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Upsets abound in rounds 2 and 3 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
Holy shit, bru! You see that?!? J Bay was absolutely on fire on Tuesday for the second day of the 2009 Billabong Pro. The boys logged a few perfect 10 rides, and many more in the excellent range.
King Kelly Slater was on again at J Bay, turning out the highest heat score of the day with his 18.84 to 9.34 victory over Australia’s Nic Muscroft. Dominating the inside barrel section, Slater was virtually unstoppable, posting a 9.57 and a 9.27, and finishing his heat with an additional two throw-out waves over 9.0.
Current number one, Joel Parkinson continued his winning ways at Jeffreys, with two high point heat wins on Tuesday. Parko destroyed Aussie wildcard Heath Joske in round 2, then rolled over Kieren Perrow in round 3, logging a 10 point ride and posting a heat total of 18.50.
California rookie, Nathan Curran caused a Brazilian economic meltdown when he took out Adriano de Souza in round 2. Unfortunately for Nathan, he wasn’t able to back up that result, with Australia’s Dean Morrison leaving him in combo-land in round 3.
South African wildcard Sean Holmes has been a real show stealer. In round 1, he posted a solid win over Hawaiian rookie Dustin Barca; in round 2, he caused a huge upset by comboing Taj Burrow, and in round 3, he took down Australia’s Mick Campbell.
Tahitian rookie Michel Bourez brought another major upset when he took down Mick Fanning in their second round match-up. Bourez ousted Basque surfer Aritz Aranburu in round 1, and will meet up with California’s Dane Reynolds in round 3, when action resumes.
Speaking of Dane, he topped Saffa front-runner and fellow sophomore, Jordy Smith in what will likely be one of the heats of the year. After posting lackluster results in the last few events, Dane has finally hit his stride in South Africa. Wednesday will tell whether the world’s “best” surfer can continue his momentum when he is matched up against the Tahitian rookie.
Log on to the event website for a complete recap, photos, videos on demand, heat sheets and all the live action.
Round 2 results
Heat 1 - 13.17 CJ Hobgood (USA) defeated 13.10 Michael Picon (FRA)
Heat 2 - 12.90 Kai Otton (AUS) defeated 11.23 Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 3 - 13.83 Dean Morrison (AUS) defeated 13.33 Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Heat 4 - 11.50 Nathaniel Curran (USA) defeated 8.43 Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 5 - 15.83 Bobby Martinez (USA) defeated 7.50 Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 6 - 15.73 Ben Dunn (AUS) defeated 5.20 Tom Whitaker (AUS)
Heat 7 - 13.10 Kieren Perrow (AUS) defeated 10.87 Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
Heat 8 - 16.90 Joel Parkinson (AUS) defeated 7.83 Heath Joske (AUS)
Heat 9 - 18.60 Sean Holmes (ZAF) defeated 9.33 Taj Burrow (AUS)
Heat 10 - 13.50 Mick Campbell (AUS) defeated 11.17 Tim Reyes (USA)
Heat 11 - 18.27 Michel Bourez (PYF) defeated 17.17 Mick Fanning (AUS)
Heat 12 - 17.83 Dane Reynolds (USA) defeated 13.90 Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 13 - 18.84 Kelly Slater (USA) defeated 9.34 Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 14 - 16.43 Taylor Knox (USA) defeated 12.66 Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 15 - 17.50 Bede Durbidge (AUS) defeated 16.00 Greg Emslie (ZAF)
Heat 16 - 11.83 Damien Hobgood (USA) defeated 11.00 Chris Davidson (AUS)
Round 3 results
Heat 1 - 14.60 Kai Otton (AUS) defeated 10.17 CJ Hobgood (USA)
Heat 2 - 17.63 Dean Morrison (AUS) defeated 11.57 Nathaniel Curran (USA)
Heat 3 - 15.00 Bobby Martinez (USA) defeated 12.50 Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 4 - 18.50 Joel Parkinson (AUS) defeated 12.33 Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 5 - 15.50 Sean Holmes (ZAF) defeated 13.57 Mick Campbell (AUS)
Remaining Round 3 heats
Heat 6 - Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 7 - Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Taylor Knox (USA)
Heat 8 - Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Damien Hobgood (USA)
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Enough with the King Kelly flatulence. He got smoked SMOKED by TKnox. . . SMOKED!!!
Just give it to Parko already. Clearly the best surfer in the world.
my dad lectured me - again - for gloating over the misfortunes of nasty people /it upsets him/is it human folly or entirely understandable?
How can you smoke someone if they had nothing to smoke..as for the Knox…well if ’slates’ hooked that 1st wave..would have got a 10 in that chop of Devil Wind and not an 8 +!!