Beachley Classic Enters Round Three

Karina Petroni at the Beachley Classic.

After a lay day and a change to Freshwater Beach from Manly Beach, the Beachley Classic kicked off with two full rounds of action.  While the top seeds advanced, there was a little bit of drama when world No. 1 Stephanie Gilmore was sent to the elimination round after losing in her heat to South African Rosanne Hodge and 14 year-old wildcard Tyler Wright.

Gilmore advanced to Round Three, where she will face Wright again.  Among the surfers who were eliminated in Friday’s action were Serena Brooke, Nicola Atherton and Sam Cornish, along with Hodge.

The day’s events were almost overshadowed by the announcement by Layne Beachley that she is retiring from competitive surfing at the end of the season.  Beachley advanced to Round Three where she will face fellow Aussie Melanie Redman-Carr.

Read more about the day’s action on the ASP World Tour site.

BEACHLEY CLASSIC Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 15.65, Amee Donohoe (AUS) 11.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.40
Heat 2: Samantha Cornish (AUS) 16.30, Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 10.45, Karina Petroni (USA) 9.20
Heat 3: Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 12.75, Tyler Wright (AUS) 8.60, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 8.50
Heat 4: Megan Abubo (HAW) 9.85, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 9.70, Serena Brooke (AUS) 8.85
Heat 5: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 14.25, Layne Beachley (AUS) 13.30, Nicola Atherton (AUS) 10.25
Heat 6: Silvana Lima (BRA) 12.75, Julia De La Rosa Toro (PER) 10.50, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 1.85

BEACHLEY CLASSIC Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 13.50, Karina Petroni (USA) 10.85, Serena Brooke (AUS) 7.35
Heat 2: Melanie Bartels (HAW) 10.00, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 8.50, Nicola Atherton (AUS) 6.00

BEACHLEY CLASSIC Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Julia De La Rosa Toro (PER) 14.35 def. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 12.90
Heat 2: Amee Donohoe (AUS) 12.15 def. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 7.30

REMAINING BEACHLEY CLASSIC Round 3 Match-Ups:
Heat 3: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) vs. Tyler Wright (AUS)
Heat 5: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Karina Petroni (AUS)
Heat 6: Melanie Bartels (AUS) vs. Rebecca Woods (AUS)
Heat 7: Silvana Lima (BRA) vs. Megan Abubo (HAW)
Heat 8: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS)