\nPhoto courtesy of www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
[i][size=small]Saturday, 8 October, 2005[\/size][\/i]<\/p>\n
\nPhoto courtesy of www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
[i][size=small]Australian Trudy Todd, a 13-year tour veteran who hasn\u0092t relished an event victory for over five years, overcame Samantha Cornish (AUS) to win the Rip Curl Malibu Pro in epic four to six foot (one to two meter) surf today. Todd, who jumped from equal 13th to 7th on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) world ratings with the win, announced earlier in the season that this will be her last year competing on the World Championship Tour (WCT).[\/size][\/i]\u0093I said to the girls, \u0091you know, I really want to go out winning a contest and being on top instead of getting kicked off the tour and looking like a kook,\u0092 so I guess I did that,\u0094 joked Todd.<\/p>\n
\u0093My last win was in Maui in 1999 – back when I was in my prime,\u0094 she continued. \u0093I broke my back in 2000 and have had cancer twice in the last six years, so I\u0092m retiring because my health is good and I really want to get married, have kids and have a life other than the tour.\u0094<\/p>\n
Though many expected to see another showdown between close friends and ratings leaders Sofia Mulanovich (PER) and Chelsea Georgeson (AUS), fans lining the shore of Surfrider Beach were treated to a slightly different best friend battle.<\/p>\n
\u0093Sam and I are best friends and travel buddies. She\u0092s a ripper and I\u0092ve known her since she was a young girl so I was like, \u0091Let\u0092s just go out there and surf. We\u0092ve got great waves, I\u0092m retiring, and I\u0092ve finally got a final with you,\u0094 explained Todd.<\/p>\n
The girls did just that, but it would ultimately be Todd who came out on top.<\/p>\n
\u0093Obviously I\u0092m disappointed I didn\u0092t win, but second is a really good result,\u0094 conceded Cornish. \u0093I had such an awesome day surfing perfect Malibu waves that I\u0092m overwhelmed. I\u0092m just stoked that one of my good friends won. I haven\u0092t seen Trudy win one since I started on the \u0091CT and she\u0092s going to retire at the end of the year so I\u0092m stoked to see her win. I\u0092m disappointed but I\u0092m glad to see it was one of my good mates.\u0094<\/p>\n
Cornish squashed defending Malibu Pro champion Megan Abubo\u0092s chances of a repeat win in the semis, just one heat after flattening number one rated surfer Mulanovich\u0092s hopes of furthering her ratings lead in the quarterfinals. Mulanovich\u0092s loss to Cornish came as quite a surprise after the Peruvian\u0092s survived her heat against wildcard Stephanie Gilmore (AUS). Many thought that if she were to be beaten early, Gilmore would have been the girl to do it.<\/p>\n
Also shockingly eliminated in the quarterfinals were Georgeson and six times world champion Layne Beachley (AUS). Both surfers were hoping to narrow world title rating points gaps here in Malibu.<\/p>\n
\u0093It\u0092s not the best way to finish the contest, but I guess if I want to win a world title, it is good that Layne and Sofia both bowed out at the same time,\u0094 said Georgeson. \u0093I\u0092m just bummed that I blew it because I had a really good opportunity to get ahead of both of those girls, but there are two contests left and hopefully I can pull something together then and get a good result. I\u0092m stoked though, we have to wait until Hawaii now.\u0094<\/p>\n
Beachley expressed similar sentiments. Despite posting today\u0092s best heat score of a 17.5 (out of a possible 20 points), she was unable to beat an in-form Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS).<\/p>\n
\u0093It opened the door for me to catch them, and my frustration lies with the fact that I\u0092ve been surfing the best, getting the best scores and I just didn\u0092t get another wave,\u0094 said Beachley. \u0093It was a really slow heat. I\u0092m bitterly disappointed because if I got through that heat and into the final, I would\u0092ve been a serious contender for the world title.\u0094<\/p>\n
Today\u0092s somewhat surprising results leave the 2005 world title race up in the air, with Mulanovich, Georgeson, Abubo and Beachley still mathematically capable of ending the year as number one. For Beachley to capture a seventh world title and for Abubo to win her first, the girls would need to win the final two events of the year with Mulanovich and Georgeson eliminated before the quarterfinals in both events. Even if Mulanovich wins the next event held in Haleiwa Beach, Hawaii from November 12-24, as long as Georgeson makes the semifinal, the race will run through to the final event of the year at Honolua Bay, Maui, from December 8-19. <\/p>\n
In true Hollywood fashion, a Celebrity Surf Bout was also held today. Much to the delight of the beach full of fans, over a dozen television, film and music personalities took to Malibu Point to raise awareness for the Heal the Bay foundation, an environmental awareness organization. Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, NYPD Blue\u0092s Ricky Schroeder and Andrew Keegan of Ten Things I Hate About You were among those in attendance.<\/p>\n
ASP Ratings after Stop #7 on the Women\u0092s World Championship Tour
\n1. Sofia Mulanovich 5820 point
\n2. Chelsea Georgeson 5592 points
\n3. Megan Abubo 4320 points
\n4. Layne Beachley 4308 points
\n5. Rochelle Ballard 3924 points
\n6. Melanie Redman-Carr 3912 points
\n7. Trudy Todd 3756 points
\n8. Samantha Cornish 3708 points
\n9. Keala Kennelly 3696 points
\n10. Rebecca Woods 3312 points
\n11. Jacqueline Silva 3096 points
\n12. Serena Brooke 2952 points
\n13. Claire Bevilacqua 2929 points
\n14. Laurina McGrath 2736 points
\n15. Heather Clark 2352\tpoints
\n16. Maria Tita Tavares 1812 points
\n17. Melanie Bartels 1800 points
\n18. Pauline Menczer 540 points<\/p>\n
Full ratings and final draw sheet available at aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
FINAL RESULTS
\nTrudy Todd (AUS) 15.00 def. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 13.50<\/p>\n
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
\nHeat 1: Samantha Cornish (AUS) 15.75 def. Megan Abubo 9.00
\nHeat 2: Trudy Todd (AUS) 14.25 def. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 12.60<\/p>\n
QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
\nHeat 1: Megan Abubo (HAW) 12.50 def. Keala Kennelly (HAW) 9.50
\nHeat 2: Samantha Cornish (AUS) 16.00 def. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 13.35
\nHeat 3: Trudy Todd (AUS) 12.75 def. Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) 10.75
\nHeat 4: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 14.75 def. Layne Beachley (AUS) 7.50<\/p>\n
ROUND THREE RESULTS
\nHeat 1: Megan Abubo (HAW) 13.25 def. Heather Clark (ZAF) 10.00
\nHeat 2: Keala Kennelly (HAW) 13.25 def. Serena Brooke (AUS) 9.50
\nHeat 3: Samantha Cornish (AUS) 14.50 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 12.75
\nHeat 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 15.00 def. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 14.75
\nHeat 5: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) 15.25 def. Melanie Bartels (HAW) 9.25
\nHeat 6: Trudy Todd (AUS) 14.00 def. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 11.65
\nHeat 7: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 12.50 def. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 5.50
\nHeat 8: Layne Beachley (AUS) 17.50 def. Maria Tita Tavares (BRA) 7.75<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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