Tag: surfing
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WILKINSON TO FACE KENNEDY AT MARGARET RIVER
The waiting period for the Margaret River Pro opens tomorrow, with Byron Bay resident and current tour leader Matt Wilkinson to face the in-form Stu Kennedy for the first time this season. Adam Melling will also contest the event in Western Australia – facing fellow Aussies Kai Otton and Julian Wilson in his heat. Meanwhile…
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WILKO THROUGH TO QUARTERS WITH STUNNING WIN
Copacabana’s Matt Wilkinson has defeated fellow Aussie Julian Wilson in stunning fashion at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. The ratings leader trailed the entire heat, but with five minutes remaining, scored a brilliant 9.57. At the final siren, both were level on 16.57; and on count back, the surfer with the highest individual wave…
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YOUNG KNOCKS OUT KENNEDY AT BELLS
Stu Kennedy won’t be making a finals appearance at Bells Beach, after being bundled out in the third round of the Ripcurl Pro. The Lennox Head product struggled against Nat Young of the United States. His two-wave score of 7.67 the lowest of the round. Young nearly doubled that easily, finishing with a combined score…
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KENNEDY THROUGH TO THIRD ROUND
Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy continues to turn heads, advancing at Bells Beach, after defeating Port Macquarie’s Matt Banting in the second round. The in-form injury replacement scored in the high sixes, leaving him with a combined total of 13.2. Banting, meanwhile, was limited to 10.57. Earlier, fellow Lennox surfer Adam Melling wasn’t so lucky, knocked out…
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LONGBOARDING CHAMPS CONVERGE ON KINGSCLIFF
Still on surfing and some of the world’s best longboarders were hanging ten at the Australian Longboard Surfing Open in Kingscliff. Today saw plenty of action in the men’s semi-finals.
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LENNOX SURFERS FALL SHORT IN OPENING ROUND OF RIPCURL PRO
Lennox Head’s Adam Melling and Stu Kennedy have fallen short in the opening round of the Ripcurl Pro. The surfers went head-to-head this morning, and will now need to survive a do-or-die round to stay in the event.
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TYLER WRIGHT DETERMINED TO RING THE BELL
Fresh from victory at Snapper Rocks, Tyler Wright says she’s feeling confident heading into the Ripcurl Pro at Bells Beach. The former Lennox Head surfer says she’s more determined than ever to win the world title.
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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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‘GIANT KILLER’ STU KENNEDY READY TO SLAY AT BELLS
He’s been nicknamed the giant killer after taking down Kelly Slater, Gabriel Medina and John John Florence at the Quiksilver Pro. So what now for Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy?
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WILKO SECURES MAIDEN WORLD TOUR TITLE
Copacabana’s Matt Wilkinson has taken out the Quicksilver Pro on the Gold Coast. The 28-year-old secured his maiden world tour title, after a thrilling final against the USA’s Kolohue Andino. Wilkinson secured the win with a 5.60 point ride with five minutes remaining in the final, lifting him to a two-wave total of 14.20. His…