CONDITIONS: Longboarding's best gathered at Pasta Point early this week for clean three-footers and a shot at glory.
HIGHLIGHTS: Kai Sallas (Hawaii) edged out Australasia's Harley Ingelby in the closing minutes of a high-scoring, back-and-forth Final. The final combo score: 15.65 to 14.00. Ingeby's second place finish was enough to clinch his first ASP World Longboard Title.
OVERALL PERFORMERS: Both Sallas and Ingelby. The two surfers showed incredible patience, outlasting some tough competitors in tight, seesawing early rounds.
QUOTE: "It's the best day of my life." - Harley Ingeby after securing the 2009 ASP World Longboard title
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RESULTS:
FINAL
1 - Kai Sallas (HAW) 15.65
2 - Harley Ingelby (AUS) 14.00
OXBOW ASP WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR MALDIVES SEMIFINALS
SF 1: Kai Sallas (HAW) 14.50 D Ned Snow (HAW) 13.45
SF 2: Harley Ingelby (AUS) 14.80 D Antoine Delpero (FRA) 14.35
OXBOW ASP WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR MALDIVES QUARTERFINALS
QF 1: Kai Sallas (HAW) 12.00 V Eduardo Bagé (BRA) 11.85
QF 2: Ned Snow (HAW) 15.75D Ben Skinner (GBR) 11.75
QF 3: Harley Ingelby (AUS) 14.00 D Phil Rajzman (BRA) 13.55
QF 4: Antoine Delpero (FRA) 13.50 D Remi Arauzo (FRA) 12.00
ASP Final Top 5 World Longboard 2009 Ratings
1 - Harley Ingelby (AUS)
2 - Kai Sallas (HAW)
3 - Antoine Delpero (FRA)
4 - Phil Rajzman (BRA)
5 - Bonga Perkins (HAW) |
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