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\nPictured: Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, is your 2011 Roxy Pro Gold Coast champion!<\/p>\n
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover
\nASP World Title Event No. 1 of 11
\nRoxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover
\nASP Women\u2019s World Title Event No. 1 of 7
\nGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
\nFebruary 26 \u2013 March 9, 2011<\/p>\n
Carissa Moore Claims 2011 Roxy Pro Gold Coast, Takes ASP Women\u2019s World Title Rankings Lead<\/p>\n
\nPictured: Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, is your 2011 Roxy Pro Gold Coast champion!<\/p>\n
Credit: \u00a9 ASP \/ SCHOLTZ<\/p>\n
SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland\/Australia (Tuesday, March 8, 2011) \u2013 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, has taken out the opening event of the 2011 ASP Women\u2019s World Title season, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, in an electric final over Tyler Wright (AUS), 16.<\/p>\n
The primary venue of Snapper Rocks produced the goods for the final day of women\u2019s competition, as the world\u2019s best female surfers collectively announced a new standard of high-performance surfing.<\/p>\n
Moore proved the form surfer of the event, consistently notching the highest scores of the round and surfing with unparalleled speed, power and progression.\u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing finish to the event and the waves were so good for us today,\u201d Moore said. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t have priority and hadn\u2019t dropped in on Tyler (Wright) on that wave, then she probably would have gotten the score and won the heat. It\u2019s been an incredible event for me and I\u2019m excited for the year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
The young Hawaiian\u2019s victory today, her fourth elite win of her career, can be taken as a fierce declaration of her plans for the year, clearly eyeing her maiden ASP Women\u2019s World Title.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s still early in the season but the ASP Women\u2019s World Title is definitely a goal,\u201d Moore said. \u201cI\u2019m just happy to be surfing the way I am and getting results. I\u2019m riding a Mayhem Matt Biolis shape. It\u2019s a 5\u20199\u201d and I love it, it\u2019s kind of a magic board, so I\u2019m stoked. Luckily I have a couple just like it so I\u2019m trying to take care of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now sitting in the driver\u2019s seat in the hunt for the 2011 ASP Women\u2019s World Title, Moore looks towards the next event and pushing the now unbridled progression of women\u2019s surfing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the girls are surfing amazing and we really saw it at this event,\u201d Moore said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be an exciting year on tour. I just can\u2019t wait to see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright, who is into her first full year as an ASP Women\u2019s World Title campaigner, blew people away with her performances throughout the Roxy Pro Gold Coast, and came up just shy of taking down the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn every heat I think you can learn something, pull something out of it that\u2019s positive,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI won\u2019t change too much, I\u2019ll do my own thing and hopefully I can catch a couple of waves. We\u2019ve got snapper with only one other person out and I love this wave. Congrats to Carissa (Moore) \u2013 she surfed amazing. It was incredible to be out there in waves like that and I can\u2019t wait for the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 20, 2010 ASP Women\u2019s World Runner-Up, was part of the select few to consistently break the boundaries of women\u2019s surfing at the event, but the young natural-footer couldn\u2019t stop a rampaging Moore in their Semifinal clash.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s always disappointing coming up short in a contest,” Fitzgibbons said. “I’m happy with the way I’m surfing, but it just didn’t go my way in the Semifinals. It\u2019s been a great off season though. I had a month at home and you can\u2019t complain about that. Just have to buckle down and focus on the next one.”<\/p>\n
Laura Enever (AUS), 19, 2011 ASP Top 17 rookie, had a sensational run at the Roxy Pro Gold Coast, taking down a bevy of high-profile names before falling to Wright in the Semifinals. For her efforts, Enever finished Equal 3rd in her first event as an ASP Women\u2019s World Title campaigner.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing in the water with these girls has been amazing,\u201d Enever said. \u201cI\u2019m just happy to make the Semifinals in my first World Tour event. It\u2019s going to be an exciting year and I can\u2019t wait to have fun around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 23, reigning four-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion, has consistently held the ASP Women\u2019s No. 1 position since August 2008. However, the iconic natural-footer was unable to overtake a rampaging Enever in her Quarterfinal bout.<\/p>\n
\u201cLaura (Enever) and I went out with different game plans for that heat and hers obviously paid off,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cIt\u2019s disappointing for sure, but she was surfing really well and things worked out for her. For me, this event was about trying to find my feet and I think I did a little bit. Hopefully I can recover a bit more between now and the next event.\u201d<\/p>\n
Highlights from the Roxy Pro Gold Coast will be available via http:\/\/www.roxypro.com.au<\/p>\n
The next stop on the 2011 ASP Women\u2019s World Title season will be the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach in Victoria from April 19 \u2013 25, 2011.<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
ROXY PRO GOLD COAST FINAL RESULTS:
\n1 \u2013 Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.34
\n2 \u2013 Tyler Wright (AUS) 14.37<\/p>\n
ROXY PRO GOLD COAST SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
\nSF 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.53 def. Laura Enever (AUS) 11.84
\nSF 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.00 def. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 14.50<\/p>\n
ROXY PRO GOLD COAST QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
\nQF 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) 11.77 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 10.44
\nQF 2: Laura Enever (AUS) 15.67 def. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.50
\nQF 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 19.20 def. Coco Ho (HAW) 14.50
\nQF 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 18.37 def. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 11.83<\/p>\n
ASP WOMEN\u2019S WORLD TITLE TOP 5 (After Roxy Pro Gold Coast)
\n1. Carissa Moore (HAW) 10,000
\n2. Tyler Wright (AUS) 8,000 points
\n3. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 5,200 points
\n3. Laura Enever (AUS) 6,500 points
\n5. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 5,200 points
\n5. Silvana Lima (BRA) 5,200 points
\n5. Coco Ho (HAW) 5,200 points
\n5. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 5,200 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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