Spaniard Dany Torres is the 2011 Red Bull X Fighters Champion. He capitalized on the injury to Nate Adams entering the final event by finishing 3rd in Sydney which was enough to overtake the two-time defending champ Adams for the overall X Fighters title.

With Adams hurt coming into the event he settled for an 11th place finish, opening the door for Torres needing a top 5 finish to claim the title. The 24-year-old Spaniard played it safe doing just enough to get the finish he needed. Torres 2011 campaign included wins at the season-opener in Dubai and in the bullfighting ring of Madrid.

As for the final X Fighters of the year Australian Josh Sheehan won the event on his home soil on Cockatoo Island in front of a sell-out crowd of 11,000. Sydney will go down in the 11-year-history of X-Fighters as one of the most spectacular.

The winner Sheehan and fellow Australian Cameron Sinclair landed a total of three double backflips, a trick that once seemed impossible but these guys are now making it look routine.

“I was confident I could do it and just went out and did it,” said Sheehan, who defeated New Zealand’s Levi Sherwood in the final. “It was what won it for me.”

Red Bull X-Fighters Sydney, Australia 2011 FINAL RESULT

1. Josh Sheehan (AUS)
2. Levi Sherwood (NZL)
3. Dany Torres (ESP)
4. Mike Mason (USA)
5. Rob Adelberg (AUS)
6. Adam Jones (USA)
7. Maikel Melero (ESP)
8. Todd Potter (USA)
9. Mat Schubring (AUS)
10. Cam Sinclair (AUS)
11. Eigo Sato (JAP)
12. Nate Adams (USA)â¨

Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2011 FINAL RESULT

1. Dany Torres 390
2. Nate Adams 370
3. Andrè Villa 270
4. Josh Sheehan 230
5. Blake Williams 215
6. Eigo Sato 190
7. Levi Sherwood 180
8. Adam Jones 160
9. Robbie Maddison 160
10. Maikel Melero 145