The Surfers reveled in the gently groomed four-to-six foot barrels at Pipeline yesterday, and wrapped up the remaining nine Round 2 heats of the Billabong Pipe Masters. Event Number 10 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Pipe Masters is the final stop of the Vans Triple Crown and the local Hawaiians ruled the day, taking six wins in nine heats.
John John Florence (pictured), 16, event wildcard and of course youngest the competitor in event, was on fire again today, threading both the Backdoor rights and the Pipeline lefts with skills of a surfer twice his age, on his way to the day’s highest heat total, an 18.90 out of a possible 20.
Former 4 Time Pipe Masters Champion Andy Irons returned to action again today, and is looking hungrey for a fifth win. He looks to be back in competition form and ready to go at the World Tour again in 2010.
Here is a look at the Round 3 match -ups:
-Check out the superstars going against eachother in heats 3, 4, 11, and 14!
Heat 1: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Dean Morrison (AUS)
Heat 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Torrey Meister (HAW)
Heat 3: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Andy Irons (HAW)
Heat 4: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. John John Florence (HAW)
Heat 5: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Flynn Novak (HAW)
Heat 6: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Michael Picon (FRA)
Heat 7: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Hank Gaskell (HAW)
Heat 9: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Liam McNamara (HAW)
Heat 10: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 11: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Bruce Irons (HAW)
Heat 12: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 13: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Phillip MacDonald (AUS)
Heat 14: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Shane Dorian (HAW)
Heat 15: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Gavin Gillette (HAW)
Heat 16: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
To follow the event live click here: www.triplecrownofsurfing.com
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