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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/04\\/28\\/mboureznike62009day1big.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000081811\\\" title=\\\"mboureznike62009day1big\\\" src=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/04\\/28\\/mboureznike62009day1big.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Michel Bourez\\\" width=\\\"375\\\" height=\\\"250\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Michel Bourez (above) Dominates Opening Day of ASP 6-Star PRIME 6.0 Lowers Pro&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;After a tough start to his rookie year in the big leagues, Tahiti\\u2019s Michel Bourez tees off at Lowers against the best the WQS has to offer\\u2026no surprise there. With the surf forecasted to steadily improve, the 6.0 Lowers Pro could get really interesting\\u2026 check out the better-than-a-WCT-quality Web cast at &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.nike6lowerspro.com\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;http:\\/\\/www.nike6lowerspro.com\\/&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.nike6lowerspro.com\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1000081810 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'&gt;&lt;figure class='gallery-item'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;div class='gallery-icon landscape'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;a href='http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/surf\\/60-lowers-pro-day-one-photos-and-wrap\\/attachment\\/mboureznike62009day1big\\/'&gt;&lt;img width=\\\"150\\\" height=\\\"100\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/04\\/mboureznike62009day1big.jpg\\\" class=\\\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\\\" alt=\\\"Michel Bourez\\\" aria-describedby=\\\"gallery-1-1000081811\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1000081811'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tMichel Bourez\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;&lt;figure class='gallery-item'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;div class='gallery-icon landscape'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;a href='http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/surf\\/60-lowers-pro-day-one-photos-and-wrap\\/attachment\\/cs20090428_60_0003\\/'&gt;&lt;img width=\\\"150\\\" height=\\\"100\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/04\\/cs20090428_60_0003.jpg\\\" class=\\\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\\\" alt=\\\"6.0 Lowers Pro\\\" aria-describedby=\\\"gallery-1-1000081812\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1000081812'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t6.0 Lowers Pro \\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;SAN CLEMENTE, California (Tuesday, April 28, 2009) \\u2013 The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star PRIME 6.0 Lowers Pro saw the opening day of America\\u2019s first ASP 6-Star PRIME event end in dramatic fashion when ASP World Tour rookie Michel Bourez (Toahotu, PYF), 23, donated the day\\u2019s highest scores for a combined heat total of a near perfect 18.77 out of 20 in the second-to-last heat of the day.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The 6.0 Lowers Pro\\u2019s ASP 6-Star PRIME status offers the maximum amount of points available for an ASP WQS event, making the prestigious contest a significant stop on all competitor\\u2019s calendar in their quest towards qualification for the coveted ASP World Tour.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Bourez crushed the day\\u2019s highest single wave score when he annihilated an amazing Lowers lefthander, blasting several backside turns and earning a near-perfect 9.77 out of 10. The talented Tahitian then capitalized on a beautiful righthand wall and went ballistic on his forehand and donated another nine-point ride for the day\\u2019s highest heat total of 18.77 out of 20.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThat left came from nowhere,\\u201d Bourez said. \\u201cThere were no waves in my heat and there was the first wave and the biggest set had came and all of the guys were paddling for it and I let it go. Just behind it was that sick left.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Bourez had never surfed Lower Trestles before, but he wasted no time in becoming familiar with the coveted pointbreak.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThis is my first time here,\\u201d Bourez said. \\u201cLowers is such a good wave and you have the left and the right on the main peak. It\\u2019s way different than most spots on the \\u2018QS because you have time enough to catch one or two of the best sets, so you don\\u2019t have to wait or change the way you act in the water.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The powerful regular-footer is hoping to utilize his time at Lower Trestles as a good practice run before he tackles the world\\u2019s best at the Hurley Pro, mainland America\\u2019s only ASP World Tour event.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThat was my plan,\\u201d Bourez said. \\u201cIt\\u2019s even better for me to come and practice here before the World Tour event, so it\\u2019s great. My coach has told me a lot about this wave and I think that\\u2019s what helped me in that heat.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Sebastian Zietz (Hanalei, HI), 21, picked off one of the day\\u2019s best righthanders and unleashed a wrath of critical, fins-free turns to earn a 9.43 out of 10 on the way to his heat victory. The progressive regular-footer ped a second solid score of a 7.33 while advancing into the Round of 96.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI had been looking at it all morning and it has been mostly lefts, but that wave came in and it was just a perfect right,\\u201d Zietz said. \\u201cDropping in, I just told myself to calm down and luckily I got a few good turns in on it.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Zietz claimed the ASP Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior last year, which runs in conjunction with the 6.0 Lowers Pro, and has now graduated from ASP Pro Junior competition to full-time ASP WQS status.