The opening event of the 2013 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour finally got underway, with all 12 heats of Round 1 of Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast getting completed at the alternative event site of Rainbow Bay in Queensland, Australia, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.
With clean two-to-three foot waves on offer at the event site, the surfing heavy-weights from around the globe had an ideal stage on hand to put their exquisite skills on display and get themselves through into the third round without having to surf in the second round.
Reigning ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson was involved in one of the biggest upsets of the day as he ended up finishing behind fellow Australian Matt Wilkinson in the sixth heat.
He put on a superb performance, registering a heat-total of 17.73 points, but this was unable to keep Wilkinson at bay, who took the win by getting to a heat-total o 17.76 points.
?It feels good to post a win over someone like Joel (Parkinson),? Wilkinson said. ?He obviously knows the banks here better than everyone, but I feel like I?ve been surfing well the last couple years ? things just haven?t been going my way. I definitely feel like I surf stronger on my backhand and the waves lined up for me in that heat. Pumped to be through to Round 3 and hope to keep it pushin?.?
Parkinson is expected to bounce back in his Round 2 heat and successfully make it into the third round.
11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater got off to an ideal start, getting the better of fellow American Kolohe Andino and Dane Reynolds in the fifth heat to secure his place in the third round, relegating both his rivals to the second round.
Australia?s Mick Fanning, former two-time ASP World Champion, was nothing short of outstanding on the first active day of the competition. Showing no mercy to fellow compatriot Willian Cardoso and America?s Sebastian Zietz, the 31-yeaqr-old Fanning posted a heat-total of 17.24 points to claim a comprehensive victory.
South Africa?s Travis Logie sent Brazil?s Adriano de Souza and Hawaii?s Dusty Payne into the relegation round, whereas South Africa?s Jordy Smith got the better of America?s CJ Hobgood and Ireland?s Glenn Hall in the final heat of the first round to advance straight to the third round.
When the action resumes, Parkinson will take on fellow countryperson Brent Dorrington in a man-on-man battle for survival.
paulina gretzky david bowie elvis presley elvis presley Pretty Little Liars Rob Parker Comcast
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.