Day two of the Drug Aware Pro fires at The Box

“I’m feeling super stoked,” said Jay Davies after beating Gabriel Medina in the first heat of round two at The Box this morning. “It’s a beautiful day in West Oz and I get to surf against some of my idols. I watched Gabriel win the World Title last year and I was pumped to get the chance to surf against him at one of the best waves in the world. I get to surf here all the time so hopefully that will help me get through some more rounds. It’s so beautiful out there right now, we had a shark cruise through the lineup which was a little sketchy, but it was only a baby one eating some fish. Thanks again to all my friends and family for all their support.” Adriano De Souza scooped a 9.80 over wildcard Alejo Muniz, and flew into round three. “I tried to be as deep as I could on that 9.80,” said Ads. “I had to be smart the whole time and when that wave popped up I was in the right place at the right time. I’m so happy to make that thing, it was gnarly and the wave was three-times overhead. I put things on the line and I made the barrel. I’m not completely happy because I was competing against a friend and Alejo came so far to compete at this event and do his best and I would have like to see him do well.” But what you probably came here to relive was Box-rookie Owen Wright’s 10. “I’ve never surfed out here before and this was my first time in the lineup,” said Owen. Wow. “The set came so I just went. After my ten I remember going, ‘give me more’. I just love it and I love waves like this. When that wave came through I managed to get in the right spot and it let me in perfectly, the wave did the rest from there.” You’ll probably wanna catch up on more good stuff in the Heats On Demand, which you can do over here. Can we never leave The Box? Drug Aware Margaret River Pro Men’s Round 2 Results: Heat 1: Jay Davies (AUS) 15.17 def. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 7.67Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.90 def. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 11.33Heat 3: Josh Kerr (AUS) 9.33 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 4.83Heat 4: Ricardo Christie (NZL) 13.26 def. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 13.07Heat 5: Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.67 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 7.17Heat 6: Owen Wright (AUS) 18.50 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 10.90Heat 7: Nat Young (USA) 11.50 def. Keanu Asing (HAW) 2.43Heat 8: Glenn Hall (IRL) 5.44 vs. Kolohe Andino (USA) 4.90Heat 9: Adam Melling (AUS) 7.53 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 5.47Heat 10: Italo Ferreira (BRA) 12.26 vs. Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 11.66Heat 11: Jadson Andre (BRA) 10.83 def. Matt Banting (AUS) 7.17Heat 12: Kai Otton (AUS) 16.83 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 13.07 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro Men’s Round 3 Match-ups: Heat 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)Heat 2: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)Heat 3: John John Florence (HAW) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Sebastian Zietz (HAW)Heat 5: Nat Young (USA) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA)Heat 6: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Jay Davies (AUS)Heat 7: Adriano de Souza (BRA) va. Ricardo Christie (NZL)Heat 8: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Freddy Patacchia Jr. (HAW)Heat 10: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Italo Ferreira (BRA)Heat 11: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Jadson Andre (BRA)Heat 12: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Glenn Hall (IRL)