STILL THE KING: KELLY SLATER WINS THE 2013 VOLCOM FIJI PRO

Translation: Heido Sundstrom

At 41 years old, Kelly Slater continues to put on a show, achieving excellent scores and doing pulling incredible stunts in the water. He demonstrated his skill throughout the competition and ended up winning the Volcom Fiji Pro final against Australian Mick Fanning.

The eleven-time World Champion defeated Hawaiian Sebastian Zeitz in the quarterfinals by scoring a 10. He also overtook Hawaiian John John Florence in the semifinals and finished with a brilliant victory over Mick Fanning of Australia, scoring 19.80 points and leaving Fanning in second place with 15.87 points.

“I want to dedicate the win to my new nephew, Van. I promised my brother that if I missed my nephew’s birth, it would be for a victory. So, this is for him... The waves are the stars of today,” Slater concluded.

With this victory, Slater moves to the top ranking of the ASP tour and it seems like he’s going all out to achieve his twelfth championship title, which would be phenomenal.

Mick Fanning performed well on his way to the final, defeating the reigning World Champion, Joel Parkinson of Australia, in the quarterfinals and beating American C.J. Hobgood in the semifinals. He was unable to overtake Slater during their combat for the triumph, however, and walked away with second place.

The next stop of the World Tour will start on August 15th in the formidable waves of Teahupoo, Tahiti.