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Joel PARKINSON (AUS) (Yellow t-shirt while surfing, dark hair) confirmed his position of surfer number one in the ASP World tour winning the Bells Beach appointment with two amazing waves! His second wave gave him a score of 7.83 and he crowned the final with his third wave, surfing a big wave, with some excellent turns for a score of 9.57. His opponent in this final was the wildcard Adam ROBERTSON (AUS) (Blue t-shirt while surfing curly blonde hairs) who surfed his way from the trials qualification to the final, in fact he's not in the 45 best surfer of the ASP World Tour. He's the hero of the locals and had an incredible support in the beach with all his family around him! He surfed his best waves in 6.50 and 6.87. Photo 1: Landscape from Bells Beach Photo 2: Robertson (Yellow t-shirt) preparing his board before his quarterfinal while tell to this little lady to taste the wax he's using. Photo 3,4,6,10,11 (surfer in blue): Adam ROBERTSON (AUS) trying to get the 17.41 of combo score he needed to get the lead of the final. Photo 5, 7, 8, 9 (Surfer in Yellow): Joel PARKINSON (AUS) riding his two best waves. Photo 12, 13: Joel PARKINSON (AUS) with his fans right after the victory of the Rip Curl Pro 2009 Bells Beach. Photo 14: Aboriginal dance and music before to crowning the champion Photo 15, 18: The bell and the champion! Photo 16: The two finalist that hold their hands each others! Photo 17: Joel with the traditional Aboriginal paintings Photo 19: Adam living the dream, in the stage of the rip curl pro, only The actual number one in the world was able to stop his run! Photo 20: Dane Sharp, Rip Curl International Media Manager, congratulating with the 2009 bells beach champion Joel Parkinson (AUS). Detailed info: http://davidezerilli.com http://live.ripcurl.com.au/index.php?home

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FINAL RIP CURL PRO 2009 BELLS BEACH: Joel PARKINSON (AUS) hold the BELL vs the local hero wildcard Adam ROBERTSON (AUS)

The Final of men's ASP surf world tour 2009 RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH. Joel Parkinson (AUS), actual number one in the world, won the title vs...

by Davide Zerilli in Australia on 17/04/2009

The round 3 of the RIP CURL PRO 2009 BELLS BEACH. The second event of the world ASP Tournament (Word Surf Circuit) in the year 2009. This rounds have seen in the competition the 16 best man surfer in this competition, from Joel Parkinson, actual number one, the young Owen Wright, Adam Robertson and Jordy Smith Photo 1, 2, 3(Yellow t-shirt): CJ Hobgood (USA) winning his heat with a score of 15.17p vs Taylor Knox (USA) 13.00p Photo 4, 5 (Blue t-shirt): Joel Parkinson (AUS), he's the actual number one after his victory at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Event. He won his heat with a score of 15.57p vs Kai Otton (AUS) 9.63p Photo 6 (Yellow t-shirt curly blond hairs): Kai Otton (AUS) after the heat vs Joel Parkinson (AUS), he lose it with a score of 9.63p. Joel scored 15.57p. Photo 7, 8, 9, 10 (Yellow t-shirt, short blond hair): Mick Fanning (AUS) winning his heat with a score of 14.26p vs Bobby Martinez (USA) 3.43p. Photo 11 (no t-shirt, blond curly): Adam Robertson (AUS), left, in his routine and preparation before his heat, that he'll win vs Tom Whitaker (AUS) Photo 12, 14, 15 (Yellow t-shirt, brown hair): Jordy Smith (ZAF) winning his heat with a score of 16.84 vs Owen Wright (AUS) 13.67p. Photo 13 (Blue t-shirt, blonde hair): Owen Wright (AUS), that in the previous round won vs Kelly Slater (USA) here he will lose with a score of 13.67p vs Jordy Smith (ZAF) Photo 16 (Yellow t-shirt, walking with the board, blond curly hair): Adam Robertson (AUS), he won vs Tom Whitaker (AUS). Here answering to all his entusiastic fans and family Photo 17 (Blue t-shirt, dark hair): Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) scored 17.34p a great in his heat vs Drew Courtney (AUS) 11.17p. Detailed info: contact me at: http://davidezerilli.com Ripcurl Website: http://live.ripcurl.com.au/index.php?home

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RIP CURL PRO Bells Beach 2009, Highlights of the Men's Round 3

RIP CURL PRO 2009 BELLS BEACH, Australia Round 3 - The 2nd event of the world ASP Tournament (Word Surf Circuit) in 2009.

by Davide Zerilli in Australia on 15/04/2009

The round 2 of the RIP CURL PRO 2009 BELLS BEACH. The second event of the world ASP Tournament (Word Surf Circuit) in the year 2009. This rounds have seen in the competition the best man surfer in the world, from Kelly Slater to the actual first in the world Joel Parkinson and the young Owen Wright. Photo 1, 2, 4, 5 (Blue t-shirt): Jordy Smith (ZAF) winning with a score of 13.00 vs Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.17. Photo 3 (Yellow): Damien Hobgood (USA) who get a score of 12.17 vs Jordy Smith (ZAF) 13.00. Photo 6, 7, 8 (Blue): Adam Robertson (AUS) winning his heat with a score of 16.10 vs Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.84. Photo 9, 11 (Yellow) Kelly Slater (37), in yellow t-shirt is the none time world champion; world champion in charge thanks his last title in 2008, at the age of 36. He’s the youngest surfer who ever won a world championship (he was 20), oldest one (the last year 36),only surfer to score a 'Perfect 20' heat total (Tahiti, 2005), most elite tour wins in pro surfing history (39): he’s a living legend and the winner of RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH 2008. Today was his first heat and he had to defend the title vs the young OWEN WRIGHT (19 years old), that show his ability scoring a 7.67 in his second wave of the day and a 6.83 in his forth one. Kelly had a 7.00 getting in a not so perfect little barrel in his second wave but wasn’t able to reach an higher score than 6.83 in his fourth wave. Photo 10, 12: OWEN WRIGHT (19 years old), that show his ability scoring a 7.67 in his second wave of the day and a 6.83 in his forth one. See also: http://www.demotix.com/news/rip-curl-pro-bells-beach-2009-young-owen-wright-said-no-legend-kelly-slater Detailed info: contact me at: http://davidezerilli.com Ripcurl Website: http://live.ripcurl.com.au/index.php?home

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RIP CURL PRO Bells Beach 2009, Highlights of the Men's Round 2

The round 2 of men's ASP surf word tour 2009 RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH. Highlights

by Davide Zerilli in Australia on 14/04/2009

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The round 2 of men's ASP surf word tour 2009 RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH. Kelly Slater (USA)(37), the legend, sent out by the young Owen Wright (AUS)(19)
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