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Stack of best 85% out of 1,500 frames. Shot with a Canon EOS 60D mounted on a Celestron NexStar 6se. Stacked in Autostakkert, denoised in Topaz, and adjusted in Photoshop and Lightroom.
We don't see his face...but we can almost hear his hands in action. Percussionist Gaurav Malhotra performs during...
City of Decatur (Decatur Square), Georgia, USA.
4 May 2024.
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It's the final weekend for 2017 steam excursion trains in Kentucky featuring "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The runs took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; with excursions wrapping up over the weekend.
Mack looks mighty heroic up on the trestle at Trackside Farm.
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Close, mayo instead of mustard, shredded American cheese instead of cheddar. Sub roll smashed flat in sandwich press. I give it an 85 out of 100 on it being a good sandwich and would probably get it again but as a Cuban Sandwich it's lacking the tart vinegar from the mustard and the american cheese doesn't have the funk bite of swiss.
25325 and 33012 stand at Abernant colliery sidings with F&W's "Valley Trekker" railtour on 30/11/85. Out of sight on the rear of the train is 37306, which would drag the train back down to Cwmgorse Branch Junction, and later from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to Pantyffynon.
On the final weekend for 2017 steam excursion trains in Kentucky; "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable, cut a shine at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY.
Here's Mack shoving the early Saturday train out of the BGRM yard at West Versailles.
Since I live in the Northeast, there are a couple of options as far as shooting lighthouses are concerned. I had already shot the beavertail lighthouse in RI a few weeks ago, but wasn't too ecstatic with the results. I blamed in on the location of the lighthouses, the Nikon D70 and the Nikkor 18-70 lens. Living on the East Coast, you can get great sunrise shots behind lighthouses, but not a lot of sunsets. There's one in Acadia, but thats app. 6 hours drive away. Cape Elizabeth happens to be at app. 3 hours. Originally was debating whether to go to “Nubble light” or “Portland head” (Nubble was a bit closer); In my pursuit, sent an email out to Moe Chen, who happens to be an expert in shooting lights in the Maine area. Received immediate and good feedback from him, almost seemed like Nubble was going to be a good choice, because of the sunset glow, and that park officials don’t kick you out at sunset. Never the less, due to the fact there are more composition options at Portland, decided to make the 3 hour drive with my family (camouflaged my rendezvous as a family trip). As soon as I hit the road at 4:00 pm ish, could see there were lightning and dark clouds everywhere. Weather.com predicted scattered showers around 10:00 pm, so I thought to myself; “they’ll kick us out by 8:00 pm, so we should be good”. As we entered New Hampshire, a dark, gigantic, menacing cloud appeared to our left, it followed us all the way to Maine. We parked and my family settled in a vacant tent, while I took my new D7000 and 16-85 out for a weather resistant test. It started raining as I walked up the slope toward the lighthouse. Kept shooting in the drizzle, but had to take shelter in the museum as it started to pour down hard. After waiting for a few minutes, I figured, don’t have much time and the camera is weather resistant (presumably), so let’s do what we came here for. In the hour I had, it kept raining light to medium, but I kept shooting. Took app. 350 shots. A lot of them ended up having water droplets showing and blurring the image (note to self, keep the lens clean no matter what). I was trying to wipe the rain off with my t-shirt, but not having a lens cover made it hard.
Only was able to shoot from limited locations around the lighthouse in the hour or so I had. Wanted to go down to the rocks and shoot up, but was out of time and the security guy in his gold cart like police car kept on calling me.
By the way, the clouds acted as reflectors for the sun, which were on the opposite side, giving me a bit of orange glow towards East. No complaints there. By and large a good quick shoot. But need to go back for a sunrise shot and need to figure out how to sneak in to get a milky way shot with the light. Anyone has ideas about that?
Cheers,
Saqib
Finally got the 85 out before the sun was completely gone, realizing its definitely time to step up filter quality to match the lens quality.
It's the final weekend for 2017 steam excursion trains in Kentucky featuring "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The runs took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; with excursions wrapping up over the weekend.
