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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pumping Lowers Completes Rounds 3 and 4 at Hurley Pro at Trestles&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LOWER TRESTLES, California\\/USA (Wednesday, September 19, 2012) \\u2013 &lt;\\/strong&gt;The Hurley Pro at Trestles, Stop No. 6 of 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), returned to the cobblestone pointbreak of Lower Trestles for the third day of competition, witnessing the world\\u2019s best surfers tear in to building four-to-six foot glassy (1.5 metre) waves.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, current No. 2 on the ASP WCT rankings, opened his Round 3 campaign by unloading the highest single-wave score of the Hurley Pro at Trestles of 9.93 out of 10. The stylish Australian locked into a lengthy righthand wall, combining a seamless array of tail-drifting turns and carves for the near-perfect ride and went on to find a backup score to eliminate California Veteran Taylor Knox (USA), 41.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThat wave felt good,\\u201d Parkinson said. \\u201cIt was a perfect little Lowers wall. That first real good hit was sweet, it allowed me to feel confident from the first turn. I feed off of Taylor out there. He\\u2019s such an amazing veteran and experienced. He\\u2019s one of those guys that everyone is cheering for. He deserves a few wins this year and I\\u2019d be stoked to see him get a result.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Parkinson, who was equally impressive in his afternoon Round 4 heat win, is currently trailing fellow Gold Coaster Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, in the hunt for the 2012 ASP World Title.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI just try and keep up with Mick (Fanning),\\u201d Parkinson said. \\u201cI just saw his last performance and although it probably wasn\\u2019t one of his best, it was really solid. He\\u2019s a momentum builder, he builds houses through the event and towards the end of the event he starts to really find his form. All of the real suspects like Kelly (Slater) and Taj (Burrow) won today in Round 3 and I just wanted to make sure I did as well.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Parkinson has advanced directly to the Quarterfinals of the Hurley Pro at Trestles.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;John John Florence (HAW), 19, current ASP WCT No. 3, got the best of a slow heat against tour rookie Yadin Nicol (AUS), 26, in Round 3 before claiming the day\\u2019s highest heat-total in his Round 4 win over Jordy Smith (ZAF), 24, and Adriano de Souza (BRA), 25 \\u2013 18.57 out of 20, advancing him directly to the Quarterfinals.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt felt good to get some good scores after that slow heat with Yadin (Nicol),\\u201d Florence said. \\u201cThe waves looked fun and I don\\u2019t know if it was me or the waves, but that heat ended up being weird. I switched my board up and went out with a fresh start and ended up having a good time in Round 4. I\\u2019m so stoked to be straight in to the Quarters because those Round 5 heats tend to be the gnarliest heats of the event.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Adrian Buchan (AUS), 29, was deadly on his backhand today and unloaded powerful combinations to take an impressive 18.13 out of 20, in his win over Heitor Alves (BRA), 30.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI was already confident I could get those scores,\\u201d Buchan said. \\u201cMy first heat, I only had one right and I had a 9 so I knew I could get the scores on the rights and I just needed to find them. That one 9.7 I got under Heitor\\u2019s priority and that wave didn\\u2019t look incredible, but it lined up beautifully on the inside.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000152163\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/09\\/flores9119trestles12kirstinA.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\" wp-image-1000152163\\\" title=\\\"Jeremy Flores\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/09\\/flores9119trestles12kirstinA.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"411\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Jeremy Flores. Photo: ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Buchan, current No. 15 on the ASP WCT, continued to shine in his afternoon Round 4 heat, advancing to the Quarterfinals over Jeremy Flores (FRA), 24, and current ASP WCT No. 1 Mick Fanning (AUS), 31.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI was a little nervous going in to that round and I put a lot of energy in to putting in a good performance,\\u201d Buchan said after his Round 3 win. \\u201cThat round\\u2019s kind of been my stumbling block in the last few events and I really felt like my surfing was there. I\\u2019m glad it finally all came together. Heitor is so gymnastic and really passionate and I really like that about his surfing. We\\u2019ve had some great heats together and it was cool to have another heat with him.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Kelly Slater (USA), 40, 11-time ASP World Champion and defending Hurley Pro at Trestles winner, immediately put his Round 3 opponent Matt Wilkinson (AUS), 23, on the ropes in this morning\\u2019s Round 3 heat, posting an 8-point-score on his opening ride and dominated throughout the heat\\u2019s entirety.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI think the lefts are a little steeper this morning,\\u201d Slater said. \\u201cThe rights are longer, but the lefts do have some corners on them. It\\u2019s funny, because it looks so perfect and it\\u2019s actually really flat and soft. It\\u2019s not as easy to surf as it looks right now, plus that early morning sun is right in your eyes.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Slater, who has made seven finals in the event\\u2019s 12 year history, admittedly has a close relationship with the wave that has helped shape his career over the last two decades, and a victory at this year\\u2019s Hurley Pro at Trestles would mark a historic 50th ASP WCT win.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI love Lowers,\\u201d Slater said. \\u201cIt\\u2019s been one of my favorite waves since I was a little kid. I surfed here for the first time in 1984 and it was really exciting to come to California for my first time and surf here. I won my first contest as a pro out here. I just feel like I have a good connection here. Tom Curren was my favorite surfer and he won his first event here so it was really special to me to get my first win here as a pro. It was right when I started with Quiksilver. I\\u2019ve been surfing contests here since 1989, so it\\u2019s been a long time!\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The iconic Floridian is currently sitting at No. 4 on the ASP WCT and with an equal 13th and a missed event in his score line, Slater admitted there is no room for error if he hopes to claim a 12th ASP World Title this year.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cMy back is against the wall to be honest,\\u201d Slater said. \\u201cEvery heat is really important if I want to be in the title race at the end of the year. I don\\u2019t really have any room to move after missing Brazil and just a stupid mistake in Tahiti where Ricardo got me. Those are my two throwaways for the year, but sometimes that\\u2019s good though. It helps you keep your focus. I\\u2019ve just got to make the right choices and hope I don\\u2019t get smashed by someone early on.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Slater finished third in his non-elimination Round 4 heat and will face off against Jeremy Flores (FRA), 24, in Round 5 when competition resumes.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7:30am local time for a possible 8am start. For LIVE Hurley Pro at Trestles action log on to www.hurley.com\\/hurleypro.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 5 MATCH UPS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Mick Fanning (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Kelly Slater (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Gabriel Medina (BRA)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES NON ELIMINATION ROUND 4:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.93, Julian Wilson (AUS) 12.60, Kelly Slater (USA) 11.20&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 17.23, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 15.97, Mick Fanning (AUS) 10.17&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.87, Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.40, Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.63&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: John John Florence (HAW) 18.57, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.27, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 12.67&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 3 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.70 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 10.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.03 def. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 12.34&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.60 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 14.30&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 16.20 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 12.23&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 18.13 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 8.93&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.34 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 13.33&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 7: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.33 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 13.33&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 8: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 17.37 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 17.06&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 9: Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.53 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 9.67&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 10: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 17.20 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 15.77&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 11: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.67 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 10.90&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 12: John John Florence (HAW) 14.44 def. Yadin Nicol (AUS) 9.90&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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