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"\"&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000140166\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000140166\\\" title=\\\"Ezekiel Lau Sunset Beach\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/11\\/Ezekiel-Lau-Sunset-Beach.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Ezekiel Lau\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"426\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Ezekiel Lau. Photo: Baker&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ezekiel Lau Wins ASP 4-Star HIC Pro Presented By Vans&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii \\u2013 (Sunday, November 6, 2011) \\u2013 Ezekiel Lau, a 17-year-old high school senior, has won the $85,000 HIC Pro Presented by Vans, held at Sunset Beach today. Lau, who attends Kamehameha School, posted a convincing win over 15-year-old Maui schoolboy Ian Gentil; Kauai\\u2019s Kamalei Alexander, 33; and defending HIC Pro champion Billy Kemper (Maui, 21) respectively. Today\\u2019s final day of competition was held in consistent 4- to 5-foot surf.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;With school now wrapping up, Lau is focused on his opportunity to compete in the prestigious Vans Triple Crown of Surfing that begins next week Saturday, November 12.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000140169\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000140169\\\" title=\\\"Ian Gentil\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/11\\/Ian-Gentil1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Ian Gentil\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"423\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Ian Gentil. Photo: Baker&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Lau maintained the momentum he had built through today\\u2019s rounds and kept his rivals on the defensive for the duration of the 35-minute final. Gentil offered up the strongest challenge, posting the highest single wave score of the final for a couple of critical fins-free maneuvers that earned him 6.8 points out of 10. But without a second solid score, he was no match for Lau, whose professional competitive experience eclipsed the 15-year-old. Alexander and Kemper were in a similar position, finding themselves short on back-up scores.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;This is Lau\\u2019s second ASP victory this year, having taken out the equally rated 4-star Copa Quiksilver El Salvador event back in July.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThis is my first year doing a lot of the WQS events,\\u201d said Lau. \\u201cI got a lot of opportunities to travel more and I had a good summer. I did this event last year and it was totally different. I was struggling through the whole event. I just wanted to come over this year and improve on last year. I did that and I\\u2019m happy with a win. I\\u2019ve been looking forward to this my whole life pretty much, watching everyone get out there and get in the Vans Triple Crown, so just to get in it, I feel honored.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000140167\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000140167\\\" title=\\\"Hank Gaskell\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/11\\/Hank-Gaskell.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Hank Gaskell\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"426\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Hank Gaskell. Photo: Baker&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Maui\\u2019s Hank Gaskell, the 2009 HIC Pro champion, lost in the semi-finals today but still amassed sufficient points to win the 2011 ASP Hawaii Regional Champion title. His result earned him $1,000 and a wildcard into the first two events of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt means a lot to me,\\u201d Gaskell said of his ASP Hawaii Championship. \\u201cThere are so many good surfers in Hawaii. Even though there are only three events, it\\u2019s the closest thing we have to a (regional) tour out here. Just to get the seed into the Triple Crown, that\\u2019s what I\\u2019m most excited for. I\\u2019ve surfed against all those (world tour) guys before, it\\u2019s always good to surf against the best guys in the world. It\\u2019ll push me to do my best, personally. I just hope I can battle them.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The HIC Pro (Oct. 28-Nov.10) and Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (Nov. 12-Dec. 20) round out the 2011 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour, crowning the regional and world champions respectively. The 2011 ASP tour then commences in Hawaii with events in January and February to close out the Hawaiian winter.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000140168\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000140168\\\" title=\\\"Kamalei Alexander\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/11\\/Kamalei-Alexander1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Kamalei Alexander\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"450\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Kamalei Alexander. Photo: Baker&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FINAL:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1st: Ezekiel Lau, Honolulu, $12,000 \\u2013 12.35 points (6.35, 6.0)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2nd: Ian Gentil, Maui, $6,000 \\u2013 10.9 points (6.8, 4.1)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3rd: Kamalei Alexander, $4,000 \\u2013 10.2 points (6.1, 4.1)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n4th: Billy Kemper, Maui, $3,000 \\u2013 9.4 points (5.0, 4.4)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SEMI-FINALS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH1: Billy Kemper; Kamalei Alexander; Joel Centeio&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH2: Ian Gentil; Ezekiel Lau; Mason Ho; Tyler Newton&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QUARTER FINALS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH1: Billy Kemper; Joel Centeio; Kahea Hart; Mikey Bruneau&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH2: Hank Gaskell; Kamalei Alexander; Albee Layer; Ian Walsh&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH3: Tyler Newton; Ian Gentil; Makuakai Rothman; Jamie O\\u2019Brien&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH4: Mason Ho; Ezekiel Lau; Pancho Sullivan; Michael O\\u2019Shaugnessy&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ROUND OF 32:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH1: Joel Centeio; Ian Walsh; Alex Smith&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH2: Kahea Hart; Kamalei Alexander; Makai McNamara; Flynn Novak&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH3: Hank Gaskell; Mikey Bruneau; Kaimana Jaquias; Taylor Thorne&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH4: Albee Layer; Billy Kemper; Jesse Merle-Jones; Jonah Morgan&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH5: Ian Gentil; Michael O\\u2019Shaugnessy; Manuel Selman; Eala Stewart&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH6: Tyler Newton; Pancho Sullivan; Christ Foster; Jack Perry&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH7: Mason Ho; Makuakai Rothman; TJ Barron; Solomon Ortiz&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH8: Ezekiel Lau; Jamie O\\u2019Brien; Evan Valiere; Danny Fuller&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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