| "It's nice sufing against Oc," Slater said. "This is probably his last event out here at Tavarua so part of you wants him to go further and win the event, but not when he's in your bracket. I think I was a little off that heat because I was caught up in the moment surfing against him in one of his last events and thinking about that more than what I actually needed to do out there." Photo: ASP/Covered Images/Kirstin |