Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Round 2
Dane Reynolds Leads Charge In Round Two At Quiksilver Pro presented by LG Mobile
The Quiksilver Pro presented by LG Mobile roared back to life after six lay-days today, with the first half of round two staged in clean 1-metre beach break waves at Duranbah Beach.
An afternoon swell increase allowed organizers to relocate to the main contest site of Snapper Rock to hold the remaining 8 heats of round two in point break waves.
World no.2 Bede Durbidge (Currumbin, Aus) and world no.4 Joel Parkinson (Coolangatta, Aus) put their Quiksilver Pro campaigns back on track after opening round losses.
The afternoon action was equally impressive with American ace Dane Reynolds scoring the first 10 point ride at the season-opening ASP men’s world tour event in his round two heat against 2009 rookie Nathaniel Curran.
Putting it all on the line, Reynolds pulled off a huge grab-rail air ahead of an air reverse to lock in the first perfect ride of the event.
Reynolds finishing with a two-wave combined total of an 18.83 to Curran’s 13.24 to easily advance through to round three.
When round three commences, American star CJ Hobgood will take on Hawaiian Dustin Barca in the opening heat.
Other big round three match-ups include 9 x world champion Kelly Slater vs. event wildcard Julian Wilson, world no.2 Bede Dubidge vs. Burleigh Heads ripper Jay Thompson, Snapper star Joel Parkinson vs. Portugal’s Tiago Pires and 2007 world champion Mick Fanning vs. Hawaiian Kekoa Bacalso.
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QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.00 def. Daniel Wills (AUS) 8.67
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.56 def. Corey Ziems (AUS) 10.27
Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.33 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 10.06
Heat 4: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 16.33 def. Marlon Lipke (DEU) 10.50
Heat 5: Drew Courtney (AUS) 13.60 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 12.53
Heat 6: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 15.53 def. Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 12.73
Heat 7: Dustin Barca (HAW) 11.34 def. Chris Ward (USA) 9.50
Heat 8: David Weare (ZAF) 15.73 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 15.50
Heat 9: Jihad Khodr (BRA) 14.26 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 13.67
Heat 10: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 15.33 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 8.83
Heat 11: Dayyan Neve (AUS) 11.34 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 8.74
Heat 12: Chris Davidson (AUS) 16.67 def. Michael Picon (FRA) 12.34
Heat 13: Dane Reynolds (USA) 18.83 def. Nathaniel Curran (USA) 13.24
Heat 14: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.00 def. Mick Campbell (AUS) 12.50
Heat 15: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.50 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 14.50
Heat 16: Roy Powers (HAW) 14.67 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 12.23
QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 1: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Dustin Barca (HAW)
Heat 2: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Jihad Khodr (BRA)
Heat 3: Dayyan Neve (AUS) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
Heat 6: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 7: Damien Hobgood (AUS) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)
Heat 9: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)
Heat 10: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 11: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)
Heat 12: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Drew Courtney (AUS)
Heat 14: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW0
Heat 15: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Tim Boal (FRA)
Heat 16: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. David Weare (ZAF)
The opening day of the 2009 ASP World Tour season got underway, with the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by LG completing Round 1 in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Duranbah Beach.
Jeremy Flores, 20, Dream Tour No. 10 in 2008, had opened the contest early in the day in Heat 1 of Round 1 besting former event winner Dean Morrison (Gold Coast, AUS) and Hawaiian rookie Dustin Barca (Kauai, HAW). Flores, who has been Europe's undisputed surf leader for three years now, found one of the few barrels of the day to secure his lead and advance despite his ankle hurting him.
"I just wanted to get a few waves quickly and take the lead and that's what I did so I am happy," Flores said. "That little barrel put me ahead and I was lucky to be there at the right time. You never want to lose that first heat so it’s all good."
Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning and nine-time ASP World Champion, took to experimenting with his equipment during Round 1, opting to ride an unconventional self-shaped, 5’4” round-tail quad en route to victory over Dayyan Neve (AUS), 30, and Daniel Wills (AUS), 33.
