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Friday, March 31, 2017

AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER - Margaret River, Western Australia -Men's Championship Tour

AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER PRO -Margaret River, Western Australia
        March 29/April 09, 2017
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MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR # 2
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ROUND 3
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heat
1.K. Slater(USA) x J. Freestone(AUS)
2.J. Wilson(AUS) x M. Pupo(BRA)
3.O. Wright(AUS) x I. Gouveia(BRA)
4.M. Bourez(PYF) x K. Igarashi(USA)
5.C. Coffin(USA) x A. Buchan(AUS)
6.J.J. Florence(HAW) x J. Willcox(AUS)
7.J. Smith(RSA) x J. Mendes(BRA)
8.S. Zietz(HAW) x C. Ibelli(BRA)
9.A. de Souza(BRA) x B. Durbidge(AUS)
10.J. Parkinson(AUS) x J. Flores(FRA)
11.F. Toledo(BRA) x c. O'Leary(AUS)
12.K. Andino(USA) x N. Young(USA)
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                                     period                           status
March 31th, 2017        Day 03 of 12 days         Lay Day

Next Call
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AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER -Margaret River -Western Australia -Women's Championship Tour

AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER PRO -Margaret River, Western Australia
        March 29/April 09, 2017 -
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WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR # 2
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ROUND 1
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heat
1. M.Manuel(HAW)12.93 x J. Defay(FRA)8.50 x B. Macaulay(AUS)2.97
2.C. Conlogue(USA)10.66 x S. Erickson(USA)10.07  x C. Ho(HAW)4.57
3.T. Wright(AUS)16.34 x  L. Macaulay(AUS)11.34 x K. Andrew(AUS)7.83
4.S. Gilmore(AUS)14.10  x B. Buitendag(RSA)10.17 x N. Van Dijk(AUS)8.83
S.C. Moore(HAW)11.60 x L. Peterson(USA)8.90 x P. Ado(FRA)4.53
6.S. Fitzgibbons(AUS)12.83  x S. Lima(BRA)11.17 x T. Weston-Webb(HAW)5.87
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ROUND 2
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heat
1.N. Van Dijk(AUS)13.84 x 12.83 B. Macaulay(AUS)
2.C. Ho(HAW)13.10 x 7.50 L. Peterson(USA)
3.J. Defay(FRA)15.27 x 7.67 L. Macaulay(AUS)
4.T. Weston-Webb(HAW)15.17 x 9.66 B. Buitendag(RSA)
5.S. Erickson(USA)14.67 x 11.87 P. Ado(FRA)
6.K. Andrew(AUS)12.66 x 7.96 S. Lima(BRA)

ROUND 3
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heat
1.C. Conlogue(USA)15.70 x C. Ho(HAW)12.77 x J. Defay(FRA)9.90
2.T. Wright(AUS)17.94 x M. Manuel(HAW)17.00 x S. Erickson(USA)11.94
3.S. Gilmore(AUS)14.67 x N. Van Dijk(AUS)13.77 x T. Weston-Webb(HAW)12.70
4.C. Moore(HAW)17.47 x S. Fitzgibbons(AUS)13.53 x K. Andrew(AUS)10.27

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ROUND 4
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1.C. Ho(HAW) x S. Erickson(USA)
2.M. Manuel(HAW) x J. Defay(FRA)
3.N. Van Dijk(AUS) x K. Andrew(AUS)
4.S. Fitzgibbons(AUS) x T. Weston-Webb(HAW)
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                                   period                     status
March 31th, 2017      Day 03 of 12 days  On

Next Call
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April 1st, 2017 - 7:00 am AWST
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Thursday, March 30, 2017

AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER - Margaret River, Western Australia -2017 Men's Championship Tour

AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER PRO -Margaret River, Western Australia
        March 29/April 09, 2017

