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\nCaption: Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, claimed his maiden ASP WCT win today at the Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
\nImage Credit: \u00a9 ASP\/ SCHOLTZ<\/p>\n
Rip Curl Pro Portugal
\nEvent No. 8 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour
\nSupertubos, Peniche\/Portigal
\nOctober 10 – 21, 2012 <\/p>\n
Julian Wilson Wins Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Parkinson Retains ASP WCT Lead <\/p>\n
\nCaption: Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, claimed his maiden ASP WCT win today at the Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
\nImage Credit: \u00a9 ASP\/ SCHOLTZ<\/p>\n
SUPERTUBOS, Peniche\/Portugal (Friday, October 19, 2012) \u2013 Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, has claimed his maiden ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) victory today, besting a rampaging Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, in the dying seconds of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal.<\/p>\n
Stop No. 8 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal played host to pivotal moments in the hunt for the 2012 ASP World Title as well as today\u2019s dramatic culmination between two rising superstars.<\/p>\n
In a re-match of the surfers\u2019 Final bout from France last season, Medina and Wilson went blow-for-blow in today\u2019s Final in front of a capacity crowd at Supertubos. While Medina favored a more technical approach to the heat, executing a number of progressive maneuvers, it was Wilson\u2019s barrel sense and combination ability that ultimately tipped the heat in the final moments.\u201cI\u2019m overwhelmed,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cI lost to Gabriel (Medina) on the buzzer last year in France and to beat him back again on the buzzer, I don\u2019t even know how to describe the feeling. He was trying to hold onto the lead in the end there, he pretty much did what I did in the Final last year in France. He was too busy worrying about me, and that wave came in the dying moments and that was the scorer. I don\u2019t know what to say, I\u2019m just so happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson\u2019s final wave, a multi-section barrel followed by a number of turns, came in at an 8.43 and gave the Australian the edge with no time left on the clock. Both surfers arrived to the shoreline without knowing who had won the Final.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt like I got the score,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cEspecially after my other wave that I got a 7 on, but at the same time the crowd was pretty quiet. I think there are a lot of Portuguese supporters out there. I didn\u2019t feel that confident walking up the beach; Wilko (Matt Wilkinson) had my back but he wasn\u2019t 100% sure. Then they just read the score out and I was so happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s win vaults Wilson from No. 12 to No. 6 on the ASP WCT rankings and sets him amongst the very best surfers in the world for the final leg of the 2012 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy number one goal this year was to win one of these World Championship Tour events,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cI won Huntington, which was pretty big but it wasn\u2019t a \u2018CT so there was definitely a space left in there for me to accomplish. To win here is just unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Medina, who had been in devastating form throughout the entire event, held a commanding lead for the bulk of the hard-fought Final, but was unable to close the door on Wilson. The Australian\u2019s final ride narrowly edged Medina out of collecting a third elite tour win and the young Brazilian was brief in post-event interviews.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a tough heat against Julian (Wilson),\u201d Medina said. \u201cUnfortunately he got the score on that last wave. I had a fun run through this event and the waves were really really good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s Runner-Up finish moves Medina from 9th to 8th on the ASP WCT rankings.<\/p>\n
Adriano de Souza (BRA), 25, 2011 Rip Curl Pro Portugal winner, smashed through Jeremy Flores (FRA), 24, in the Quarterfinals this morning but was unable to fight back from Wilson\u2019s early-heat blitzkrieg in the Semifinal battle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel good,\u201d De Souza said. \u201cA third place is an amazing result and to be in the Top 3 guys in an event is an unbelievable feeling. I\u2019m really happy to see Medina in the Final and representing Brazil, and I\u2019m sure our whole country is proud to see him out there. It would have been amazing to have two Brazilians in the Final but Julian (Wilson), I really have to respect him, he\u2019s surfing amazing and he did so well in that Semifinal. Everything has connected for me these last two weeks. I was under pressure because France was not a good event for me and then to come here as the defending champ, it\u2019s a lot of pressure.. A third is a really good result towards my goal to finish in the Top 5 in the world. Brazil and Portugal have a great connection and we\u2019re friendly countries, the food and everything is very similar so I do feel like in my second home here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s Equal 3rd place finish bumps De Souza from 6th to 5th on the ASP WCT rankings heading into the final two events of the season.<\/p>\n
Joel Parkinson (AUS) 31, continued his standout performances at Supertubos this morning, besting lethal rookie John John Florence (HAW), 20, in the Quarterfinals. After a midday hold to allow the tide to readjust, Parkinson was unable to find a rhythm against Medina in the Semifinals and would have to settle for Equal 3rd at the Rip Curl Pro Portugal.<\/p>\n
\u201cConditions were just terrible then,\u201d Parkinson said. \u2018This one rip went through and kind of messed it for a while and that was it. When we watched it earlier, there were barrels out there, it was kind of like before, but it seemed as soon as the tide started pushing it just turned bad. It\u2019s a bummer, but that happens sometimes and you just have to roll with it. An Equal 3rd is good. I\u2019m really enjoying myself. If you had told me six weeks ago that between Trestles and now, I\u2019d have two second places and a third, I would have probably taken it instead of a 9th and all that so bring on Santa Cruz.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parkinson\u2019s Equal 3rd in Peniche further solidifies his frontrunner status on the ASP WCT rankings.<\/p>\n
Highlights from the Rip Curl Pro Portugal will be available via http:\/\/live.ripcurl.com<\/p>\n
The next stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour will be the O\u2019Neill Cold Water Classic in Santa Cruz, California from November 1 \u2013 11, 2012.<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL FINAL RESULTS:
\n1 \u2013 Julian Wilson (AUS) 16.26
\n2 \u2013 Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.37<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
\nSF 1: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 13.80 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5.27
\nSF 2: Julian Wilson (AUS) 19.27 vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 5.90<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
\nQF 1: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.60 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 10.67
\nQF 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 15.07 def. John John Florence (HAW) 11.23
\nQF 3: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.13 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 14.34
\nQF 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.57 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 9.80<\/p>\n
RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL REMAINING ROUND 5 RESULT:
\nHeat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 7.34 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 3.34<\/p>\n
ASP WCT TOP 5 (After Rip Curl Pro Portugal):
\n1. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 52,700 pts
\n2. Kelly Slater (USA) 47,200 pts
\n3. Mick Fanning (AUS) 47,000 pts
\n4. John John Florence (HAW) 44,350 pts
\n5. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 37,650 pts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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