Today marks the final day of the LOWERS ASP event, the Hurley Pro 2012.
The weather was good and even though it was a weekday, the gallery gathered.
The waves were big enough from early in the morning.
Among them, I discovered Shane Beschen!
Julian Wilson checking out the waves before his heat.
Heading into the first heat this morning, Julian Wilson spotted Shane and said,
Today's LOWERS waves were giving me advice on which direction to ride.
Round 5
Heat 1
Mick Fanning vs Julian Wilson
Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.90
Julian Wilson (AUS) 12.76
As a result,
Julian Wilson is
An unexpected defeat due to an error...
Heat 4
Adriano de Souza vs Gabriel Medina, a Brazilian showdown
During the heat, LOWERS was suddenly covered in thick fog and the heat was stopped.
The heat was interrupted due to thick fog, and Adriano de Souza came out of the water.
Explaining the conditions on the outside to contest director Pat O'Connell.
The Heat restarted the remaining time.
Adriano de Souza (BRA) 18:30
Gabriel Medina (BRA) 9.57
As a result,
Adriano de Souza won with ease.
This guy was surfing when the heat was interrupted by thick fog.
Kolohe Andino
Quarterfinals
QF 1
Mick Fanning vs Taj Burrow
This MAYHEM board was Mick Fanning's backup board during his morning practice this morning.
Taji is a WHIPLASH-TB model.
Power surfing and
Air and
Lip
In combination,
High score,
It was happening repeatedly,
Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.60
Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.50
As a result of this high-level points battle,
Unfortunately, Taji was defeated in Round 5.
QF 4
Adriano de Souza vs John John Florence
Adriano de Souza also uses a MAYHEM backup board.
Adriano de Souza (BRA) 18:30
Gabriel Medina (BRA) 9.57
As a result,
Adriano de Souza has won!
On to the semi-finals!
This is the view from the media room.
Semi-final
SF 2
Joel Parkinson vs Adriano de Souza
Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.26
Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.43
As a result,
Adriano de Souza is eliminated here...3rd place!
Here are Jordy Smith and Shane Beschen watching the final.
I'm sure you already know the results of the Harley Pro race from the live web broadcasts, but
Winner: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.50
2nd place: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.00
Parko, Mick and other wrestlers had been competing against Kelly in the heats up until now.
Why can't I surf as well as I used to?
The board Kelly was riding when he achieved his 50th victory was a Placebo FLEXLITE-TURBO, which had a carbon stripe on the bottom and about 1/5 of the board from the tail around the fins was covered in carbon, designed to increase rebound.
ANCHOR wetsuits,
Gorkin participated in the
Held before the final
The final heat of the express session.
Once again, cool surfing
They performed on a big world stage.
ASP WCT events are held in various good waves around the world,
The waves at LOWERS are filled with high-quality rail turns and spectacular air techniques from world-class surfers,
The waves are great for watching and taking photos this year too, and you can enjoy them no matter how many times you see them.
The eight riders who competed in the Hurley Pro 2012 using the Lost Mayhem board in every heat were:
3rd Place: Adriano de Souza
5. Taj Burrow
9. Julian Wilson
18. Brett Simpson
18. Adam Melling
36. Kolohe Andino
36. Kieren Perrow
36. Judson Andre
It was.
Nishii has videotaped almost all of these riders' riding,
Please look forward to the release of the riding movie on the web!!!
