{"id":13972,"date":"2019-02-18T11:49:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T04:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/sally-fitzgibbons-goes-back-to-back-at-the-rip-curl-womens-pro-bells-beach\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T04:49:10","slug":"sally-fitzgibbons-goes-back-to-back-at-the-rip-curl-womens-pro-bells-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/2019\/02\/18\/sally-fitzgibbons-goes-back-to-back-at-the-rip-curl-womens-pro-bells-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Sally Fitzgibbons Goes Back-to-Back at the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger
\nASP World Championship Tour Event No. 2 of 10
\nRip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta
\nASP Women\u2019s World Championship Tour Event No. 2 of 7
\nBells Beach, Victoria, Australia
\nApril 3 – 14, 2012<\/p>\n

Sally Fitzgibbons Goes Back-to-Back at the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach<\/p>\n

\"Sally
\nPictured: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, went back-to-back today, collecting her second, consecutive Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta.
\nCredit: \u00a9 ASP \/ SCHOLTZ<\/p>\n

BELLS BEACH, Victoria\/Australia (Saturday, April 7, 2012) \u2013 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has claimed victory at the 2012 Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta over four-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, in offshore four-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach.<\/p>\n

The second stop on the 2012 ASP Women\u2019s World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach enjoyed a week\u2019s worth of excellent waves and the world\u2019s best female surfers rose to the occasion in fine fashion.In a hard-fought Final, it was Fitzgibbons who was able to stave off a late charge from Gilmore and claim the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m speechless,\u201d Fitzgibbons said. \u201cI\u2019m so pumped. That was tough. Bells went to sleep on both of us and it got real tactical at the end. Steph (Gilmore) only needed a small score and I just hung on for dear life. That wave she took at the end looked so small and I had a feeling there was going to be another set, but there wasn\u2019t. I just can\u2019t believe I won Bells two years in a row!\u201d<\/p>\n

Gilmore, who appeared to be the form surfer of the event, was disappointed to not come away with the win, but her Runner-Up finish further cements her position as current frontrunner on the 2012 ASP Women\u2019s World Championship Tour ratings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a little bit tired but feeling good,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cI felt like I was surfing pretty well and knew it was going to be a hard road. I thought I was consistently putting things together and surfing well and then I came up against a brick wall in Sally (Fitzgibbons). It was a good Final and Sally deserved this win and she\u2019s great for women\u2019s surfing. Congrats to her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyler Wright (AUS), 18, into her sophomore year amongst the women\u2019s elite, was in sensational form all week, but the young natural-footer would ultimately fall to Gilmore in today\u2019s Semifinals. Today\u2019s Equal 3rd matches an Equal 3rd from the season-opener on the Gold Coast and Wright firmly sits at No. 3 on the 2012 ASP Women\u2019s World Championship Tour ratings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating going down to Steph (Gilmore) in that fashion but she\u2019s really a tenacious competitor,\u201d Wright said. \u201cShe\u2019s so casual on land and we train together occasionally, but once she\u2019s in the water, she\u2019s really a dominant competitor. I feel like I\u2019m surfing well though and an Equal 3rd is a good result. Looking forward to the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carissa Moore (HAW), 19, reigning ASP Women\u2019s World Champion, was another standout throughout the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach, but would ultimately fall to eventual winner Fitzgibbons in the Semifinals.<\/p>\n

\u201cSemifinals is a good result but I\u2019m disappointed in my performance there,\u201d Moore said. \u201cUnfortunately I couldn\u2019t really get into a rhythm in that last heat, but it\u2019s a keeper result and I\u2019m looking forward to heading to New Zealand next week and hopefully posting a big result there. I love the waves and the people there and feel really comfortable in Taranaki.\u201d<\/p>\n

Highlights from the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach will be available via http:\/\/live.ripcurl.com <\/p>\n

The next stop on the 2012 ASP Women\u2019s World Championship Tour season will be the TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival featuring the Dow AgroScriences Pro in Taranaki New Zealand from April 11 \u2013 15, 2012.<\/p>\n

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com <\/p>\n

RIP CURL WOMEN\u2019S PRO BELLS BEACH FINAL RESULTS:
\n1 \u2013 Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 10.76
\n2 \u2013 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 10.33<\/p>\n

RIP CURL WOMEN\u2019S PRO BELLS BEACH SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
\nSF 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.10 def. Tyler Wright (AUS) 14.77
\nSF 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 15.27 def. Carissa Moore (HAW) 11.50<\/p>\n

RIP CURL WOMEN\u2019S PRO BELLS BEACH QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
\nQF 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.63 def. Sarah Mason (NZL) 15.93
\nQF 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.80 def. Malia Manuel (HAW) 14.83
\nQF 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.33 def. Coco Ho (HAW) 10.03
\nQF 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 14.43 def. Lakey Peterson (USA) 11.76<\/p>\n

ASP WOMEN\u2019S WORLD TOP 3 (After Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Bells Beach):
\n1. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 18,000 pts
\n2. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16,500 pts
\n3. Tyler Wright (AUS) 13,000 pts<\/p>\n

For additional Rip Curl videos and images please visit https:\/\/ripcurl.box.com\/2012ripcurlprobellsbeach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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