August 30, 2011

Kelly Slater beats Owen Wright in the Billabong Pro Final

If a final was held in waves like we saw this morning for any other contest, we’d be hailing it as insanely good. But after the absolute madness of Sunday … six foot barrels lost some of their allure. That said, Kelly Slater and Owen Wright were incredible to watch this morning, capping off a contest that had it all.

Injuries, controversy, emotion, and incredible surfers catching the waves of their lives.

Our full wrap is on its way, but for the moment we’ll direct you to the Billabong Pro website, which has set the bar for webcasts. With their heats on demand analyzer, Billabong have nailed it.

And if you didn’t see any of Sunday’s tow-session, watch this clip and ask yourself what these guys are thinking putting themselves in situations like this.
Seriously. WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?!?

 

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI FINAL RESULTS:
1 –
Kelly Slater (USA) 18.43
2 – Owen Wright (AUS) 17.10

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1:
Kelly Slater (USA) 14.50 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 10.60
SF 2: Owen Wright (AUS) 19.50 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 14.40

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1:
Josh Kerr (AUS) 11.94 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.83
QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.50 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 6.17
QF 3: Travis Logie (ZAF) 18.07 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 17.14
QF 4: Owen Wright (AUS) 16.74 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 13.10

ASP WORLD TITLE RANKINGS TOP 5 (After Billabong Pro Tahiti)
1.
Kelly Slater (USA) 26,950 pts
2. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 26,500 pts
3. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 26,200 pts
4. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 22,750 pts
5. Owen Wright (AUS) 21,900 pts

by POP Magazine