Owen Wright and Kelly Slater met for the third consecutive final and it marked a first in ASP history. No two competitors have ever faced off in three successive ASP Dream Tour Finals.

Slater was in outstanding form on the final day of the Hurley Pro 2011 as he scored then highest heat total of the comp in the semi-final with an 18.40 out of 20. He carried on this form into the final where he saw off the fight from Wright with a 17.50 to his 16.74.

“I’ve been enjoying the rivalry,” Wright said. “We’ve had some great heats and the last three finals have been great. I’m glad the sets came through at the end. It was a bit of a dud final but I’m glad that last exchange came though at the end. It made it exciting.”
“Owen (Wright) is tough and he’s been surfing great,” Slater said. “There really are no weak points to his surfing and he’s going to be a standout in every spot. A lot of the guys tried to get him this week and I got lucky in that last exchange. I was taking the first wave of the set under his priority and once I got priority I wanted to wait. It almost looked like there wasn’t a wave after Owen’s. It’s been fun surfing against Owen and surfing Lowers. It’s been a great week and thanks everyone for the crazy support, it’s been wonderful.”

Kelly Slater still remains as the best surfer today and, at 39, it looks like there’s no stopping him.

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES FINAL RESULT:

1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 17.50
2 – Owen Wright (AUS) 16.74

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES SEMIFINALS RESULTS:

SF 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.40 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 16.57
SF
2: Owen Wright (AUS) 14.74 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.04

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:

QF 1: Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.77 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.50
QF
2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.60 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 11.07
QF
3: Owen Wright (AUS) 15.67 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.67
QF
4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 18.23 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.93

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 5 RESULTS:

Heat 1: Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.74 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 9.80

Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.27 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.97

Heat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.23 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.27

Heat 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.67 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.37

CURRENT ASP WORLD TITLE TOP 10 (After Hurley Pro at Trestles)

1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 44,950 pts.

2 – Owen Wright (AUS) 39,900

3 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 35,400

4 – Adriano de Souza (BRA)31950

5 – Josh Kerr (AUS)30,800

6 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 29,250

7 – Mick Fanning (AUS)28,200

8 – Jordy Smith (ZAF)27,500

9 – Jeremy Flores (FRA)23,700

10 – Michel Bourez (PYF) 22,250

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