RESULTS:
ROUND THREE (1st>Rnd4; 2nd=17th place/USD$4500 & 410 points) H1: Luke Egan (AUS) 17.97 def. Marcelo Nunes (BRZ) 16.30 H2: Richie Lovett (AUS) 16.77 def. Michael Lowe (AUS) 11.34 H3: Cory Lopez (USA) 18.63 def. Phil Macdonald (AUS) 6.67 H4: CJ Hobgood (USA) 18.34 def. Shane Beschen (USA) 14.40 H5: Damien Hobgood (USA) 16.73 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 16.60 H6: Dean Morrison (AUS) 15.40 def. Peterson Rosa (BRZ) 9.00 H7: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.56 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 12.27 H8: Andy Irons (HAW) 16.33 def. Jamie O’Brien (HAW) 11.23 H9: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.47 def. Victor Ribas (BRZ) 14.17 H10: Daniel Wills (AUS) 14.00 def. Chris Ward (USA) 9.70 H11: Darren o’Rafferty (AUS)14.83 def. Sunny Garica (HAW) 13.76 H12: Jake Paterson (AUS) 16.57 def. Fred Patacchia Jnr (HAW) 15.46 H13: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 17.23 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 17.16 H14: Trent Munro (AUS) 15.50 def. Kalani Robb (HAW) 14.04 H15: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.33 def. Neco Padaratz (BRZ) 14.57 H16: Troy Brooks (AUS) 13.10 def. Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 12.50
The Rip Curl Pro is Australia's longest running professional surfing event and holds a proud place in surfing folklore, stretching back to 1973. The Rip Curl Pro's status as one of six Victorian Government-designated Hallmark International Sporting Events each year, alongside the Melbourne Formula One and Phillip Island Motorcycle Grand Prix, the Australian Tennis Open, the Melbourne Cup and the AFL Grand Final, is an acknowledgment of its contribution to the state's rich sporting culture.
The Rip Curl Pro is proudly presented by Deakin University, associated with Surfing Victoria, the Surf Coast Shire Council, the Victorian Government Department of Tourism, Sport & The Commonwealth Games, the Association of Surfing Professionals, Foster’s, and supported by sponsors Telstra, Chupa Chups, National Australia Bank, Falls Creek, Schweppes, Four’n Twenty Pies and Tracks.
