I didn’t even really start that well and it really slowed up in the Final

The renowned Brazilian surfer, Adriano de Souza, has clinched the 2011 Billabong Rio Pro title at Barrada Tijuca in Brazil on May 20.

De Souza beat the Australian surfer, Taj Burrow, with a total score of 15.63 to 12.17 in the final heat of the 2011 Billabong Rio Pro in Brazil.

“I didn’t even really start that well and it really slowed up in the Final,” Burrow said. “Adriano had a good tactic in that heat and connected with two pretty good waves. I just couldn’t find a wave out there.”
Further, Burrow claimed that he has immensely been overwhelmed with his overall performance in the final heat at Rio de Janeiro today. Any how he will be able to feel really good about it. Two seconds is fine and acceptable, but he did not want to lose the heat with such a big margin. He was not planning on losing that heat at all. 

“There are no words to express how I feel right now. Thanks to my manger for pushing me every day, I couldn’t have done this without him. Thanks so much to my fans, who have been on the beach supporting me from the beginning to the end and to my sponsors. I’m happy to keep the title in Brazil one more time,” said de Souza.

Owing to this most stunning and versatile performance in the 2011 Billabong Rio Pro, the Brazilian surfer, Adriano de Souza, jumped into the number one spot in the ASP World Title Rankings right now.

He further stated that it’s still very early days for him and next competition will be at J. Bay.

De Souza claimed that Kelly Slater and other surfers are really competitive and stunning surfers as they have been on Billabong Rio Pro for such a long time, but he is going to try his best.

Meanwhile, the French surfer, Jeremy Flores, admitted that 2011 Billabong Rio Pro has been a fascinating event for him and he is feeling good. Flores lost the semi-final heat against Taj Burrow with a margin of 5.77 points early today.

On the other hand, the Australia surfer, Bede Durbidge, gave a tough time to de Souza in the second semi-final heat but lost the heat with a fringe margin of .60.

Last, but not the least, de Souza took a huge round of applause from the Brazilian crowd on account of his most thrilling and versatile performance in the final heat at Rio de Janeiro with the prize-money and title.