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Smith sizzles, Wright upsets at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
 
 
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Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Presented by Snickers

ASP World Tour Mens Event #2
Bells Beach Victoria, Australia
7 - 18 April 2009

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Smith Sizzles as Owen Upsets at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach     > En Français ci dessous, Espanol abajo

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 April, 2009 : - - Bells Beach, Victoria – Round 1 of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Snickers was completed today in three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves in the Bells Bowl, and the implementation of the new format, rendering the opening round an elimination man-on-man affair, saw surfers lifting their competitive game to survive a dramatic day of action.
 
Event No. 2 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach is a pivotal point in the season and today’s action saw 16 of the world’s best surfers sent packing after just one heat. Despite the criticalness of the format, some incredible performances were logged at the historic venue.
 
Jordy Smith (ZAF), 21, stamped his authority on today’s proceedings, eliminating highly-touted event wildcard Matt Wilkinson (AUS), 20, from Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach competition. The intercontinental clash was reminiscent of the two’s famed battles during their junior careers.
 
“I am really good friends with Matt (Wilkinson) and it felt like an old times junior heat out here,” Smith said. “I surfed my first overseas contest out here and it was against him. I was lucky the tide was a bit lower and it was walling up nice on the inside today.”
 
Smith’s mastery of the Bells Bowl today saw the young natural-footer attain the day’s highest heat total of an 18.70 out of a possible 20, securing two excellent-scoring rides for a blistering and fluid series of forehand maneuvers.
 
“My normal shortboard is 6'2 ½” and Bells is kind of a sloppier and longer face so I brought my 6'3 ½” and it tends to get through the flat spots a bit better,” Smith said. I surfed earlier this morning on the higher tide and struggled a bit so I was thankful for the low tide out there this afternoon.” Smith will take on Damien Hobgood (USA), 29, in Round 2 when competition continues.
 
Owen Wright (AUS), 19, wildcard at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, caused the upset of the day, defeating incendiary American Dane Reynolds, 23, in Round 1 of competition. “I am really happy,” Wright said. “I went out there knowing that I needed to get a wave under my belt straight up and put the pressure on him. I did that and got the wave, surfed it all the way through and managed to get a little back up.”
 
Wright’s tenacity and solid game plan provided him with the win over his marquee opponent and the young goofy-footer will need to employ the same tact as he continues here at Bells Beach.
 
“Dane (Reynolds) is an excellent surfer,” Wright said. “I let him have what I thought was average wave and he got a 6.8. He is definitely a solid competitor and I am just stoked to get through the heat. I had been watching a lot of heats and I thought that those guys that get the bigger score early are the one going through. I really focused on getting that first wave and ended up getting it.”
 
Wright will face reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and defending Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 37, in Round 2 when competition resumes.
 
Dayyan Neve (AUS), 31, into his third full season on the ASP Dream Tour, survived a hard-fought Round 1 heat against 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie Marlon Lipke (DEU), 24. With the new event format in full swing, Neve was vocal about the heightened drama associated with the elimination man-on-man Round 1 format.
 
“I was stoked to make it through that heat,” Neve said. “I have been nervous for weeks. I am not a big fan of the new system. For the sport, I think it would be better to have the extra round to get all the top seeds down like Kelly (Slater), Mick (Fanning) and Joel (Parkinson). Get all the crowd watching the top seeds as much as possible is good for the sport I think. So yes, I am not a big fan of it and I hope they change it soon.”
 
Neve will take on fellow Sydney-sider Kai Otton (AUS), 29, in Round 2 when competition continues. Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am for a possible 7:30am start.

