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Mick Fanning Claims Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Slater Takes ASP Ratings’ Lead

Posted by admin 06 Apr 2012 Comments Off
Mick Fanning Claims Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Slater Takes ASP Ratings’ Lead
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Friday, April 6, 2012) – Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, has claimed the 2012 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger over reigning 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 40, in offshore three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach.
Event No. 2 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach culminated in dramatic fashion today with pundits calling it the “best Final in event history.”
The Australian and American went blow for blow throughout the 35-minute bout, exchanging massive scores and the lead several times before the dust settled.
“I’m so pumped,” Fanning said. “Kelly (Slater) did that Hail Mary for the 10 and I thought, ‘oh, here we go.’ I just caught waves and I’m stoked it all paid off. I’m really at a loss for words and I’m just pumped. It doesn’t get any sweeter. The crowd’s been amazing with the whole amphitheater and the history that comes with it. I always picture this event and have had some seconds over the years, so to get this one, I’m so pumped.”
Today’s win marked Fanning’s 14th elite tour win and his first Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach win since 2001. It also brings the Australian’s record with Slater closer to even at 7 to Kelly’s 8 in their heat matchup history.
“I’m just stoked because it’s been so long,” Fanning said. “It doesn’t seem strange that it’s taken so long to win another one when you’ve got guys like Joel (Parkinson), Jordy (Smith) and Kelly (Slater) on tour and I usually come up just a bit short. Usually against Joel, but I got him today!”
This year’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach was dedicated to the memory of three-time event winner Michael Peterson (AUS), who tragically passed away last week, and the Final was preceded by a minute’s applause in memory of the great Australian.
“I was on the verge of tears out the back,” Fanning said. “I just sat out the back before the Final and just took in the whole crowd. It’s not everyday you’ve got the crowd cheering and I could have paddled in after that, but I’m glad I didn’t though.”
Although finishing an uncharacteristic 13th at his homebreak on the Gold Coast, today’s victory rockets Fanning to No. 3 on the ASP World Championship Tour rankings heading into the next event.
“I had a bit of a meltdown at the first event,” Fanning said. “I knew everything was working well. I knew I just needed to go and simple things up. I took the headphones off and had a lot more fun. I knew there were going to be a lot of waves with the tide dropping out and I guess I just wanted to be on the good ones. You’ve got to just believe in your judgment and I’m stoked.”
Slater fought back from an early combination situation with an incredible full-rotation aerial for a Perfect 10. The legendary natural-footer backed it up moments later with an 8.07 to take the lead, but would only hold it briefly after an assault from Fanning.
“I was moving around trying to get active and I was just finding my feet,” Slater said. “I knew Mick (Fanning) was going to be real patient. I knew he got that start and then I tried to talk to him and he put his serious head on and pissed me off, so I thought I’d throw a big rotator on him and it wasn’t enough. That was pretty exciting for me. Even when he had the 9 and 8-something, I had a feeling I was in it. I felt like something good was going to come my way and it started to. I had one more chance and that was about it. I knew it was going to be a bit of a struggle with the waves out there, with the long intervals and long lulls, but that’s just the way it goes.”
Slater’s Runner-Up finish moves him back to the No. 1 spot on the ASP World Championship Tour ratings.Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, defending Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach winner, was a standout throughout the entire event, dominating the Bells Bowl and Rincon sections with an unmatched affinity. However, the stylish natural-footer would fall to Gold Coast stable mate Fanning in the Semifinals despite an impressive array of scores.
“I told Mick (Fanning) to ring that thing,” Parkinson said. “He beat me and I hope he beats Kelly (Slater). No one is more deserving. He’s come close so many times and put more time in here than anyone. If it wasn’t me, I couldn’t think of anyone else I’d want to see win it. We’ve had lots of battles and today I couldn’t get a good turn in. I was hoping for more waves and I was hoping to surf it out rather than sit it out. It’d be great to see Mick win it today. He’s a Kirra boy and he deserves it in memory of him, Michael (Peterson) was such a Kirra legend and Mick too, and I couldn’t think of a more fitting end to the day.”
Parkinson’s Equal 3rd today bumps him to No. 4 on the ASP World Championship Tour ratings heading into the next event.
Jeremy Flores (FRA), 23, posted two massive wins today over lethal rookie John John Florence (AUS), 19, and form goofy-footer Owen Wright (AUS), 22. The young Frenchmen dissected the Bells walls with unmatched precision, but a priority interference in his Semifinal bout with Slater would see Flores bundled out with an Equal 3rd.
“I’m disappointed with the result,” Flores said. “I feel like I was surfing really well and I didn’t agree with the interference call. That’s surfing though so I just have to brush it off and focus on the next one.”
Highlights from the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will be available via http://live.ripcurl.com
Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am and assess conditions for a possible 7:30am start to the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta.
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.80
2 – Kelly Slater (USA) 18.07
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.10 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 7.83
SF 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.83 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.43
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.06 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 13.66
QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.97 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.10
QF 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.00 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 10.27
QF 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.63 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.63
RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 5 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.93 def. John John Florence (HAW) 14.00
Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) 17.40 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.36
Heat 3: Kai Otton (AUS) 14.27 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 12.90
Heat 4: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 17.27 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 9.04
CURRENT ASP TOP 3 (After Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach):
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 13,200 pts
2. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12,000 pts
3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 11,750 pts
3. Mick Fanning (AUS) 11,750 pts
RIP CURL WOMEN’S PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Sarah Mason (NZL) 15.84 def. Paige Hareb (NZL) 13.94
Heat 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.17 def. Laura Enever (AUS) 8.90
Heat 3: Coco Ho (HAW) 15.77 def. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 14.50
Heat 4: Lakey Peterson (USA) 15.43 def. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 11.73
RIP CURL WOMEN’S PRO BELLS BEACH QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS:
QF 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) vs. Sarah Mason (NZL)
QF 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
QF 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) vs. Coco Ho (HAW)
QF 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) vs. Lakey Peterson (USA)

