\nPhoto courtesy of www.aspworldtour.com\n<\/p>\n
[i]Tuesday, 29 November, 2005
\nHonolua Bay, Hawaii, USA<\/p>\n
BILLABONG PRO MAUI (8 December \u0096 20 December) <\/p>\n
\nPhoto courtesy of www.aspworldtour.com\n<\/p>\n
Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com<\/p>\n
Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) has the odds stacked in her favour to win the 2005 ASP Women\u0092s World Tour crown heading into the Billabong Pro Maui presented by Hawaiian Airlines. <\/p>\n
The stylish goofy-footer is defending event champion at the world famous Hawaiian break of Honolua Bay and is well-placed, at 612 ratings points ahead of reigning world champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER).[\/i]The two-way showdown between the 22 year-old \u0093best-mates\u0094 has been inevitable as despite coming from different countries Georgeson (from Queensland, Australia\u0092s Gold Coast) and Mulanovich (from the town of Punta Hermosa, just south of Lima, Peru) have come through the ranks on a parallel rise. <\/p>\n
Between them they have won six of the eight ASP Women\u0092s World Tour events staged so far this year, with three wins apiece. But it\u0092s Georgeson who now holds the number one ranking with Mulanovich requiring a win or a second to retain her crown, and even with a win in Maui, should Georgeson come second, she\u0092d be forced to relinquish it. If Mulanovich places second, Georgeson can win with a fifth. <\/p>\n
\u0093We are really good friends,\u0094 said Georgeson from Hawaii. \u0093We just try to push each other to surf better and help raise the level of women\u0092s surfing. Despite what happens in contests we are always happy for each other. It just makes you want to win more if your friend wins! It\u0092s good friendly rivalry.\u0094<\/p>\n
Georgeson trailed Mulanovich for most of the season but with perfect timing has taken the lead on the Hawaiian home leg. Her stunning victory in the recent Haleiwa event has her heading into the Billabong Pro Maui presented by Hawaiian Airlines with the world title clearly in her sights.<\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092m really happy, excited, amped\u0085 everything! But it’s not over yet! It’s the best reward when you give it everything you’ve got and you come out on top,\u0094 said Georgeson on holding the ratings lead. \u0093It [being defending champion] gives you a bit of extra confidence, it’s a beautiful wave and I really enjoy surfing Maui.\u0094<\/p>\n
Latin American Mulanovich is known for her determination and has proven time and again that she is not to be underestimated. Even though she has dropped behind Georgeson her focus certainly has not waned and she will be extremely difficult to stop.<\/p>\n
\\I have nothing to lose. It will come down to how I surf,\u0094 said Mulanovich. \u0093I really don’t feel as much pressure anymore. Whatever happens, happens for a reason. I’m stoked either way being number two.\\”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[i]Tuesday, 29 November, 2005 Honolua Bay, Hawaii, USA BILLABONG PRO MAUI (8 December \u0096 20 December) Photo courtesy of www.aspworldtour.com Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) has the odds stacked in her favour to win the 2005 ASP Women\u0092s World Tour crown heading into the Billabong Pro Maui presented by Hawaiian Airlines. The … Continue reading “MAUI TO CROWN 2005 ASP WOMEN\u0092S WORLD TOUR CHAMPION”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-13418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asp-surfing-news","tag-surfing-news-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}