Top Seeds Advance in Fiji
June 2, 2008 – 12:37 am PT by GregTags: ASP, Globe Pro Fiji, Joel Parkinson, Kelly Slater —
The final rounds of the Globe Pro Fiji will be stacked with major talent from the ASP World Tour, with four of the top five surfers n the world making the quarterfinals (and six of the top 12). Among the key match-ups to watch for (hopefully tomorrow) are Joel Parkinson going up against Brazil’s Adriano de Souza and Kelly Slater going up against Bobby Martinez.
If the event does go off, you can watch it on the official Globe Pro website.
Here are the results from Monday’s action:
Today’s Globe Pro Fiji Round 4 Results:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 16.07 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 7.93
Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.50 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 3.83
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) 14.50 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.56
Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.73 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 8.06
Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.34 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 5.00
Heat 6: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.67 def. Chris Ward (USA) 13.00
Heat 7: Joel Parkinson (AUS)12.33 def. Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 10.50
Heat 8: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.83 def. Frederick Patacchia (HAW) 13.50
Upcoming Quarterfinal Matchups:
QF1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Taj Burrow (AUS)
QF2: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Kelly Slater (USA)
QF3: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. CJ Hobgood (USA)
QF4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)
