Mr. Price Pro

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North Beach Durban South Africa
29 June - 26 July 2008

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Strong South African showing from Jones & Hodge : Brazil runs the men's

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 2 July, 2008 : - - Durban -- Former South African Champions Quinton Jones (CT) and Roseanne Hodge (EL) proved undeterred by the shifting conditions on offer at Durban’s New Pier today, as an East South East swell and fresh onshore breeze drove an uncharacteristic left over the sand bank at the Mr Price Pro.

Twelve of the 18-strong South African contingent was eliminated while Jones and Hodge stood out with solid victories in their respective Round of 144 and Round of 24 heats.

“It’s kinda weird, I’ve been surfing at New Pier for about 20 years and I’ve never surfed an event where I’ve gone left,” Jones said. “A lot of the guys were sticking to the rights but the swell direction was pushing it down the beach, so it’s kind of running away from you the whole time while on the lefts, it’s coming towards you so you have more of a lip to actually come off the bottom and off the top.”

A top level national junior coach, Jones set a fine example for his numerous prodigies, tearing apart the lefts to become the only South African surfer to win his heat in the Men’s division.

Stacey Guy : photo Cestari/Mr Price

“I think we had one decent set and I got a 7.3 and I was pretty stoked with that,” Jones said. “I’ve always been competitive but there’s no pressure on me anymore. To compete in an event like this is special but my life no longer depends on contest results, it depends on how the kids are doing and making sure that they’re getting results.”

World No. 11 Rosy Hodge (EL) dominated the shifting line-up with a sensational 9.43 ride (out of a possible 10.00) after an almost devastating interference call against Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) at the start of the heat.

The experienced international campaigner, who currently holds down the runner-up position on the WQS tour, went to town on a reeling right-hander, slicing its wall with a series of critical off the tops and power carves to seal the win over Pauline Ado (FRA), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) and Leilani Grye (HAW).

“I was mad at myself for even going on that wave,” Hodge admitted. “That interference was kind of nuts but I just thought to myself ‘the heat’s not over’ and then a really good one came through and I took off and I was kind of angry so I just put my all into it and it worked out.” Former Western Province Champion Stacey Guy (CT) followed Hodges lead, taking her second straight victory off an excellent 8.33 ride.

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Guy defeated former 2X Mr Price Pro Champion Jacqueline Silova (BRA) with a 15.00 heat total, to advance ahead of the Brazilian, eliminating Kirsty Delport (DBN) and Myriam Imaz (ESP) from the event. 

Other South Africans to advance today included ASP Africa Pro Junior ratings leader Klee Strachan (DBN) who placed second to Brazilian standout Raoni Monteiro in the Men’s division, while Bianca Buitendag (VBAY) took first place over Heather Clark (PSHEP) in the Women’s division.

Overall, it was the Brazilian surfers who proved toughest to beat with Raoni Monteiro and Andre Silva both flawless at New Pier. Monteiro lead the charge with the highest individual wave score of the event so far, a 9.57 while Silva threw his weight around with a massive two-wave heat total of 17.33 (out of 20.00).

Riding a smaller board and no leash, Monteiro held nothing back going for a big opening turn followed by an incredible layback slide, contorting his body and regaining control to ride all the way to the inside for a near perfect score.

“First of all I am sick, I came from Brazil with a fever, and my head feels like it weighs 20 kilo’s,” Monteiro said. “But I like the waves here, it looks like home with the sandbars. It’s just great, I feel comfortable and I’m staying in the hotel in front of the beach so we watch the heats from our window.”

Posting his first 8 point ride on a right-hander, Andre Silva tucked into another of the day’s rewarding ‘lefts’, performing a massive off the top, a clean powerful carve and a stylish tail slide on the closeout to earn his second excellent scoring ride.

“I caught the left just after I paddled back out from my good 8.50, and I went over to where the lefts were breaking,” Silva said. “Abdel [El Harim] and Jay [Quinn] stayed over to the rights, and I saw this perfect clean wave coming. I caught it and it was just perfect, and I’m so happy that I managed to get good waves on both the lefts and the rights.”

Gilmar Silva was the third of the day’s Brazilian standouts, scoring an 8.17 after tearing apart a mediocre left, and then a 7.17 for a good cleaner right hander to win with an impressive total of 15.87.

