Kelly Slater Wins 5th Hurley Pro, First in Line for World Title
The world's best surfers stormed the beaches of Lower Trestles at San Onofre State Beach from Sunday, September 18, through Saturday, September 24, for the Hurley Pro surf competition. Competing for the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Title, surfers ripped it up all week long, inspiring fellow competitors and surf enthusiasts alike.
Who took home the Hurley Pro bacon strips? Reigning world champ Kelly Slater won, celebrating his 48th world tour victory plus a not too shabby reward of $455k. "All was right in the surf world," according to ESPN. The Floridian has triumphed at Lower Trestles five times, made the finals in each of his previous four world title bids and won more than 90% of his heats.
The final day of the Hurley Pro marked the first time the same two surfers - Slater and Aussie Owen Wright - met in their third consecutive final. ESPN describes the final as "a back-and-forth affair with a few lead changes and some last-minute heroics by Mr. Heroic himself."
Wright enjoyed the rivalry, reports Hurley Pro.
"We've had some great heats and the last three finals have been great. I'm glad the sets came through at the end. It was a bit of a dud final, but I'm glad that last exchange came though at the end. It made it exciting."
Slater responded of Wright.
"There really are no weak points to his surfing, and he's going to be a standout in every spot. A lot of the guys tried to get him this week, and I got lucky in that last exchange."
Check out the below numbers for deets on Hurley Pro and ASP rankings.
HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES FINAL RESULT:
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 17.50
2. Owen Wright (AUS) 16.74HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
SF 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.40 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 16.57
SF 2: Owen Wright (AUS) 14.74 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.04HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
QF 1: Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.77 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.50
QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.60 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 11.07
QF 3: Owen Wright (AUS) 15.67 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.67
QF 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 18.23 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.93HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 5 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.74 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 9.80
Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.27 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.97
Heat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.23 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.27
Heat 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.67 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.37Current Top 10 on the ASP WORLD TITLE RANKINGS AFTER HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES:
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 44,950 pts.
2. Owen Wright (AUS) 39,900
3. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 35,400
4. Adriano de Souza (BRA)31950
5. Josh Kerr (AUS)30,800
6. Taj Burrow (AUS) 29,250
7. Mick Fanning (AUS)28,200
8. Jordy Smith (ZAF)27,500
9. Jeremy Flores (FRA)23,700
10. Michel Bourez (PYF) 22,250
