Also demanding attention was the round four match-up of Slater and Mark Occhilupo (AUS). Unfortunately, Occhilupo was forced out of what could be his last event in Japan due to poor wave selection. At the heat’s end he showed tremendous sportsmanship in racing straight up to Slater to congratulate him and wish him all the best.
The Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour now moves to California, USA for the Boost Mobile Pro, presented by Quiksilver. That event is scheduled to run from September 13 to 18.
Results round four:
Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.50 def Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.66 Heat 2: Toby Martin (AUS) 11.17 def Bruce Irons (HAW) 9.00 Heat 3: Phil MacDonald (AUS) 12.33 def Paulo Moura (BRA) 9.93 Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.16 def Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 10.67 Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW) 13.10 def Taylor Knox (USA) 10.00 Heat 6: Troy Brooks (AUS) 15.67 def Sunny Garcia (HAW) 12.50 Heat 7: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 15.34 def Trent Munro (AUS) 13.60 Heat 8: Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.34 def Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.90
Results Quarter-finals:
Quarter final 1: Martin 14.90 def Fanning 11.50 Quarter final 2: Slater 13.83 def MacDonald 13.33 Quarter final 3: Irons 17.10 def Brooks 15.10 Quarter final 4: Whitaker 14.66 def Burrow 10.00
Results Semi-finals:
Semi final 1: Slater 19.54 def Martin 13.27 Semi final 2: Irons 17.66 def Whitaker 8.84
Final: Irons 19.43 def Slater 18.06
Quiksilver will be doing live webcasts of the next two ASP WCT events on www.quiksilver.com and www.aspworldtour.com
* Boost Mobile Pro presented by Quiksilver. 13-18 September * Quiksilver Pro France. 23 September - 2 October