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR # 2


Round 2
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heat
1.J. Willcox(AUS)10.53x 9.00 G.Medina(BRA)
2.M. Wilkinson(AUS)11.84 x 14.60 N. Young(USA)
3.O. Wright(AUS)14.40 x 13.00 E. Lau(HAW)
4.J. Parkinson(AUS)15.96 x 14.83 L. Fioravanti(ITA)
5.A. de Souza(BRA)14.60 x 10.84 J.Andre(BRA)
6.F. Toledo(BRA)15.00 x 12.03 J. Duru(FRA)
7.B. Durbidge(AUS)11.83 x 11.34 J. Kerr(AUS)
8.C. Coffin(USA)14.50 x 12.77 E. Ewing(AUS)
9.A. Buchan(AUS)16.50 x 15.50 F. Morais(PRT)
10.C. O'Leary(AUS)13.43 x 8.94 W. Dantas(BRA)
11.K. Igarashi(USA)12.77 x 12.76 M. Fanning(AUS)
12.M. Pupo(BRA)10.87 x 9.17 S.Kennedy(AUS)
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                                    period                          status
March 30th, 2017        Day 02 of 12 days         ON

Next Call
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March 31th, 2017  -  7:00 am AWST

Round 3
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heat
1.K. Slater(USA) x J. Freestone(AUS)
2.J. Wilson(AUS) x M. Pupo(BRA)
3.O. Wright(AUS) x I. Gouveia(BRA)
4.M. Bourez(PYF) x K.Igarashi(USA)
5.C. Coffin(USA) x A. Buchan(AUS)
6.J.J. Florence(HAW) x J. Willcox(AUS)
7.J. Smith(RSA) x J. Mendes(BRA)
8.S. Zietz(HAW) x C. Ibelli(BRA)
9.A.de Souza(BRA) x B. Durbidge(AUS)
10.J. Parkinson(AUS) x J. Flores(FRA)
11.F. Toledo(BRA) x C. O'Leary(AUS)
12.K. Andino(USA) x N. Young(USA)
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AUS/02-DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER PRO -Margaret River,Western,Australia - 2017 Women's Championship Tour

AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER PRO -Margaret River, Western Australia
        March 29/April 09, 2017

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR # 2

ROUND 1 -
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heat
1.M.Manuel(HAW)12.93 x J.Defay(FRA)8.50 x B. Macaulay(AUS)2.97
2.C. Conlogue(USA)10.66 x S. Erickson(USA)10.07 x C. Ho(HAW)4.57
3.T. Wright(AUS)16.34  x L. Macaulay(AUS)11.34 x K. Andrew(AUS)7.83

4.S. Gilmore(AUS) x N. Van Dijk(AUS) x B. Buitendag(RSA)
S.C. Moore(HAW) x L. Peterson(USA) x P. Ado(FRA)
6.S. Fitzgibbons(AUS) x T. Weston-Webb(HAW) x S. Lima(BRA)

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                                  period                      status
March 30th, 2017      Day 02 of 12 days  Stand by

Next Call
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March 31th, 2017 - 7:00 am AWST

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AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER - Margaret River, Wester Australia

AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER PRO -Margaret River, Western Australia
        March 29/April 09, 2017

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR # 2

ROUND 1
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heat
1.K. Slater(USA)8.07x M. Fanning(AUS)6.67x L. Fioravanti(ITA)1.00
2.K. Andino(USA)8.77x E. Lau(HAW)7.00 x S. Kennedy(AUS)1.20
3.J. Freestone(AUS)6.77 x M. Pupo(BRA)3.17 x M. Wilkinson(AUS)3.10
4.J. Smith(RSA)13.76 x N. Young(USA)12.00 x K. Igarashi(USA)1.77
5.J. Mendes(BRA)11.07 x G. Medina(BRA)7.26 x W. Dantas(BRA)5.30
6.J.J. Florence(HAW)13.67 x J. Willcox(AUS)4.40 x F. Morais(PRT)3.40
7.I. Gouveia(BRA)12.50 x C. O'Leary(AUS)12.40 x O. Wright(AUS)8.70
8.C. Ibelli(BRA)9.16 x J. Parkinson(AUS)8.70 x J. Andre(BRA)4.80
9.J. Flores(FRA)12.60 x A. de Souza(BRA)10.50 x A. Buchan(AUS)6.24
10.M. Bourez(PYF)10.40 x J. Duru(FRA)4.50 x C. Coffin(USA)2.56
11.J. Wilson(AUS)4.90 x B. Durbidge(AUS)3.33 x J. Kerr(AUS)0,00
12.S. Zietz(HAW)14.83 x E. Ewing(AUS)5.17 x F. Toledo(BRA) 1.77
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Round 2
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1.G. Medina(BRA) x J. Willcox(AUS)
2.M. Wilkinson(AUS) x N. Young(USA)
3.O. Wright(AUS) x E. Lau(HAW)
4.J. Parkinson(AUS) x L. Fioravanti(ITA)
5.A. de Souza(BRA) x J.Andre(BRA)
6.F. Toledo(BRA) x J. Duru(FRA)
7.J. Kerr(AUS) x B. Durbidge(AUS)
8.C. Coffin(USA) x E. Ewing(AUS)
9.A. Buchan(AUS) x F. Morais(PRT)
10.C. O'Leary(AUS) x W. Dantas(BRA)
11.M. Fanning(AUS) x K. Igarashi(USA)
12.S. Kennedy(AUS) x M. Pupo(BRA)
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                                     period                        status
March 29th, 2017        Day 01 of 12 days         ON

