2012 Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach – Day Two

Bells Beach can be a real tasteless bowl of soup, depending on the time of day. It can also be real peppery. For round two (and the tiniest bit of round one) at the Rip Curl Pro today, many had to bounce like they had the hiccups. Some, however, found just what they needed (especially […]

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Bells Beach can be a real tasteless bowl of soup, depending on the time of day. It can also be real peppery. For round two (and the tiniest bit of round one) at the Rip Curl Pro today, many had to bounce like they had the hiccups. Some, however, found just what they needed (especially Yadin Nicol, who’s air-rev was probs better than any Stab‘s seen at Bells).

REMAININING RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 10: Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.40, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 11.54, Michel Bourez (PYF) 10.97
Heat 11: John John Florence (HAW) 16.26, Alejo Muniz (BRA) 13.57, Tiago Pires (PRT) 11.20
Heat 12: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 10.67, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 9.53, Heitor Alves (BRA) 6.66

RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.53 def. Davey Cathels (AUS) 11.17
Heat 2: Kai Otton (AUS) 16.90 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.10
Heat 3: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 12.66 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 9.03
Heat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.10 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 15.30
Heat 5: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.59 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 11.34
Heat 6: Yadin Nicol (AUS) 17.70 def. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 12.16
Heat 7: Jadson Andre (BRA) 16.93 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 13.96
Heat 8: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.60 def. Miguel Pupo (BRA) 13.00
Heat 9: Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.93 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.30
Heat 10: Brett Simpson (USA) 13.77 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.67
Heat 11: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 16.33 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 13.50
Heat 12: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.77 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.83

RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Yadin Nicol (AUS)
Heat 2: John John Florence (HAW) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 3: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Jadson Andre (BRA)
Heat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 5: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Bede Durbidge (AUS)
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 9: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 10: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 11: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)
Heat 12: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)