Bonga Perkins Wins 2008 Oxbow World Longboard Tour Title

San Clemente, CA (November 9, 2008):

Bonga Perkins (HAW) beat  Antoine Delpero (FRA) yesterday in the finals of the 2008 Oxbow World Longboard Tour event at San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, CA. In doing so, Perkins has won the 2008 ASP World Longboard Championship for the second time.

“I’ve been bridesmaids and thirds and fourths so many times now and I was hoping that my second title would come soon before I bow out,” Perkins said. “I can’t event speak, I’m blown away right now.”

Perkins, who entered the event ranked third in the world, thoroughly dominated his heats all the way to the finals.

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2008 OXBOW WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR FINAL RESULTS

1 - Bonga Perkins (HAW) 16.95
2 - Antoine Delpero (FRA) 13.90

2008 OXBOW WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR SEMIFINALS RESULTS

SF 1: Bonga Perkins (HAW) 16.20 def. Ned Snow (HAW) 14.00
SF 2: Antoine Delpero (FRA) 17.65 def. Alex Salazar (BRA) 14.25

2008 OXBOW WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR QUARTERFINALS RESULTS

QF 1: Bonga Perkins (HAW) 16.75 def. Timothee Creignout (FRA) 13.00
QF 2: Ned Snow (HAW) 16.35 (HAW) def. Eduardo Bage (BRA) 13.00
QF 3: Antoine Delpero (FRA) 16.85 def. Josh Baxter (USA) 14.25
QF 4: Alex Salazar (BRA) 15.65 def. Matthew Moir (ZAF) 14.00

2008 OXBOW WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR ROUND 4 RESULTS

Heat 1: Timothee Creignout (FRA) 13.00 def. Colin McPhillips (USA) 9.10
Heat 2: Bonga Perkins (HAW) 16.10 def. Jared Neal (AUS) 10.70
Heat 3: Eduardo Bage (BRA) 16.25 def. Jaime Viudes (BRA) 13.50
Heat 4: Ned Snow (HAW) 18.75 def. Harley Ingleby (AUS) 14.55
Heat 5: Antoine Delpero (FRA) 14.35 def. Bryce Young (AUS) 13.50
Heat 6: Josh Baxter (USA) 13.40 def. Romain Maurin (FRA) 11.30
Heat 7: Alex Salazar (BRA) 14.00 def. Joe Aaron (USA) 10.50
Heat 8: Mathew Moir (ZAF) 16.10 def. Taylor Jensen (USA) 15.85