Julian Wilson wint de Nike US Open Of Surfing
Na een strijd die ongeveer een week heeft geduurd namen Julian Wilson en zijn tegenstander Miguel Pupo het tegen elkaar op in een spannende finale bij Huntington Beach.
Het gehele evenement was Julian Wilson al onverslaanbaar, hij wist tevens John John Florence en Gabriel Medina te verslaan.
“I’m over the moon,” aldus Julian Wilson. “I got a really good start and my hat goes off to Miguel (Pupo) he’s deadly. I knew he was going to be hunting those lefts the whole heat and I just tried to apply a bit of pressure on him. He got that 8.93 and was right back in the heat with plenty of time left. There weren’t that many opportunities out there but it came down to the last minute and I had to just pray there wasn’t one behind it.”
Een snelle start met een mooie score zorgde ervoor dat Julian Wilson al met een been op het podium stond.
“I felt like I was just building house the whole event,” Aldus Julian Wilson. “I really had to fight for it every heat in the dying minutes and those heats always feel good. I wouldn’t say I peaked in the final but I got a good start and got two good waves.”
Voor zijn tegenstander Miguel Pupo was het tevens een mooi evenement, hij wist in de halve finale Kelly Slater te verslaan.
“I’ve had a great week and I had such amazing heats with Filipe (Toledo) and Kelly (Slater) and I’m learning every heat,” verklaart Miguel Pupo. “I beat Kelly, but I knew Julian (Wilson) was going to be a tough one. It’s been awhile since I’ve had a good result and I’ve been working hard. It feels good to see the result come and I’ll be working hard for Tahiti.”
Kelly Slater wist vorig jaar nog het evenement te winnen en was vastbesloten zijn titel te verdedigen. In de kwart finale versloeg hij Dane Reynolds maar in de halve finale werd hij helaas uitgeschakeld door Miguel Pupo en werd uiteindelijk derde.
“I never really felt like I got it going all week,” Aldus Kelly Slater. “Miguel (Pupo) and Medina (Gabriel Medina) have been so consistent, getting 9s every heat and they are tough to beat out there. If you’re going to beat them out there you really need to be on you’re a-game. These are the waves they grew up surfing and this is their bread and butter.”
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NIKE US OPEN OF SURFING FINALE
1 – Julian Wilson (AUS) 17.53
2 – Miguel Pupo (BRA) 14.76
NIKE US OPEN OF SURFING HALVE FINALE RESULTATEN:
SF 1: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.33 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 13.33
SF 2: Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.70 def. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 14.37
NIKE US OPEN OF SURFING KWART FINALE RESULTATEN:
QF 1: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 14.57 def. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 8.83
QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.00 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 9.84
QF 3: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 19.20 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.13
QF 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 8.84 def. John John Florence (HAW) 8.17
