Dag twee van Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco laat perfecte surf zien

Los van dat Kelly Slater vandaag zijn elfde ASP World Title won na zijn overwinning op Daniel Ross, werd er door de andere surfers zeker niet aan zijn niveau onder gedaan.

De nummer twee op de ranglijst Owen Wright liet direct na Kelly Slater’s overwinning een knap staaltje surfen zien. Met een bijna perfecte score van een 9.77 en een 7.77 zette hij de hoogste score van het evenement neer.

“I was loving it out there,” vertelt Owen Wright. “As soon as I got out there, I got told there would be a break after Kelly’s heat I didn’t even know it had started. After that they started calling out my scores and I was thinking ‘what have I done.’ It’s just really fun out there actually. Kelly winning the title didn’t really change my attitude. I really want to get a good result here and finish the year off strong. Kelly’s been amazing and congrats to him. It’s something I want to gain from him and compete against him and go for it again.”

Brett Simpson wist in de laatste minuut alsnog de benodigde score te halen om zo zijn landgenoot Damien Hobgood uit te schakelen.

“It’s funny because I beat him (Damien Hobgood) at Teahupoo and he’s a master there and he beat me in France, where I thought I might have had an advantage, so it’s good to get that win,” Alus Brett Simpson. “I travel with him and C.J. (Hobgood) and they’ve taught me a lot about the tour. I was looking at the conditions this morning and just drooling. I got a sick barrel and was just inches away and I knew I had to regroup. I pushed hard on the left and had priority and got to pick the one I wanted to go on. It’s the first time it’s worked out in awhile.”

Brett Simpson wist zijn wedstrijdritme te behouden en schakelde ASP World Tour rookie Julian Wilson in de derde ronde ook uit en plaatste zich zo voor de vierde ronde.

“I feel like I’ve been surfing decent all year and my surfing feels there but I definitely need the points,” Simpson said. “This competition thing is a different beast and I’m learning as I go. I love it, that’s what I love about competition. Conditions like this, you’re always in it, I knew I could do it and you just have to stick to your guns.”

Vandaag wordt er wederom gekeken of de wedstrijd vandaag verder kan gaan. Voor meer informatie en live stream zie: live.ripcurl.com

Check hier de highlights van de eerste dag:

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RIP CURL PRO SEARCH SAN FRANCISCO ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 13.40 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.00
Heat 2: Taylor Knox (AUS) 14.60 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.57
Heat 3: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 14.10 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 11.43
Heat 4: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.37 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 5.36
Heat 5: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 11.87 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.50
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.13 def. Daniel Ross (AUS) 14.40
Heat 7: Owen Wright (AUS) 17.54 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.43
Heat 8: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 15.10 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.40
Heat 9: Brett Simpson (USA) 16.97 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.50
Heat 10: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.87 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 6.50

RIP CURL PRO SEARCH SAN FRANCISCO ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.00 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 9.17
Heat 6: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 16.34 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.17
Heat 7: Josh Kerr (AUS) 10.10 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 9.33
Heat 8: Brett Simpson (USA) 16.37 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.37
Heat 9: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.43 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 8.87
Heat 10: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.66 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 10.86
Heat 11: Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.33 def. John John Florence (HAW)
Heat 12: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.73 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 12.40