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\nPictured: Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 26, former ASP Women\u2019s World Champion and current ASP Women\u2019s World No. 7, is into the Semifinals of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast. Credit: \u00a9 ASP \/ CESTARI<\/p>\n
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by Land Rover
\nStop No. 1 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
\nRoxy Pro Gold Coast
\nSnapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia
\nFebruary 27 \u2013 March 10,2010<\/p>\n
Australia Versus Hawaii Semifinal Showdown at Roxy Pro Gold Coast<\/p>\n
\nPictured: Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 26, former ASP Women\u2019s World Champion and current ASP Women\u2019s World No. 7, is into the Semifinals of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast. Credit: \u00a9 ASP \/ CESTARI<\/p>\n
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland\/Australia (Friday, March 5, 2010) \u2013 Following the completion of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast (won by Taj Burrow), the Roxy Pro Gold Coast completed the Quarterfinals, setting up a possible finish for this afternoon.<\/p>\n
The opening event of the 2010 ASP World Tour season, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast whittled the field down to the final four competitors with Australians and Hawaiians battling it out for supremacy.Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 26, former ASP Women\u2019s World Champion (2005), was in sizzling form this afternoon, posting an impressive 16.60 out of a possible 20 to dispatch of 2009 ASP World Runner-Up Silvana Lima (BRA), 25, in their Quarterfinal bout.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so happy,\u201d Hedges said. \u201cIt was such a hard day making decisions whether to run like earlier in the high tide or wait for the low tide, and I think the girls stuck to the plan and said \u2018no, let\u2019s wait for the low tide when it\u2019s a little more rippable\u2019. And I think it\u2019s a good decision. The wave is not great, but it\u2019s a little more top-to-bottom now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hedges, who took a sabbatical from full-time competition in 2008 to become a mom, is now back in the driver\u2019s seat, putting herself in contention for the 2010 ASP Women\u2019s World Title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m enjoying and loving my surfing right now,\u201d Hedges said. \u201cI probably don\u2019t get to surf as much as the other girls with free surfing. Being a mom is tough. It\u2019s hard to get all those hours in the water. I\u2019m lucky to get one surf a day, but at the same time, every surf I do have, I\u2019m really amped, and I love every minute of it. I\u2019m like a little kid again. I feel like Coco (Ho) and Sally (Fitzgibbons) and those girls – I\u2019m just a bit older though.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hedges will face Melanie Bartels (HAW), 27, in Semifinal 2 when competition resumes.<\/p>\n
Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6:30am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.<\/p>\n
When competition resumes, up first will be Coco Ho (HAW), 19, up against reigning three-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, in Semifinal 1.<\/p>\n
Highlights from today\u2019s Roxy Pro Gold Coast can be found via www.roxypro.com.au <\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
ROXY PRO GOLD COAST REMAINING ROUND 3 RESULTS:<\/p>\n
Heat 5: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.33 def. Lee Ann Curren (FRA) 6.50<\/p>\n
Heat 6: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 13.50 def. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 12.17<\/p>\n
Heat 7: Melanie Bartels (HAW) 13.23 def. Jessi Miley-Dyer (HAW) 12.97<\/p>\n
Heat 8: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 14.27 def. Carissa Moore (HAW) 11.37<\/p>\n
ROXY PRO GOLD COAST QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:<\/p>\n
QF 1: Coco Ho (HAW) 14.33 def. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 14.07<\/p>\n
QF 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.00 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 5.47<\/p>\n
QF 3: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 16.60 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 9.83<\/p>\n
QF 4: Melanie Bartels (HAW) 11.43 def. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 9.76<\/p>\n
ROXY PRO GOLD COAST SEMIFINAL MATCH-UPS:<\/p>\n
SF 1: Coco Ho (HAW) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)<\/p>\n
SF 2: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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