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[i]Friday, 18 November, 2005
\nHaleiwa, Hawaii, USA<\/p>\n
ROXY PRO HAWAII (12 November \u0096 23 November) <\/p>\n
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It only took Chelsea Georgeson twenty-five minutes to score a perfect 10 point wave, win the Roxy Pro Hawaii and jump to first place on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) world ratings at Ali\u0092i Beach Park in Haleiwa, this afternoon[\/i]Performing three indisputably vertical top to bottom turns on a solid six foot (2 meter) face, Georgeson earned the only perfect 10 point wave score of the event to overcome Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) and Megan Abubo (HAW) respectively in the final. <\/p>\n
A true testament to the fitness of the women of the World Championship Tour (WCT) the finalists performed brilliantly despite having to surf a total of four rounds today. The event ran from start to finish today, taking advantage of what may have been some of the best conditions the women have enjoyed all year. Despite paddling out for the final just 10 minutes after advancing through semifinal number two, Georgeson showed no sign of fatigue.<\/p>\n
\u0093I didn\u0092t really catch that many waves throughout the whole contest. I was only catching about two waves a heat so I wasn\u0092t too tired,”Georgeson said. <\/p>\n
“I was just trying to keep momentum and not wear myself out, and thank God I could keep going, because sometimes I spaz out and go too hard early on and don\u0092t end up getting any waves in the final. But this time it all just fell into place for me.\u0094<\/p>\n
Capitalizing on the shock quarterfinal exit of reigning world champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER), who held the ratings lead prior to today\u0092s event, Georgeson used the opportunity to catapult herself into first place in the ratings race going into the final event of the year in Maui.<\/p>\n
\u0093This feels so good after Malibu when I had that chance to get ahead of Sof the heat after she got knocked out and I blew it and got knocked out myself,\u0094 said Georgeson. \u0093When I saw the opportunity this time I just took it.\u0094<\/p>\n
Had the tables been turned with Georgeson bowing out in the quarterfinals and Mulanovich winning, Mulanovich would have tied up the world title here today. Instead, Georgeson holds the reins going into the last event of the year. Mulanovich must place first or second in Maui to retain her crown, and even with a win there, should Georgeson come second, she\u0092d be forced to relinquish it. If Mulanovich places second, Georgeson can win with a fifth. <\/p>\n
Runner-up at the Roxy Pro Hawaii today was WCT rookie Bevilacqua, who surfed incredibly all day and was only overshadowed by Georgeson\u0092s unbelievable performances. Bevilacqua was so ecsatic about making her first ever WCT final that she was on the phone to call friends and family straight after her heat and was unavailable for comment.<\/p>\n
Third place finisher Melanie Redman-Carr was happy with her third place finish as well. \u0093I was in fourth the whole heat so finishing third in the heat at the end actually feels like winning.\u0094 <\/p>\n
Abubo, the lone local in the otherwise Australian heat wasn\u0092t quite as content with her fourth-place finish but fared well enough here to maintain her third place world ranking. \u0093I\u0092ve made the final here six times and never won at my home break so I\u0092m really disappointed with my performance out there,\u0094she said. \u0093But Chels went off and I\u0092m happy for her.\u0094<\/p>\n
ROXY PRO HAWAII RESULTS: <\/p>\n
FINAL
\n1st=$10,000 and 1200 ratings points; 2nd=$6,000 and 972 ratings points; 3rd=$4,400 and 756 ratings points; 4th=$4,100 and 654 ratings points;
\nListed in order 1st to 4th
\nChelsea Georgeson (AUS); Claire Bevilacqua (AUS); Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS); Megan Abubo (HAW)<\/p>\n
SEMIFINALS
\n1st and 2nd place advance to FINAL
\n3rd:5th place, 552Pts, U$3,600
\n4th:7th place, 438Pts, U$3,400
\nListed in order 1st to 4th
\nSF1: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS); Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS); Laurina McGrath (AUS); Maria Tita Tavares (BRA)
\nSF2: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS); Megan Abubo (HAW); Serena Brooke (AUS); Samantha Cornish (AUS)<\/p>\n
QUARTERFINALS
\n1st and 2nd place advance to SEMIFINAL
\n3rd:9th place, 360Pts, U$2,800
\n4th:13rd place, 360Pts, U$2,700
\nListed in order 1st to 4th
\nQ1: Maria Tita Tavares (BRA); Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS); Keala Kennelly (HAW)
\nQ2: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS); Laurina McGrath (AUS); Sofia Mulanovich (PER); Carissa Moore (HAW)
\nQ3: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS); Serena Brooke (AUS); Jacqueline Silva (BRA); Prue Jefferies (AUS)
\nQ4: Megan Abubo (HAW); Samantha Cornish (AUS); Heather Clark (ZAF); Pauline Menczer (AUS)<\/p>\n
RATINGS AFTER ROXY PRO HAWAII
\n1. Chelsea Georgeson
\n2. Sofia Mulanovich
\n3. Megan Abubo
\n4. Layne Beachley
\n5. Melanie Redman-Carr
\n6. Rochelle Ballard
\n7. Keala Kennelly
\n8. Samantha Cornish
\n9. Trudy Todd
\n10. Claire Bevilacqua<\/p>\n
For complete ratings and results go to www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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