THURSDAY JULY 20, 2006<\/p>\n
BILLABONG PRO
\nJEFFREYS BAY, SOUTH AFRICA
\nJULY 12 \u0096 22, 2006<\/p>\n
Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com<\/p>\n
With poor wave quality and consistency plaguing the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay today, organisers managed to only hold six heats of the 16 in round three. <\/p>\n
On the horizon however are excellent forecasts, which indicate that a sizeable swell is on the way, set to arrive tomorrow and to hold out until Saturday.The standout performer of the day was none other than 2002 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay champion and 2005 Fosters ASP Men\u0092s World Tour number three Mick Fanning (AUS). <\/p>\n
Blasting up and over the short yet punchy sections, Fanning came home with the highest total score of the day, a 15.66 to down Hawaiian Roy Powers.<\/p>\n
Fanning attributed the win to getting busy and not stopping while his foe had priority.<\/p>\n
\u0093It was really tricky out there,\u0094 said Fanning. \u0093When you had priority you found yourself getting stuck up the point. I actually got my best waves out of priority, so that was a bonus. It came down to whoever got the waves\u0085 Then they just had to try and negotiate the bumps.\u0094<\/p>\n
Fanning also had an altercation with the rocks which line the edge of the break after he pushed a wave right through to the inside.<\/p>\n
\u0093Yeah, I got smashed!\u0094 laughed Fanning. \u0093I was star fishing out there for a while on barnacles and muscles and all kinds of stuff. I got out all right but my board got a couple of dings. Still, I got through the heat so I\u0092m really happy.\u0094<\/p>\n
For Fanning the year has been reasonably indifferent, despite him notching up some of the biggest total scores of the year, so a good result here will put his campaign back on track.<\/p>\n
\u0093I haven\u0092t had the best year,\u0094 said Fanning. \u0093So I\u0092m looking to go out and get a result here. I\u0092m pretty pumped!\u0094<\/p>\n
Also excelling in the smallish swell was Brazilian hot shot Adriano de Souza. <\/p>\n
The lightweight naturalfooter\u0092s style was perfectly suited to the waves today and he pulled out everything from his bag of tricks to win over Trent Munro (AUS). <\/p>\n
\u0093Yeah I\u0092m pretty stoked with these conditions and to be doing well at J Bay,\u0094 said de Souza. \u0093These waves are so similar to my home and I\u0092m stoked to have been able to surf them and performance well. I\u0092m stoked to make it through to the next round because I\u0092ve needed some more points to qualify for the top tour for next year. This heat was incredible. Trent Munro surfs really, really powerful and can win in any conditions. It was a great win.\u0094 <\/p>\n
In an extremely tight affair, South African hopeful Greg Emslie found solid form to edge out Victor Ribas (BRA). So close was the heat it finished with less than half a point separating them \u0096 Emslie finished with 12.83 to Ribas\u0092s 12.40. <\/p>\n
\u0093At the end of the day it\u0092s a job you\u0092ve got to do,\u0094 said Emslie. \u0093You can\u0092t always have perfect waves and you\u0092ve still got to play the game no matter what the conditions are like. I did enough to win and hold my priority when there weren\u0092t that many good waves. Victor is always tough in these conditions and luckily he couldn\u0092t get the score he needed on his last one, so I\u0092m really happy to get through this round and hopefully get into some good surf in the next round.\u0094<\/p>\n
Emslie will now take on Fanning in round four and is looking forward to the matchup.<\/p>\n
\u0093Mick\u0092s tough, but it\u0092s going to come down to who gets the better waves if it\u0092s good,\u0094 said Emslie. If it\u0092s barreling I\u0092m sure its going to be a pretty tough heat because we\u0092ll be going all out with big off the tops and long barrels. I\u0092m looking forward to it and I\u0092m sure it\u0092s going to be fun.\u0094<\/p>\n
Contest Director Mike Parsons has warned everyone to be ready for a 7.30am sharp start for tomorrow morning. <\/p>\n
As mentioned, swell forecasts indicate that bigger waves are on the way and he is eager to push on with the round first thing tomorrow.<\/p>\n
All the heats are strong but none more so than heat eight between seven-time Foster\u0092s ASP Men\u0092s World Tour champion Kelly Slater (USA) and wildcard local giant killer Sean Holmes (ZAF). <\/p>\n
Slater indicated he was slightly nervous about taking on Holmes who in previous years has been a thorn in many of the guns\u0092 sides. <\/p>\n
\u0093A guy like Sean Holmes will be tough,\u0094 said Slater. \u0093He\u0092s probably the best local surfer and he has a lot of experience here at J-Bay, but I\u0092d imagine that he\u0092d do better when the waves get a bit bigger. I\u0092m hoping it stays more like Florida size out there so I have a bit more advantage!\u0094 [laughs]<\/p>\n
Athlete quotes are available in media centre of either www.aspworldtour.com or www.billabongpro.com Video highlights, TV news feeds and downloadable audio quotes are also available.<\/p>\n
Results round three heat 1 to 6:
\nHeat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.66 def Victor Ribas (BRA) 13.67
\nHeat 2: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 12.83 def Victor Ribas (BRA) 12.40
\nHeat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.33 def Trent Munro (AUS) 11.90
\nHeat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.68 def Yuri Sodre (BRA) 7.27
\nHeat 5: Phil Macdonald (AUS) 13.33 def Davey Weare (ZAF) 12.34
\nHeat 6: Peterson Rosa (BRA) 12.33 def Shaun Cansdell 9.07<\/p>\n
Remaining heats round three heat 7 to 16:
\nHeat 7: Nathan Hedge (AUS) vs. Mick Lowe (AUS)
\nHeat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Sean Holmes (ZAF)
\nHeat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF)
\nHeat 10: Paulo Moura (BRA) vs. Pancho Sullivan (HAW)
\nHeat 11: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Jarrad Howse (AUS)
\nHeat 12: Danny Wills (AUS) vs. Mikael Picon (FRA)
\nHeat 13: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
\nHeat 14: Darren O Rafferty (AUS) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
\nHeat 15: Tim Reyes (USA) vs. Pedro Henrique (BRA
\nHeat 16: Mark Occhilupo (AUS) Raoni Monteiro (BRA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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