was always dominated by the best Hawaiians and it\u2019s something that I\u2019ve always held high. To get one was great, so to get three is amazing. I hope that next year I\u2019m just injury free and that this win is just a stepping stone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Highlights from the Billabong Pipe Masters will be available via http:\/\/triplecrownofsurfing.com\/billabongpipemasters\/ <\/p>\n
For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
Billabong Pipe Masters Final Results:
\n1 \u2013 Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.54
\n2 \u2013 Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.77<\/p>\n
Billabong Pipe Masters Semifinals Results:
\nSF 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 17.50 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 17.23
\nSF 2: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 15.03 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 6.83<\/p>\n
Billabong Pipe Masters Quarterfinals Results:
\nQF 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.00 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 7.43
\nQF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.94 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 3.16
\nQF 3: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.00 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 12.00
\nQF 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) 17.00 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 3.37<\/p>\n
ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10 (Following Billabong Pipe Masters)
\n1. Kelly Slater (USA) 69000 Points
\n2. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 52250 points
\n3. Mick Fanning (AUS) 44750 points
\n4. Taj Burrow (AUS) 42000 points
\n4. Dane Reynolds (USA) 42000 points
\n6. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 39000 points
\n7. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 37250 points
\n7. Owen Wright (AUS) 37250 points
\n9. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 35750 points
\n10. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 32000 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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