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Taj Burrow wins the 2013 Hurley Pro, Trestles

Taj Burrow just won the final of the 2013 Hurley Pro at Trestles. He beat Jordy Smith in the semis, before taking down Julian Wilson in the final. “I couldn’t be happier,” said Taj. “I really put so much effort in to this event and it just feels so incredible when it unfolds and goes your way. I felt like the good waves came my way and I was just in the zone. I was hoping to get things snowballing and I never felt like I put together my best surfing. I was just finding my feet more and more each heat. My board kept getting better and better and it felt great towards the end. That’s how you want to win an event, peak at the right time. I knew Julian would be tough. Even if I saw a wedged out close out I would have taken it if I had priority because I know what he can do. I surfed as smart as I possibly could. I thought I made a couple of errors, but they ended up playing out. “It feels so good to tick this one off the list, I really wanted it more than any. I’ve had two second places and one really close one with Kelly that I lost in the last minute. That one tore me up for a long time. I just couldn’t be happier that I got it.” While Jules was obviously hoping for the bigger trophy, runner-up is still rather excellent. “It’s a great result and I would have rather gone one better,” said Jules. “It was pretty tricky out there and I made too many mistakes and wasn’t in rhythm. Strategy was really important, but also, I want to go big and I wasn’t looking for the perfect wave. I thought I could do something big on something that wasn’t that perfect. Overall, it’s a good result and I had a good day. I want to keep moving up and win the next one.” Who’d have thought the stars of 21Days would end up in the final together? Today’s results reshuffle the world tour rankings, with Mick climbing to first, Kelly dropping to second and Jordy reaching for third. And now, we look to Europe. HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES FINAL RESULT: 1 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.072 – Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.97 HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES SEMIFINALS RESULTS: SF 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.83 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.10SF 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) 12.33QF 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.93 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 13.70QF 3: Michel Bourez (PYF) 17.90 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 14.00QF 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) 8.83Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.60 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.47Heat 3: Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.23 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.74Heat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) 14.10 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.93 CURRENT ASP WCT TOP 10: 1 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 41,900 points2 – Kelly Slater (USA) 40,700 points3 – Jordy Smith (ZAF) 35,700 points4 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 35,400 points5 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 32,450 points6 – Josh Kerr (AUS) 29,600 points7 – Julian Wilson (AUS) 28,850 points8 – Adriano de Souza (BRA) 27,500 points9 – C.J. Hobgood (USA) 27,200 points10 – Michel Bourez (PYF) 26,500 points10 – Nat Young (USA) 26,500 points

news // Mar 8, 2016
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Taj Burrow just won the final of the 2013 Hurley Pro at Trestles. He beat Jordy Smith in the semis, before taking down Julian Wilson in the final. “I couldn’t be happier,” said Taj. “I really put so much effort in to this event and it just feels so incredible when it unfolds and goes your way. I felt like the good waves came my way and I was just in the zone. I was hoping to get things snowballing and I never felt like I put together my best surfing. I was just finding my feet more and more each heat. My board kept getting better and better and it felt great towards the end. That’s how you want to win an event, peak at the right time. I knew Julian would be tough. Even if I saw a wedged out close out I would have taken it if I had priority because I know what he can do. I surfed as smart as I possibly could. I thought I made a couple of errors, but they ended up playing out.

“It feels so good to tick this one off the list, I really wanted it more than any. I’ve had two second places and one really close one with Kelly that I lost in the last minute. That one tore me up for a long time. I just couldn’t be happier that I got it.”

While Jules was obviously hoping for the bigger trophy, runner-up is still rather excellent. “It’s a great result and I would have rather gone one better,” said Jules. “It was pretty tricky out there and I made too many mistakes and wasn’t in rhythm. Strategy was really important, but also, I want to go big and I wasn’t looking for the perfect wave. I thought I could do something big on something that wasn’t that perfect. Overall, it’s a good result and I had a good day. I want to keep moving up and win the next one.”

Who’d have thought the stars of 21Days would end up in the final together?

Today’s results reshuffle the world tour rankings, with Mick climbing to first, Kelly dropping to second and Jordy reaching for third. And now, we look to Europe.

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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