VOLCOM FIJI PRO
\nEVENT NO. 4 OF 10 ON THE 2013 ASP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR
\nCLOUDBREAK\/RESTAURANTS, FIJI
\nJUNE 2 – 14, 2013<\/p>\n
Kelly Slater Wins Volcom Fiji Pro, Takes ASP WCT Rankings Lead<\/p>\n
\nPictured: Kelly Slater (USA), 41, took out his second consecutive Volcom Fiji Pro Title, defeating Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, to move to No. 1 on the ASP WCT Rankings. <\/p>\n
Credit: ASP\/ROBERTSON<\/p>\n
CLOUDBREAK, Tavarua\/Fiji (Wednesday, June 12, 2013) – Kelly Slater (USA), 41, has won the Volcom Fiji Pro over Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, in pumping six-to-eight foot (2 metre) barrels at Cloudbreak, simultaneously launching to No. 1 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) rankings.
\nStop No. 4 of 10 on the ASP WCT, the Volcom Fiji Pro saw several days of world-class surf at both Restaurants and Cloudbreak and a series of mixed results from the ASP Top 34 frontrunners shook up the current race for the ASP World Title.<\/p>\n
Slater built momentum throughout the Volcom Fiji Pro, peaking on the final day of competition. The 11-time ASP World Champion\u2019s road to victory included a perfect 20-point heat against Sebastian Zeitz (HAW), 25, in the Quarterfinals, a victory over John John Florence (HAW), 20, in the Semifinals, culminating with a win over Fanning in the Final that included a near-perfect 19.80 out of 20 heat total.\u201cWhat a day,\u201d Slater said. \u201cThat was insane. When we stared out in the Final, Mick had position and I was a little deep, but the next one was unbelievable. I want to dedicate this to my brother and his wife and their new kid Van. He told me that if I missed the birth of his son, that I\u2019d better win, so this is for you. I want to say hi to everyone at home. What can I say, what a day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Slater made history in his Quarterfinals match against Sebastian Zietz, collecting only the fourth perfect 20-point score on ASP record. Slater\u2019s two unbelievable 10 point rides came compliments of deep backhand tuberiding and while the Floridian has netted several perfect 10-point single-wave scores, the perfect 20 heat marks only the second of Slater\u2019s lengthy career.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe waves are the stars today,\u201d Slater said. \u201cWhen they come, they\u2019re unbelievable. I missed one in that heat that was insane. The second 10 that I got, Seabass (Sebastian Zietz) maybe could have got it, but he was a little deep. It just hit that inside and ran. It reminded me of the one yesterday that i didn\u2019t come out of and I just though, \u2018just keep going forward, don\u2019t make the same mistake as yesterday.\u2019 When waves are this good, I don\u2019t discount it happening a few times in this event because the waves are there, you just have to stand up on them. Theoretically, I could have had three 10s yesterday, the waves were just that good. It\u2019s a special thing if you can get a 10 in a heat, so I\u2019m really stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mick Fanning displayed incredible backhand barrel-riding skills at Cloudbreak, driving through deep tubes and unloading massive turns on his way to the Final. Fanning would go on to best close friend and reigning ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson (AUS), 32, in the Quarterfinals and deadly goofy-footer C.J. Hobgood (USA), 33, in the Semifinals but was unable to match Slater in their bout for the win.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pretty stoked,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cI started off with the 9.2 and saw Kelly on the one behind it. When Kelly didn\u2019t get a 10 on his first wave, I thought, \u2018I\u2019m still in this,\u2019 but then he shut the door on the next one. Overall I\u2019m happy. I didn\u2019t really have a good start to this event and then at the end it came good.\u201d<\/p>\n
John John Florence marked an incredible return to competition following an injury sustained on the Gold Coast, collecting two perfect 10-point rides over the course of the event while taking an equal 3rd place finish. Florence looked deadly again on the Final day of the Volcom Fiji Pro, besting South African powerhouse Jordy Smith (ZAF), 25, in their Quarterfinals clash, but was unable to surpass Slater\u2019s rampage in the Semifinals.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would have been nice to go one round further and make the finals, but a third is a good result and we got sick waves throughout the event,\u201d Florence said. \u201cTo get a third in my first event back since my injury is a good start and hopefully I can do well in Bali.\u201d<\/p>\n
C.J. Hobgood got the best of several scrappy heats throughout the Volcom Fiji Pro, but found some excellent barrels in his Semifinals clash against Mick Fanning. Unfortunately for Hobgood, Fanning would find a buzzer-beating wave in the final seconds of their match-up, handing Hobgood an equal 3rd place finish.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had some really slow heats throughout the event, but making it that far, you always want to make the final,\u201d Hobgood said. \u201cMick and I actually had some good waves in that heat finally, and he just got me at the end. It\u2019s a bummer to lose at the end of the heat like that, but congrats to Mick on the win.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Volcom Fiji Pro highlights log on to www.volcomfijipro.com.<\/p>\n
The next stop on the ASP WCT will be the Oakley Pro Bali, which holds a waiting period from June 18-29, 2013.<\/p>\n
VOLCOM FIJI PRO FINAL:
\n1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 19.80
\n2 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.87<\/p>\n
VOLCOM FIJI PRO SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
\nSF 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.17 def. John John Florence (HAW) 14.00
\nSF 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.07 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 16.70<\/p>\n
VOLCOM FIJI PRO QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
\nQF 1: John John Florence (HAW) 19.06 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 13.67
\nQF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 20 def. Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 4.10
\nQF 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 7.77 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 7.50
\nQF 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.13 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 11.83<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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