Quiksilver Pro France

ASP World Tour Mens event #7
Southwest Coast, France
23 September - 4 October 2009

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Quiksilver Pro France Round 2 ON, Round 3 On Standby  | francais & entertainment en dessous

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 25 September, 2009 -- Seignosse, France -- The Quiksilver Pro France presented by Orange, Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, has been called off for the day, following the completion of Round 2.

With only small, two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf on offer today at Les Bourdaines, only three heats were completed today, with event organizers opting to hold for better conditions in the coming days.

Ben Dunn (AUS), 23, current ASP World No. 26, surfed one of the strangest heats of the Quiksilver Pro France thus far. His opponent, Chris Ward (USA), 30, who had already missed his Round 1 heat due to scheduling confusion, overslept this morning and failed to show up until 15 minutes into the 30 minute heat.

"Well, it definitely plays with your head," Dunn said. "Wardo missed his Round 1 heat and I thought he was going to show up for today's heat because I saw him yesterday, but he said he overslept or something. It was still pretty even when he arrived though as I couldn't get any waves."

With half the heat remaining, Dunn would ignite, seamlessly blending high-speed floaters and rapid-fire turns on his backhand to amass the day's highest heat total, a 14.50 out of a possible 20.

"I wanted to get some scores on the board before Chris (Ward) turned up, but there just weren't any waves," Dunn said. "He made a couple mistakes and went right and I was able to put a few scores on the board. It's an important event for me in terms of ratings and I'm stoked to get through to Round 3."

Dunn will face Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), 27, in Round 3 when competition resumes.

Roy Powers (HAW), 28, current ASP World No. 26, faced O'Neill teammate and fellow ASP World No. 26, Tim Reyes (USA), 27, in a tightly-fought Round 2 heat today, just edging the Californian out, 11.93 to 11.16.

"It's pretty weird that we both ride for the same company and are rated the same and met in Round 2," Powers said. "I don't know what the odds of that are. It's too bad for Tim (Reyes) as I know he's having a tough year, but it's an important result for me and I'll take the win. Timmy looked like he was trying to pack in more maneuvers on his waves and I was focusing on adding more power and throwing more spray and I guess it worked out."

Powers will next battle Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, in Round 3 of the Quiksilver Pro France when competition resumes.

Heitor Alves (BRA), 26, current ASP World No. 24, dominated the opening heat of the day, deftly navigating the lumpy beach break peaks to eliminate Jay Thompson (AUS), 26, from Quiksilver Pro France competition.

"I am so happy to make that heat, I am looking to make a good result here and I am stoked things went well this morning," Alves said. "I was looking for the lefthanders which I like surfing and I got the better ones. Today's conditions are better with less current so it's all good. I thank all my family and girlfriend for the great support."

Alves will take on Jordy Smith (ZAF), 21, in Round 3 of the Quiksilver Pro France.

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 9am to assess conditions for a possible Round 3 start.

When competition resumes, up first will be Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, up against 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie Nic Muscroft (AUS), 27, in Heat 1 of Round 3.

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QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE REMAINING ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 13.83 bat Gabriel Villaran (PER) 6.30
Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.17 bat Alain Riou (PYF) 14.83
Heat 3: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.33 bat Marlon Lipke (GER) 10.17
Heat 4: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 16.90 bat Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.13
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.34 pts bat Drew Courtney (AUS) 10.37 pts
Heat 6: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 9.84 pts bat David Weare (ZAF) 9.50 pts
Heat 7: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 9.84 pts bat Jihad Khodr (BRA) 6.13 pts
Heat 8: Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 14.50 pts bat Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.23 pts
Heat 9: Kai Otton (AUS) 14.26 pts bat Nathaniel Curran (USA) 5.17 pts
Heat 10: Mick Campbell (AUS) 12.17 pts bat Michael Picon (FRA) 11.57 pts
Heat 11: Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.33 pts bat Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 12.33 pts
Heat 12: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 12.33 pts bat Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.83 pts
Heat 13: Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.50 pts bat Dayyan Neve (AUS) 10.17 pts
Heat 14: Heitor Alves (BRA) 13.06 pts bat Jay Thompson (AUS) 11.93 pts
Heat 15: Roy Powers (USA) 11.93 pts bat Tim Reyes (USA) 11.16 pts
Heat 16: Ben Dunn (AUS) 14.50 pts bat Chris Ward (USA) 3.60 pts.

QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE UPCOMING ROUND 3 DRAW:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 2: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 3: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 4: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Phillip MacDonald (AUS)
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)
Heat 6: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Dustin Barca (HAW)
Heat 7: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Patrick Beven (FRA)
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Joan Duru (FRA)
Heat 10: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 11: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 12: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Tim Boal (FRA)
Heat 13: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)
Heat 14: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 15: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 16: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)

Entraînement de FMX jeudi au Quiksilver Pro France – Crédit Bernard Testemale

Ce soir, vendredi 25 septembre à partir de 21h30, la Place des Landais, le programme des festivités est exceptionnel. 
Un Show de FMX (Freestyle Motocross) présenté par DC mettra en scène quelques uns des meilleurs pilotes du monde dont vainqueur des X Games, Nate Adams (USA), Eigo Sato (Jap), Wiley Fullmer (USA) et Carlos Toledano (Esp).

Accompagné de DJs, le show se tiendra Place des Landais dès 21h30 et promet d’être renversant. L’exhibition sera suivie d’un concert événement de YUKSEK. Cet artiste français s’inscrit dans la lignée des Daft Punk, Justice ou encore Air. Grâce à ses remix abrasifs, il est devenu l’un des artistes électro les plus en vogue du moment. A découvrir son album décapant au son électrisant – Away from the sea – paru en Février 2009 chez Has Been / Sound of Barclay. (Gratuit)

Quiksilver Pro France 2009 - Report du 3ème tour

Ce matin les 3 ultimes séries du 2ème tour du Quiksilver Pro France ont été disputées avant que les directeurs de compétition ne prennent la décision d’ajourner le 3ème Round.  Le Brésilien Heitor Alves, l’Hawaiien Roy Powers et l’Australien Ben Dunn (Aus) ont décroché leur ticket pour le 3ème tour. 

Un nouvel appel est programmé demain, Samedi 26 septembre à 9h, Plage des Bourdaines à Seignosse.

Si les conditions sont jugées satisfaisantes, le 3ème tour pourrait être lancé. Dans le cas contraire, ce sont les jeunes surfeurs de 16 ans et moins en lice pour la finale du King of The Groms qui seraient mis à l’eau. (Feuille de séries en pièce jointe

Le programme définitif sera annoncé demain matin. 
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QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE - RESULTATS ROUND 2:
Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 13.83 bat Gabriel Villaran (PER) 6.30
Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.17 bat Alain Riou (PYF) 14.83
Heat 3: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.33 bat Marlon Lipke (GER) 10.17
Heat 4: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 16.90 bat Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.13
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.34 pts bat Drew Courtney (AUS) 10.37 pts
Heat 6: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 9.84 pts bat David Weare (ZAF) 9.50 pts
Heat 7: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 9.84 pts bat Jihad Khodr (BRA) 6.13 pts
Heat 8: Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 14.50 pts bat Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.23 pts
Heat 9: Kai Otton (AUS) 14.26 pts bat Nathaniel Curran (USA) 5.17 pts
Heat 10: Mick Campbell (AUS) 12.17 pts bat Michael Picon (FRA) 11.57 pts
Heat 11: Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.33 pts bat Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 12.33 pts
Heat 12: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 12.33 pts bat Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.83 pts
Heat 13: Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.50 pts bat Dayyan Neve (AUS) 10.17 pts
Heat 14: Heitor Alves (BRA) 13.06 pts bat Jay Thompson (AUS) 11.93 pts
Heat 15: Roy Powers (USA) 11.93 pts bat Tim Reyes (USA) 11.16 pts
Heat 16: Ben Dunn (AUS) 14.50 pts bat Chris Ward (USA) 3.60 pts.

Le Programme du QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE :

Vendredi 25 septembre
21h30 : DC présente son Show FMX et DJ Battle Place des Landais
A suivre : Concert de YUKSEK LIVE Place des Landais

Samedi 26 septembre
19h : Projection du film de Kelly Slater CLOUD 9 en présence de Kelly Slater
A suivre : Concert Ben Howard
A suivre : Concert I Am Giant
Soirée Quiksilver Eyewear au Rockfood (public dès 23h)

Lundi 28 septembre
22h : Concert Quiksilver Woman avec Julie et Ellie au Seaside à Hossegor

Mercredi 30 septembre
20h : Concert Quiksilver Woman avec Anna au Rockfood à Hossegor

Vendredi 2 octobre
21h : Concert Quiksilver Woman avec Charlotte O’Connor et Mahara McKay au Café de la Gare à Capbreton

 

Previous reports:
# 1 : World's elite surfers coming to France for Quiksilver Pro
# 2 : Dream Tour event 7, the Quiksilver Pro France, readies
# 3 : Quiksilver Pro France awaiting the world’s best surfers
# 4 : Alain Riou wins Quiksilver Pro Moskova Trials wildcard  
# 5 : Parko, Reynolds rule Quiksilver Pro France opening day
# 6 : Quiksilver Pro France runs chunk of Rd 2 in testing surf


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