LOWER TRESTLES, California – Reigning and 8X Foster’s ASP
World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won his first event in over
a year, moved to current World No. 2, and broke a world record
after beating Pancho Sullivan (HAW) in the Final of the 2007 Boost
Mobile Pro presented by Hurley today.
“It’ll be nice to go and sit down and think about this one,” Slater
said. “This will be a neat little tournament for my career. I’m a
little bummed because I didn’t feel like I capitalized on the waves
I had, and it was frustrating, but just to get that win was
important. We had similar conditions to 1990 when I won out
here, so it was pretty magical.”
The victory marks Slater’s 34th ASP World Tour win and earns
him the record for the most elite tour event victories in history.
Former three-time ASP World Champion Tom Curren (USA) set
the record with his 33rd event win 16 years ago. Slater tied
Curren with his 2006 Bells Beach victory and, despite featuring in
four finals in the 16 months since, hadn’t broken the record until
today.
“Part of me is kind of sad,” Slater said. “I was hoping Tom and I
would end up on the same number forever, but somebody is
bound to come along and get to where I got. You’ve got to surf to
the standards, but someone else is always going to be coming
along that has the time and desire.”
Slater has been in the last four Boost Mobile Pro finals. He
finished runner-up in 2004 and 2006, and claimed wins in 2007
and in 2005. His win today puts him 230 points behind Foster’s
ASP ratings leader Mick Fanning (AUS) and has positioned him as
a strong contender for the 2007 World Title.
“Now I’ve almost got as many points as I had accrued last year,”
Slater said. “I didn’t think I was that intensely focused this week,
I felt calm and happy. We’ll see what happens in France. After
this I could really capitalize on everything.”
Sullivan, who is into his sophomore year on tour, posted his best
result to date with his runner-up finish to Slater. The powerful
Hawaiian was a standout performer on the final day of
competition, besting Neco Padaratz... full story here
2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Stop No. 6
Lower Trestle, California, United States - September 15, 2007
Boost Mobile Pro Final
1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 13.40
2 – Pancho Sullivan (Hawaii) 10.60
Foster’s ASP World Tour Ratings after Stop No. 6
1. Mick Fanning (Australia) 5270pts/1 win/5 top-3
2. Kelly Slater (USA) 5040pts/1 win/3 top-3
3. Taj Burrow (Australia) 4511pts/2 win/3 top-3
4. Andy Irons (Hawaii) 4331pts/1 win/2 top-3
5. Joel Parkinson (Australia) 4029pts/1 top-3