Next Call
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March 30th, 2017  -  7:00 am AWST

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AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER - Margaret River, Western Australia

AUS/02 -DRUG AWARE MARGARET RIVER PRO -Margaret River, Western Australia
        March 29/April 09, 2017

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR # 2

ROUND 1 -
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heat
1.J. Defay(FRA) x M.Manuel(HAW) x B. Macaulay(AUS)
2.C. conlogue(USA) x S. Erickson(USA) x C. Ho(HAW)
3.T. Wright(AUS) x K. Andrew(AUS) x L. Macaulay(AUS)
4.S. Gilmore(AUS) x N. Van Dijk(AUS) x B. Buitendag(RSA)
S.C. Moore(HAW) x L. Peterson(USA) x P. Ado(FRA)
6.S. Fitzgibbons(AUS) x T. Weston-Webb(HAW) x S. Lima(BRA)

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                                    period                    status
March 29th, 2017      Day 01 of 12 days  Lay Day

Next Call
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March 30th, 2017 - 7:00 am AWST

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Friday, March 24, 2017

2017 RANKING -MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR JEEP LEADERBOARD

2017 RANKING - MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR JEEP LEADERBOARD
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position  surfer                    country    points
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1.        Owen Wright                AUS       10,000





2.        Matt Wilkinson             AUS        8,000





3.        John John Florence      HAW        6,500





3.        Gabriel Medina             BRA        6,500





5.        Kelly Slater                   USA        5,200





5.        Joel Parkinson               AUS        5,200


 
 
5.        Italo Ferreira                 BRA        5,200





5.        Conner O'Leary             AUS        5,200



9.        Jordy Smith                    RSA        4,000





9.        Kolohe Andino              USA        4,000





9.        Adriano de Souza          BRA        4,000




9.        Conner Coffin                USA        4,000


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AUS/01 -QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST -Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia -Mar.14/25th, 2017

AUS/01 QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST - Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - Mar. 14/25, 2017
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Men's Championship Tour

ROUND 1
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heat
1.J. Andre(BRA)11.46 x M. Bourez(PYF)10.27 x C. Coffin(USA)9.40
2.M. wilkinson(AUS)13.67 x S. Kennedy(AUS)8.83 x I. Gouveia(BRA)8.13
3.K. Andino(USA)11.33 x J. Freestone(AUS)10.67 x K. Igarashi(USA)3.10
4.G. Medina(BRA)16.50 x W. Dantas(BRA) x E. Lau(HAW)10.70
5.J. Smith(RSA)11.93 x M. Pupo(BRA)11.77 x N. Young(USA)10.66
6.J.J. Florence(HAW)16.83 x M. Wright(AUS)13.50 x C. O'Leary(AUS)8.20
7.M. Fanning(AUS)13.27 x J. Flores(FRA)13.13 x k. Slater(USA)11.20
8.J. Wilson(AUS)16.80 x L. Fioravanti(ITA)12.07 x C. Ibelli(BRA)10.90
9.J. Parkinson(AUS)16.86 x J. Duru(FRA)16.40 x I. Ferreira(BRA)11.66
10.F. Morais(PRT)15.70 x F. Toledo(BRA)15.10 x A. Buchan(AUS)13.43
11.A. de Souza(BRA)16.17 x B. Durbidge(AUS)15.44 x J. Kerr(AUS)11.33
12.O. Wright(AUS)16.83 x E. Ewing(AUS)15.27 x S. Zietz(HAW)12.20

