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ROXY PRO HAWAII CONTEST IS ON!
CHELSEA GEORGESON WINS THE ROXY PRO HAWAII
5:00 pm
Roxy rider Chelsea Georgeson wins the Roxy Pro with the highest score of the day, a perfect 10! A perfect 10 is amazing and not handed out to easily in pro surfing. It is especially to get a score like that after using all your strength to surf a heat on 10 minutes prior to your last heat. But, that didn't stop Chelsea as she went straight from the semi-finals and into the finals.
"I've just been surfing all day and my boards felt really good, it's kind of like a dream. I was just really paitent, trying to keep calm to not get too carried away. My board just felt really good out there, so I just went all out for the final and had a really good surf," said Chels, "I feel like there is a little less pressure (going into the maui event) because I am ahead of Sof, so it makes me feel more comfortable going out at Maui, but at the same time she is going to be chasing me. So, it's going to be really exciting either way."
Chelsea is now rated number one on tour with Sofia Mulanovich in second and Megan Abubo in third. Sofia and Chelsea will battle for the the World Title spot at the ASP Maui event December 8-19, 2005. Log on to roxy.com or aspworldtour.com to watch who will be crowned the 2005 World Champ!
ROXY PRO FINAL IN THE WATER
3:23 PM
Roxy teammates Chelsea, who after making it to the finals of this event has improved her ratings to number 1, ahead of best friend Sofia Mulanovich, and number 3 in the world, Megan Abubo are battling for first place in the finals. Also joining them is highest wave scores of the day, Claire Bevilaqua and Melanie Redman-Carr.
HAWAIIAN MEGAN ABUBO ADVANCES TO FINALS
2:55PM
Local girl Megan Abubo advances to the finals. Megan still has a shot at winning her first world title this year. "I feel really confident out there," Megan said. "This is my break". Will local knowledge pay off? Good luck Megs.
CURRENT WORLD CHAMP, SOFIA MULANOVICH, IS ELIMINATED IN QUARTER-FINALS. CLAIRE BEVO FROM AUSTRALIA ADVANCES WITH A 19.06.
2:50 PM
A big upset on the beach this afternoon as current world champ Sofia Mulanovich was eliminated in the quarter-finals of heat two. Sofia still has a shot at her second world title, which will be deterimined at the next ASP event in Maui, December 8 - December 19, 2005. Australian Claire Beilacqua got the highest scored waves of the contest so far with an amazing 9.73 and a 9.33. Claire will meet Laurina, Melanie and Tita in the semi-finals.
TITA WINS TWO IN A ROW.
2:03 PM
Tita Tavares wins the quarter-finals after just making it through her heat in the "losers round". Also, advancing is Australian Melanie Redman-Carr. After breaking a board in the final minutes, Keala Kennelly and west side's Mel Bartels are eliminated.
SERENA AND TITA ADVANCE
1:42 PM
Serena Brooke from Australia and Tita Tavares from Brazil advance out of the "losers round" and into the quarter-finals.
WORLD CHAMP SOFAI MULANOVICH AND WILDCARD CARISSA MOORE ADAVANCE TO ROUND 3.
11:22 AM
Sofia wins her heat with a 16.33 over wildcard Carissa Moore (11.80) automatically advancing them to quarter-finals of the Roxy Pro. Serena must surf in round two and win her heat in order to keep advancing in the Roxy Pro. Sofia sits with coach Martin Potter below before paddling out for her heat.
TRIALS ARE UNDERWAY
9:41 AM
The sun is coming out from behind the rainy clouds from this morning as Carissa Moore, Tory Titcomb, Bethany Hamilton and Kathryn VanDyke are in the beautiful 6 ft water battling for first place. Only the first place winnner will advance to the main event of the Roxy Pro which will follow just after the trials heat. It has been announced that the Roxy Pro will finish today. |
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FUN FACT: WHY FOUR MAN HEATS INSTEAD OF MAN ON MAN AT THIS CONTEST?
"On the North Shore, the city and county banned man-on-man heats because they didn't want to tie up the water and take all the time away from the recreational surfers. The rules only allow 16 days of contest surf per event. By doing four man heats you can process more people so the county actually wrote it in the rules that you have to do four man heats for the contests on the North Shore, which includes Haleiwa, Waimaia Bay, Pipeline and Sunset Beach," said contest director Randy Rarrick.
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ROXY PRO HAWAII CONTEST IS ON!