Joel Parkinson took out wild card and local hero Adam Robertson today on his way to ringing the 'bell' in classic 5-foot, offshore conditions at Bells Beach.
Robertson's path to the final was decidedly longer than that of Parkinson. Since he's not in the top 44, he had to first surf an entire qualifying competition just to make it in to the draw for the Rip Curl Pro.
Once in the Rip Curl Pro, he relied on his local knowledge and powerful, fluid surfing style, to eliminate Bede Durbidge and Mick Fanning to earn a spot in the final against Joel Parkinson.
But Parkinson was in machine-like form, claiming a score of 9.57 following a 7.83, thanks to massive board-drowning cutbacks that propelled him to his second WCT victory in as many events.
Robertson was stoked to make it this far, and I imagine the $24,000 check he collected for his efforts will do well to lubricate the party gears that will be turning at mach-speed tonight.
I watched the Parko Jordy heat online. They were both killing it. Where to next? Back to the Zed for a while???
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