Kelly Slater, 40, beat , 19, in the finals of the Volcom Pro to win the of his career at Cloudbreak in Fiji. To add some perspective to those numbers, the 11-time world champion has been surfing the famed spot since 1990, three years .
鈥淚t鈥檚 about time I got him,鈥� Slater said. 鈥淗e had my number in the back half of last year and he鈥檒l probably go on to beat everyone for the next 20 years. He can do it all and I think he proved that to a lot of people this week at Restaurants and out here at Cloudbreak.鈥�
Slater moved from eighth place up to second place in the ASP standings. He's 1,050 points behind current world number one Mick Fanning, who finished third at the event.
The Volcom Fiji Pro gained a lot of attention last week when the 鈥攄ue to a large swell. Some surf websites and forums cried foul at the to suspend the event, which prevented surfers from competing against each other in big conditions. Freesurfers who had flown into Fiji for the big waves welcomed the news. They got a live on .
You can watch a highlight video and an interview with Slater below.
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