Der 25-jährige Mason Ho tritt nach seinem Sieg des HIC Pro 2013 in Sunset Beach in die Fussstapfen seines Vaters Michael Ho, der dieses Event bereits viermal gewinnen konnte.

Der Sieg bringt ihm nicht nur $15,000 Preisgeld, sondern auch eine Wildcard und den direkten Einzug in die „Round of 64“ bei den ersten zwei Events der Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

“It feels great to win in front of all my best friends and all the people that I walk past every day. It’s always been a goal in my life to win contests, but to do it here at home… I’ve never really won a (world tour contest) before and I’ve been doing it for years, so I’m really happy!“ so Ho nach dem Sieg

Im Finale konnte er sich gegen Pancho Sullivan durchsetzen, der mit seinen 40 Jahren schon zum älteren Eisen gehört!

Hier die Ergebnisse:

1st. ($15,000) – Mason Ho, 25, Sunset Beach, Oahu – (points)
2nd. ($7,500) – Pancho Sullivan, 40, Sunset Beach, Oahu
3rd. ($5,000) – Evan Valiere, 29, Kilauea, Kauai
4th. ($3,500) – Gavin Gillette, 27, Kilauea, Kauai

Semi-Finals: (1st & 2nd advance; 3rd=5th; 4th=7th)
SF1: Evan Valiere (HI); Gavin Gillette (HI); Dusty Payne (HI); Torrey Meister (HI)
SF2: Mason Ho (HI); Pancho Sullivan (HI); Joel Centeio (HI); Mitch Coleborn (AUS)

Quarter Finals: (1st & 2nd advance; 3rd=9th; 4th=13th)
QF1: Dusty Payne (HI); Evan Valiere (HI); Ezekiel Lau (HI); Skip McCullough (USA)
QF2: Gavin Gillette (HI); Torrey Meister (HI); Gregg Nakamura (HI); Ian Walsh (HI)
QF3: Mason Ho (HI); Pancho Sullivan (HI); Nathan Yeomans (USA); Isaiah Moniz (HI)
QF4: Joel Centeio (HI); Mitch Coleborn (AUS); Dion Atkinson (AUS); Matt Pagan (USA)

Round of 32: (1st & 2nd advance; 3rd=17th; 4th=25th)
H1: Dusty Payne (HI); Gavin Gillette (HI); Thomas Woods (HI); Kaimana Jaquias (HI)
H2: Evan Valiere (HI); Ian Walsh (HI); Dylan Goodale (HI); Jay Thompson (AUS)
H3: Torrey Meister (HI); Ezekiel Lau (HI); Jake Davis (USA); Cooper Chapman (AUS)
H4: Gregg Nakamura (HI); Skip McCullough (USA); Deivid Silva (BRA); Ian Gentil (HI)
H5: Isaiah Moniz (HI); Matt Pagan (USA); Liam McNamara (HI); Flynn Novak (HI)
H6: Mason Ho (HI); Mitchel Coleborn (AUS); Garrett Parkes (AUS); Jack Freestone (AUS)
H7:Dion Atkinson (AUS); Nathan Yeomans (USA); Tanner Hendrickson (HI); Kekoa Bacalso (HI)
H8: Joel Centeio (HI); Pancho Sullivan (HI); Steven Pierson (PYF); Kiron Jabour (HI)