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So, like, here it is: Cory Lopez is my favorite surfer in the world to watch. Oh,
I can get all of The Two Coreys I can
stomach on TV, but the one Cory I really want to see is straight outskies.
Ghost. Gone.
Well, I suppose that’s not completely true. You still see him soaring and
slashing in all the mags and in the odd video segment, but to me it’s kinda
weird not seeing the Gulf Coast icon on the ASP World Tour. In fact, the image I have of pre-WCT Cory
Lopez is that of a chop-hop-tweaking …Lost Boy (the ripping kind, not the
Haim/Feldman kind). Shit, by the time he spearheaded the Fish resurgence in
’96, he was already packing his bags for global warfare on the WCT. So this new
Lopey imposter, all grown up, a daddy, and not whipping ass on Tour… it just seems kind of weird is all I’m saying.
But we caught a glimpse of him at last week’s 6-star O’Neill Cold Water
Classic Canada in Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia — the nation’s first-ever
sanctioned professional surfing event, and the fourth out of five contests on
the 2009 O’Neill Cold Water Classic series, with $50,000 going to the overall
winner. Dream Tour hopefuls came out of the woodwork to challenge conditions
that were cold for some (NorCal) and frigid for others (Hawaiians), in
everything from five-foot wedges at Cox Bay to junky, two-foot mush at North
Chesterman’s Beach. With Eric Geiselman and Brian Toth going down in the Round
of 24, Lopez was the only East Coaster heading into the final day. Currently sitting at 49th in the ASP Men’s WQS ratings despite
only competing in select events, O’Neill’s marquee East Coast pro looked
amazingly loose despite the big chill, backside
no-grabbing the Round of 24’s highest single-wave score, 9.50, and quick to endorse his sponsor’s product: “I’m hotter surfing here
than I am in Florida with this rubber.” Lopey’s
classic, full-tilt aerial duel with Hawaiian savant Dusty Payne ended in a 15.93
to 10.23 exchange, in Cory’s favor. And though he went down to eventual (and
well-deserved) local champion Peter Devries, 10.23 to 6.50, Cory did let us know what’s up with the next saga (sort of): “I’d love to be
back on the World Tour at spots like Teahupo’o and Pipeline. That’s what I live
for. Maybe one day, you never know.”
Effin’ A, we never know! But here’s what I do know — right here, right
now: Cory’s won at Chopes, and he’s made finals at Pipe, so he could do damage
there, no question. But when you look at the waves for this year’s Dream Tour, Teahupo’o wasn’t bad and Pipe remains to be seen; in between
those spots, a lot of it has been junk — windblown, chunky, rampy junk where
Cory’s unique brand of reckless impulsiveness could reign supreme.
Frankly, the fan that I am, I’m not getting enough Cory in the mags and on the
odd DVD. He needs to rejoin the ASP World Tour elite.
And if he can take out Payne, he can take out Dane.
For photos, videos, and full results of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada, visit www.oneill.com/cwc/canada.
For updated
ASP-WQS ratings, visit www.ASPWorldTour.com.
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Requalification Struggles, Debilitating Injuries, Wildcard Snubs… None Of That Matters To
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Record Books On Many Levels
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2010 ASP World Title Rankings as of 7/19/10
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1. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 28500
2. Taj Burrow (AUS) 24750
3. Kelly Slater (USA) 23500
4. Dane Reynolds (USA) 20000
5. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 19500
6. Mick Fanning (AUS) 19250
7. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 18750
8. Bobby Martinez (USA) 16500
9. Jadson Andre (BRA) 16000
10. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14750
11. Owen Wright (AUS) 13750
12. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13000
13. Damien Hobgood (USA) 11250
13. Michel Bourez (PYF) 11250
15. Fred Pattachia (HAW) 11000
15. Chris Davidson (AUS) 11000
15. Tiago Pires (PRT) 11000
18. Andy Irons (HAW) 9750
19. Adam Melling (AUS) 9500
20. Taylor Knox (USA) 9250
21. Roy Powers (HAW) 8500
22. CJ Hobgood (USA) 8000
22. Kai Otton (AUS) 8000
24. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 7750
24. Luke Stedman (AUS) 7750
24. Daniel Ross (AUS) 7750
24. Dusty Payne (HAW) 7750
24. Brett Simpson (USA) 7750
24. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 7750
30. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 6500
30. Luke Munro (AUS) 6500
30. Travis Logie (ZAF) 6500
33. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 5750
33. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 5750
33. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 5750
33. Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 5750
33. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 5750
38. Dean Morrison (AUS) 4500
38. Ben Dunn (AUS) 4500
40. Mick Campbell (AUS) 3250
40. Drew Courtney (AUS) 3250
40. Jay Thompson (AUS) 3250
40. Nate Yeomans (USA) 3250
44. Marco Polo (BRA) 2000
44. Blake Thornton (AUS) 2000
46. Joan Duru (FRA) 1750
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2010 ASP World Rankings as of 7/27/10
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1. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 34191
2. Taj Burrow (AUS) 30625
3. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 23807
4. Kelly Slater (USA) 23500
5. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 22683
6. Jadson Andre (BRA) 21689
7. Mick Fanning (AUS) 21544
8. Dane Reynolds (USA) 21253
9. CJ Hobgood (USA) 19984
10. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 18662
11. Chris Davidson (AUS) 18196
12. Owen Wright (AUS) 17623
13. Bobby Martinez (USA) 16900
14. Damien Hobgood (USA) 15502
15. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 15401
16. Andy Irons (HAW) 13506
17. Tiago Pires (PRT) 12819
18. Fred Pattachia (HAW) 12472
19. Brett Simpson (USA) 11936
20. Michel Bourez (PYF) 11616
21. Heitor Alves (BRA) 11460
22. Taylor Knox (USA) 11178
23. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 10995
24. Daniel Ross (AUS) 10796
25. Dusty Payne (HAW) 10779
26. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 10658
27. Travis Logie (ZAF) 10651
28. Adam Melling (AUS) 10605
29. Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 10484
30. Roy Powers (HAW) 10127
31. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 10058
32. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 10040
33. Gabe Kling (USA) 9778
53. Cory Lopez (USA) 7069
94. Brian Toth (PRI) 3936
102. Dylan Graves (PRI) 3520
144. Eric Geiselman (USA) 2423
227. Nils Schweizer (USA) 1037
231. Brett Barley (USA) 1011
244. Blake Jones (USA) 866
283. Devon Tresher (USA) 672
326. Chris Dennis (TTO) 511
360. Philip Goold (USA) 407
381. Travis Beckmann (HAW) 381
402. Alejandro Moreda (PRI) 343
404. Balaram Stack (USA) 338
414. Charles Martin (GLP) 300
414. Victor Rosario (DOM) 300
438. Yann Martin (GLP) 273
457. Jensen Callaway (USA) 262
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