Kelly Slater was not able to wrap up his 9th ASP World Title in France this week as Adrian "Ace" Buchan edged him out in the finals, 15.74 to 15.16. It was close to the previous tour stop final with the exception that Slater could finish strong in the end. Buchan had two relatively high wave scores in the first 15 min of the finals at 8.17 and 7.57, which proved to be the only two waves he need to beat Slater. Kelly Slater did score an 8.43 with 13 mins left but couldn't come up with enough to beat Ace.
Quiksilver Pro France 2008 Finals Video Highlights - Ace vs. Slater
Also interesting that heavy hitters like Mick Fanning, 2007 Pro France winner, was knocked out of the compettion in the round 2 by Gabe Kling and Joel Parkinson beat by the wild card Michel Bourez. Actually Michel Bourez ended up finishing 6th, which is really amazing for a wild card but he did beat Kelly Slater last year so he has skills.
All in all it was another great ASP tour stop in France and all eyes will be on Kelly Slater in his quest for world title # 9 in Mundaka, Spain.
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