Saturday 11/20/04

South America dominated the Roxy Pro at Haleiwa.

Peruvian Sofia Mulanovich, 21, made professional surfing history today
by becoming the first South American, man or woman,
to claim the Association of Surfing Professionals (A.S.P.) World Championship Tour (W.C.T.) crown.
She placed second at the Roxy Pro finals and it was enough to take the world tour title.
Six times world champion Layne Beachley, Australia, 32, passed the torch to Mulanovich in a form befitting a true champion, taking first place in the Roxy Pro, in what became the richest women's final in pro surfing history.
 Half way of the final,
Roxy Executives Randy Hild and Danny Kwock announced that
they would double the prize purse of the final for first through fourth place.
The result was a $20,000 pay check for Beachley in first,
$12,000 for Mulanovich in second,
$9,000 for third placed Chelsea Georgeson, Australia and
$7,000 for Maria Tita Tavares, Brazil in fourth.
The total purse for the event climbed from $62,500 to $86,500 in a matter of minutes.
We can not forget to mention Jaqueline Silva's, Brazil, performance at the quarter's final:
an across the board ten score for the best wave of the day(and of the contest) with a barrel and
the second ten across the board ever in the ASP history.
First woman to have unanimous ten was Tita Tavares in South Africa five years ago.
For more detail on the Vans Hawaiian Haleiwa Pro, Roxy Pro and
all the Triple Crown events check it out at:
http://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com
 

It was all about Sofia Mulanovich (Peru) today at Haleiwa
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Layne Beachley (Australia), first place at the Roxy Pro
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Chelsea Georgeson (Australia) was third and took the World Qualifying Series championship
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Brazilians Tita Tavarez and Jaqueline Silva making history in the ASP women world surfing with the
first and second across the board ten scores ever.
Tita

Jaqueline

Not to forget the men division had their round of top 96 finished with
Brazilian Fabio Gouveia (Fabioloso) having the best wave of the day and of the contest so far: 9.60

contest should continuous tomorrow with solid surfing and the men finals rounds.

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