Owen Right, 2014 ASP wildcard
As we´re only about a few days from ZoSea´s new ASP world tour in 2014, i´ve noticed that one of this year´s wildcard, Owen Wright, was granted with a very high seed: 13th.
This new rule creates a very easier way to Owen in 2014, as he´s gonna face lower seeds in his event heats.
Is that fair?? I know, Owen had a big injury last year (wasn´t not the only, by the way, but i truly think he deserves 100% the wildcard). But what about other guys who fought the whole year for a good ranking placement? They´re just put below O. Right and will have a harder task in 2014.
I even understand the ideia of giving to the wildcard a seed closer to his last year seed. But things change a lot in surfing, and Owen´s 10th place in 2012 couldn´t be the same in 2013. But he was gifted anyways.
Question: rules like that are being discussed with the surfers? Or ASP´s just throwing decisions as they want? More: as Kieren Perrow as Comissioner, how independent or biased are gonna be his calls? Not here to say that K.P .is a biased guy. My point is: how representative is international surfing being on ASP right now?
If ASP is an ASSOCIATION of professional surfers, some decisions shouldn´t be taken in group mode?
I know, surfing as a sport and a business is living in hard times, but a few years ago, surfers seemed to have at least more participation in ASP´s calls.
Am i too naive? Can somebody tell me how ASP´s black box is working right now?