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cLast year was my last year on the Pro Junior, so now I\\u2019m just doing the \\u2018QS,\\u201d Zietz said. \\u201cIt\\u2019s been tough. I had only made one heat so far, so that was the second heat I\\u2019ve made this year. It\\u2019s definitely a lot tougher at these 6-Stars, the judges are a lot more critical and everybody rips.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The talented regular-footer is looking to use his Round 1 success to build momentum throughout his 6.0 Lowers Pro campaign.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt\\u2019s good to build up your speed in the early rounds,\\u201d Zietz said. \\u201cI\\u2019m sure if my seed is better for next year that it will be fun to be seeded straight into the later rounds too.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Luke Dorrington (Coolangatta, AUS), 23, traveled over to the States from Australia on his own dime and the dedicated competitor surfed explosively in his opening round heat.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cNot being sponsored makes you try a bit harder, that\\u2019s for sure,\\u201d Dorrington said. \\u201cI\\u2019m just happy to be here and get a spot in the event and Trestles is a great wave, so it\\u2019s good to be a part of it.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Australian is out to post a solid result at Trestles so he can continue to fund his campaign on The Grind this year.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI just want to do as many events as I can and make some money,\\u201d Dorrington said. \\u201cFor now, I\\u2019m just going event-by-event and am working at home to fund my own trips for the moment.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Tomorrow\\u2019s ASP 6-Star PRIME 6.0 Lowers Pro action will pick back up with Heat 5 of Round 2 at 8am local time and will see today\\u2019s top performers tackle the event\\u2019s top seeds, including several ASP World Tour surfers. Watch all of the LIVE action via &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.nike6lowerspro.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.nike6lowerspro.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/04\\/28\\/cs20090428_60_0003.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000081812\\\" title=\\\"cs20090428_60_0003\\\" src=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/04\\/28\\/cs20090428_60_0003.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"6.0 Lowers Pro \\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"333\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;6.0 Lowers Pro opening day. Photo: Straley&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For additional ASP information check out &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.aspworldtour.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.aspworldtour.com&lt;\\/a&gt; or &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.aspnorthamerica.org\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.aspnorthamerica.org&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n6.0 Lowers Pro Round of 96 Results: (1st and 2nd advance)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 15.13, Che Stang (USA) 15.10, Kolohe Andino (USA) 12.73, Sterling Spencer (USA) 8.40&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Micah Byrne (USA) 15.74, Dusty Payne (HAW) 12.53, Jean da Silva (BRA) 10.93, Paulo Moura (BRA) 9.17&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Michel Bourez (PYF) 18.77, William Cardoso (BRA) 9.97, Roy Powers (HAW) 8.04, Alex Smith (HAW) 6.83&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Joel Centeio (HAW) 15.23, Chris Ward (USA) 14.87, Jesse Merle-Jones (HAW) 12.46, Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 9.90&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;6.0 Lowers Pro Round of 128 Results: (1st and 2nd advance)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 13.83, Paulo Moura (BRA) 13.10, Ezra Sitt (HAW) 5.98, Dean Randazzo (USA) 2.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Micah Byrne (USA) 11.83, Alex Smith (HAW) 9.67, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 5.77, Nathan Carroll (HAW) 4.47&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Jesse Merle-Jones (HAW) 12.33, Brandon Ragenovich (USA) 11.06, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 10.97, Shey Yates (USA) 6.84&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Dylan Graves (PRI) 12.93, Mitchel Coleborn (AUS) 12.33, Chad Compton (USA) 11.04, Wesley de Souza (USA) 6.87&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Evan Valiere (HAW) 13.90, Eric Geiselman (USA) 13.34, Shane Beschen (USA) 13.10, Dane Johnson (USA) 6.93&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Casey Brown (HAW) 9.73, Federico Pilurzu (CRI) 9.17, Guilherme Ramalho (BRA) 3.87,&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 7: Kieran Horn (USA) 13.17, Teppei Tajima (JPN) 11.67, Devon Tresher (USA) 8.90, Sam Page (AUS) 7.93&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 8: Tomas Hermes (BRA) 16.40, Matt King (USA) 14.16, Mason Ho (HAW) 12.70, Gavin Beschen (HAW) 8.90&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 9: Brad Ettinger (USA) 16.33, Evan Geiselman (USA) 13.26, Noi Kaulukukui (USA) 12.50, Asher Nolan (USA) 12.16&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 10: Granger Larsen (HAW) 14.83, Charlie Brown (BRA) 13.17, Jason Shibata (HAW) 12.34, Richie Collins (USA) 6.24&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 11: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 16.76, Luke Cheadle (AUS) 12.10, Daniel Jones (HAW) 10.89, Adam Virs (USA) 6.60&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 12: Bruno Rodrigues (USA) 15.17, Rob Machado (USA) 13.56, Victor Ribas (BRA) 11.10, Shaun Burrell (USA) 7.90&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 13: Ola Eleogram (HAW) 14.16, Jason Miller (USA) 11.83, Kyle Knox (USA) 10.94, Charlie Carroll (HAW) 8.25&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 14: Parrish Byrne (AUS) 11.67, Ricky Whitlock (USA) 9.43, Gustavo Fernandes (BRA) 6.24, Pancho Sullivan (USA) 2.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 15: Luke Dorrington (AUS) 16.33, Jesse Heilman (USA) 12.17, Kevin Sullivan (USA) 8.80, Bud Freitas (USA) 6.80&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 16: Sean Moody (HAW) 12.50, Shea Lopez (USA) 10.27, Justin McBride (USA) 8.50, Tommy O\\u2019Brien (USA) 7.50&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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