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<\/p>\nBillabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
\nASP World Title Event No. 4 of 11
\nJeffreys Bay, South Africa
\nJuly 14 – 24, 2011<\/p>\n
Adriano de Souza Leads ASP Top 34 into Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay<\/p>\n
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Pictured: Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, current ASP World No. 1, will look to continue his stellar form in 2011 at the upcoming Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.
\nCredit: \u00a9 ASP \/ SCHOLTZ<\/p>\n
JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Saturday, July 9, 2011) \u2013 After nearly seven weeks since the last stop in Brazil, the ASP World Title season is poised to reignite with the upcoming Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay from July 14 \u2013 24, 2011.<\/p>\n
Event No. 4 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay recommences what is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing ASP World Title races in several years.Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, has had an incredible season thus far in 2011, posting back-to-back Equal 3rds before an emotional hometown victory at the last event in Brazil. The young natural-footer now sits in the leader spot in the hunt for the 2011 ASP World Title \u2013 the first time in history that a South American has been in this position.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe win in Brazil was a very good feeling,\u201d de Souza said. \u201cTo have all those people on the beach, all that energy, it was a magical moment. I\u2019ve always worked very hard to achieve my objectives. I know that still the ASP World Title Race has many thing s to happen this year. My situation may be temporary. I believe that this moment is important for the Brazil as a whole though.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wasting little time during the post-Brazil break, de Souza spent his time training in Sumatra and the Maldives before a knee injury cut his time short.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe diagnosis is a hyperextension in the right knee with contusion in a medial collateral ligament,\u201d de Souza said. \u201cThe rehabilitation has consisted of kinesiotherapy combined with muscle strengthening. It feels much better. I\u2019ve been surfing and it still hurts a little. I am hoping it will continue to improve until J-Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite reaching the Quarterfinals of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay on three separate occasions (2007, 2008, 2010), de Souza has never managed to advance through it \u2013 something he hopes to remedy this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been going the J-Bay since I was a kid and I\u2019ve always liked the place,\u201d de Souza said. \u201cI\u2019ve always performed pretty well here and I hope the consistency continues this season. I believe that I must always be striving for the best result possible, but I have to think step-by-step, stage-by-stage, to be consistent and to have good performances to reach these results.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, winner of the second stop of 2011 at Bells Beach, currently sits in the No. 2 spot in the hunt for the 2011 ASP World Title. Parkinson\u2019s April victory in Bells Beach marked the first in 18 months for the stylish natural-footer, and planted him firmly back in the race for this year\u2019s title.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor sure the win has been a confidence boost, but in saying that, I felt pretty confident going into Bells,\u201d Parkinson said. \u201cI knew at that stage that I was injury free, and that I\u2019d been doing all the right things with my surfing and my preparation. But with the good waves we got and the whole feel of the contest on its anniversary, it was fun more than anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parkinson\u2019s last dance with the iconic walls of Jeffreys Bay came in 2008, where he claimed an impressive second victory at the spot (10 years after his original) and cemented his reputation as one of the great all-time surfers at the venue.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s such a good flow and timing wave I reckon,\u201d Parkinson said. \u201cWhen your timing\u2019s right out there, there\u2019s no better feeling in the world. When a wave goes according to plan out there, it\u2019s a better feeling than riding pretty well any other wave anywhere in the world. And for me personally, I just love being in J-Bay. I\u2019ve got a lot of good friends there and the place has got a vibe about it like nowhere else on tour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tiago Pires (PRT), 31, current No. 9 on the ASP World Title rankings, is leading the charge for the emerging European contingent on tour this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy goal this year is to finish in the Top 10,\u201d Pires said.\u201d I feel good about my surfing and more consistent than last year, but I\u2019ve let myself slip up during the last two events. You really need to be focused and positive in order to get a good result, but sometimes that isn’t easy to accomplish. I think it’s all part of a big learning process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although stumbling in his opening two seasons at Jeffreys Bay, Pires posted a career-best Equal 9th in 2010, and will look to improve upon it in this year\u2019s instalment.<\/p>\n
\u201cJeffreys Bay used to be kind of tough to me out there, but in the last few years I\u2019ve grown more confident out there,\u201d Pires said. \u201cI feel very good about it now and I love the wave. I can’t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Round 1 draw will be finalized upon the completion of the ASP Prime Mr Price Pro Ballito.<\/p>\n
The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay will be webcast LIVE via http:\/\/www.billabongpro.com<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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