In the biggest feel-good win in years, Joel Parkinson puts on a spectacular display of competitive flair to capture his first world title. Parko was the biggest threat to Ke11y’s 12th crown, and they had the entire surfing world on the edge of their towels at the Billabong Pipemasters in Memory of Andy Irons.
Enjoy the memorable recap of his run at the ASP World Title.
Parko’s 12-year title campaign saw more ups than downs, but the stats show he really earned it.
6: # of boards Parko broke at Pipe this winter
31: # of Stitches in his foot from his Snapper fin gash
22: # of Parko Signature Styles on SWELL
40,000: Bar-tab charged after Parko won the Quik Pro (Turns out they added an extra “0″ to 4K)
3689: # of #GOPARKO tags on Instagram
67.34: Career Heat Winning %
16,400: # of people talking about Parko on Facebook
7.57: Avg Wave score in 2012
4: # of Years he was runner up for the world title.