The Australian surfer Mick Fanning has been crowned the 2009 ASP World Champion, following a stunning performance at the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii .
Heading into the final stop of the 2009 ASP World Tour season, the 28-year-old Fanning led fellow Gold Coast surfer Joel Parkinson, also 28 - and with Parkinson's third round exit in the Pipe Masters at the hands of wildcard Gavin Gillette, Fanning secured his second ASP world title.