{"id":14422,"date":"2010-03-01T08:02:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T16:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=14422"},"modified":"2010-03-01T10:18:47","modified_gmt":"2010-03-01T18:18:47","slug":"big-names-charge-through-quik-pro-round-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=14422","title":{"rendered":"Big Names Charge Through Quik Pro Round Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Smith<\/a><\/p>\n

After the tsunami scare on Sunday, the Quiksilver Pro 2010<\/a><\/strong> got right back on track with eight heats of round two and the first extreme eliminations from the event. All the favorites made it through including; Taj Burrow<\/strong>, C.J. Hobgood<\/strong>, Bobby Martinez<\/strong>, Damien Hobgood<\/strong>, Dane Reynolds<\/strong>, Jordy Smith<\/strong>, Kieren Perrow<\/strong>, and Freddy P<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Reynolds seemed relieved. \u201cI was happy they ran it today,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cThe other morning, I kind of got sacrificed for the tide because they have to start at a certain point to finish the round, and the first heat they\u2019re going to start in bad surf. But today it\u2019s really fun out there and they made a great call.\u201d<\/p>\n

Follow the jump for the results and the rest of the round 2 draw.
\nSNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland\/Australia (Monday, March 1, 2010) \u2013 The opening eight heats of the elimination, man-on-man Round 2 at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover were completed this afternoon in pulsing two-to-three foot (1 metre) barrelling righthanders at Snapper Rocks.<\/p>\n

The opening event of the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast hit the water following the completion of Round 1 of the women\u2019s Roxy Pro Gold Coast, and the world\u2019s best surfers shined in the rippable conditions with the top seeds rebounding throughout their respective Round 2 battles<\/p>\n

Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, current ASP World No. 11, recovered from a lackluster Round 1 performance with the highest heat total of today, a 17.86 out of a possible 20, dominating the running righthanders with a blitzkrieg of forehand barrels and gaffs.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always want to try to impress the crowd and whoever\u2019s watching but you just got to slow it down sometimes and just try to get the scores,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI just surf like 70% or 80% and then, in the later rounds, I just give everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contributing to Smith\u2019s victory today was a near-perfect 9.93 out of a possible 10 (the highest scoring wave of the day), for a super deep forehand barrel that brought the tens of thousands in attendance to their feet in raucous approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of got lucky on that one wave,\u201d Smith said. \u201cIt was such a good wave. I\u2019m sure anyone could have had a good score. I\u2019m just lucky I got it. It was kind of slow in the beginning and then walled up all the way down the bank.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, current ASP World No. 10, was another standout in this afternoon\u2019s glassy conditions, posting an impressive 17.33 out of a possible 20, eliminating 2010 ASP Dream Tour rookie Blake Thornton (AUS), 29.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was happy they ran it today,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cThe other morning, I kind of got sacrificed for the tide because they have to start at a certain point to finish the round, and the first heat they\u2019re going to start in bad surf. But today it\u2019s really fun out there and they made a great call.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite today\u2019s emphatic win, the young Californian remains guarded when discussing the remainder of the event, citing equipment uncertainty as amongst his chief concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was actually really nervous before surfing today because I\u2019ve been riding a ton of boards and surfing really terrible,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cI\u2019ve just been really confused with the surf here because I\u2019m coming from surfing California the last two months where it\u2019s high interval swells and there\u2019s a lot of energy to it. The energy is hitting mushy pointbreaks and then you come here and it\u2019s 8-second intervals so there\u2019s nothing behind and it\u2019s in a shallow sandbar so they\u2019re round and soft at the same time so you really need a different sort of boards to work here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6:30am to assess conditions for a possible 8am start.<\/p>\n

For the first time in the events\u2019 storied nine-year history, the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast events are being televised LIVE on FUEL TV in Australia, beaming the world\u2019s best surfing right into your living room.<\/p>\n

To find out how you can watch the world\u2019s best surfers in one of the world\u2019s most iconic pointbreaks LIVE on FUEL TV, check out www.foxsports.com.au\/fueltv<\/p>\n

Highlights from today\u2019s Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover are available via www.quiksilverpro.com.au<\/p>\n

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

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 2 RESULTS:
\nHeat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.84 def. Garrett Parkes (AUS) 11.83
\nHeat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.93 def. Blake Ainsworth (AUS) 12.76
\nHeat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) 10.07 def. Craig Anderson (USA) 8.70
\nHeat 4: Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.57 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 13.73
\nHeat 5: Dane Reynolds (USA) 17.33 def. Blake Thornton (AUS) 10.23
\nHeat 6: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 17.86 def. Marco Polo (BRA) 10.27
\nHeat 7: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 14.87 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.37
\nHeat 8: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 16.10 def. Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 15.56<\/p>\n

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST REMAINING ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
\nHeat 9: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
\nHeat 10: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Nathan Yeomans (USA)
\nHeat 11: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) vs. Jay Thompson (AUS)
\nHeat 12: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)
\nHeat 13: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
\nHeat 14: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)
\nHeat 15: Roy Powers (HAW) vs. Andy Irons (HAW)
\nHeat 16: Drew Courtney (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)<\/p>\n

ROXY PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
\nHeat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Bruna Schmitz (BRA), Nikita Robb (ZAF)
\nHeat 2: Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Paige Hareb (NZL), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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