Bede durbidge vince il boost mobile pro

L’outsider del tour Bede Durbidge ha scioccato il mondo dello sport con l’incredibile vittoria al Boost Mobile Pro di Trestles, California, concluso ieri dopo un’accesa finale con Kelly Slater, la prima della sua carriera nel tour.
Durbidge ha surfato tutte le batterie con grande maturità eliminando alcuni dei grandi nomi del circuito tra cui Andy Irons, Chris Ward e il numero due del ranking Taj Burrow ed infine Kelly Slater.
La vittoria di Durbidge lo ha catapultato direttamente nella top ten del ranking ASP WCT 2006.

Results:

Round Four:
Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.17 def. Danny Wills (AUS) 11.17
Heat 2: Dean Morrison (AUS) 12.50 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 11.00
Heat 3: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.14 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 15.67
Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.60 def. Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 15.33
Heat 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.06 def. Andy Irons (HAW) 10.70
Heat 6: Chris Ward (AUS) 14.83 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 12.50
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) 10.73 def. Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 9.23
Heat 8: Victor Ribas (BRA) 13.83 def. Phil Macdonald (AUS) 13.10

Quarterfinals:
Quarterfinal 1: Dean Morrison (AUS) 14.50 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.67
Quarterfinal 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.13 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 11.44
Quarterfinal 3: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.83 def. Chris Ward (USA) 13.27
Quarterfinal 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.10 def. Victor Ribas (BRA) 9.84

Semifinals:
Semifinal 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.10 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 7.74
Semifinal 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.00 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 8.67

Final:
Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.83 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 10.84

Current Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour top 10 ratings after event number seven:
1. Kelly Slater 6141
2. Taj Burrow 5558
3. Andy Irons 4965
4. Bobby Martinez 4643
5. Taylor Knox 4470
6. Joel Parkinson 4384
7. Damien Hobgood 4367
8. Mick Fanning 4309
9. Tim Reyes 4175
10. Bede Durbidge 3939