Rookie Pires kickt Slater aus dem Rip Curl Pro Search
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Tiago Pires (PRT), 2008 Dream Tour rookie und zurzeit auf Platz Nr. 39 der ASP World Tour Ratings, schlägt sensationell den achtfachen Weltmeister und führenden der ASP World Tour Ratings Kelly Slater (USA) in der 3. Runde.
Bei soliden 6 Fuss (2m) führt Slater klar den Heat an. Tiago brauchte ein 7.16 zum Sieg. Da Slater Priority hatte, wartete Tiago und nahm die Well nach Slater und zog in einen unglaublich Backddor-Pit der ihn 8.40 Punkte und den Sieg in diesem Heat brachte. |
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"There were two waves at the end of that heat and he went on the first one and I took the second and it turned out to be a really good wave,” sagte Pires. “When I came out of the barrel and into the channel, everyone was screaming. This is the biggest win of my career. I have won a few ASP WQS events, but to beat Slater here in these conditions is amazing."
Tiagos Sieg wurde auf der Klippe gefeiert, da er der erste dieses Jahr auf der Tour war, der Slater im Contest geschlagen hat. |
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"When I came up through the cave it felt like I won the event," sagte Pires. "There were so many people screaming and cheering. It felt really good. I guess it's a big deal that no one else had beat him this year, but I've been training hard and I hope to be going much further in this event."
Slater, der vier von fünf Conest diese Jahr gewonnen hat, gratulierte Tiago zu seinem Sieg und gab zu, einigee taktische Fehler begangen zu haben. "I knew I shouldn't have gone on that first wave," sagte Slater. "Congratulations to Tiago (Pires) as he surfed really well. He's definitely not one who I underestimate and he is probably one of the best barrel-riders in the world. It was one of those situations that I played through in my head about a minute before it actually happened, but that happens from time to time. Before the contest started, I said my luck would have to run out somewhere and I guess it was here." |