Hawaii’s Dustin Barca put on an impressive performance on a borrowed board after his didn’t arrive in time for his heat, earning a 15.44 to win his match-up. German surfer Marlon Lipke (now of Portugal) blew the back off a right hander, with radical off the bottom off the top combinations that were rewarded with a 9.17 and a comfortable heat win of his own.

Four heats of the Men’s Round of 96 were completed later in the afternoon, top seed Jeremy Flores (FRA), Glenn Hall (Aus), Sunny Garcia (Haw) and Corey Zeims (AUS) all advancing in first place. Tomorrow sees the remainder of the Round of 96 completed. 

RESULTS

Mens Round of 96:
Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 15.84; Yadin Nicol (AUS) 13.73; David Richards (ZAF) 9.10; Gary van Weirengen (ZAF) 8.10
Heat 2: Glenn Hall (AUS) 15.00; Michel Bourez (PYF) 13.23; Clint Kimmins (AUS) 8.40; Jean da Silva (BRA) 8.33
Heat 3: Sunny Garcia (HAW) 14.50; Patrick Bevan (FRA) 8.84; Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 7.60; Shawn Dennis (ZAF) 4.00
Heat 4: Corey Ziems (AUS) 14.77; Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 13.90; Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) 12.93; Mitchel Coleborn (AUS) 7.50

Mens Round of 144: (Heats 13-24)
Heat 13: Cancelled
Heat 14: Alain Riou (FRA) 10.03; Jean Sebastien Estienne (BLM) 9.60; Adrian Rapp (REU) 9.00; Jaco Kapp (ZAF) 6.50
Hetat 15: Andre Silva (BRA) 17.33; Abdel El Harim (MAR) 13.77; Jay Quinn (NZL) 12.57; Marcelo Trekinho (BRA) 12.47
Heat 16: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 11.90; Charlie Brown (BRA) 7.77; Paulo Mauro (BRA) 7.40; Shaun Payne (ZAF) 6.56
Heat 17: Gilmar Silva (BRA) 15.87; Nathan Yeomans (USA) 13.94; Jorge Spanner (BRA) 9.14; Stirling Spencer (USA) 6.64
Heat 18: Quintin Jones (ZAF) 13.56; Hugo Savalli (REU) 12.83; Hideyoshi Tanaka (JPN) 9.84; Sam Page (AUS) 9.67
Heat 19: Travis Mellem (USA) 9.67; Blake Thornton (AUS) 9.50; Leandro Bastos (BRA) 6.87; Keegan Nel (ZAF) 4.27
Heat 20: Ben Dunn (AUS) 14.63; Adam Robertson (AUS) 12.33; Jano Belo (BRA) 11.50; Joao Guedes (PRT) 7.50
Heat 21: Dustin Barca (HAW) ; Jadson Andre (BRA) ; Mason Ho (HAW) ; Milton Morbeck (BRA)
Heat 22: Marlon Lipke (DEU) 15.17; Txaber Trojaola (ESP) 9.97; Fabio Gouveia (BRA) 8.07; Shane Thorne (ZAF) 7.53
Heat 23: Bernardo Lopes (BRA) 13.67; Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 12.17; Romain Laulhe (FRA) 8.40; Rudy Palmboom (jnr) ZAF 6.70
Heat 24: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 16.74; Klee Strachan (ZAF) 10.00; Daniel Redman (ZAF) 8.23; Brandon Jackson (ZAF) 8.13

Womens Round of 24:
Heat 1: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16.00; Silvana Lima (BRA) 10.93; Suelen Naraisa (BRA) 8.66; Airini Mason (NZL) 7.16
Heat 2: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 13.77; Heather Clark (ZAF) 10.00; Sarah Baum (ZAF) 6.63; Heidi Palmboom (2.84)
Heat 3: Alana Blanchard (HAW) 14.83; Bruna Schmitz (BRA) 8.43; Rebecca Oakley (AUS) 8.24; Caroline Sarran (FRA) 5.56
Heat 4: Roseanne Hodge (ZAF) 11.43; Pauline Ado (FRA) 10.20; Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.17; Leilani Gryde (HAW) 8.50
Heat 5: Laurina McGrath (AUS) 11.66; Lee Ann Curren (FRA) 11.33; Charlotte Caton (FRA) 9.03; Nikita Robb (ZAF) 8.67
Heat 6: Stacey Guy (ZAF) 15.00; Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 11.57; Kirsty Delport (ZAF) 6.90; Myriam Imaz (ESP) 6.34

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