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Bobby Martinez shoots up the ASP Ratings after his second consecutive 1st place at the Mundaka Billabong Pro.

October 16th, 2007 · No Comments

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On Sunday, October 14th Martinez moved up the ASP ratings table 7 places to finish 6th with 2 stops on the tour to go.
His dream became reality when the defending champion became the first surfer in the history of the Billabong Pro in Mundaka to take back to back victories at the World class lefthander.

Martinez recalled “I had a dream that I won the event about a week ago, I didn’t even tell my fiancé Cleo, but I didn’t want to wake up from the dream. It felt so real and now it has come true, it’s just so weird how it all ended up”.
“It’s good to win an event wherever it is, but winning here last year and then winning here now… it’s just brought back so many great memories.”

Martinez beat World No. 3 Taj Burrow in a close final to keep his Billabong Pro Mundaka Crown and post best result of the season.

There was less than three tenths of a point between them, despite Burrow posting an excellent 9.33 (out of 10) wave score toward the end of the heat.
Martinez topped up his low score by catching the set wave after Burrow’s and the Ozzy was unable to catch up.

“I was kind of nervous in France, questioning my re-qualification, so I was pretty stressed,” Martinez said. “I didn’t want this tour to end for me, so to come here and get a win I couldn’t be happier”.
He added “I can’t be more thankful. Taj surfed really well, he got the best wave of the heat, I couldn’t believe it that I won again. It’s just crazy.”

Burrow said “That was tough, it actually felt totally unfair at first because Bobby was getting these waves from deep that I knew I couldn’t make on my backhand,”.
“They were just too small and too quick and he was flying through them. I was saying, ‘I am doomed in this final, I can’t do anything,’ but then the tide came in a bit and the faces opened up a little.”

Only Mick Fanning, Taj Burrow and 8 times World Champion Kelly Slater remain contenders for the World Title after the Billabong Pro Mundaka. Burrow beat Slater 14.00 to 4.93 in their second semi final of the year. Burrow took the best waves of the heat while Slater struggled with his choice.
Slater said “It’s ironic because this contest has kept me in the World Title hunt, but I’m just really frustrated, Realistically, I need a win in Brazil and for Mick and Taj to get 5ths. Then I’d probably have to do the same thing again at Pipe. I can’t win the World Title without winning at least one of the next two contests.”

Despite his Semifinal loss to Martinez, Fanning knows that his equal third place finish in Mundaka, keeps him in strong contention for a maiden World title.

The top five places on the World tour ratings remained the same after 8 of 10 events. The next event in Brazil will kick off on November 30.

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA FINAL RESULTS:
Final: Bobby Martinez (USA) 16.44 beat Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.16

BILLABONG PRO MUNDAKA SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) 14.17 beat Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.67
Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.00 beat Kelly Slater (USA) 4.93

Foster’s ASP World Tour Ratings after Event No. 8 of 10, the Billabong Pro Mundaka:
1. Mick Fanning (AUS) 7346 points – Top 5 leaders remain the same.
2. Kelly Slater (USA) 6326 points
3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 6275 points
4. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5505 points
5. Andy Irons (HAW) 4966 points
6. Bobby Martinez (USA) 4582 points – Up 7 from 13th
7. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 4580 points – Up one from 8th
8. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 4424 points – Up one from 9th
9. Pancho Sullivan (HAW)4287 points – Down three from 6th
10. Damien Hobgood (USA)4274 points – Down three from 7th

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