 


 
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RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: David Weare (ZAF) 13.00 def. Nathaniel Curran (USA) 11.16
Heat 2: Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.33 def. Roy Powers (HAW) 6.26
Heat 3: Jay Thompson (AUS) 14.66 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 6.60
Heat 4: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.84 def. Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 10.16
Heat 5: Dayyan Neve (AUS) 14.00 def. Marlon Lipke (DEU) 7.60
Heat 6: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 12.50 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 12.23
Heat 7: Jihad Khodr (BRA) 10.83 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 8.50
Heat 8: Owen Wright (AUS) 13.50 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 10.50
Heat 9: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 18.70 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 11.66
Heat 10: Adam Robertson (AUS) 9.56 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 9.00
Heat 11: Mick Campbell (AUS) 13.83 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 9.84
Heat 12: Dean Morrison (AUS) 13.10 def. Nic Muscroft (AUS) 10.17
Heat 13: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 12.83 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 11.77
Heat 14: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 14.42 def. Drew Courtney (AUS) 11.83
Heat 15: Tim Boal (FRA) 14.50 def. Mikael Picon (FRA) 11.46
Heat 16: Tiago Pires (PRT) 13.50 def. Dustin Barca (HAW) 11.17
 
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Mick Campbell (AUS)
Heat 2: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Taylor Knox (USA)
Heat 3: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 6: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Tim Boal (FRA)
Heat 7: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Owen Wright (AUS)
Heat 9: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Adam Robertson (AUS)
Heat 10: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Jihad Khodr (BRA)
Heat 11: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Drew Courtney (AUS)
Heat 12: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)
Heat 14: Tim Reyes (USA) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 15: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Dean Morrison (AUS)
Heat 16: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. David Weare (ZAF)

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The Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford New Fiesta begins its waiting period tomorrow and both events will be on call for a possible start.

RIP CURL WOMEN’S PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Amee Donohoe (AUS), Rebecca Woods (AUS), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
Heat 2: Layne Beachley (AUS), Paige Hareb (NZL), Rosanne Hodge (ZAF)
Heat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Bruna Schmitz (BRA), Nikki Van Dijk (AUS)
Heat 4: Silvana Lima (BRA), Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)
Heat 5: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Coco Ho (HAW), Alana Blanchard (HAW)
Heat 6: Samantha Cornish (AUS), Melanie Bartels (HAW), Jacqueline Silva (BRA)

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Français

SMITH & WRIGHT, LES 2 SURPRISES EN CE DEBUT DE COMPETITION

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 April, 2009 : - - Bells Beach, Victoria -- Le premier jour du Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2009 présenté par Snickers touche à sa fin. Les 16 séries du premier tour nous ont offert de belles images, des surprises mais aussi un avant goût du spectacle à venir avec l’entrée en lice des têtes de série dans les prochains jours.

Deuxième étape du circuit ASP 2009, le Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach est une compétition clé de la saison. 16 des meilleurs surfeurs de la planète peuvent déjà faire leur valises après le premier tour. Malgré les reproches faits au nouveau format de compétition, de grosses performances ont été réalisées.

Jordy Smith (ZAF) 21 ans, a marqué un grand coup dès le premier jour en réalisant un score de 18,70 points sur 20 possibles pour éliminer Matt Wilkinson (AUS), 20 ans, qui bénéficiait d’une wildcard pour le Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Un duel intercontinental qui avait un air de déjà vu, les deux surfeurs s’étant plusieurs fois rencontrés lors de tournois juniors. Smith rencontrera Damien Hobgood lors du second tour du Rip Curl Pro.

La surprise du jour est à mettre à l’actif d’Owen Wright (AUS), 21 ans, qui a éliminé Dane Reynolds (USA) en début d’après midi. Malgré son statut de wildcard, le jeune australien ne s’est pas laissé impressionner et a su gérer une avance acquise dans les premières minutes de la série.

“Je suis vraiment très heureux” a dit Wright. “J’ai observé beaucoup de ses séries et je savais en rentrant à l’eau qu’il me fallait un gros score d’entrée de jeux pour lui mettre la pression. C’est exactement ce que j’ai fait et ça a payé. Mais Dane (Reynolds) est un compétiteur hors pair. Je lui ai juste laissé une vague moyenne et il a scoré un 6.80”

Owen n’est pas au bout de ses émotions puisqu’il rencontrera Kelly Slater (USA), 9 fois champion du monde et tenant du titre à Bells, au second tour. Une série à ne pas manquer !

Du côté des européens, le bilan est très satisfaisant avec 3 qualifiés sur 6 surfeurs engagés aujourd’hui. Ils seront donc quatre au second tour : Jérémy Flores (FRA), 20 ans, qui fait partie des têtes de série, Michel Bourez (PYF) qui a battu Roy Powers dans la série n°2, Tim Boal (FRA) qui est sorti vainqueur du duel franco-français qui l’opposait à Micky Picon (FRA) dans la série n°15 et Tiago Pires (PRT) qui s’est défait de Dustin Barca (HAW) dans la 16ième et dernière série de la journée.

