East Londoner Rosanne Hodge was defeated in round three of the opening event of the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour, the R580 000 Roxy Pro Gold Coast, after losing to the world number two, Australian Melanie Redman-Carr.
Neither girl managed a ride over 2.50 points for the first 20 minutes, before the West-Australian earned 5.17 and 6.50 rides to advance to the quarter-finals.
This was Rosanne’s first showing on surfing’s elite tour, and is South Africa’s only surfer contesting the ASP Women’s World Tour.
In the first round, Rosanne placed third in a three-way heat including Redman-Carr, and duelled her way out of a sudden-death face-off in round two, upsetting Peru’s talented Sofia Mulanovich to progress to round three.
23-year old Chelsea Hedges won the 2007 opening Roxy Pro Gold Coast tournament, and has moved to ASP World No. 1 with her win.
The 2005 ASP Women’s World Champion defeated prodigious Roxy Pro Wildcard Carissa Moore (HAW), at 14 years the youngest finalist in ASP elite-tour history, in three foot (one metre) waves.
“It’s a pretty amazing feeling,” Hedges said. “I really wanted to win here because I’ve never won at Snapper before and my family was on the beach too, so I’m pretty amped.
“After watching Carissa surf earlier, I was waiting for her to grab a bomb (set wave) and score a 9.0 or something, but luckily for me she didn’t.”
Hedges had to overcome the world’s brightest up-and-coming talent to make the event final today. She defeated uber-rookie Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) in the Quarterfinals and second-year surfer Silvana Lima (BRA) in the Semifinal before meeting Moore.
The next stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour is Bells Beach, Australia for the Rip Curl Pro, between 3-8 April, 2007.
Roxy Pro Final Final:
Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 11.33 def. Carissa Moore (HAW) 6.60
Roxy Pro Semifinals:
Semifinal 1: Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.43 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 10.50
Semifinal 2: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 13.33 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 12.50
Roxy Pro Quarterfinals:
Quarterfinal 1: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 16.16 def. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 13.83
Quarterfinal 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.50 def. Megan Abubo (HAW) 7.64
Quarterfinal 3: Silvana Lima (BRA) 18.80 def. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 5.43
Quarterfinal 4: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.33 def. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 9.16
ASP Women’s World Tour Ratings after Stop No. 1 on the ASP Women’s World Tour:
1. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 1200 points
2. Silvana Lima (BRA) 756 points
2. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 756 points
4. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 552 points
4. Megan Abubo (HAW) 552 points
4. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 552 points
4. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 552 points
8. Layne Beachley (AUS) 360 points
8. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 360 points
8. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 360 points
8. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 360 points
8. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 360 points
8. Melanie Bartels (HAW) 360 points
8. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 360 points
8. Caroline Sarran (FRA) 360 points
16. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 180 points
16. Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 180 points
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