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Gilmore wins Roxy Pro, Barca beat in opening heat at Quiksilver Pro
By Lanaly Cabalo - The Garden Island
Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore won the Roxy Pro Gold Coast and Kaua‘i’s Dustin Barca fell to Florida’s C.J. Hobgood on Saturday in the Quiksilver Pro.
Both competitions made their way back to Snapper Rocks on Saturday after nearly a week of lay days and two rounds at Duranbah Beach. With the surf back up and the weather clear enough to go, the Roxy and Quiksilver Pros made it back to their original spots to see a women’s champion crowned and eight heats of Round 3 in the men’s competition.
The Roxy Pro, the first competition of the Association of Surfing Professional’s season, opened with the reigning world champion, Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore, and the rookie from New Zealand, Paige Hareb.
Gilmore took the first wave of the day but came up with a low-scoring 3.17. That was later thrown out as she went on to score the highest individual score of the semifinals when she took a long ride and came out with a 9.33.
Hareb would answer back with a 7.83 but still needed another big wave if she was going to beat Gilmore.
Gilmore closed the heat with a 7.00 to finish the semi with a 16.33 and a spot in the finals.
The second semifinal was also a veteran versus a rookie. Makaha’s Melanie Bartels (17.34) took down Honolulu’s Coco Ho (13.27) in a tough battle that left Ho trailing Bartels throughout the 30-minute heat.
Bartels opened with a whopping 9.17 and followed that up, catching a long ride and coming up with two solid turns to finish with an 8.17.
Ho’s best ride at that point was a 7.50. Altogether, Ho caught 10 waves. Her final wave looked promising, but it pulled in on her following a nice cutback and Ho just couldn’t catch Bartels.
Against Bartels, Gilmore came out aggressively. Gilmore started the final with one long ride in which she pulled off 10 maneuvers to finish with a high 9.57. She followed that with a shorter, 5.17-point ride, leaving it open just enough for Bartels to catch her.
But throughout the heat, Bartels just couldn’t catch a decent wave. After four waves and 24 minutes, Bartels had yet to score a point. By her fifth ride, Bartels turned the pressure on when she came up with a 7.5 ride and forced Gilmore to keep surfing.
Bartels caught one more wide set and scored a 5.00, but it wasn’t enough to take down the world champion. Gilmore won with a 16.07 to Bartels’ 12.50.
Following the women’s competition, the men jumped right into the water, starting off with Florida’s C.J. Hobgood defeating Kaua‘i’s Dustin Barca.
Hobgood only rode four waves — the first, a 1.00, almost somewhat of a throw-away wave just to score, but his next two were huge. The final cut off Barca’s chance at winning.
Barca had just scored a 6.50 off a forehand-snap into a reversal on a smaller wave and Hobgood responded to it well. Hobgood busted out with a long 8.00-ride, but it still wasn’t enough to overtake Barca’s two solid rides. Knowing that, Hobgood started back up at the point and caught a clear open face and pulled out the stops to finish with an 8.50. With the lead and seven minutes left in the opening heat, Barca needed a perfect 10.00 ride if he was going to win. He was able to catch four more waves — one worth 5.00 — but couldn’t pull out the win.
Kaua‘i’s Roy Powers will surf in Heat 14 of Round 3 against Dane Reynolds when the competition resumes.
Both competitions made their way back to Snapper Rocks on Saturday after nearly a week of lay days and two rounds at Duranbah Beach. With the surf back up and the weather clear enough to go, the Roxy and Quiksilver Pros made it back to their original spots to see a women’s champion crowned and eight heats of Round 3 in the men’s competition.
The Roxy Pro, the first competition of the Association of Surfing Professional’s season, opened with the reigning world champion, Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore, and the rookie from New Zealand, Paige Hareb.
Gilmore took the first wave of the day but came up with a low-scoring 3.17. That was later thrown out as she went on to score the highest individual score of the semifinals when she took a long ride and came out with a 9.33.
Hareb would answer back with a 7.83 but still needed another big wave if she was going to beat Gilmore.
Gilmore closed the heat with a 7.00 to finish the semi with a 16.33 and a spot in the finals.
The second semifinal was also a veteran versus a rookie. Makaha’s Melanie Bartels (17.34) took down Honolulu’s Coco Ho (13.27) in a tough battle that left Ho trailing Bartels throughout the 30-minute heat.
Bartels opened with a whopping 9.17 and followed that up, catching a long ride and coming up with two solid turns to finish with an 8.17.
Ho’s best ride at that point was a 7.50. Altogether, Ho caught 10 waves. Her final wave looked promising, but it pulled in on her following a nice cutback and Ho just couldn’t catch Bartels.
Against Bartels, Gilmore came out aggressively. Gilmore started the final with one long ride in which she pulled off 10 maneuvers to finish with a high 9.57. She followed that with a shorter, 5.17-point ride, leaving it open just enough for Bartels to catch her.
But throughout the heat, Bartels just couldn’t catch a decent wave. After four waves and 24 minutes, Bartels had yet to score a point. By her fifth ride, Bartels turned the pressure on when she came up with a 7.5 ride and forced Gilmore to keep surfing.
Bartels caught one more wide set and scored a 5.00, but it wasn’t enough to take down the world champion. Gilmore won with a 16.07 to Bartels’ 12.50.
Following the women’s competition, the men jumped right into the water, starting off with Florida’s C.J. Hobgood defeating Kaua‘i’s Dustin Barca.
Hobgood only rode four waves — the first, a 1.00, almost somewhat of a throw-away wave just to score, but his next two were huge. The final cut off Barca’s chance at winning.
Barca had just scored a 6.50 off a forehand-snap into a reversal on a smaller wave and Hobgood responded to it well. Hobgood busted out with a long 8.00-ride, but it still wasn’t enough to overtake Barca’s two solid rides. Knowing that, Hobgood started back up at the point and caught a clear open face and pulled out the stops to finish with an 8.50. With the lead and seven minutes left in the opening heat, Barca needed a perfect 10.00 ride if he was going to win. He was able to catch four more waves — one worth 5.00 — but couldn’t pull out the win.
Kaua‘i’s Roy Powers will surf in Heat 14 of Round 3 against Dane Reynolds when the competition resumes.
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