Parko wins

In a heroic bout between 11x world champ Kelly Slater and Joel Parkinson, Parko overtook the king at Pipeline in less-than ideal conditions.  With every heat the pressure switched from Kelly to Parko, than back to Kelly, and so on.  In the end, Kelly was beaten in the semis by Josh Kerr, who was battling a shoulder injury that had been with him for a few months.  It was an all-Aussie final, and Parko took the crown, winning 75,000 and the all important ASP title.