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<\/p>\nEDP Cascais Girls Pro pres. by Billabong
\nEvent No. 8 of 8 on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour
\nCascais, Portugal
\nOctober 3 – 7, 2013<\/p>\n
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Newly-Crowned 2013 ASP Women’s World Champion Carissa Moore Claims EDP Cascais Girls Pro pres. by Billabong<\/p>\n
GUINCHO, Cascais\/Portugal (Saturday, October 5, 2013) \u2013 Freshly-crowned 2013 ASP Women\u2019s World Champion Carissa Moore (HAW), 21, capped off a banner day at Guincho Beach by claiming the EDP Cascais Girls Pro presented by Billabong over an in-form Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 22.<\/p>\n
Moore, who clinched her second ASP Women\u2019s World Title earlier in the day with the elimination of Tyler Wright (AUS), 19, in the Quarterfinals by Fitzgibbons, carried her momentum into the Final to collect her fourth elite tour victory of the season.\u201cConditions got tough there in the end \u2013 no doubt,\u201d Moore said. \u201cI was still riding the high of clinching the world title and I think that momentum helped me push through in the end. Sally (Fitzgibbons) is such a strong opponent and I knew she was hungry for another win after last week in France. It\u2019s been an incredible day for me though and an incredible year for the girls on tour. There are bigger and better things coming in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitzgibbons, perennial threat to the ASP Women\u2019s World Title, played a vital role in this season\u2019s end-game, eliminating Wright in the Quarterfinals before making her way to the podium.<\/p>\n
\u201cBig day for women\u2019s sport and a big finish to the season,\u201d Fitzgibbons said. \u201cShame the conditions deteriorated for the Final, but congrats to Carissa (Moore) \u2013 she has been really impressive all year. Very happy with a strong finish to the year and I\u2019m looking forward to next season with the huge commitment to women\u2019s surfing from the ASP. It\u2019s exciting times ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sage Erickson (USA), 22, needed a win in Portugal to stay on tour for 2014. Although she came into the event as a lower seed, the young Californian put in a blistering performance, scalping top seeds with a powerful and stylish backhand approach. Her loss in the Semifinals to the 2013 ASP Women\u2019s World Champion, however, would see her fall short of requalification.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel good,\u201d Erickson said. \u201cI backed myself coming into the final two events and feel like I surfed my best and delivered two strong results. It\u2019s unfortunate that I couldn\u2019t go a bit further or have better results earlier in the year, but my confidence is there. I feel like I belong on tour and we\u2019ll see what next year brings.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coco Ho (HAW), 22, was in blistering form throughout the event but ultimately fell short to Fitzgibbons in their Semifinal bout.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuper stoked with a 3rd here in Portugal and it\u2019s one of my better results of the season,\u201d Ho said. \u201cI\u2019ve won in Portugal before and I\u2019m always comfortable here. It\u2019s been an up-and-down year for me, but I\u2019m happy to finish with a strong result and recharge for next season. Thanks to my family and sponsors for the support this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Highlights from the EDP Cascais Girls Pro presented by Billabong will be available via www.aspeurope.com\/edpcascais<\/p>\n
For more information, visit www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
EDP CASCAIS GIRLS PRO FINAL RESULTS \u2013
\n1 \u2013 Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.44
\n2 \u2013 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 9.70<\/p>\n
EDP CASCAIS GIRLS PRO SEMIFINAL RESULTS \u2013
\nSF 1: Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.33 def. Sage Erickson (USA) 12.33
\nSF 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16.00 def. Coco Ho (HAW) 13.17<\/p>\n
EDP CASCAIS GIRLS PRO QUARTERFINAL RESULTS \u2013
\nQF 1: Sage Erickson (USA) 14.06 def. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 12.26
\nQF 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.23 def. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) vs. 12.66
\nQF 3: Coco Ho (HAW) 13.34 def. Paige Hareb (NZL) 9.40
\nQF 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16.33 def. Tyler Wright (AUS) 13.73<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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