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"\"&lt;h2&gt;Carissa Moore And Alejo Muniz Wins Vans US Open Of Surfing Titles&lt;\\/h2&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Congrats to 2013 Vans US Open of Surfing champions Carissa Moore and Alejo Muniz! The final day was held in a front of a maximum capacity crowd at Huntington Beach Pier in 2-3 foot surf. With her win, Carissa moves ahead of Tyler Wright in the race for the 2013 Women\\u2019s World Title. \\u201cIt\\u2019s such an honor to win this event in front of this big crowd. I feel amazing!\\u201d said Carissa.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Muniz, the regularfoot from Brazil, overcame Orange County\\u2019s own Kolohe Andino despite the latter sticking a huge air that had a few fans grumbling, \\u201cUnderscored!\\u201d Muniz, who has been struggling on the World Championship Tour, took home a whopping $100,000 paycheck and had this to say to the media, \\u201cI was putting everything in to this event and the work paid off. I focused more on myself rather than who I was surfing against and what scores they were getting.\\u201d Whatever he did worked\\u2014the Argentine\\/Brazilian is going home a rich man.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000163756\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000163756\\\" title=\\\"Alejo Muniz\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/07\\/Alejo-Muniz-US-Open.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Alejo Muniz\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;2013 Vans US Open of Surfing winner Alejo Muniz from Brazil. Photo: Rowland\\/ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000163761\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/07\\/muniz_a6385open13rowland.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Alejo Muniz\\\" title=\\\"Alejo Muniz\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"427\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000163761\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Alejo Muniz gets chaired up the beach after winning the 2013 Vans US Open of Surfing. Photo: Rowland\\/ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000163762\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/07\\/muniz_andino6457open13rowland.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Kolohe Andino\\\" title=\\\"Kolohe Andino\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"427\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000163762\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;US Open runner up Kolohe Andino douses Alejo&amp;#8230;nice form Kolohe!&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000163763\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/07\\/Carissa-Moore.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Carissa Moore\\\" title=\\\"Carissa Moore\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"427\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000163763\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;The girls get in on the fun too! Photo: Rowland\\/ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carissa Moore Wins Vans US Open of Surfing, Takes ASP WCT Rankings Lead&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;HUNTINGTON BEACH, California\\/USA (Sunday, July 28, 2013) &amp;#8211; Carissa Moore (HAW), 20, has won the Vans US Open of Surfing over local favorite Courtney Conlogue (USA), 20, in peaky one-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Huntington Beach Pier, taking the No. 1 position on the ASP Women\\u2019s World Title Race.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Stop No. 6 of 8 on the 2013 ASP Women\\u2019s World Championship Tour (WCT), the Vans US Open of Surfing plays both a crucial role in deciding the 2013 Women\\u2019s World Champion and qualification for next season\\u2019s ASP Top 17.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Moore got off to a dominant start in her final clash, earning an 8.17 and 7.83 to launch out to an early lead. The talented Hawaiian would hold on to the win despite a late-heat rampage from Conlogue, solidifying her third ASP Women\\u2019s WCT event win this year.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cTo be honest I\\u2019m a little shocked right now because I thought Courtney (Conlogue) won when the crowd erupted on that last wave,\\u201d Moore said. \\u201cI let her go and I had priority and it was a bad decision, but I\\u2019m stoked that it worked out in my favor. I was happy to be in the final and Courtney\\u2019s in the title race and I had fun, but I was definitely nervous at the end of that heat. It\\u2019s such an honor to win this event in front of this big crowd. I feel amazing!\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Conlogue put in an amazing showing in front of her hometown crowd, besting then ratings\\u2019 leader Tyler Wright (AUS), 19, in the Semifinals. The regular-footer would fight hard to surpass Moore in the back half of the heat with her best two rides coming in the last five minutes. Unfortunately for the Californian, she was unable to surpass Moore\\u2019s opening heat efforts, finishing runner-up overall. \\u201cIt was definitely an amazing heat and Carissa (Moore), she\\u2019s been surfing really well,\\u201d Conlogue said. \\u201cWith everyone screaming and the crowd on the pier I was definitely wanting to win. I was trying to be progressive and surfing the best that I could.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Conlogue, who now sits at No 3 on the ASP Women\\u2019s WCT, is hoping to carry her momentum in to the final two events of the season in an attempt to rally for the 2013 ASP Women\\u2019s World Title. \\u201cIt feels really good to get second and I\\u2019m looking forward to going back to Europe,\\u201d Conlogue said. \\u201cGoing to Hossegor is going to be exciting so it\\u2019s nice to get a result here and I\\u2019m looking forward to it.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Tyler Wright (AUS), 19, was dominant throughout the Vans US Open of Surfing, earning her career-best result in Huntington Beach. The talented Australian\\u2019s run would end in the Semifinals, as she was stopped short by in-form local Courtney Conlogue, finishing equal 3rd overall. \\u201cI did the best I could with what I had out there and Courtney (Conlogue) caught the best waves,\\u201d Wright said. \\u201cA 3rd is the best result I\\u2019ve ever had here at the US Open and I\\u2019m happy with that.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Pauline Ado (FRA), 22, matched her career-best result and crucial points towards her requalification campaign with an equal 3rd place finish. Ado put in a stellar performance throughout the Vans US Open of Surfing, but was unable to surpass Moore in their Semifinals heat. Ado now sits No. 10 among the ASP Top 17 due to her efforts. \\u201cI\\u2019m a bit disappointed with my heat today,\\u201d Ado said. \\u201cI couldn\\u2019t find any good waves and feel like I didn\\u2019t surf my best, but I\\u2019m stoked on the result overall. I\\u2019ve had a great week at this event and a 3rd is putting me in a better position before the last two events in Europe.