Slater Heading to Ninth World Title

Kelly Slater (USA) is only one event win away from a record ninth ASP World Title.
He beat Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.97 to 18.63, to claim his third Boost Mobile Pro title at Lower Trestles, California, despite Burrow having scored a 9.00 and 9.63 before the halfway mark in the final and thinking that he had the match sewn up. Slater however is a master at stealing a win right at the end and when Taj passed up on an unpromising wave with less than two minutes to go, Kelly did what he does best.

The next stop on the 2008 ASP World Tour begins on September 19, in Hossegor, France.

Kelly Slater wins Lower Tresles

The 2007 Boost Mobile Pro at Lower Tresles, California, has been won by American surfing hero, ASP World Champion, Kelly Slater (USA) . Kelly, who is the only surfer to have ever scored a 'Perfect 20' in an ASP competition heat, now claims the highest number of elite tour wins in pro surfing history (34); this win taking him past the legendary Tom Curren.

The win puts him in second place on the current world rankings and in a commanding position to take a ninth world title as the tour moves on to event 7, Quiksilver Pro France, at Hossegor, France, running from September 20 to 30, 2007.

Foster’s ASP World Tour Ratings after Stop No. 6 of 10:

1. Mick Fanning (AUS) 5270


2. Kelly Slater (USA) 5040


3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 4511


4. Andy Irons (HAW) 4331


5. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 4029


6. Damien Hobgood (USA) 3824


7. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3467


8. Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 3462


9. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 3438


10. Dean Morrison (AUS) 3248

Boost Mobile Pro, Lower Trestles

As I post this, Mick Fanning (AUS ) has just stormed through his first heat of the Boost Mobile Pro, which is the 6th of 10 events on the 2007 ASP World Tour, at Lower Trestles, California, USA. The surf is small, but clean, with frequent one metre sets and Mick posted a 9.8.

Damien Hobgood (California, USA)is gutted to have had to withdraw from the event with a knee injury.

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