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Joel Parkinson Ready to Defend Title at Upcoming Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

Posted by admin 31 Mar 2012 Comments Off
Joel Parkinson Ready to Defend Title at Upcoming Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger
ASP World Championship Tour Event No. 2 of 10
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta
ASP Women’s World Championship Tour Event No. 2 of 7
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 3 – 14, 2012

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Saturday, March 31, 2012) – The world’s best surfers are descending upon the Australian state of Victoria for the second stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour season, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger, to be held from April 3 – 14, 2012.
Event No. 2 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will reignite the explosive hunt for the 2012 ASP World title which kicked off in late February on Australia’s Gold Coast, and if the swell forecasts prove accurate, Bells Beach is poised to turn on some classic conditions for the world’s best surfers.
Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, reigning and three-time Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach winner, is a perennial threat for the ASP World Title and regarded as one of the most gifted surfers to ever step foot on a board. The stylish natural-footer is one of the heavy favorites heading into next week’s event.
“I’m really excited with the forecast looking pretty good right now,” Parkinson said. “With Bells, it’s less of a progressive wave and more of a traditional wave. However, that depends on your definition of ‘progressive’. It’s not a progressive wave in terms of boosting airs, but it is progressive in terms of the lines you draw across it. There might be a section here or there, but the majority of the time, even last year when it was as good as Bells gets, it’s still a hard wave to ride. It’s a difficult wave to find a good line on because it’s always changing, wave-to-wave and even while you’re on the wave. Bells is a constantly changing thing.”

Last year marked the historic 50th anniversary of competition at Bells Beach and Parkinson reigned supreme over Gold Coast stablemate Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, in a hard-fought Final.

“The history and the vibe of the place follows you out into the lineup,” Parkinson said. “I love it. It’s like no other contest. They can’t trump last year… not for me anyway. Footage from last year keeps popping up all the time and I find myself having to get away from it because I don’t know if it can be that good again. You can’t convince yourself that every heat is going to be six foot and offshore in the Bells Bowl.”

Despite being one of the form surfers at the season-opening event on the Gold Coast (posting the only Perfect 10 of the contest), Parkinson was eliminated in the Quarterfinals by lethal South African Jordy Smith (ZAF), 24. Parkinson will look for another big result at this year’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach to bolster his campaign for the 2012 ASP World Title.

“I guess a result here sets me up for a good year,” Parkinson said. “Because I’ve had a good track record at Bells, I kind of expect something out of myself there, a Final or a Semi or a Quarter, whatever. It’s always been an indicator event for me.”

Standing in Parkinson’s way will be the finest assemblage of talent the ASP World Championship Tour has ever seen.

“I’d say Mick (Fanning) and Taj (Burrow), going on form, are two of the most dangerous guys in the event,” Parkinson said. “I mean, Mick surfs the Bells Bowl better than anyone. Kelly (Slater) is always a threat everywhere we go. He doesn’t even know if he’s going to do Brazil, but he’s no slouch at Bells – he’s got four of them (Bells titles).”

In addition to the established performers on the world’s elite tour, Parkinson also acknowledges the recent performances of rookie phenom John John Florence (HAW), 19, as a major indicator of things to come.

“I was watching John John (Florence) at the ASP Prime event at Margaret River and he looked insane,” Pasrkinson said. “He’s been unbelievable since he’s been on tour. He can do anything, anywhere. His carving was amazing at Margies (Margaret River), his railwork, it’s all good. However, he’s never surfed Bells, so that will probably sort him out. It’s a tricky spot to jump in cold. It can be a real unknown kind of a place. If it goes to Winki (backup venue Winkipop), it gets a little more squared up, but at Bells you just ever know what’s going to happen.”

Parkinson will take on compatriots Adam Melling (AUS), 27, and Kai Otton (AUS), 32, in Round 1 of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.

Coastalwatch Plus, official forecasters for the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, are calling for the start of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, including the trials to be held on the Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd of April, is now looking nothing short of excellent. The forecast broadly hinges on an active storm track affecting the far southern Indian Ocean through to Western Australian longitudes over the next week to ten days.

The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger will run from April 3 – 14, 2012 and will be webcast LIVE via http://live.ripcurl.com

Running in conjunction with the men’s event will be the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta, the second stop on the 2012 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour season.
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 2: Owen Wright (AUS), Bede Durbidge (AUS), Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Raoni Monteiro (BRA), Taylor Knox (USA)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Adam Melling (AUS), Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 5: Taj Burrow (AUS), Kolohe Andino (USA), TBA
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA), Brett Simpson (USA), TBA
Heat 7: Julian Wilson (AUS), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Yadin Nicol (AUS)
Heat 8: Gabriel Medina (AUS), Mick Fanning (AUS), Jadson Andre (BRA)
Heat 9: Josh Kerr (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 10: Michel Bourez (PYF), Damien Hobgood (USA), C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 11: Alejo Muniz (BRA), John John Florence (HAW), Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 12: Heitor Alves (BRA), Miguel Pupo (BRA), Matt Wilkinson (AUS)

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