Swell Saturdays: Hurley Pro @ Lower Trestles, CA Finals Highlight Video & Results

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We don’t think we’ve ever seen small waves ripped this hard.  This event is generally the most humbling because we all have access to waves like this and we certainly don’t do this much with them…

This guys are good and it really shows in waves like this.  Check out how hard Tahitian Michel Bourez rips every turn.  He has the best quote of the contest:

“I froth so hard, I want to catch all the waves.” – Michel Bourez

2nd place went to Julian Wilson of South Africa.
2nd place went to Julian Wilson of South Africa.

Taj Burrow won the Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles, CA and he was a happy kid.

“It feels so incredible when it actually unfolds.  I felt like all week the waves were coming my way, that I was really in the zone. It’s something that I’ve really been wanting for a long time and it’s just so amazing to have it all come together.” – Taj Burrow

Taj has now won 12 times on the tour and this was his first win of the 2013 season.  Congrats Taj!

Kelly Slater lost early in the competition but still stays high in the overall rankings at 2nd place.  

Taj Burrow ripping.  Taj won it all.
Taj Burrow ripping. Taj won it all.

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES FINAL RESULT:
1. Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.07
2. Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.97

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
SF 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.83 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.10
SF 2: Julian Wilson (AUS) 17.40 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.43

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
QF 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.67 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 12.33
QF 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.93 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 13.70
QF 3: Michel Bourez (PYF) 17.90 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 14.00
QF 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.64 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.04

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 5 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Kai Otton (AUS) 11.50 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 8.83
Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.60 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.47
Heat 3: Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.23 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.74
Heat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) 14.10 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.93

CURRENT ASP WCT TOP 10:
1. Mick Fanning (AUS) 41,900 points
2. Kelly Slater (USA) 40,700 points
3. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 35,700 points
4. Taj Burrow (AUS) 35,400 points
5. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 32,450 points
6. Josh Kerr (AUS) 29,600 points
7. Julian Wilson (AUS) 28,850 points
8. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 27,500 points
9. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 27,200 points
10. Michel Bourez (PYF) 26,500 points
10. Nat Young (USA) 26,500 points


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