Mick Fanning and Taj Burrow were among the top seeds to fall on the final day of competition at the 2013 Rip Curl Pro presented by Ford on Tuesday. In pristine three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metres) conditions, rookie Nat Young (USA) was on a tear to the finals as he disposed of Taj Burrow (AUS) in the first major upset of the day. The drama continued as Adriano de Souza (BRA) ended the run of defending event winner Mick Fanning (AUS). Jordy Smith (ZAF) was one of the form surfers of the event but fell to de Souza by 0.04 in the closest heat of the day in semi-final two. In stormy conditions for the Final, de Souza showcased his powerful carving surfing and competitive edge against Young, amassing a combined heat total of (16.26) to be crowned the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2013 Champion.
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Adriano de Souza (BRA), 25, has claimed the 2013 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford over ASP Dream Tour rookie Nat Young (USA), 21, in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach today.
Event No. 2 of 10 on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach culminated in dramatic fashion Tuesday with the young Brazilian claiming the first South American men’s title in the event’s storied 52-year history.
“This is the most important event on tour to me,” De Souza said. “Guys like Andy Irons, Kelly Slater, my hero Mick Fanning, they have all rung the Bell. I have been coming here a lot of years. I love the place. It has been a tough time for me recently. I started 2013 without a sponsor for the first time in many years. I had to believe in myself that a company would believe in me and one did. I have to say thanks to Pena for believing in me. I have a lot of people to thank, but all I want to do right now is ring the bell.”   … More
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