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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quarterfinalists Determined At Quiksilver Pro France&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;LA GRAVIERE, Hossegor\\/France (Tuesday, October 11, 2011) \\u2013 After surviving this morning\\u2019s five-hour fog delay, the Quiksilver Pro France resumed in clean three-to-five foot (1 \\u2013 1.5 metre) conditions at La Graviere, completing Rounds 4 and 5 of competition. Event No. 8 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title series, the Quiksilver Pro France bore witness to some impressive surfing this afternoon with the Quarterfinalists being determined in picturesque conditions.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Taj Burrow (AUS), 33, current No. 6 on the ASP World Title rankings, blitzed his afternoon Round 4 heat today, comboing both Owen Wright (AUS), 21, and Damien Hobgood (USA), 32, with explosive surfing on his backhand and forehand. \\u201cI did have fun in that heat,\\u201d Burrow said. \\u201cIt went my way towards the end and I got some really nice rights and some good lefts too. I\\u2019m sure Owen (Wright) would have loved to have been on a couple of those lefts as they really lined up nicely. It felt great to post some good scores and hopefully the conditions remain fun and consistent for the rest of the event.\\u201d Burrow will take on Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, in Quarterfinal 4.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000139218\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;a rel=\\\"attachment wp-att-1000139218\\\" href=\\\"\\/1000139214\\/photos\\/quiksilver-pro-france-day-4-photos-and-video-highlights\\/attachment\\/kelly-slater-2-2\\/\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-org wp-image-1000139218\\\" title=\\\"kelly-slater\\\" src=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/10\\/kelly-slater.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"In the immortal words of former NFL coach Denny Green, &amp;quot;You wanna crown his ass, then crown his ass!&amp;quot; Photo: ASP \\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"427\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;In the immortal words of former NFL coach Denny Green, &amp;quot;You wanna crown his ass, then crown his ass!&amp;quot; Photo: ASP &lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, continued his surgical dismantling of the La Graviere peaks today, generating unmatched speed and flow to claim his Round 4 victory and advance directly into the Quarterfinals. \\u201cThe waves are pretty fun out there and I have a good board under my feet,\\u201d Slater said. \\u201cI guess I\\u2019m comfortable out there. I\\u2019ve been coming to France for so many years that I\\u2019m used to the waves here and I know what to look for when it\\u2019s changing.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The current ASP World No. 1 was characteristically hesitant when probed about his 2011 ASP World Title campaign. \\u201cQuarterfinals is another good result for me and a lot of the guys that were threatening have fallen out early in this event,\\u201d Slater said. \\u201cI haven\\u2019t worked the numbers out, but they may be too far behind at this point. Owen (Wright) is obviously still in there and he\\u2019s really strong at the remaining events so I wouldn\\u2019t be surprised if it came down to the wire. There is still a lot that can happen.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Slater will face Gabriel Medina (BRA), 17, when Quiksilver Pro France competition resumes. Medina advanced directly through Round 5 of competition after Jeremy Flores (FRA), 23, withdrew from the event following an ankle injury sustained in Round 3.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Jordy Smith (ZAF), 23, back in his first event since sustaining a rib injury in Tahiti, caused a major upset today, ousting current No. 2 Owen Wright (AUS), 21, from competition in Round 5 and shaking the 2011 ASP World Title race to its core. \\u201cI had a great time out there,\\u201d Smith said. \\u201cI just approached it as a free surf. Obviously, Owen (Wright) is in the title race and he has a bit of pressure on him. My girlfriend actually gave me the best advice as I didn\\u2019t have the best heat before. She said, \\u2018babe, if it ain\\u2019t working, change it up.\\u2019 That\\u2019s what I did and it worked really well.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Alejo Muniz (BRA), 21, and Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, continued their ASP Rookie of the Year battle, both battling through Rounds 4 and 5 and into the Quarterfinals.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Michel Bourez (PYF), 25, current No. 10 on the ASP World Title rankings, continued his solid run at La Graviere, posting an impressive 14.57 out of a possible 20 for powerfully dismantling the clean lefts and rights on offer this afternoon. \\u201cThis is a huge relief for me,\\u201d Bourez said. \\u201cIt\\u2019s my best result of the year so far. I started the season with five ninths in a row so I\\u2019m very happy to finally crack the Quarterfinals. I\\u2019m feeling healthy and strong and hopefully we continue to get fun waves for the rest of the competition.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 8am to assess conditions for a possible 8:30am start. When competition resumes, up first will be Michel Bourez (PYF), 25, and Taylor Knox (USA), 40, in Quarterfinal 1. For additional information log on to &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.aspworldtour.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.aspworldtour.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 4 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Michel Bourez (PYF) 14.57, Taylor Knox (USA) 11.17, Jeremy Flores (FRA) N\\/S&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.83, Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.80, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 7.83&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 13.10, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.10, Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.03&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.43, Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.13, Owen Wright (AUS) 11.10&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 5 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Taylor Knox (USA) 13.50 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.53&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Gabriel Medina (BRA) Advances Over Jeremy Flores (FRA) &lt;em&gt;*Flores withdraws due to ankle injury sustained in Round 3 of competition.&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.74 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 10.53&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.16 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 9.86&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 1: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Taylor Knox (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Gabriel Medina (BRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 3: Alejo Muniz (BRA) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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