Xcel Pro

ASP 2 Star WQS Mens event
Sunset Beach, North Shore, Hi-
28 October - 10 November 2003

Pancho Sullivan wins 20thh Annual Xcel Pro at Sunset

The 20th Annual Xcel Pro has been completed in six to eight foot surf at Sunset Beach in perfect off shore conditions. Winning the event for the third time in six years was the north shore´s veteran Pancho Sullivan.

Sullivan took advantage of the west peaks as he drove hard off the top and bottom of every set wave he caught to take a commanding lead through the thirty-five minute final. Last year´s winner Fred Pattachia made a gallant effort in the last eight minutes of the heat as he waited deeper in the Sunset Point take off zone and scored a 9.5 score on a huge tube ride with fourty seconds left, to go from fourth to second place. Rounding the final was Nick Muscroft from Australia and eighteen year old Nathan Carroll from Sunset Beach ending fourth.

In the Longboard Expression Session, Haleiwa´s Dino Miranda took first with Kapono Nihina from Wahiawa second and Joey Valentin third.

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Results; $25,000.00 ASP WQS two star event

1st, Pancho Sullivan, $5000
2nd, Fred Pattachia, $2500
3rd, Nick Muscroft, $2000
4th, Nathan Carroll, $1500 =5th Gavin Beschen,Myles Padaca, $1200
=7th Matt Thompson,Shinpei Horiguchi, $1000
=9th Marcus Hickman,Love Hodel,Mark Healy, Kaipo Jaquias, $800
=13th Anthony Walsh,Jonah Morgan,Jason Shibata,Ross Williams, $600

Longboard Final Results, $1000

1st, Dino Miranda, $500
2nd, Kapono Nahina, $300
3rd, Joey Valentin, $200
4th, Kanoa Dahlin
5th, Kai Sallas
6th, Lance Hookano
7th, Ned Snow
8th, Kekoa Auwae

Previous report follows:-

Jamie Sterling : photo Mark Berkowitz/Xcelwetsuits.com

Xcel Pro Day 2 complete, final set for Wednesday

4 November 2003: Day two of the Xcel Pro has been completed at Sunset Beach with rising surf and clean conditions. Six to eight foot surf had the Xcel Pro looking like it´s usual power surfing form as competitors rode west peak Sunset into big bottom turns and sweeping cutbacks. Highlights include advancing locals Ross Williams who dominated his third round heat with two big tube riding scores as well as Matt Thompson from Australia, who won the "Freestyle Longest Tube Ride" award.

Other heat winners included Charlie Carroll, Pancho Sullivan, Jesse Merle Jones, Nathan Carroll, Makua Rothman and last years winner Fred Pattachia.

Surf is forecasted to stay within the eight foot range through Wednesday so there is a high probability of the event completing tomorrow. Along with the Xcel Pro, an expression session with Hawaii´s top longboarders will run before the surfing final. They include Lance Hookano, Dino Miranda, Kanoa Dahlin, Joey Valentin, Kapono Nahina and Kekoa Auwae.

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Marcus Hickman (Day 2) : photo Mark Berkowitz/Xcelwetsuits.com

Second day of competition postponed for today

2 November 2003: The second day of competition has been postponed for today, Sunday as surf has dropped to four feet off Sunset Point. The next swell is forecasted to hit the north shore by Tuesday. When the event resumes, a press release will be sent out.

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Xcel Pro Completes Day One of Competition

1 November 2003: The Xcel Pro completed rounds one and two (heats one through nine) today in six to eight foot surf at Sunset Beach to launch the north shore of Oahu into another winter professional contest season. At 8:00 A.M. this morning, ten foot west peaks took first round trial surfers into the six man competition and by mid day, consistent eight foot surf had round two competitors working through long connecting waves from the middle break to the inside.

Standouts include big wave veteran Arnold Dowling, former bodyboard champ Kainoa McGee, Kauai surfers Aamion Goodwin and Kamalei Alexander along with Ewa Beach teen sensation Dustin Quizon. The Australian contigent also made their mark on the event with Adam Robertson, Ben Dunn and Anthony Walsh advancing to round three with big wave surfer Paul Patersen yet to compete in round two after convincingly winning his trials heat.

As in previous years, many of the top Hawaiian trialists are making a run at the Xcel Pro title including Jamie Sterling, Marcus Hickman, Nainoa Suratt and Makua Rothman from Oahu´s North Shore.

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Previous reports:
# 1 : Xcel Pro Launches the Hawaiian Winter Big Wave Season

Surf permitting, the second half of round two as well as round three will continue tomorrow.

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