Mick Fanning gewinnt den Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Sieger Mick Fanning, 30, Credit: © Rip Curl
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Bells Beach, Victoria / Australien (FREITAG, 6 April, 2012)
Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, gewann den 2012 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger und schlug im Finale den amtierenden 11 fachen Weltmeister Kelly Slater (USA), 40 bei 3-4 Fuss Wellen und Offshore - Bedingungen am Strand von Bell Beach. |
Pictured: Kelly Slater, 40, Credit: © Rip Curl
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Pictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, two-time ASP World Champion (2007, 2009), Credit: © ASP / SCHOLTZ
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Der 2. Event auf der 2012 ASP World Championship Tour gehört mit zu den prestigeträchtigsten Events und viele Experten meinten, dass dies eins der besten Finale seit langen war.
Beide Finalisten gönnten sich keine Pause und holten sich die Wellen Schlag auf Schlag in dem 35-minütigen Heat. Auch die Führung während des Heats wechselte ständig und blieb bis kurz vor Schluss offen. "I’m so pumped," sagt Fanning nach seinem Sieg "Kelly (Slater) did that Hail Mary for the 10 and I thought, ‘oh, here we go.’ I just caught waves and I’m stoked it all paid off. I’m really at a loss for words and I’m just pumped. It doesn’t get any sweeter. The crowd’s been amazing with the whole amphitheater and the history that comes with it. I always picture this event and have had some seconds over the years, so to get this one, I’m so pumped." |
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RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH FINAL RESULTS: 1 – Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.80 2 – Kelly Slater (USA) 18.07 RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH SEMIFINAL RESULTS: SF 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.10 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 7.83 SF 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.83 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.43 RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH QUARTERFINAL RESULTS: QF 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.06 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 13.66 QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.97 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.10 QF 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.00 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 10.27 QF 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.63 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.63 RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 5 RESULTS: Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.93 def. John John Florence (HAW) 14.00 Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) 17.40 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.36 Heat 3: Kai Otton (AUS) 14.27 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 12.90 Heat 4: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 17.27 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 9.04 CURRENT ASP TOP 3 (After Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach): 1. Kelly Slater (USA) 13,200 pts 2. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12,000 pts 3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 11,750 pts 3. Mick Fanning (AUS) 11,750 pts RIP CURL WOMEN’S PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 4 RESULTS: Heat 1: Sarah Mason (NZL) 15.84 def. Paige Hareb (NZL) 13.94 Heat 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.17 def. Laura Enever (AUS) 8.90 Heat 3: Coco Ho (HAW) 15.77 def. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 14.50 Heat 4: Lakey Peterson (USA) 15.43 def. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 11.73 RIP CURL WOMEN’S PRO BELLS BEACH QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS: QF 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) vs. Sarah Mason (NZL) QF 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) QF 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) vs. Coco Ho (HAW) QF 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) vs. Lakey Peterson (USA) |