ROUND 2
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heat.
1.M. Wright(AUS)14.17 x 13.20 M. Bourez(PYF)
2.K. Slater(USA)14.03 x 12.94 N. Young(USA)
3.E. Lau(HAW)12.33 x 11.77 F. Toledo(BRA)
4.S. Zietz(HAW)16.40 x 14.00 J. Freestone(AUS)
5.I. Gouveia(BRA)11.57 x 10.10 J. Kerr(AUS)
6.J. Flores(FRA)16.00 x 15.97 A. Buchan(AUS)
7.I. Ferreira(BRA)17.83 x 11.70 L. Fioravanti(ITA)
8.C. Ibelli(BRA)16.80 x 10.53 J.DUru(FRA)
9.C. Coffin(USA)14.23 x 12.73 B. Durbidge(AUS)
10.S. Kennedy(AUS)16.27 x 13.37 E. Ewing(AUS)
11.C. O'Leary(AUS)15.03 x 13.67 K. Igarashi(USA)
12. M. Pupo(BRA)15.77 x 13.10 W. Dantas(BRA)

ROUND 3
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heat
1.K. Andino(USA)13.87 x 12.84 J. Andre(BRA)
2.A. de Souza(BRA)14.93 x 12.07 S. Kennedy(AUS)
3.M. Wilkinson(AUS)15.10 x 14.60 J. Flores(FRA)
4.J. Parkinson(AUS)17.24 x 13.54 M. Pupo(BRA)
5.I. Ferreira(BRA)14.60 x 13.27 C. Ibelli(BRA)
6.J.J. Florence(HAW)15.47 x 14.17 M. Wright(AUS)
7.J. Smith(RSA)17.30 x 17.00 E. Lau(HAW)
8.O. Wright(AUS)15.10 x 15.00 M. Fannning(AUS)
9.C. O'Leary(AUS)14.93 x 14.70 J. Wilson(AUS)
10.K. Slater(USA)14.90 x 11.17 F. Morais(PRT)
11.C. Coffin(USA)14.33 x 14.20 S. Zietz(HAW)
12.G. Medina(BRA)19.00 x 14.56 I. Gouveia(BRA)

ROUND 4
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heat
1.M. Wilkinson(AUS)17.07 x A. de Souza(BRA)14.97 x K. Andino(USA)8.30
2.J.J. Florence(HAW)14.17 x I. Ferreira(BRA)13.10 x J. Parkinson(AUS)9.73
3.C. O'Leary(AUS)10.77 x O. Wright(AUS)10.66 X J. Smith(RSA)9.77
4.G. Medina(BRA)15.76 x K. Slater(USA)12.07 x C. Coffin(USA)11.17

ROUND 5
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heat
1.J. Parkinson(AUS)17.23 x 12.43 A. de Souza(BRA)
2.I. Ferreira(BRA) 12.80 x 10.56 K. Andino(USA)
3.O. Wright(AUS) 14.76 x 14.17 C. Coffin(USA)
4.K. Slater(USA)14.70 x 13.30 J. Smith(RSA)

QUARTERFINALS
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heat
1.M.Wilkinson(AUS)15.00 x 12.37 J. Parkinson(AUS)
2.J.J. Florence(HAW)14.86 x 12.33 I. Ferreira(BRA)
3.O. Wright(AUS)13.00 x 11.76 C. O'Leary(AUS)
4.G. Medina(BRA)14.34 x 13.83 K. Slater(USA)

SEMIFINALS
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heat
1.M. Wilkinson(AUS)15.90 x 15.50 J.J. Florence(HAW)
2.O. Wright(AUS) 15.74 x 10.44 G. Medina(BRA)

FINAL
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O. Wright(AUS) 14.66 x 13.50 M. Wilkinson(AUS)

