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[i]Saturday, 10 December, 2005
\nHonolua Bay, Hawaii, USA<\/p>\n
BILLABONG PRO MAUI (8 December \u0096 20 December) <\/p>\n
\nLive on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com<\/p>\n
The next day Honolua Bay plays host to the best women surfers in the world, the Billabong Pro Maui and the 2005 Association of Professional Surfing (ASP) Women\u0092s world champion will be crowned at day\u0092s end. Today won\u0092t be that day. [\/i]Small surf with more promising conditions on the horizon have seen competition on this third day of the Billabong Pro waiting period called off. Yesterday, four to six foot (two meter) conditions saw rounds ones and two and some sensational surfing run. The remainder of the competition takes only one day to complete. <\/p>\n
In addition to deciding this year\u0092s world champion and next year\u0092s women\u0092s World Championship Tour (WCT) roster, the Billabong Pro is also the third and final jewel in the women\u0092s Vans Triple Crown of Surfing series. <\/p>\n
Leading the charge in the Triple Crown standings is Western Australia\u0092s Melanie Redmann-Carr. Redmann-Carr made the final and came third in the first of the three Triple Crown competitions, the WCT event held in Haleiwa,Hawaii, and went on to win the specialty event in SunsetBeach, Hawaii the week after. A bonus $10,000 purse is awarded to the Triple Crown Champion.<\/p>\n
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing women’s standings after two events are as follows:
\n1. Melanie Redman-Carr
\n2. Chelsea Georgeson
\n3. Claire Bevilacqua
\n4. Megan Abubo
\n5. Rochelle Ballard<\/p>\n
The next call on competition status will made tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n
Round Three Heats
\nHeat 1: Megan Abubo (HAW) vs. Maria Tita Tavares (BRA)
\nHeat 2: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) vs. Serena Brooke (AUS)
\nHeat 3: Trudy Todd (AUS) vs. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)
\nHeat 4: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) vs. Silvana Lima (BRA)
\nHeat 5: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)
\nHeat 6: Samantha Cornish (AUS) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
\nHeat 7: Keala Kennelly (HAW) vs. Laurina McGrath (AUS)
\nHeat 8: Rochelle Ballard (HAW) vs. Heather Clark (AUS)<\/p>\n
Make sure to logon to www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com daily to see when this thing will go down!<\/p>\n
[b]What went down yesterday![\/b]
\nRelegated to round two after failing to put together a combination of scores in her wave-starved round one heat, Georgeson barreled herself repeatedly to post a near perfect 19.10 out of a possible 20 point heat total in the elimination round.<\/p>\n
\u0093I felt a lot better just being able to go out there and surf the wave, especially after that last heat. I really didn\u0092t get to surf much in that one and I love this wave. It\u0092s good to get some barrels and gain a bit more confidence,\u0094 said Georgeson.<\/p>\n
Though conditions were much more consistent in the second heat Georgeson surfed, her opponent in round one, trials winner and event wildcard Silvana Lima (BRA), managed to find a wave with enough scoring potential to make her first-ever wave ridden in World Championship Tour (WCT) competition a perfect 10. Lima emerged from a deep barrel and attacked the lip before grabbing her rail and performing a carving roundhouse turn to finish off the wave.<\/p>\n
\u0093I saw the wave coming and it looked pretty good, so I thought it must be a good score, an 8.0 or 9.0. I knew the wave was pretty fast, but I went for the barrel, came out and am pretty stoked about it,\u0094 Lima said.<\/p>\n
\u0093I got a 10.0 and the judges saw that, so I\u0092m really confident going into the next heat and next year too. I think the judges see that I\u0092m here to stay, surf with the best girls in the world and fight for a spot in the final.\u0094 <\/p>\n
The 21-year-old Brazilian who has qualified for the 2006 ASP Women\u0092s World Tour via the World Qualifying Series (WQS) won the trials this morning to earn a wildcard into the main event. Lima overcame world number seven Serena Brooke (AUS) and defending Billabong Pro Champion Georgeson in heat three of round one to advance straight through to round three where she will again meet Georgeson.<\/p>\n
World number two and current world champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER), the only other surfer mathematically capable of catching Georgeson, survived her wave-starved heat but had plenty of time between sets to come to the realization she\u0092s not ready to relinquish her crown just yet. Mulanovich led the ASP ratings for most of the year, but fell into the number two spot after Georgeson won in Haleiwa, Hawaii.<\/p>\n
\u0093Before this contest and after Haleiwa, I was like, \u0091You know, there\u0092s no pressure going into Maui, whatever happens, happens,\u0092 but now that I\u0092ve been in the water, I\u0092ve realized I\u0092m really nervous because I still have hopes and anything can happen,\u0094 Mulanovich said.<\/p>\n
Mulanovich must come first or second here if she hopes to retain her title, otherwise her best friend Georgeson will win her first ever world championship trophy. <\/p>\n
\u0093It\u0092s good even if I don\u0092t make it, because I\u0092ve had a really good year and I\u0092m only 22, so I\u0092m just enjoying it,\u0094 Mulanovich said.<\/p>\n
Forecasts are currently showing Tuesday, December 13th, as an excellent day to resume competition and run through to the final, but event coordinators will assess conditions daily to see if contestable surf is on offer. With only one day necessary to run the rest of the Billabong Pro Maui which will double as the final day of competition for the 2005 ASP Women\u0092s World Tour, the world title race will be decided the day competition resumes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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