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Rudy Palmboom Jnr advances to Round 3 of Reef Hawaiian Pro

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 15 November, 2008 : - - South Africa’s Rudy Palmboom Jnr took full advantage of the clean one to two metre waves at Haleiwa’s Alií Beach Park in Hawaii on Friday, winning his Round 2 heat to advance to the last 96 in the 6-Star Prime rated, R1.35 million Reef Hawaiian Pro.

The 20 year-old from Durban’s Bluff successfully negotiated his way through one of the few tube rides on Day 2 of the event to earn a near-perfect 9.50 points out of a possible 10, the fifth highest single ride score of the event to date.

Palmboom progressed along with second placed Kevin Sullivan (HAW) with Durban’s Antonio Bortoletto and Andre Silva (BRA) eliminated from the penultimate event on the 2008 ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) when they finished third and fourth respectively. Palmboom, in his rookie year on the WQS, was ranked No 113 going into the event and has already improved on his lowest counting score by reaching Round 3.

Compatriots Dave Richards and Damien Fahrenfort, both from Kommetjie, joined Bortoletto on the sidelines while ASP World Tour campaigner Jordy Smith (Durban) is seeded directly into Round 3. Greg Emslie (East London) and David Weare (Durban), currently ranked Nos. 8 and 9 on the WQS, start in Round 4 (the Round of 64).

See full media release on the action from Day 2 below. Organisers expect to resume at 8 a.m. Saturday morning (8pm Saturday SA time) with the first rounds of the women's Reef Hawaiian Pro, the final event of the 2008 ASP Women’s WQS.

South Africa’s Nikita Robb (East London) and Tammy-Lee Smith (Chaka’s Rock, KZN) have been seeded together into Heat 3 of the Round of 44 where the top three of the six in the encounter will advance to the Round of 32. Rosanne Hodge (East London), ranked No. 4 on the women’s WQS, is seeded directly into the Round 32 where a good result will virtually assure her of a third consecutive year on the elite ASP Women’s World in 2009.

REEF HAWAIIAN PRO DAY 2 RESULTS: Surfers listed in order of 1st through 4th

Round 2:
H8: Jarrad Howse (Aus), Evan Valiere (HI), Odirlei Coutinho (Brz), Masatoshi Ohno (Jpn)|
H9: Peter Mel (CA), Rhys Bombaci (Aus), Dane Gudauskas (CA), David Gonslaves (HI)
H10: Dusty Payne (HI), Makua Rothman (HI), Mason Ho (HI), Jarrad Sullivan (Aus)
H11: Dustin Cuizon (HI), Ruben Gonzalez (PRT), Brian Toth (PRI), Jesse Merle-Jones (HI)
H12: Charlie Carroll (HI), Matt Wilkinson (Aus), Hodei Collazo  (Esp), Gavin Beschen (HI)
H13: Rudy Palmboom (ZAF), Kevin Sullivan (HI), Antonio Bortoletto (ZAF), Andre Silva (Brz)
H14: Eric Rebiere (Fra), Jean da Silva (Brz), Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF), Liam McNamara (HI)
H15: Wiggolly Dantas (Brz), Alain Riou (Fra), Myles Padaca (HI), Love Hodel (HI)
H16: Hank Gaskell (HI), Hugo Savalli (Reu), Corey Ziems (Aus), Brad Ettinger (CA) 

Round 3:
H1: Brett Simpson (CA), Fred Patacchia (HI), Daniel Jones (HI), Gavin Gillette (HI)
H2: Flynn Novak (HI), Tonino Benson (HI), Raoni Monteiro (Brz), Mark Mathews (Aus)
H3: Nic Muscroft (Aus), Nathan Hedge (Aus), Brad Gerlach (CA), Glen Hall (Ire)
H4: Jay Thompson (Aus), Marcelo Trekinho (Brz), Adam Robertson (Aus), Chaz Chidester (HI)
H5: Daniel Ross (Aus), Sunny Garcia (HI), William Cardoso (Brz), Mark Occhilupo (Aus)
H6: Kieren Perrow (Aus), Mike Losness (CA), Simao Romao (Brz), Sebastian Zietz (HI)
H7: Joel Centeio (HI), Evan Valiere (HI), Jadson Andre (Brz), Leonardo Neves (Brz)
H8: Jarrad Howse (Aus), TJ Barron (HI), Nathan Yeomans (CA), Ryan Campbell (Aus)
H9: Peter Mel (CA), Makua Rothman (HI), Dion Atkinson (Aus), Aritz Aranburu (Euk)
H10: Dusty Payne (HI), Luke Munro (Aus), Rhys Bombaci (Aus), Shaun Cansdell (Aus)

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