Romao, Jabour, Flores and Aranburu triumphant in Round 3 of Quiksilver Saquarema Prime
Brazil?s Simao Romao, Hawaii?s Kiron Jabour, France?s Jeremy Flores and Basque Country?s Aritz Aranburu claimed success in their respective Round 3 (no-elimination Round of 24) heats of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 2013 Quiksilver Saquarema Prime, which continued at Itauna beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, May 24, 2013.
The four surfers advanced through into the fifth round (Round of 16) following their Round 3 success.
After surviving the challenging conditions on the first and second day of competition, the surfers were given a bit a bit of a breather by nature, as high-performance four-to-six foot waves graced the main event site on the latest day.
The battle for a direct spot in the fifth round without having to go through the relegation round (Round 4) continued between the surfing talent from around the globe.
Romao found himself pitted against Peru?s Gabriel Villaran and Brazil?s Gabriel Medina in the fifth heat.
Despite Medina being considered the favourite to walk away victorious, it turned out to be the other Brazilian who managed to clinch the win.
Romao looked impressive from the moment he paddled into the sea and locked his first wave. Scoring a couple of points in the seven-point range off his best waves, he finished with a heat-total of 14.93 points.
With Villaran and Medina finishing with a heat-total of 9.53 and 9.10 points respectively, Romao ended up earning a convincing win to advance straight to the fifth round.
The sixth heat saw Jabour take on his compatriot Sebastian Zietz and Ireland?s Glenn Hall in a three-man battle for the Round 5 spot.
The Hawaiian surfer earned a 7.70 off his first business-wave and went on to back it up with a 6.50-point ride, thus registering a heat-total of 14.20 points. The score remained unbeatable until the end to seal the fate of the heat in his favour.
Hall finished with a heat-total of 12.40 points, while Zietz finished third after registering a two-wave total of 11.07 points. Both the surfers were consequently relegated to the fourth round (Round of 24).
Flores, currently in contention for ASP World Championship Title, put on the performance of the day as he took on his fellow countryperson Joan Duru and South Africa?s Dale Staples in the seventh heat.
The French surfer earned a near-perfect 9.80 off his first business-wave and backed it up with an 8.50-point ride, thus finishing with an impressive heat-total of 18.30 points.
?The conditions have completely changed since yesterday,? commented Flores. ?I?m happy to be doing well in the last couple of contests and I feel confident for the next heats.?
Duru and Staples were forced to take a trip to the relegation round after finishing with a heat-total of 14.00 and 11.37 points respectively.
The final heat of Round 3 was won by Aranburu, as he put on an impressive performance to eventually finish with a heat-total of 14.76 points, thus sending America?s Damien Hobgood and France?s Marc Lacomare, who finishing with a two-wave total of 11.27 and 10.80 points respectively, into the relegation round.
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