Here's Mack hustling Saturday's early train back to the depot, passing under the vintage Southern Railway signal bridge rescued by BGRM.
Chicago, Illinois. Looking at truck 4 at Engine house 8 of the Chicago Fire Department in Chinatown around dinner time. Engine 8 and Battalion 2 are back to the right. Ambulance 85 out on a run.
Today was the public debut of "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The run took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; and excursions continue throughout September.
Following the photo runby for passengers over the trestle at Trackside Farm, Mack prepares to haul the train back to the BGRM depot.
Today was the public debut of "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The run took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; and excursions continue throughout September.
Here the little tank engine shoves the train out of the BGRM yard in West Versailles.
A couple of days before Christmas, I found a great deal on Amazon Local for Whale Watching. I thought my wife would love it, because even though we've lived in Southern California for 19 years, it's something we've never done.
We chose the date Saturday, January 26th, just based on the fact we didn't have anything on the calendar that weekend. As luck would have it, Southern California got hit by a storm that rolled in on Wednesday night and was scheduled to linger through the weekend.
We were worried were going to get rained out, so we decided not to make an entire weekend of it, which was the original plan.
It didn't rain, but the marine layer was thick -- didn't see anything from the time we left the dock at Oxnard, until we almost literally ran into the Arch Rock at Anacapa. I take that back -- we saw a lot of dolphins playing chicken with the boat -- including these guys.
I was shooting like a madman. Shot nearly 500 pictures on a three-hour tour. A three hour tour.
Love how this is kind of "abstracty." Is that even a word?
I did catch a couple of fluke shots -- which Capt. Frank, the skipper of the Ranger 85 out of Oxnard called the money shot.
I don't know if I'll post any of them here, but we'll see.
25325 and 33012 stand at Abernant colliery sidings with F&W's "Valley Trekker" railtour on 30/11/85. Out of sight on the rear of the train is 37306, which would drag the train back down to Cwmgorse Branch Junction, and later from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to Pantyffynon.
For the Chase group. I went for a drive this afternoon, in search of the abandoned building we were invited to shoot. Found myself heading south on I-85. Out into Union City, Georgia, some 20 miles south of Atlanta. I wanted to play it by ear, just float along until I came across the right abandoned building. This one found me, by the railroad tracks in Union City. There was something particularly sad about its broken state; apparently it was used for some time as a gathering place for Spanish-language AA meetings. But it is now falling into decay.
I didn't expect to see this Oldsmobile F-85 out on a winter day, I could hardly spot a blemish on it...
236/365 - August 24, 2011
Each day at lunch time if possible, I go out for about a 4 mile walk. Along one of those routes is the local Ford dealership. I looked over and saw they are ready for winter, even though it was 85° out. Looks like they are planning on selling quite a few units this year.
Amtrak #6, the California Zephyr races southwest along Highway 85 out of the small town of Peckham, CO just before sunset. Passengers get a change in scenery traveling from Salt Lake City to Denver over the Overland Route.
I dusted off my old Lensbaby for yesterday's public debut of "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The run took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; and excursions continue throughout September.
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Oh man, I love it when a shot comes together. I saw Mark climbing up on this little stool, and I was all "Something cool's about to happen". Then I was all "Shit, I don't have the right lens on my camera". I sprung into action, swapped the 85 out for the shorty-forty, got in position, focused, and was ready right as he jumped. Then I spent the rest of the night bragging about how awesome I am, which was kind of lame, but I'd been feeling down that evening, so just let me have it, okay?
This happened at The Defeated County's CD release show. It was a pretty spectacular show--Ellen the Felon, Les Gruff and the Billy Goat, Fire Dog, Cassie Morgan, and of course The Defeated County played us some music. Langen's mom bought everyone a cake and cookies and cupcakes, of which I ate far too many. There was dancing.
In other news, I managed to help two pairs of friends move on Saturday morning/afternoon and did not hurt my back at all. Hurray!
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
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Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
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