Flores Vs Otton ...
Jeremy Flores and Kai Otton have put themselves inside the Top 10 in their first year, and will duke it out for the Rookie Of the Year gong at Pipeline.
Kai Otton, looking to peg back Jeremy Flores' slim margin.
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Currently Jeremy is in 8th Position and Kai is in 9th, Jeremy leads by 202 points. (Just over 1 heat result)
- If both surfers bomb out in the same round Jeremy will finish higher.
- If Jeremy goes one round further he will finish higher.
- If Jeremy finishes 33rd and Kai 17th, Jeremy will finish higher by just 17 points.
- If both surfers make it to Round Three, who ever goes furthest finishes highest.
- If Ricky Basnett (in 19th position) wins the event and both Flores and Otton go out with 33rds he could still only finish second to Flores ...
Here's 10 things you should know about Jeremy & Kai's incredible first seasons so far ...
1. Kai has a 2nd in Brazil and a 3rd in Tahiti and a couple of 9ths on the Gold Coast and Chile.
2. Jeremy has a 3rd from Trestles and two 5ths in Tahiti and Spain, he also has a 9th from the Gold Coast.
3.Jeremy is one of only five surfers in this year's field to not record a 33rd this season. Jeremy has surfed in four finals, Kai has surfed in five.
4. Jeremy has an average season heat score of 13.06 and Kai has 12.91.
5. Jeremy has won 17 of his 28 heats (60.71%), which include 7 out of 9 first round wins.
6. Kai has won 15 of his 31 heats (48.39%), which include 2 out of 9 first round heat wins.
7. Jeremy has an average event result of 11.89 and Kai has an average result of 17.33.
8. Kai's best run of winning heats in a row is five, Jeremy's best is four in a row.
9. Kai's season high score was a winning score posted in Tahiti in a 1/4 final ... 18.73 def Lopez 17.64.
10. Jeremy's season high score was also a winning score, on the Gold Coast in Round Three ... 17.40 def Lopez 15.26.
Submitted By www.worldprosurfers.com on the 28th November 2007.
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