The ASP's world championship surf tour is charging full ahead with the Autumn season of events happening one after another.  Event number 7: the Hurley Pro at Lowers, Trestles in California came to a close last week.  
 
Kelly Slater (USA) took the win over Owen Wright (AUS), solidifying his lead in the world rankings for a week or so, but Wright is only just behind him.  The top 10 surfers in the world are battling fiercely to bring down Slater, and with only 4 events left to go, it's anyone's to win.
 
Here's how the rankings stand before we see the tour come to our stunning european shores, when the Quiksilver Pro France starts next week in Hossegor, France...
 
Ranking Name Country Points
1 Slater,Kelly USA 44950
2 Wright,Owen AUS 39900
3 Parkinson,Joel AUS 35400
4 De Souza,Adriano BRA 31950
5 Kerr,Josh AUS 30800
6 Burrow,Taj AUS 29250
7 Fanning,Mick AUS 28200
8 Smith,Jordy ZAF 27500
9 Flores,Jeremy FRA 23700
10 Bourez,Michel PYF 22250
11 Wilson,Julian AUS 21400
12 Buchan,Adrian  AUS 20250
13 Muniz,Alejo BRA 20150
14 Alves,Heitor BRA 19200
15 Andre,Jadson BRA 19150
16 Hobgood,Damien USA 18950
17 Pires, Tiago PRT 16750
18 Wilkinson,Matt AUS 16650
19 Durbidge,Bede AUS 16500
20 Simpson,Brett USA 15400
21 Patacchia,Fredrick HAW 13000
22 Davidson,Chris AUS 12950
22 Monteiro,Raoni BRA 12950
24 Melling,Adam (Alternate)   AUS 12000
24 Otton,Kai AUS 12000
26 Ross,Daniel AUS 11750
27 Payne,Dusty HAW 10700
28 Hobgood,C.J. (Cut from the tour)  USA 10250
29 Perrow,Kieren AUS 9750
30 Logie,Travis ZAF 9250
31 Martinez,Bobby (Cut from the tour)  USA 7450
32 Knox,Taylor USA 7250
32 Gudauskas,Patrick USA 7250
34 Lopez,Cory (Cut from the tour)  USA 6750
35 Kling,Gabe (Cut from the tour)  USA 4250
36 Reynolds,Dane USA 3000
37 Medina,Gabriel BRA 1750
37 Florence, John John HAW 1750
37 Whitaker, Tom AUS 1750
40 Pupo, Miguel BRA 500