Machado's the Man at US Open

The O'Neill U.S. Open of Longboarding title went local surfer Dodger Kremel (Huntington Beach, CA). Kremel secured an 18.60 out of a possible 20, leaving his opponents needing a combination of scores. The victory over former ASP World Champions Joel Tudor (Cardiff, CA) and Colin McPhillips (San Clemente, CA) elicited a massive response from the hometown crowd.

"I don't even know what to say," Kremel said of the emotional win. "Colin got that really good wave and I knew I had to try to get a good one too. I'm just so stoked all my friends and family came and this is sick. My dad couldn't be here because he just passed away but all of this is for him."

The next item on the ASP North America agenda is the Oakley Pro Junior presented by Heritage Surf and Sport in Ocean City, New Jersey on August 5 & 6, 2006.

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RESULTS DAY FOUR:

HONDA U.S. OPEN OF SURFING PRES. BY O'NEILL FINAL RESULTS:

MEN'S HONDA U.S. OPEN OF SURFING PRES. BY O'NEILL - ASP $125,000 WQS SIX-STAR
Final Results: (1st wins the event and earns US$15,000; 2nd finishes runner-up and earns US$7,500)
Final: Rob Machado (USA) 13.83 def. Roy Powers (HAW) 11.20

Semifinal Results: (1st advances to the Finals; 2nd finishes equal 3rd and earns US$3,750)
Semifinal 1: Roy Powers (HAW) 14.34 def. Jeremy Flores (REU) 11.33
Semifinal 2: Rob Machado (USA) 14.07 def. Mike Losness (USA) 13.50

Quarterfinal Results: (1st advances to the Semifinals; 2nd finishes equal 5th and earns US$2,000)
Heat 1: Roy Powers (HAW) 11.33 def. Tanio Barreto (BRA) 7.67
Heat 2: Jeremy Flores (REU) 9.90 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 8.10
Heat 3: Rob Machado (USA) 15.17 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 14.67
Heat 4: Mike Losness (USA) 14.00 def. Michael Campbell (AUS) 9.83

Round Six Results: (1st and 2nd advance to the Quarterfinals; 3rd finishes equal 9th and earns US$1,500)
Heat 1: Roy Powers (HAW) 16.33, Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.33, Mason Ho (HAW) 7.76
Heat 2: Jeremy Flores (REU) 11.20, Tanio Barreto (BRA) 10.27, Victor Ribas (BRA) 6.50
Heat 3: Rob Machado (USA) 13.33, Mike Losness (USA) 7.00, Luke Munro (AUS) 5.60
Heat 4: Michael Campbell (AUS) 14.90, Josh Kerr (AUS) 11.10, Tim Curran (USA) 10.53

LOST PRO JUNIOR - ASP $10,000 GRADE TWO

1st: Ben Dunn (AUS) 16.00; earned US$2,500
2nd: Tory Meister (HAW) 16.00; earned US$1,500
3rd: James Woods (AUS) 13.17; earned US$1,100
4th: Nick Rozsa (USA) 11.00; earned US$900

O'NEILL U.S. OPEN OF LONGBOARDING

1st: Dodger Kremel (USA) 18.60
2nd: Colin McPhillips (HAW) 15.13
3rd: Taylor Jensen (AUS) 13.90
4th: Joel Tudor (USA) 13.57