Rip Curl Pro 2008, Bells Beach: Quarterfinals-Finals

comments [ 2 ]March 27, 2008 at 08:54 PM

votes [ 2 ]posted by lvtowns under Pros

Slater Wins, AGAIN! Kelly took home his third bells trophy with a huge air to come from behind and take the lead. I watched the wave he boosted on and it was not an easy air by any means. Even though there were waves the conditions were not perfect for the final. Slater has even further solidified his all time event win lead to 36. “It feels awesome; it feels really good, ” Slater said. “The Bell is arguably the best trophy you can win in surfing. I do have a couple, but to get there and have the chance and get a third one feels really good. I’ve just joined my good friend Sunny (Garcia) with three, and I think MR (Mark Richards) and MP (Michael Peterson) have four or five – those guys are crazy.” Watch out for Slater this year. These two early victories might just force Kelly to put in a full year's effort on tour.

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Final Results:
Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.63 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.16

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Semifinal Results:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.50 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 4.50
Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.33 def. Taj Burrow (BRA) 7.96

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Quarterfinal Results:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.00 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.33
Heat 2: Bobby Martinez (USA) 17.33 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 10.67
Heat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.33 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 10.67
Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.34 def. Andy Irons (HAW) 2.80

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 4 Results:
Heat 7: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.03 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.60
Heat 8: Andy Irons (HAW) 16.57 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 12.53

Ratings after Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach - Event No. 2 on the ASP World Tour
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 2400 points
2. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 1908 points
3. Mick Fanning (AUS) 1764 points
4. Taj Burrow (AUS) 1476 points
4. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 1476 points
6. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 1464 points
6. Andy Irons (HAW) 1464 points
8. Bobby Martinez (USA) 1286 points
9. Kai Otton (AUS) 1200 points
9. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 1200 points

The next event on ASP World Tour will take place in Teahupoo, Tahiti from May 8-18, 2008.

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March 28, 2008 at 11:29 PM waveslider

Slater's killing this year. I thought he was spending all of his time with the playboy models on The girls next door!  Apparently he surfed enough in the short off season to stay sharp.

March 29, 2008 at 01:38 PM lvtowns

Must be tough to travel the world, win events, and teach Playmates how to surf. This guy has it tough.

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