Miky Picon (Capbreton, FRA) and Aritz Aranburu (Zarautz, EUK) were not able to get away with a win in their respective heats and will surf Round 2 when competition resumes on the Gold Coast of Australia.
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ROUND 1, Results
Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.67, Dustin Barca 11.87, Dean Morrison (AUS) 9.70
Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) 17.50, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 12.83, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 4.93
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.17, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 11.00, Daniel Wills (AUS) 10.67
Heat 9: Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.10, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.73, Miky Picon (FRA) 9.06
ROUND 2
Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 12: Miky Picon (FRA) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)
Heat 13: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Nathaniel Curran (USA)
WIN! A trip for 2 at the Brits 09!
Win a week for 2 at the Brits!
28th March - 4th April 2009, Laax, Switzerland!
Quiksilver will be hosting the Big Air Championships - one of the biggest draws of the Brits on Tuesday 31th March & Thursday 2nd April and you could be there to witness the action. We’re giving away accommodation, lift passes, party tickets and VIP Passes to the Quiksessions Funk Night in association with Whitelines.
Not only will you be invited to watch the British Snowboarding Championships but you’ll also get a chance to go riding with Quiksilver team riders James Thorne, Jamie Nicholls, Ollie Jackson, Henry Shakleton and legendary Quiksilver Team Manager James Stentiford.
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*The winners must be over 18 (unless accompanied by an adult). Flights are not included.
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Five Finger Death Punch - UK Headline Dates Confirmed
Modern-metal heavy-hitters Five Finger Death Punch will be playing headline dates in London & Oxford. The details are as follows:
February 6th 2009 @ Islington Academy (LONDON)
w/ Exit Ten, Rise to Remain
February 17th 2009 @ Academy 2 (OXFORD)
w/ Exit Ten, Rise to Remain
Tickets are now on sale and can be bought through: http://livenation.co.uk/ & http://www.seetickets.co.uk/
Spinefarm Records UK will be releasing 'The Way Of The Fist' on January 19th 2009. The UK version comes with a bonus live track plus a cover of Faith No More's 'From Out of Nowhere'. The album will be available for streaming through the band's UK MySpace page on January 7th 2009 - http://www.myspace.com/ffdtukfans
'The Bleeding' will follow on as the second single from the album on February 9th 2009. A video for the track can be viewed on the Spinefarm YouTube page - http://www.youtube.com/spinefarmrecordsuk
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH tour dates:
6th February 2009 @ Islington Academy (London) - HEADLINE SHOW w/ Exit Ten, Rise To Remain
9th February 2009 @ Mandela Hall (Belfast) - w/ Lamb of God
10th February 2009 @ Academy (Dublin) - w/ Lamb of God
11th February 2009 @ Academy (Bristol) - w/ Dimmu Borgir, Lamb of God and Unearth
12th February 2009 @ Academy (Birmingham) - w/Dimmu Borgir, Lamb of God and Unearth
13th February 2009 @ Academy (Manchester) - w/ Dimmu Borgir, Lamb of God and Unearth
14th February 2009 @ Brixton Academy (London) - w/Dimmu Borgir, Lamb of God and Unearth
15th February 2009 @ Academy (Glasgow) - w/Dimmu Borgir, Lamb of God and Unearth
17th February 2009 @ Academy 2 (Oxford) HEADLINE SHOW w/ Exit Ten, Rise To Remain
Victory for Travis Rice at the Winter X-Games
The winter's biggest alternative sports meeting in the United States, the Winter X-Games, is currently taking place in Aspen. Team Quiksilver rider, Travis Rice, star of the film "That’s it, That’s All", cruised to victory in this weekend's Big Air Final with a double backflip backside 1080, an incredible three full turns.
Travis' performance went down a storm with the spectators, and earned him 78% of the votes on offer in the final, compared with just 22% for his Norwegian rival Torstein Horgmo.
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