MUNDAKA, Spain — Andy Irons remains No. 5 in the ASP World Tour Ratings following the completion of the Billabong Pro Mundaka Sunday in Spain. Irons holds 4,966 points with No. 6 Bobby Martinez (USA) jumping up seven spots from
MUNDAKA, Spain — Andy Irons remains No. 5 in the ASP World Tour Ratings following the completion of the Billabong Pro Mundaka Sunday in Spain.
Irons holds 4,966 points with No. 6 Bobby Martinez (USA) jumping up seven spots from No. 13 with 4,582 points after becoming the first surfer in the history of the Billabong Pro Mundaka to post back-to-back victories.
“I had a dream that I won the event about a week ago,” Martinez said in an ASP press release. “I didn’t want to wake up from the dream. It felt so real, and now it has come true. It’s just so weird how it all ended up. It’s good to win an event wherever it is, but winning here last year and then winning here now. … It’s just brought back so many great memories.”
Martinez beat Foster’s ASP World No. 3 Taj Burrow (AUS) in a closely-fought final to defend his Billabong Pro Mundaka title and post best results of the season.
Burrow lost the final by less than three-tenths of a point, despite posting a 9.33 points out of a possible 10 points toward the end of the heat.
Martinez bettered his low score by catching the set wave following Burrow’s and the Australian was unable to answer.
With the win, Martinez jumps into the No. 6 slot on the Foster’s ASP World Tour ratings. Previously, Martinez had posted one 3rd, one 5th and five 17th place results on the 2007 tour.
He finished World No. 5 last year to be named the 2006 ASP Rookie of the Year.
Only eight of 10 events are factored into the Foster’s ASP World Tour ratings at the end of the year, and Burrow is dropping a 33rd and a 17th place result.
If he wins the next event or places one spot ahead of current ratings leader Mick Fanning of Australia, the World Title will be decided at the ASP season finale at the Pipeline in Hawai‘i.
“I was planning on winning these next few events, but a second is great for sure,” Burrow said.
“I made the final and I’m on track. I’ll just have to aim to win Brazil, or at least place ahead of Mick and Kelly to keep in the picture.”
Following the Billabong Pro Mundaka, Fanning is at the No. 1 spot of the ASP World Tour ratings with 7,346 points followed by Kelly Slater at 6,326 points, Burrow at 6,275 points, Joel Parkinson at 5,505 points, Irons and Martinez.
The next event in Brazil will begin on Nov. 30.
