Quiksilver Pro France

ASP World Championship Tour Event #7
Hossegor Landes France
20 - 30 September 2007

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QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 2 CALLED OFF AFTER ONE HEAT      > Francaise ci-dessous

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 24 September, 2007 : - - Hossegor -- Only one heat of Quiksilver Pro France competition was held this morning before the wind swung onshore and immediately deteriorated conditions. The next heat, which was to feature France’s Jeremy Flores and Australia’s Shaun Cansdell, was called off along with the remainder of competition for the day.

Pancho Sullivan (HAW), who entered the Quiksilver Pro France fresh off a Semifinal finish at the Foster’s ASP World Tour event in California earlier this month, beat Mick Lowe (AUS) in the trying surf at La Graviere.

“The waves looked really good out there before the heat, so I was pretty excited to surf,” Sullivan said. “Then within a matter of minutes the wind came onshore and I think the tide was bottoming out and it just tore that sand bar to bits. Unfortunately we were underway already so there was nothing we could do but surf out the heat.” Lowe led the heat with five minutes to go, but relinquished his lead to Sullivan at the end of the heat.

“I definitely didn’t feel like I put on a strong performance, but sometimes you’ve just got to compete and try and squeeze through,” Sullivan said.  “I’m definitely happy to live and fight another day. I know that the forecast doesn’t look great as far as the conditions but at least the swell will be bigger and those are the conditions that I really thrive on. Hopefully just getting through will give me a bit of momentum.”  

According to Ben Matson, of swellnet.com, the official surf forecaster of the Quiksilver Pro, there is a significant swell forecasted for the next couple of days, but the winds are expected to be unfavorable. "A succession of powerful swells are expected to provide large surf at Hossegor on Tuesday and Wednesday,” Matson said.

Event organizers are currently entertaining ideas about taking the event mobile should that be necessary. The next call on competition status will be made tomorrow morning at 8am at La Nord. Logon to www.aspworldtour.com and www.quiksilverlive.com to watch it all LIVE!

Today’s Quiksilver Pro France Round 2 Result:
Heat 7: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 10.07 def. Michael Lowe (AUS) 9.17

Remaining Quiksilver Pro France Round 2 Match-Ups:
Heat 8: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
Heat 9: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)
Heat 10: Daniel Wills (AUS) vs. Bernardo Miranda (BRA)
Heat 11: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 12: Bruce Irons (HAW) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 13: Fred Pattachia (HAW) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 14: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)
Heat 15: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 16: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)

Quiksilver Pro France Round 2 Heat Results:
Heat 1: Andy Irons (HAW) 16.16 def. Aritz Aranburu (ESP) 6.50
Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 9.30 def. Marlon Lipke (DEU) 8.73
Heat 3: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 15.10 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 10.84
Heat 4: Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 15.67 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.50
Heat 5: Dean Morrison (AUS) 14.16 def. Tim Reyes (USA)12.07
Heat 6: Victor Ribas (BRA) 11.00 def Taylor Knox (USA) 8.70

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Francaise

Le Quiksilver Pro France a repris ce matin, mais a pu être disputée avant que le vent ne se lève

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 23 September, 2007 : - - Hossegor – Le Quiksilver Pro France a repris ce matin sur la Plage de la Gravière à Hossegor mais malheureusement une seule série du Round 2 a pu être disputée avant que le vent ne se lève. L'hawaiien Pancho Sullivan a péniblement battu Michael Lowe (10,07 points contre 9,17 pour l'australien) et décroché son ticket pour le 3ème tour.

Jérémy Florès allait enfiler son dossard pour aller à l'eau quand Rod Brooks et Charley Puyo, les directeurs de compétition, ont signifié aux surfeurs l'arrêt de la compétition. Les conditions se sont en effet considérablement dégradées. Un nouvel appel a été donné demain, mardi 25 septembre à 8h sur la Plage de la Nord.

Jérémy Florès sera le premier à se mettre à l'eau. Il devra impérativement se défaire de l'australien Shaun Cansdell pour espérer poursuivre l'aventure et se maintenir parmi dans le Top 10 mondial. Le meilleur rookie de l'année pourra compter sur le soutien inconditionnel de son public, sa famille et ses amis, à l'occasion de cette unique manche française du Championnat du Monde de Surf Masculin 2007.

Rappel : Parmi les bonnes surprises d'hier, la qualification directe au 3ème tour de Mikael PICON (Fra, Capbreton) aux dépense de Taj Burrow et Kai Otton ; et celle de Michel BOUREZ (Tahiti) vainqueur d'Andy Irons et Ben Dunn.  Au 3ème tour, Miky retrouvera Andy Irons (vainqueur de Aritz Aranburu au 2è tour) et Michel sera opposé à Kelly Slater.

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Previous reports:
# 1 : Quiksilver Pro France next Foster's ASP World Tour stop
# 2 : Quiksilver Pro France will kick out live SMS contest alerts
# 3 : Flores is set to lead Euro charge at Quiksilver Pro France
# 4 : Quiksilver Pro France schedule and updates for day #1 

# 5 : Quiksilver Pro France trials on today: no go for 'CT pros
# 6 : Quiksilver Pro France finishes 6 heats of round 1 Friday
# 7 : Quiksilver Pro off today, Hawaii wins Foster's Showdown
# 8 : Title contenders move to Quiksilver Pro France round #3 

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