Mitchel Coleborn through, Julian Wilson misses out in Round 3 of the ASP PRIME Nike Lowers Pro
Australia’s Mitchel Coleborn put on a superb performance to claim victory in the 12th heat of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Nike Lowers Pro’s Round 3 (Round of 96) that went down at the famous beach-break of Lower Trestles
in San Clemente, California, on Tuesday, May 1.
Owing to his success in his Round 3 heat, Coleborn confidently made his way through into the fourth round (Round of 48) of the competition. America’s Jeffrey Lukasik also managed to secure his place in the next round.
With some of the top surfing talent from around the world competing for the prestigious ASP PRIME event title as well as a slice of the handsome prize purse and coveted ASP ranking points, the fans expected to get treated to a series of enthralling battles.
The clean two-to-four foot waves on offer at the event site offered plenty of potential scoring opportunities to the surfers, though it came down to the experience and skills of the surfers to determine the eventual fate of the heats.
Australia’s Julian Wilson, 2011 ASP World Rookie of the Year, found himself taking on his fellow countrymen Coleborn and Lincoln Taylor, along with the local talent Lukasik in the 12th heat of Round 3.
The 23-year-old Australian put on one of the best performances of the day, pulling off a huge front-side air-reverse along with a series of quick turns to collect a couple of scores in the nine-point range. However, an interference call early in the heat
proved costly for him, causing him to finish with a heat-total of 14.45 points and thus putting him in third place.
“My last three events here, I’ve lost because of interference,” Wilson said. “It’s frustrating because the waves are so good. I’m not 100 percent now, but that’s no excuse. It’s hard, it’s my sponsor’s event and you always want to do well for them.”
Coleborn, however, was nothing short of spectacular during the course of the heat either. Scoring a 7.83 off his first business-wave and backing it up with an impressive 8.27-point wave, the Australian finished with a heat-total of 16.10 points. The score
held up until the end to earn him victory.
Lukasik also advanced through into the next round after scoring an 8.93 and 5.83 off his top-two waves for a heat-total of 14.76 points.
Taylor finished in fourth place with a heat-total of 13.94 points, which included a 7.17 and 6.77-point wave. Both Wilson and Taylor got eliminated from the contention for the event title.
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