Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion, has claimed the 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro over an in-form Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the main site of Praia Vila.
Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hang Loose culminated in a dramatic finale with perennial ASP World Title threats all pushing one other towards the finish line.
Despite the Brazilian smashing his way out to an early lead, Slater found his form mid-heat with a 9.27 out of a possible 10 for a series of high-risk maneuvers, exhibiting a near-perfect variety of repertoire. Not satisfied with only one high score, Slater nailed the coffin shut with an 8.67 in a dying minutes to secure his 41st ASP World Tour victory.
Go Kelly! I've been drinking as much Big Surfco's Ruined Surfing Kool-Aid as the next guy the last few years, but still can't avoid keeping a corner of my eye on the tour since Kelly came back for win #7. I think it would be great to see him win 10 World Titles. Why not, compared to other sports greats, I haven't heard anything annoying enough about his personal life to warrant any hating. And besides, other than Taylor Knox, I hardly know who any of the other guys are. Taj seems cool enough, but I just can't get excited about many of the others.
1 comments:
Slater is the man.
I really hope he pulls this on off.
I hope to see him do it at Trestles.
He is no doubt the best ever.
Go for it Kelly ! !
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