Gidget Pro Sunset Beach
Stop No. 6 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour
Sunset Beach, Oahu/Hawaii
November 24 – 8, 2009
Gidget Pro Sunset Beach ON in Solid Conditions
Pictured: The ASP Top 17 will hit the water for the opening rounds of the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach Credit: © ASP/ CI/ SCHOLTZ via GETTY IMAGES
SUNSET BEACH, Oahu/Hawaii (Friday, November 27, 2009) – After two consecutive lay-days and an observed holiday yesterday, the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach, will launch into action at 12pm today in five-to-seven foot (2 metre) surf at the iconic venue of Sunset Beach.Event No. 7 of 8 on the 2009 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach is a vital event in the hunt for the 2009 ASP Women’s World Title and holds the dual importance of being the second event in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (an ASP Specialty Series).
“We’ve got fun surf on offer right now and are expecting the swell to hold throughout the day,” Randy Rarick, Gidget Pro Sunset Beach Contest Director, said. “We’ll run the Trials today as well as Rounds 1 and 2 of the main event.”
In addition to potentially determining the 2009 ASP Women’s World Title, the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach will play a critical role in several competitors’ campaigns towards requalifying for the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour.
The Gidget Pro Sunset Beach will be webcast LIVE via www.triplecrownofsurfing.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
GIDGET PRO SUNSET BEACH ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Coco Ho (HAW), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Bruna Schmitz (BRA), Laurina McGrath (AUS)
Heat 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Rebecca Woods (AUS), Jacqueline Silva (BRA), TBA
Heat 3: Melanie Bartels (HAW), Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), Megan Abubo (HAW)
Heat 4: Silvana Lima (BRA), Rosanne Hodge (ZAF), Samantha Cornish (AUS), TBA
Heat 5: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Paige Hareb (NZL), Alana Blanchard (HAW), Bethany Hamilton (HAW)