Maldives Presents SriLankan Airlines ProASP 5 Star WQS Mens Event
Dhonveli Beach & Spa Resort Maldives
3 - 9 June 2007
Live Coverage | Results/Photos/Videos etc
Heitor Alves wins SriLankan Airlines Pro
8 June, 2007 : -
- Super hot and perfect conditions provided the ideal climax to the
SriLankan Airlines Pro and Brazil's Heitor Alves took a deserved
victory defeating Jarrad Howse from Australia. In the events six year
history Brazilian surfers have always come close but until today have
never won this event.
Cheered on by the large Brazilian contingent at this event, Alves, a
small framed and super fast surfer, took the win here convincingly on
his final outstanding ride in the last three minutes when he scored an
8.93 to leave his Australian opponent chasing an impossible combination
of scores. The final scoreline saw Alves on 17.26 to Howse on 12.86.
“So happy to win such a magnificent event here in the Maldives. All
week we have surfed really good waves and today was perfect for me. I
feel like Pasta Point really suits my style and after each heat I was
very confident I could get a really good result here. It’s great that a
Brazilian finally wins here as well!”
Heitor Alves : photo Robertson/SurfingAustralia.com
For Jarrad Howse it was his second finals performance in the past
month and the South Australian born surfer who now resides in Sydney is
well on track to requalify for the elite World Championship Tour in
2008.
“It’s been another fantastic event here. Obviously I would have like
to have won but in the final I never quite found the waves needed to
score really big on. No excuses though, the winner has been the form
surfer here and he will always be hard to beat in these type of
conditions.” Equal third today went to Hawaiian surfer Dustin Barca and
Brazil’s Pablo Paulino.
South African surfer Jordy Smith now leads the all ASP World
Qualifying Series Ratings at the all important mid point of the season.
Smith’s 5th placing here may well have already secured his place on
next seasons ASP Championship Tour. Others who appear well placed on
the ratings after this event appear to be Jarrod Howse, Keiren Perrow,
Dane Reynolds and Nathan Hedge.
Dustin Barca : photo Robertson/SurfingAustralia.com
Once again the SriLankan Airlines Pro in the magnificent Maldives
has proved itself to be an amazing event, living right up to it’s
reputation as the best event on the ASP World Qualifying Tour.
Consistently perfect waves capped off by an incredible final day
already sets the scene for next year when the event promises to be back
bigger and better than ever.
The Maldives presents SriLankan Airlines Pro is made possible by
SriLankan Airlines, Maldives Tourism, Dhonveli Beach & Spa Resort,
Dhiraggu Internet and Atoll Travel
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The Maldives presents SriLankan Airlines Pro is made possible by
SriLankan Airlines, Maldives Tourism, Dhonveli Beach & Spa Resort,
Dhiraggu Internet and Atoll Travel. The event begins on June 3rd and
runs through to June 9.
FINAL
1st Alves,Heitor BRA
2nd Howse,Jarrad AUS
SEMIFINALS
Howse,Jarrad AUS defeats Barca,Dustin HAW 2
Alves,Heitor BRA defeats Paulino,Pablo BRA 2
QUATERS
Barca,Dustin HAW defeats Smith,Jordy ZAF
Howse,Jarrad AUS defeats Centeio,Joel HAW
Alves,Heitor BRA defeats Brooks,Troy AUS
Paulino,Pablo BRA defeats Picon,Mikael FRA
Current WQS Ratings after the Maldives Presents SriLankan Airlines Pro
| Smith,Jordy |
ZAF |
1 |
| Pires,Tiago |
PRT |
2 |
| Perrow,Kieren |
AUS |
3 |
| Howse,Jarrad |
AUS |
4 |
| Flintoff,Kirk |
AUS |
5 |
| Picon,Mikael |
FRA |
6 |
| Courtney,Drew |
AUS |
7 |
| Reynolds,Dane |
USA |
8 |
| Bourgeois,Ben |
USA |
9 |
| Padaratz,Neco |
BRA |
10 |
| Powers,Roy |
HAW |
11 |
| Aranburu,Aritz |
ESP |
12 |
| Lopez,Shea |
USA |
13 |
| Munro,Luke |
AUS |
14 |
| Thompson,Jay |
AUS |
15 |
| Hedge,Nathan |
AUS |
16 |
| Boal,Tim |
FRA |
17 |
| Alves,Heitor |
BRA |
18 |
| Acero,Eneko |
ESP |
19 |
| Silva,Jean da |
BRA |
20 |
| Nolan,Asher |
USA |
21 |
| Bourez,Michel |
PYF |
22 |
| Coutinho,Odirlei |
BRA |
23 |
| Romao,Simao |
BRA |
24 |
| Khodr,Jihad |
BRA |
25 |
| Sodre,Yuri |
BRA |
26 |
| Beven,Patrick |
FRA |
27 |
| Ross,Daniel |
AUS |
28 |
| Buchan,Adrian |
AUS |
29 |
| Paulino,Pablo |
BRA |
30 |
| Kling,Gabe |
USA |
31 |
| Neves,Leonardo |
BRA |
32 |
| Silva,Andre |
BRA |
33 |
| Simpson,Brett |
USA |
34 |
| Davidson,Chris |
AUS |
35 |
| Todd,Mike |
USA |
36 |
| Fahrenfort,Damien |
ZAF |
37 |
| Neve,Dayyan |
AUS |
38 |
| Bacalso,Kekoa |
HAW |
39 |
| Gudauskas,Patrick |
USA |
40 |
| Barron,T.J |
HAW |
41 |
| Dornelles,Rodrigo |
BRA |
42 |
| Miranda,Bernardo |
BRA |
43 |
| Collazo,Hodei |
ESP |
44 |
| Centeio,Joel |
HAW |
45 |
| Brooks,Troy |
AUS |
46 |
| Duru,Joan |
FRA |
47 |
| Ziems,Corey |
AUS |
48 |
| Muscroft,Nic |
AUS |
49 |
| Barca,Dustin |
HAW |
50 |
| Weare,David |
ZAF |
51 |
Check the full WQS
rankings after the Maldives SriLankan Airlines Pro
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