Les organisateurs se réuniront demain matin à 7 pour un éventuel lancement de la compétition à 7h30.

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Espanol

SMITH & WRIGHT, LAS 2 SORPRESES DEL INICIO DEL CAMPEONATO

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 April, 2009 : - - Bells Beach, Victoria -- La Primera Ronda del Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presentado por Snickers fue completada en olas de tres a cuatro pies (1 metro) en la sección conocida como Bells Bowl, y la implementación del nuevo formato, con eliminaciones de hombre contra hombre, mostró a todos los surfistas usando sus mejores tácticas competitivas para sobrevivir en un dramático día de acción.

El evento Nº2 de 10 del Tour Mundial 2009 de la ASP, el Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach es un punto pivotante en la temporada y en la acción del día de hoy se pudo apreciar a 16 de los mejores surfistas del mundo quedar eliminados inmediatamente después del primer heat. A pesar de las críticas hacia el nuevo formato, se presentaron increíbles performances.

Jordy Smith (ZAF), 21, estampó su autoridad en el día de hoy, al eliminar de la competencia del Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach al experimentado Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 20. El choque intercontinental permitió recordar las famosas batallas que enfrentaron durante sus carreras como juniors.

"Soy muy amigo de Matt (Wilkinson) y sentí esta victoria como en los antiguos tiempos en los juniors heats." comentó Smith. "Yo surfié mi primer campeonato internacional acá y fue en contra de el. Tuve la suerte que la marea estaba bastante baja y habían largas murallas de agua en la sección del inside."

La maestría de Smith en la Sección de Bells Bowl mostró al joven natural-footer obtener el mayor puntaje del día, 18.70 de un total 20 puntos. Sus aballazadoras y fluidas series de maniobras le aseguraron obtener dos excelentes puntuaciones.

Normalmente mis tablas son de 6'2 ? pies y Bells es a veces una gran muralla de agua por lo tanto traje mi 6'3? y pareciera ser qu efuncionó mucho mejor en los lugares planos de la ola," dijo Smith. "Surfié temprano esta mañana con la marea alta y las condiciones no eran las mejores asique estoy agradecido de que mi heat fue con la marea mas baja en la tarde.

Smith enfrentará a Damien Hobgood (USA) en la Segunda Ronda cuando la competencia continúe. Owen Wright (AUS), 19, wildcard del Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, causó la mayor decepción del día al vencer en la Primera Ronda de competición al incendiario Dane Reynolds (USA), 23.

"Estoy muy contento", dijo Wright. "Fuí sabiendo que necesitaba obtener una buena ola rápidamente y así poder poner toda la presión sobre él. Eso fue lo que hice y obtuve esa ola, surfié hasta la orilla y logré obtener un buen puntaje." La tenacidad y el sólido plan de juego le permitieron obtener la victoria sobre su difícil oponente y el joven goofy-footer necesitará usar la misma táctica si quiere continuar acá en Bells Beach.

"Dane (Reynolds) es un excelente surfista", dijo Wright. "Le dejé una ola que pensé era muy regular y obtuvo un 6.8. Definitivamente el es un competidor muy solido y yo estoy muy emocionada de haber pasado el heat. He estado observando muchos heats y creo que cualquiera que obtenga esa buena puntuación al principio será quien pase al siguiente heat. Realmente estaba muy concentrado en obtener esa primera ola y finalmente pude conseguirla."

Wright deberá enfrentarse en Segunda Ronda al nueve veces Campeón Mundial de la ASP y defensor del Título del Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Kelly Slater (USA), 37, cuando la competencia continúe.

Proxima llamada manana por la manana a las 7.30

 

   

 

Previous reports:
# 1 :
Rip Curl Pro brings ASP top 45 back to iconic Bells Beach
# 2 :
World title contenders sight on Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
# 3 : Worlds best land at Rip Curl Pro/Possible start Tuesday
# 4 : Coming soon  

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