What a week - the ASP WCT stopped in JBay, South Africa this week and produced one of the best events in years. Kelly Slater was on fire in the early heats only to be knocked out in Round 3.
Joel Parkinson won the event, his 3rd victory this year, putting him in pole position to win the tour. This was the 5th event of 10, the next one begins on September 11th in Trestles, California.
Dane Reynolds almost stole the show with some perfect rides including the highest scoring round of the event with a 19.20 out of a possibel 20. Take a look at some of the perfect 10's scored over the last few days:
The leaderboard shows the gap that is opening up - next stop Trestles...
2009 ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10:
1 Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5076 pts
2 C.J. Hobgood (USA) 3672 pts
3 Adriano de Souza (BRA) 3613 pts
4 Taj Burrow (AUS) 3460 pts
5 Damien Hobgood (USA) 3374 pts
6 Bobby Martinez (USA) 3357 pts
7 Mick Fanning (AUS 3350 pts
8 Kelly Slater (USA 3030 pts
9 Tom Whitaker (US) 2942 pts
10 Jordy Smith (ZAF) 2896 pts
Guess who's back?
Take a look at the highlight clip - fast forward to 1.15 and watch his 5 metres floater and you'll see why Kelly Slater is untouchable! He beat local Adrian De Souza in the Brazilian WCT Sant Catarina Surf Pro and is now back in with a chance to win his 10th WCT Championship.
There are 11 events in total and 7 left. The next Pro starts in SOuth Africa's J-Bay this Thursday the 9th of July. Below are the current ratings:
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1
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Joel Parkinson |
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AUS |
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3876 |
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2
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Adriano de Souza |
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BRA |
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3206 |
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3
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CJ Hobgood |
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USA |
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3072 |
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4
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Taj Burrow |
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AUS |
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3050 |
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5
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Mick Fanning |
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AUS |
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2940 |
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6
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Bobby Martinez |
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USA |
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2625 |
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7
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Tom Whitaker |
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AUS |
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2532 |
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8
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Jordy Smith |
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ZAF |
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2486 |
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9
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Kelly Slater
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USA |
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2430 |
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10
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Damien Hobgood
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USA |
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2342 |