Highlighted by Owen Wright’s four perfect 10s in a single heat, the 2015 Fiji Pro wrapped up last Friday on a quiet, soft note with some riders facing scores as low as three points.
Here’s a summary of the tournament, starting with the quarters.
Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Julian Wilson (AUS)
Italo Ferreira (BRA)
Heat 2
Taj Burrow (AUS)
Wiggolly Dantas (BRA)
Heat 3
Owen Wright (AUS)
Joel Parkinson (AUS)
Heat 4
Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Kai Otton (AUS)
Semi-Finals
Heat 1
Julian Wilson (AUS)
Taj Burrow (AUS)
Heat 2
Owen Wright (AUS)
Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Final
Owen Wright (AUS)
Julian Wilson (AUS)
Notable Highlights (by round and heat)
Although it the last stretch of the event was dominated by Australians and five perfect 10s, other riders posted some gnarly single-wave numbers heading into the finals.
9.93 – Kelly Slater (R2, H4)
9.50 – Julian Wilson (R2, H6)
9.57 – Ricardo Christie (R2, H11)
9.90 – Kelly Slater (R3, H3)
9.57 – Dane Reynolds (R3, H6)
9.93 – Julian Wilson (R4, H1)
10 – Joel Parkinson (R4, H4)
10 (x2) – Owen Wright (R4, H3)
9.43 – Julian Wilson (Quarters, H1)
9.43 – Owen Wright (Semi’s, H1)
10 (x2) – Owen Wright (Finals)
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