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Taj Burrow Takes Out ASP 4-Star Breaka Burleigh Pro

BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Sunday, February 21, 2010) – Taj Burrow (AUS) today etched his name into the history books, claiming the inaugral 2010 Association Of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-Star, Breaka Burleigh Pro.

Burrow defeated Josh Kerr (AUS), Owen Wright (AUS) and Dusty Payne (HAW) who finished second to fourth respectively in an exhilarating four-man Final.
Burrow exploded out of the gates with a blistering 9.10 (out of a possible 10), going on to register a combined two-wave total of 17.30 (out of a possible 20) to Kerrs 15.67, Wrights 14.60 and Paynes 8.73.

Its so great to be back at Burleigh Heads, Ive spent a lot of time here over the years and its such a great wave, so to be able to win the very first competition here in so long is just great, Burrow said.

The whole event has been epic the waves were great and it was some of the most high performance surfing Ive seen, there was so many aerials and all the competitors were just going so big it was awesome to be a part of,he said.

Burrow thrilled thousands of spectators lining Burleigh Heads in what is the first professional surfing event to be staged at the iconic break in almost 10 years.

In a dream preparation, Burrow who also won last years ASP World Tour season ending Pipeline Masters, will now head into next weeks first ASP World Tour event of 2010 at Snapper Rocks as one of the hot favorites.

This is the ideal start to the season for me and I feel more ready than ever for the season ahead.

Huge crowds flooded Burleigh Heads to watch the worlds best surfers on the events final day, with spectators and organisers likening the occasion to the iconic Stubbies events of the 1970s.

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2. Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.67
3. Owen Wright (AUS) 14.60
4. Dusty Payne (AUS) 8.73

Semifinal 1:
1. Owen Wright (AUS) 19.77
2. Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.76
3. James Wood (AUS) 15.20
4. Brent Dorrington (AUS) 13.00

Semifinal 2:
1. Dusty Payne (HAW) 16.50
2. Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.30
3. Granger Larson (HAW) 11.00
4. Jay Thompson (AUS) 10.67

Stay tuned to events website www.breakaburleighsurfpro.com.au for news, photos and updates relating to the Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro.

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