E’ partito subito fin dal primo giorno del waiting period il Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, secondo stop del World Tour, approfittando di una swell in crescita e portando a termine i primi due round maschili e femminili.
Le prime due giornate si sono svolte su onde di un metro e mezzo e non sono mancate le sorprese, soprattutto nei round maschili, con l’eliminazione di nomi importanti come Julian Wilson, Adrian Buchan, Kieren Perrow, Alejo Muniz e Kolohe Andino.
La mareggiata si prevede durare per tutta la settimana, con presumibile conclusione del contest prima di pasqua.
Taj Burrow è rientrato nel main event dalla porta del second round. Foto Robertson/ASP
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.60, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 12.10, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.17
Heat 2: Owen Wright (AUS) 17.93, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 14.97, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.50
Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.00, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 8.67, Taylor Knox (USA) 4.17
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.27, Kai Otton (AUS) 12.23, Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 5: Nic Muscroft (AUS) 16.07, Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.06, Burrow (AUS) 11.10
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 13.70, Brett Simpson (USA) 10.33, Davey Cathels (AUS) 9.77
Heat 7: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.10, Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.23, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 6.66
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.76, Gabriel Medina (BRA) 12.10, Jadson Andre (BRA) 9.80
Heat 9: Travis Logie (ZAF) 10.93, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 10.90, Josh Kerr (AUS) 8.50
Heat 10: Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.40, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 11.54, Michel Bourez (PYF) 10.97
Heat 11: John John Florence (HAW) 16.26, Alejo Muniz (BRA) 13.57, Tiago Pires (PRT) 11.20
Heat 12: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 10.67, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 9.53, Heitor Alves (BRA) 6.66
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.53 def. Davey Cathels (AUS) 11.17
Heat 2: Kai Otton (AUS) 16.90 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.10
Heat 3: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 12.66 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 9.03
Heat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.10 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 15.30
Heat 5: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.59 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 11.34
Heat 6: Yadin Nicol (AUS) 17.70 def. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 12.16
Heat 7: Jadson Andre (BRA) 16.93 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 13.96
Heat 8: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.60 def. Miguel Pupo (BRA) 13.00
Heat 9: Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.93 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.30
Heat 10: Brett Simpson (USA) 13.77 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.67
Heat 11: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 16.33 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 13.50
Heat 12: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.77 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.83
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Yadin Nicol (AUS)
Heat 2: John John Florence (HAW) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 3: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Jadson Andre (BRA)
Heat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 5: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Bede Durbidge (AUS)
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 9: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 10: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 11: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)
Heat 12: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
RIP CURL WOMEN’S PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Laura Enever (AUS) 15.00, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.83, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 9.67
Heat 2: Tyler Wright (AUS) 12.77, Malia Manuel (HAW) 11.17, Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 8.30
Heat 3: Lakey Peterson (USA) 14.17, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 14.17, Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 12.90
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (AUS) 16.50, Pauline Ado (FRA) 10.43, Justine Dupont (FRA) 9.40
Heat 5: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 18.84, Coco Ho (HAW) 15.50, Sage Erickson (USA) 11.90
Heat 6: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 15.93, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 14.17, Sarah Mason (NZL) 12.57
RIP CURL WOMEN’S PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Coco Ho (HAW) 14.66 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 11.74
Heat 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) 14.87 def. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 6.67
Heat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 13.33 def. Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 11.23
Heat 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 13.27 def. Justine Dupont (FRA) 11.64
Heat 5: Paige Hareb (NZL) 14.00 def. Sage Erickson (USA) 12.17
Heat 6: Sarah Mason (NZL) 17.34 def. Pauline Ado (FRA) 12.20
RIP CURL WOMEN’S PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Tyler Wright (AUS), Laura Enever (AUS), Sarah Mason (NZL)
Heat 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Paige Hareb (NZL), Malia Manuel (HAW)
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW), Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Coco Ho (HAW)
Heat 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Courtney Conlogue (USA), Lakey Peterson (USA)
