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"\"&lt;h2&gt;Kelly Slater Wins The Volcom Pipe Pro&lt;\\/h2&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Victory marks his 66th ASP World Tour win; 8th win at Pipeline&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nAfter three long days of intense competition spread out over an 11-day waiting period, it was Kelly Slater who proved yet again, that he is the master of Pipeline. Slater battled an insanely talented field and wild conditions to take the title of Volcom Pipe Pro champion. In its fifth year as a five-star surf event, the Volcom Pipe Pro was blessed yet again with phenomenal conditions for the final day of competition. The morning started with solid 8-to-12 foot surf, and building-sized waves crashed onto the reef in the form of perfect a-frame waves offering competitors and fans alike an exciting mix of big barrels and terrifying wipeouts. \\u201cThose were three of the best waves I\\u2019ve caught all season, \\u201c said a visibly excited Kelly Slater after surfing his way to a near-perfect score of 20 in his round of 32 heat, scoring a perfect 10, along with a 9.77. \\u201cThis was one of those days at Pipe and Backdoor that we all wait for.\\u201d Slater, who had a close call in an earlier round heat absolutely, crushed his competition through the final day.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The quarterfinals featured bone-crushing waves, and one competitor; Ola Eleogram suffered a fractured ankle after a bad wipeout. Eleogram was taken out the water on the sled of a jet ski, and whisked away to a local emergency room for x-rays and further treatment. Every heat seemed to come down to the wire with last second scores being the difference. Some surfers seemed to have Pipeline going against them, while others, specifically, Mason Ho, making it look easy even the wind whipped up and made conditions sketchy to say the least. \\u201cI\\u2019m just trying to have fun and get good waves,\\u201d smiled Mason Ho after winning his round of 32 heat. Mason, who\\u2019s father, Michael is a legendary Hawaiian surfer, used his innate local knowledge to pick off the best waves. \\u201cMason reads the ocean better than anyone,\\u201d said commentator Dave Wassel.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000166905\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000166905\\\" title=\\\"Kelly Slater \\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/02\\/Kelly-Slater-VPP.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"2014 Volcom Pipe Pro winner Kelly Slater. Photo: Volcom \\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;2014 Volcom Pipe Pro winner Kelly Slater. Photo: Volcom&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Throughout the day, the wind whipped and howled, but held steady offering perfect waves at both Backdoor and Pipeline. Contest Director, Marty Thomas said it perfectly, \\u201cWe knew it was going to be a tough call, but waiting for this swell paid off huge\\u2014we couldn\\u2019t be more happy with the waves we saw today.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The semifinals became total surf-war, eight surfers going blow for blow in conditions that had declined just slightly from the earlier heats, but still offered giant barrels and crazy rides. At the end of the semis, it was Kelly Slater, Mason Ho, Wiggoly Dantas, and Adriano De Souza, who battled through to the final.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Slater was on fire from beginning of the final, drawing first, second, and third blood, leaving the other three surfers playing catch up from the very start. Mason Ho made it interesting halfway though the heat, dropping a hefty score, with Adriano and Wiggoly both suffering from slow starts. But, like we saw time and time again, the last four minutes of the final heat offered up multiple opportunities for last second heroics. Wiggoly and Adriano both made a run for the top spot, but when the buzzer rang, it was Kelly Slater proving yet again that he is the greatest Pipeline surfer ever. \\u201cToday was a really special day at Pipeline,\\u201d said Slater. \\u201cI caught some of the best waves I\\u2019ve had all year in my heats! This was a phenomenal event and it was really fun to surf against the best\\u2014I\\u2019m really stoked to win, but more importantly just happy to surf Pipeline at its best.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Slater set the bar high throughout the event. Not only scoring the highest heat score of the event (19.77), but also grabbing the only perfect ten of the entire contest. Congratulations to Kelly Slater and the rest of the field for making the 2014 Volcom Pipe Pro an event to remember\\u2026can\\u2019t wait till next year!&lt;strong&gt;\\u2014Chris Cot\\u00e9&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2014 Volcom Pipe Pro Final Results:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;strong&gt;FINAL&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1st. Kelly Slater, USA &amp;#8211; 15.7 (9.53, 6.17) $20,000 + 2000 ratings points&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2nd. Wiggolly Dantas, Brazil &amp;#8211; 13.77 (8.27, 5.5) $10,000 + 1500 ratings points&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3rd. Mason Ho, Hawaii &amp;#8211; 11.5 (7.7, 3.8) $6,500 + 1125 ratings points&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n4th. Adriano De Souza, Brazil &amp;#8211; 10.7 (8.43, 2.27) $5,500 + 984 ratings points&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SEMI-FINALS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1st &amp;amp; 2nd advance; 3rd=5th; 4th=7th&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH1: Kelly Slater (USA); Wiggolly Dantas (BRA); Dusty Payne; Mitchel Coleborn (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH2: Adriano De Souza (BRA); Mason Ho; Kiron Jabour; Torrey Meister&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QUARTER FINALS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1st &amp;amp; 2nd advance; 3rd=9th; 4th=13th&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH1: Wiggolly Dantas (BRA); Mitchel Coleborn (AUS); Nathan Yeomans (USA); Olamana Eleogram&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH2: Kelly Slater (USA); Dusty Payne; Brent Dorrington (AUS); Conner Coffin (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH3: Adriano De Souza (BRA); Torrey Meister; Damien Hobgood (USA); Cory Arrambide (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH4: Mason Ho; Kiron Jabour; Maxime Huscenot (FRA); Brian Toth (PRI)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ROUND OF 32:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1st &amp;amp; 2nd advance; 3rd=17th; 4th=25th&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH1: Olamana Eleogram; Dusty Payne; Leandro Usuna (ARG); Tanner Gudauskas (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH2: Mitchel Coleborn (AUS); Brent Dorrington (AUS); David do Carmo (BRA); Fred Patacchia&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH3: Kelly Slater (USA); Nathan Yeomans (USA); Krystian Kymerson (BRA); Charles Martin (GLP)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH4: Conner Coffin (USA); Wiggolly Dantas (BRA); Chris Ward (USA); Kalani David&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH5: Torrey Meister; Brian Toth (PRI); Kaito Kino; Evan Geiselman (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH6: Damien Hobgood (USA); Maxime Huscenot (FRA); Parker Coffin (USA); Kaito Ohashi (JPN)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH7: Mason Ho; Adriano De Souza (BRA); Jamie O&amp;#8217;Brien; Carlos Munoz (CRI)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nH8: Kiron Jabour; Cory Arrambide (USA); Ian Gouveia (BRA); Guillermo Satt (CHL)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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