Melanie Bartels : photo ASP Cestari/Covered Images
 

Roxy Pro Sunseti

ASP Women's World Tour Event #7
Sunset Beach, Oahu Hawaii
24 November - 6 December 2008

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Melanie Bartels Goes Richter as Quarterfinalists Decided at Roxy Pro

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 28 November, 2008 : - - Sunset Beach, Hawaii – Melanie Bartels (HAW), 26, current No. 10 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, went ballistic today during her Round 1 heat, comboing her opponents with an incredible 18.40 out of a possible 20 to advance through to the Quarterfinals of the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach.

Stop No. 7 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach also marks the second event of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (an ASP Specialty Series) and today’s solid eight-to-ten foot (3 metre) surf on offer at the infamous break saw the Hawaiians dominate today.

“I’ve been spending a lot of time out here at Sunset with Rochelle (Ballard) and she’s been giving me lots of little secrets so I feel really confident out here,” Bartels said. “I’m just stoked to be back in Hawaii and finally get to surf some real waves.”

Bartels, who is a past champion at the Roxy Pro Sunset, took down reigning ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 20, in her opening round heat, proving that the powerful Hawaiian is one of the girls to watch here at Sunset. “My competitive focus has definitely changed lately,” Bartels said. “I’m much more motivated than I’ve ever been and I’m really looking forward to finishing the season strong here in Hawaii.”

Sofia Mulanovich : photo ASP Cestari/Covered Images 

Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 25, defending Roxy Pro Champion and current No. 2 on the ASP Women’s World Tour, put in a solid Round 1 effort today to advance directly into the Quarterfinals. “I watched the heat before me and saw Steph (Gilmore) get eliminated, but I didn’t think to much about that in my heat,” Mulanovich said. “I’m confident that Steph will get through her next heat and we’ll be back to square one come the Quarterfinals.”

Gilmore rebounded in fine form in Round 2, securing two solid scores to net a 12.84 out of a possible 20 to advance through to the Quarterfinals.

“I was really frustrated with my performance in Round 1 so I went straight out there and tried to pick off a couple of scores as soon as I could in Round 2,” Gilmore said. “The waves are epic today. We surf fairly small stuff most of the season so it’s awesome to come here to Hawaii and get to compete in solid waves.”

With the advancement of Gilmore and Mulanovich into the Quarterfinals, the race for the 2008 ASP Women’s World Title moves to the next day of competition. “I’m not really thinking about the title right now,” Gilmore said. “Sofia (Mulanovich) and I are both through to the next round so I’m sure we’ll just keep battling it out until one of us prevails. Should make for an entertaining end of the year.”

Stphanie Gilmore : photo ASP Cestari/Covered Images 

Organizers called Roxy Pro competition off for the day following the completion of Round 2, allowing for the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Prime O’Neill World Cup of Surfing to get underway.

Check the Live Action

ROXY PRO SUNSET ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Nicola Atherton (AUS) 13.00, Silvana Lima (BRA) 5.95, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 4.23, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 0.93
Heat 2: Samantha Cornish (AUS) 7.30, Serena Brooke (AUS) 6.47, Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 5.83, Amee Donohoe (AUS) 3.44
Heat 3: Melanie Bartels (HAW) 18.40, Coco Ho (HAW) 11.40, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 5.83, Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 8.33
Heat 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 11.33, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 10.44, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 3.33, Karina Petroni (USA) 0.00
Heat 5: Lee Ann Curren (HAW) 14.50, Layne Beachley (AUS) 6.64, Megan Abubo (HAW) 3.17, Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 0.00

ROXY PRO SUNSET ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.84, Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 9.47, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 6.23, Amee Donohoe (AUS) 3.07, Karina Petroni (USA) 1.97
Heat 2: Megan Abubo (HAW) 9.37, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 8.10, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 5.10, Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 0.00

ROXY PRO SUNSET QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS:
QF 1: Silvana Lima (BRA), Samantha Cornish (AUS), Serena Brooke (AUS), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) QF 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Melanie Bartels (HAW), Megan Abubo (HAW), Coco Ho (HAW) QF 3: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), Nicola Atherton (AUS), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) QF 4: Layne Beachley (AUS), Rebecca Woods (AUS), Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS), Lee Ann Curren (FRA)

Triple overhead today at Sunset : photo ASP Cestari/Covered Images

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

The Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach will be webcast LIVE via www.triplecrownofsurfing.com

Previous reports:
# 1 : The 14th annual Roxy Pro Hawaii set for Sunset Beach
# 2 : Roxy Pro Sunset Beach could decide ASP women's title
# 3 : Roxy Pro Sunset Beach gets lay day, swell is on the way
# 4 : Roxy Pro called off today, event organizers look to Friday 

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About Roxy:
Roxy is a brand of Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK), the world’s leading outdoor sports lifestyle company, which designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of branded apparel, wintersports equipment, footwear, accessories and related products.  The Company’s apparel and footwear brands represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people that connect with its boardriding culture and heritage.
 
The reputation of Quiksilver’s brands is based on different outdoor sports.  The Company’s Quiksilver, Roxy, DC and Hawk brands are synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding, and its beach and water oriented swimwear brands include Raisins, Radio Fiji and Leilani. The Company continues to make snowboarding equipment under its DC, Roxy, Lib Technologies, Gnu and Bent Metal labels. 
 
The Company’s products are sold in over 90 countries in a wide range of distribution, including surf shops, skate shops, snow shops, its proprietary Boardriders Club shops and other company-owned retail stores, other specialty stores and select department stores.  Quiksilver’s corporate and Americas’ headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, while its European headquarters are in St. Jean de Luz, France, and its Asia/Pacific headquarters are in Torquay, Australia.

About ASP:
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing’s undisputed world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following tours: the ASP World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America.

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