Brett Simpson Wins U.S. Open of Surfing 2010
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Sunday, August 8, 2010) - Local favorite Brett "simpo" Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), 25, defeated current Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World No. 1 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, to win his second consecutive ASP PRIME US Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Nike 6.0 title while clinching the highly sought after $100,000 check at South Huntington Beach Pier in two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf.
SOURCE: © ASP World Tour
If last year was a fairy tale win for local boy Brett Simpson, repeating this year was the blockbuster sequel. "It's almost unimaginable," he said "Two in row--this is the stuff that you don't even dream about."
In inconsistent, waist high Huntington surf Simpo took out world number one Jordy Smith to win the US Open presented by Hurley and Nike. Smith came in on a roll, winning three of the last four comps he's done, but had somewhat of a shocker in the final. "I kinda sucked out there," Jordy joked afterward.
That makes 200,000 dollars Simpson has won here in as many years. Perhaps the only thing sweeter than the big payout is the confidence booster of World Tour superstars he left in his wake. On his way to the final, he took out Dane Reynolds, Kelly Slater, and then finally Smith--three of the top four surfers in the world. Simpson is sitting at the number 24 spot on the World Tour, a bit too close for comfort for the mid-year chopping down to the top 32. And while he hasn't done as well as he'd like in his rookie year on the World Tour, he's getting very comfortable beating the world's best in Huntington. In fact, he won every heat he had at this year's comp.
SOURCE: http://transworldsurf.net
OFFICIAL WEB SITE: http://www.simplysimpo.com/
SOURCE: © ASP World Tour
If last year was a fairy tale win for local boy Brett Simpson, repeating this year was the blockbuster sequel. "It's almost unimaginable," he said "Two in row--this is the stuff that you don't even dream about."
In inconsistent, waist high Huntington surf Simpo took out world number one Jordy Smith to win the US Open presented by Hurley and Nike. Smith came in on a roll, winning three of the last four comps he's done, but had somewhat of a shocker in the final. "I kinda sucked out there," Jordy joked afterward.
That makes 200,000 dollars Simpson has won here in as many years. Perhaps the only thing sweeter than the big payout is the confidence booster of World Tour superstars he left in his wake. On his way to the final, he took out Dane Reynolds, Kelly Slater, and then finally Smith--three of the top four surfers in the world. Simpson is sitting at the number 24 spot on the World Tour, a bit too close for comfort for the mid-year chopping down to the top 32. And while he hasn't done as well as he'd like in his rookie year on the World Tour, he's getting very comfortable beating the world's best in Huntington. In fact, he won every heat he had at this year's comp.
SOURCE: http://transworldsurf.net
OFFICIAL WEB SITE: http://www.simplysimpo.com/
