2015 BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS OVERVIEW - Round 2 by surfworldtour.blogspot.com

2015 BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS OVERVIEW-Round 2/by surfworldtour.blogspot.com


My debut in surfing competitions was in Praia do Rosa -Santa Catarina, Brazil, in Seletiva Petrobras de Surf Masculino, in March of 2008, when Messias Felix(CE)-Ceará is a state from Brazil- won the event; so I still have to learn many things about it, but I realize that heats of three men, are so different from man to man heats.


Round 1 was three men dispute, as the Round 4, but the Round 2 is man to man battle.

ROUND 2 - Dec. 11th, 2015

In this Round, the heats ocurred simultaneously, with difference around 15 minutes.
For instance, when the heat 5 finished, the heat 6 still in progress, and started the heat 7. So both heats were in progress, and so successively.

The surfer that win the heat pass to Round 3, and the surfer that is defeated is out of the stage.

heat 1
average wave score  -  4.83                        /   the best wave -7.23 (5)  -F. Toledo(BRA)

In this opening heat of Round 2, F. Toledo(BRA)surfed better today, and defeated the Hawaiian B. Irons(HAW)score 7.00 and later 7.23 added up 14.23 and B. Irons(HAW) did not find the waves, just added up 5.07. So F. Toledo is into Round 3, and B. Irons(HAW) is out of the dispute.

heat 2
average wave score  -   6.24                      /   the best wave - 8.77 (2) - T. Burrow(AUS)

B. Simpson(USA)in his opening wave score 7.00 and T. Burrow(AUS)score 5.00 in his opening wave, and later on turned the heat with a good wave 8.77 and turned the heat. The North American replaced his 1.17 for a score 4.20 -weak wave- and was defeated by the Australian surfer, and is out of this stage. T. Burrow(AUS) is guaranteed to Round 3.


heat 3
average wave score  -    6.40                     /  the best wave  -  8.27 (6) - A. de Souza(BRA)

The Wild card - Trials winner - J. Robinson in his opening wave of the heat score just 0.57 and A. de Souza(BRA) turned the heat with a 4.83 wave and later replaced the score 1.10 for a 3.93.
After on J. Robinson(AUS) his weak wave for a 7.33 score and later turned the heat, but at final minutes A. de Souza(BRA)turned the heat again with a good wave 8.27. After J. Robinson(AUS)replaced a weak wave for 5.67 but was not enough. A. de Souza(BRA)added up 13.10 won the heat, and passed to Round 3. J. Robinsons(AUS) 12.50 and is out of stage.

heat 4
average wave score  -    4.99                     / the best wave  -   8.83 (2) - A. Melling(AUS)

The Australian A. Melling(AUS)so experienced in the tour, surfed a good wave 8.83 and after replaced a weak score for 6.67, and added up 15.50; his compatriot M. Wilkinson(AUS) did not find the waves and finished in combination.


heat 5
average wave score   -    4.71                    / the best wave  -   7.83 (3) - J. Wilson(AUS)

In the second battle between Australian surfers, J. Wilson(AUS)in his opening wave score 5.00 and later 7.83. He was surfing better today. The Wild Card - W. Carmichael(AUS)just surfed weak waves and was out of the battle. J. Wilson(AUS) still in the fight for the title. Last year he was the winner of this stage over the current champion G. Medina(BRA)


heat 6
average wave score    -    4.92                     / the best wave  -  7.50 (1) - A. Buchan(AUS)

The Australian surfer A. Buchan(AUS)also surfed better today added up 13.17 while M. Pupo(BRA) did not find good waves and added up 6.50, and is out of the stage.

heat 7
average wave score     -    7.63                   /  the best wave  -   8.50 (2) - D. Payne(HAW)

It was a nice heat, K. Slater(USA)just defeated the Hawaiian D. Payne(HAW) that find the waves today and surfed so better, despite surfed the best wave in the heat but not enough to defeated the six times winner of the stage. K. Slater(USA)also is guaranteed to Round 3. and the Hawaiian, out of competition in Hawaii.
The most equilibrated heat.

heat 8
average wave score     -     4.31                  /  the best wave  -   5.67 (4)  - S. Zietz(HAW)

The Hawaiian S. Zietz(HAW)also surfed better today,and added up 10.50; J. Andre(BRA)- already defeated the great champion Kelly at the Final in Praia da Vila -Imbituba-Santa Catarina in 2010- added up 6.74 and was out of the competition. S. Zietz(HAW) passed to Round 3

heat 9
average wave score     -     4.10                 /  the best wave   -   6.17 (2)  -  N. Young(USA)

G. Hall(IRL)surfed better today- added up 8.60 and defeated the North American (USA)that added up 7.80, despite surfed the best wave. G.Hall(IRL) passed to Round 3 and surfer of Santa Cruz, California N. Young(USA)is out of this stage.


heat 10
average wave score      -    3.81                 /  the best wave   -   5.83 (6) -    K. Asing(HAW)

The Hawaiian K. Asing(HAW)added 10.33 and defeated the North American, K. Andino(USA) that  added up 4.90 - he already did the Final at Billabong Rio Pro 2014 against M. Bourez(PYF)but fell down of production in this season. K. Asing (HAW) is guaranteed to Round 3.


heat 11
average wave score     -     4.84               /   the best wave    -   7.50 (4)   -  J. Parkinson(AUS)

The world champion J. Parkinson already won this stage in Hawaii, surfed two medium waves 7.50 and 6.43 and defeated R. Christie(NZL)that surfed very well in Rio de Janeiro stage -OI Rio Pro-but did not find the waves in Pipeline. J. Parkinson(AUS) is also in the Round 3.

heat 12
average wave score     -    5.22                /    the best wave   -   8.67 (4)   -   J. Smith(SAF)

The South African surfer J. Smith(SAF) -already won the stage in Rio de Janeiro -2013 Billabong Rio Pro - surfed two waves 7.33 and 8.67 added up 16.00 and defeated the Brazilian W. Dantas, for the first time in Pipeline.

In the Round 1 were 36 surfers.

And 24 surfers are in the in the Round 3 .

The surfers with conquests and more experience were better in Pipeline :

G. Medina(BRA) World Champion in 2014 -Final at stage in 2014;
B. Durbidge(AUS) won the stage in 2007;
CJ Hobgood(USA) World Champion in 2001;
K. Slater (USA) won six times the stage;
M. Fanning(AUS) three times World Champion;
T. Burrow(AUS) won this stage in 2009;
J. Parkinson(AUS)World Champion - won this stage in 2012;
J. Flores(FRA) won this stage in 2010;
J. O'Brien(HAW) won this stage in 2004;
A. de Souza(BRA)won  stages in the tour -The Billabong Rio Pro in 2011;
J. Smith(SAF)won stages in the tour-The Billabong Rio Pro in 2013;
J. J. Florence(HAW)won stages in the tour - the Billabong Rio Pro in 2012;
M. Bourez(PYF) won  stage in the tourr -the Billabong Rio Pro in 2014;
J. Wilson(AUS) won the stage in 2014.
F. Toledo(BRA) won three stages in 2015; the OI Rio Pro in 2015.

The exceptions are:
I. Ferreira(BRA)first year in the elite of surfing; first time in Pipeline.
K. Asing(HAW)first year in the elite but he is Hawaiian.


The surprise:
M. Ho(HAW)was third in the Trials, replaced O. Wright(AUS), already received Wild Card, and disputed some stages.

Source : WSL -World Surf League

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