Bells Beach Final

May 02 2011 Published by under Rip Curl

After an exciting 5 days of intense competition in sensational fashion, Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30 has claimed the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.

Parkinson with the Bell - Rip Curl

Parkinson with the Bell - Rip Curl

His victory was a big one over the former two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 29, in a solid 2 – 2.5 meter (six-to-eight foot) waves at Bells Beach.

Parkinson ripping the wave - Rip Curl

Parkinson ripping the wave - Rip Curl

Parkinson opened up with an 8.53 on the first ride of the heat and sealed the deal with a Perfect 10.

Mick Fanning at Bells Beach

Mick Fanning holding it down

“To me, Mick (Fanning) has been the form surfer of the event and I was never going to take him lightly,” Parkinson said. “I think we both had the same game plan of getting the first good one that came through and putting the momentum behind us.

Surfer Bells Beach

A Classic Bells Finish

We scrapped for that first wave and I got the nod. Eve though it was a mid-0, I knew I needed a lot more to hold him off so I just kept the pressure on from there.”

Bells Beach - Rip Curl

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Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2011 Results – Round 1

Apr 20 2011 Published by under Rip Curl, surfing

Due to yesterday’s low waves, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach was postponed to today the 20th. At 7:30am this morning, Round 1 had commenced to the 1.5 to 2 meters waves (four-to-six foot) at Bells Beach.

Mick Fanning

Australia’s Mick Fanning (2007, 2009) and American Kelly Slater (2008, 2010) have been dueling it out for the past four years, they have laid down impressive scores in round one.

Kelly Slater

Fanning scored a 15.60 from a possible 20 this morning, it looked set to be the day’s best score but Slater topped it at 16 points to win his round one heat.

Joel Parkinson

Later in the morning, Joel Parkinson had claimed the highest heat score of the day, 17.74 points to move automatically through to the third round along with Slater and Fanning.

 

As for the women’s division, Stephanie Gilmore from Australia had scored the highest with 16.30, with Sally Fitzgibbons also from Australia closely behind with 16.10, and Silvana Lima from Brazil with a 14.94. Back in 2009, Lima had upset Gilmore’s run. All the heat winners have the luxury of moving on to the next round, while the 2nd and 3rd place will face sudden death in round 2. Be sure to keep a close eye on the event, as this is the 50th anniversary so it will be very exciting.

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