Tag: Adam Melling
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WRIGHT TO HONE SKILLS AT MAUI
World champion surfer Tyler Wright won’t be feeling the pressure at Maui this week. She’s instead looking forward to honing her skills at the iconic break, having already secured her first world title. Meanwhile it’s do or die for Stu Kennedy and Adam Melling, battling to re-qualify on the 2017 men’s tour.
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KENNEDY, MELLING, KNOCKED OUT IN ROUND 4
Stu Kennedy and Adam Melling’s future on surfing’s championship tour remains uncertain, after both bowed out of the Hawaiian Pro QS event in round three. Kennedy posted the lowest score of his heat, an 8.97 – less than half that of eventual winner Griffin Colapinto. Melling, meanwhile, went down to Brazillian Jason Andre by almost…
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MELLING WIPES OUT OF PRO TOUR IN PORTUGAL
Le-Ba surfer Adam Melling has been wiped out of the pro tour in Portugal. Losing in round two to Brazil’s Filipe Toledo, who took the heat by more than 10 points.
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KENNEDY KNOCKED OUT OF FIJI PRO
File Image Michel Bourez has eliminated Stu Kennedy during round two of the Fiji Pro. A single 7-point wave from Bourez was all it took, with both surfers struggling to score above 5 points throughout the rest of the heat. Bourez eventually finished with a two-wave score of 11.5, compared to 8.83 from the Lennox Head…
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MELLING FINISHES FIFTH IN RIO PRO
Lennox Head’s Adam Melling has finished fifth at the Rio Pro, his best result so far on the 2016 World Tour. The 31-year-old eliminated Michel Bourez in his round five heat to book a quarterfinal berth against Gabriel Medina. But the Brazilian stole the show, with Melling only able to produce a two-wave total of 6.…
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MELLING THROUGH IN DYING MINUTES
PHOTO COURTESY: WSL There were mixed results for the North Coast contingent at the 2016 Rio Pro overnight. Stu Kennedy went down late in his third round heat, while Adam Melling scraped through with seconds to spare.
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MELLING BATTLES THROUGH AT RIO PRO
At the Rio Pro in Brazil, it was a roller coaster day for the Adam Melling. After a slow start the far north coast surfer eventually ground out a win in the dying minutes of his round one heat.
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MEDINA DISPATCHES MELLING AT MARGARET RIVER
Returning to surfing, and Brazillian Gabriel Medina has sent Lennox Head’s Adam Melling packing, during round three of the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia. Despite an early 8.67 ride, Melling struggled as the heat wore on, finishing with a two wave score of 13.10. (VISION ONLY
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KENNEDY TO BATTLE MELLING IN RIPCURL PRO ROUND 1
Stu ‘giant killer’ Kennedy is set to face some familiar opposition when round 1 of the Ripcurl Pro gets underway at Bells Beach. Following his recent run of wins at the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast, he’ll take on fellow local hopeful Adam Melling, aswell as Julian Wilson, in his first heat. Meanwhile, the region’s…
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THE NORTHERN RIVERS’ YEAR IN SPORT
Athletes from across the region have continued to hone their skills and find success competing both at home and abroad, during 2015. The Northern Rivers producing champions in everything from athletics and cricket, to shooting and tenpin bowling.