Havaianas Beachley Classic
\nEvent No. 6 on the ASP Women\u0092s World Tour Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia October 9-15, 2006<\/p>\n
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Monday, October 9, 2006) \u0096 If Layne Beachley\u0092s performance in Round One of the inaugural Havaianas Beachley Classic is any indication of what\u0092s still to come from the former six-time ASP World Champion, she may be writing her own name on the US$20,000 winner\u0092s check.<\/p>\n
Beachley not only masterminded and engineered the richest event in the history of women\u0092s professional surfing; she also equalled its highest heat total, 18.50 out of 20 possible points, to beat Rochelle Ballard (HAW) and Jacqueline Silva (AUS) today.\u0093I guess local knowledge paid off in that heat,\u0094 Beachley, who hails from the event location of Manly, Australia, said. \u0093I watched the other girls drift toward the middle of the beach and because I\u0092ve been surfing this left and right corner over here for years, I know it starts to turn on as the tide drops. I was lucky and managed to pull off a couple of really nice open-faced waves and surf really well on them.\u0094<\/p>\n
Despite her strong performance, the stress and circumstance of organizing the event may be taking their toll on Beachley.<\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092m completely exhausted,\u0094 Beachley said. \u0093I\u0092ve got some kind of bronchial infection now. I\u0092ve really stretched myself trying to get this event off the ground along with the very small team of people that have worked on it but I am really proud of it. I am like a proud mum walking around seeing all this happening and now I just have to focus on the job at hand which is surfing my best and concentrating on winning the contest.\u0094<\/p>\n
Current ratings leader Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS), who also commanded her Round One heat over Beachley Trials winner and wildcard Stephanie Gilmore
\n(AUS) and Keala Kennelly (HAW), is no doubt hoping that Beachley\u0092s ailment will aid her in maintaining her ratings lead, though she is wary of world No. 3 Chelsea George son (AUS) as well.<\/p>\n
“It\u0092s not just Layne (Beachley) I\u0092m concerned about; Chelsea (Georgeson) is right there as well, Redman-Carr said. \u0093I can\u0092t just pinpoint one person and worry about them because I think they\u0092re both going to do really well out here and it\u0092s just up to me to do well.\u0094
\nHaving already won three ASP Women\u0092s World Tour events (on the Gold Coast, Fiji and Tahiti) this year, the \u009206 title-contender is one step closer to achieving her world title dream but knows that Beachley is a savvy competitor not to be underestimated.
\n\u0093I think Layne is really clever to put on an event at home,\u0094 Redman-Carr said. \u0093This is the ideal situation that everyone jokes about, \u0092Oh imagine having an event at my home break that I surf everyday, it\u0092d be that easy to win.\u0092 At the same time, she\u0092s had to put so much work and effort into it; she\u0092s probably not in the ideal situation. That said, after growing up here,
\nshe has to surf it better than everyone.\tI expect her to do really well
\nhere.”
\nReigning world champion Georgeson, bounced back from an opening round loss with electrifying round two performance that saw her equal Beachley\u0092s heat score of 18.15 and put her \u009206 campaign back on track.
\nDefeating Trudy Todd (AUS) and Ballard in the repercharge round, Georgeson, who won the last tour event in France, put herself back in Havaianas Beachley Classic contention.<\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092m not making it easy on myself,\u0094 Georgeson said. \u0093I got knocked into the second round like I did in France and I get so frustrated with myself, but in a way it is kind of good because you get to go out and warm up again and get rid of those nerves. I got a couple of fun waves out there and really wanted to get through the heat so tried to give it everything I had.\u0094<\/p>\n
Just Georgeson, Beachley and Redman-Carr remain in contention for the 2006 ASP Women\u0092s World Title. Georgeson.<\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092m just cruising, trying to stay relaxed,\u0094 Georgeson said. \u0093I know there are three events left and I have to try to win all of them to defend my world title, but that\u0092s my goal, just to get out there and win them all and win the title.\u0094<\/p>\n
Sofia Mulanovich (PER) was another Round One standout today. Despite being out of contention for her second world title in 2006, Mulanovich would like to post a win and get in on the increased earnings in Sydney.<\/p>\n
“Yes, that\u0092s why I want to win here, because it means I\u0092ll win more money!\u0094
\nMulanovich joked. \u0093It\u0092s amazing what Layne has done and Havaianas and everybody else sponsoring the contest. It\u0092s such a good contest and I\u0092m actually really impressed with everything they\u0092ve done.”<\/p>\n
Hawaiian veterans Ballard and Kennelly were eliminated in Round Two today and will leave Sydney with equal 17th finishes.<\/p>\n
Sean Collins of Surfline.com has indicated that conditions may drop but should clean up for tomorrow, Tuesday, October 8. It\u0092s a strong possibility that Round Three of the Havaianas Beachley Classic will resume tomorrow morning. A call will be made at roughly 7:30am local time.<\/p>\n
Round Two Results: (1st and 2nd advance to the Round Three; 3rd finishes equal 17th) Heat 1: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) 18.15, Trudy Todd (AUS) 12.95, Rochelle Ballard 10.15 Heat 2: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 14.00, Silvana Lima (BRA) 13.75, Keala Kennelly
\n(HAW) 10.40<\/p>\n
Round One Results: (1st and 2nd advance to Round Two; 3rd surfs Round Two) Heat 1: Julia Christian (USA) 14.40, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 9.25, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 8.65 Heat 2: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 16.00, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 12.00, Trudy Todd (AUS) 11.30 Heat 3: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 16.25, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.50, Keala Kennelly (HAW) 6.25 Heat 4: Heather Clark (ZAF) 10.25, Serena Brooke (AUS) 9.65, Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) 7.75 Heat 5: Layne Beachley (AUS) 18.15, Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 14.30, Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 12.75 Heat 6: Samantha Cornish (AUS) 11.25, Megan Abubo (HAW) 11.25, Silvana Lima
\n(BRA) 10.15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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