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VANS US OPEN OF SURFING WOMEN\\u2019S FINAL RESULT:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1 &amp;#8211; Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2 &amp;#8211; Courtney Conlogue (USA) 15.27&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VANS US OPEN OF SURFING WOMEN\\u2019S SEMIFINALS RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSF 1: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 16.07 def. Tyler Wright (AUS) 11.33&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSF 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) 14.70 def. Pauline Ado (FRA) 10.23&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ASP Women&amp;#8217;s WCT Top 5 Following the Vans US Open:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1 &amp;#8211; Carissa Moore (HAW) 48,200 points&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2 &amp;#8211; Tyler Wright (AUS) 46,500 points&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3 &amp;#8211; Courtney Conlogue (USA) 40,100 points&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n4 &amp;#8211; Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 39,400 points&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n5 &amp;#8211; Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 30,450 points&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;HUNTINGTON BEACH, California\\/USA (Sunday, July 28, 2013) &amp;#8211; Alejo Muniz (BRA), 23, has won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Prime Vans US Open of Surfing over Kolohe Andino (USA), 19, in peaky one-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Huntington Beach Pier.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Vans US Open of Surfing is the fourth of eight ASP Prime events on the 2013 calendar, offering crucial points towards surfers\\u2019 ASP World Ranking and a coveted US$100,000 first place prize purse. Muniz would get the best of an opening exchange with Andino, belting a 8.43 for a series of seamless frontside turns. The Brazilian would quickly backup the ride on his backhand, scalping a 7.80 on a left breaking in to the pier to solidify the victory.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI\\u2019m so happy, I can\\u2019t believe it,\\u201d Muniz said. \\u201cToday marks the four-year anniversary of my grandfather\\u2019s passing and I\\u2019d like to dedicate this win to him. This is the biggest win of my career and it\\u2019s the biggest crowd I\\u2019ve ever surfed in front of. I knew I had to get scores and the waves were dying a little bit with the high tide and the ocean really cooperated with me today.\\u201d Muniz, who entered the Vans US Open ranked No. 24, had struggled to find a big result throughout the first half of his ASP season, but vaults to No. 15 on the rankings compliments of his win in Huntington Beach today.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI\\u2019ve been really focused because I hadn\\u2019t really had big results coming in to this event,\\u201d Muniz said. \\u201cI was putting everything in to this event and the work paid off. I focused more on myself rather than who I was surfing against and what scores they were getting. I\\u2019ve been getting good scores, but losing heats for some reason. I knew inside that I just needed to get the good waves and surf how I could. I\\u2019m stoked that I was able to do it this week. I think I surfed smart all week and it\\u2019s been amazing.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Kolohe Andino was the last Southern Californian remaining in men\\u2019s competition and was in dangerous form entering the final. The progressive regular-footer would open his final exchange with a 7.77 but was unable to find the second score needed to surpass Muniz, finishing runner-up overall. \\u201cCongratulations to Alejo,\\u201d Andino said. \\u201cHe surfed amazing all week. It would have been nice to win, but I just couldn\\u2019t find a second wave and I\\u2019m happy that I made the final.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Bede Durbidge (AUS), 31, unloaded signature power-surfing throughout Vans US Open, besting fellow ASP WCT standout Michel Bourez (PYF), 27, while advancing to the Semifinals. The Australian was unable to surpass Andino in the Semifinals, but hopes to take his success in Huntington Beach to the back half of the year. \\u201cNot many people would have picked me to make the Semifinals in this event so it was a good result for me,\\u201d Durbidge said. \\u201cI came over here to just get back to winning heats and I got four or five wins under my belt and I\\u2019ll just take that momentum in to the back half of the year.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Matt Banting (AUS), 18, proved to be darkhorse of the 2013 Vans US Open of Surfing, besting a flock of the world\\u2019s best surfers on his way to an incredible equal 3rd place finish. Banting went on to eliminate Jordy Smith (ZAF), 25, in the Quarterfinals, but was unable to surpass Muniz in their Semifinals clash. Banting\\u2019s result launches him from from 92 to 41 on the men\\u2019s ASP World Ranking. \\u201cI\\u2019ve dreamt of that heat against Jordy (Smith) my whole life and to surf against him and to beat him, I\\u2019m so happy,\\u201d Banting said following his Quarterfinals win. \\u201cI was just wishing that no waves would come and to just better that 3.77 on my final wave. I\\u2019m just frothing. I\\u2019m not trying to qualify just yet. I\\u2019m taking it heat-by-heat and to beat Jordy, anything after that would have been a bonus.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VANS US OPEN OF SURFING MEN\\u2019S FINAL RESULT:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1 &amp;#8211; Alejo Muniz (BRA) 16.23&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2 &amp;#8211; Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.54&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VANS US OPEN OF SURFING MEN\\u2019S SEMIFINALS RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSF 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.00 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.76&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSF 2: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 14.00 def. Matt Banting (AUS) 11.50&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VANS US OPEN OF SURFING MEN\\u2019S QUARTERFINALS MATCH UPS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.66 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.27&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 10.50 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 10.43&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 3: Matt Banting (AUS) 10.70 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 9.30&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 4: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 13.64 def. Nat Young (USA) 5.83&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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