Joel Parkinson outperforms Adriano de Souza to move into finals at 2012 Hurley Pro
Australia’s Joel Parkinson successfully downed Brazil’s Adriano de Souza in the second semi-final at the latest edition of Hurley Pro, the sixth of ten stops on the 2012 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour, which went down
at Lower Trestles in California, America, on Thursday, September 20.
The encounter between the two surfing heavy-weights turned out to be exciting, though the Australian surfer proved himself to be in a better form that his rival and therefore successfully earned himself a shot at the title.
Parkinson had been looking formidable since the start of the event and was expected to do something special while competing for top honours. Despite finding himself squaring-off with the best surfers from around the globe, he held his own and showed a great
deal of consistency and character as he gradually made it through the initial rounds and the quarter-finals to eventually earn his place in the semi-finals.
De Souza had been nothing short of spectacular during the course of previous rounds and the quarter-final either, putting on a series of confident performances as he kept himself alive in the contention for the event title.
The two surfers now faced each other in the second semi-final, with only one of them to go through into the final stage of the competition.
As the battle got underway, Parkinson got off to an energetic start. He soon managed to lock a juicy wave and utilise it to post a 9.13 on the score-board.
De Souza kept the battle very much alive by earning a 7.60 off his first business-wave close to the half-way stage. Keeping the momentum going, he got hold of his second business-wave, which only produced a score of 5.83 points, thus taking him to a two-wave
total of 13.43 points.
Despite not needing any big score to reclaim the lead, Parkinson cut loose on his second business-wave to perform a coup de grace with a 9.13-point ride, thus finishing with a heat-total of 18.26 points.
With his victory over the Brazilian surfer, Parkinson moved into the final of Hurley Pro, where he had to battle it out with America’s Kelly Slater for the overall victory.
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