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! OWEN WRIGHT(AUS)CHAMPION 2017 QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST, GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA



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2017 RANKING -WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR JEEP LEADERBOARD

2017 RANKING - WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR JEEP LEADERBOARD
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position  surfer                     country     points
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1.        Stephanie Gilmore        AUS         10,000




2.        Lakey Peterson             USA          8,000




3.        Johanne Defay              FRA          6,500




3.        Sally Fitzgibbons          AUS          6,500




5.        Tyler Wright                 AUS          5,200




5.        Carissa Moore              HAW          5,200




5.        Nikki Van Dijk             AUS          5,200

 


5.        Keely Andrew               AUS          5,200




9.        Courtney Conlogue        USA          3,300




9.        Tatiana Weston-Webb  HAW          3,300





9.        Bronte Macaulay            AUS          3,300


 
 
9.        Coco Ho                        HAW          3,300





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AUS/01 - ROXY PRO GOLD COAST- Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia -Mar.14/25, 2017

AUS/01 -ROXY PRO GOLD COAST - Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - Mar. 14/25, 2017

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR
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ROUND 1
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heat
1.S. Fitzgibbons(AUS)14.80 x K. Andrew(AUS)13.33 x J. Defay(FRA)10.57
2.T. Weston-Webb(HAW)13.43 x S. Erickson(USA)9.70 x B. Macaulay(AUS)7.93
3.N. Van Dijk(AUS)15.16 x T. Wright(AUS)12.30 x A. Lock(AUS)9.94
4.C. Conlogue(USA)12.90 x P. Ado(FRA)12.23 x S. Lima(BRA)12.17
5.C. Moore(HAW)11.10 x C. Ho(HAW)5.67 x L. Enever(AUS)2.43
6.S. Gilmore(AUS)14.24 x L. Peterson(USA)13.33 X M. Manuel(BRA)7.50

ROUND 2
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heat
1.K. Andrew(AUS)12.67 x 9.13 L. Enever(AUS)
2.B. Macaulay(AUS)15.40 x 13.17 S. Erickson(USA)
3.T. Wright(AUS)17.50 x 12.33 A. Lock(AUS)
4.J. Defay(FRA)15.90 x 13.93 P. Ado(FRA)
5.C. Ho(HAW)14.50 x 14.36 M. Manuel(HAW)
6.L. Peterson(USA)19.27 x 13.40 S. Lima(BRA)

ROUND 3
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heat
1.J. Defay(FRA)17.20 x C. Ho(HAW)15.66 x T. Weston-Webb(HAW)15.37
2.T. Wright(AUS)16.93 x L. Peterson(USA)16.00 x N. Van Dijk(AUS)11.44
3.K. Andrew(AUS)14.77 x S. Fitzgibbons(AUS)14.54 x C. Conlogue(USA)13.53
4.C. Moore(HAW)16.70 x S. Gilmore(AUS)16.54 x B. Macaulay(AUS)12.23

ROUND 4
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heat
1.N. Van Dijk(AUS)15.67 x 14.94 C. Ho(HAW)
2.L. Peterson(USA)13.43 X 13.17 T. Weston-Webb(HAW)
3.S. Fitzgibbons(AUS)16.50 x 11.83 B. Macaulay(AUS)
4.S. Gilmore(AUS)16.40 x 16.33 C. Conlogue(USA)

QUARTERFINALS
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heat
1.J. Defay(FRA)13.44 x 9.50 N. Van Dijk(AUS)
2.L. Peterson(USA)17.10 x 9.93 T. Wright(AUS)
3.S. Fitzgibbons(AUS)14.00 x 13.63 K. Andrew(AUS)
4.S. Gilmore(AUS)17.50 x 13.83 C. Moore(HAW)

SEMIFINALS
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heat
1.L. Peterson(USA)18.60 x 13.70 J. Defay(FRA)
2.s. Gilmore(AUS)16.27 x 14.86 S. Fitzgibbons(AUS)

FINAL
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S. Gilmore(AUS)16.60 x 12.66 L. Peterson(USA)

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!STEPHANIE GILMORE(AUS)CHAMPION 2017 ROXY PRO GOLD COAST - Gold Coast, Queensland, AustrĂ¡lia




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