CONGRATULATIONS KELLY SLATER, RIP CURL PRO CHAMPION

Nine time world champion Kelly Slater has won the Rip Curl Pro, equalling the legendary Mark Richards' four victories at the event.

After an amazing competition held at four seperate locations over the Rip Curl Pro waiting period, Kelly Slater has defeated current World Champion Mick Fanning at Johanna Beach with an incredible display of surfing.

Here's the road to the final ...

SEMI FINALS
SF1: FIRST - Mick Fanning, SECOND - Taj Burrow
SF2: FIRST - Kelly Slater, SECOND - Bobby Martinez


QUARTER FINALS
QF1: FIRST - Taj Burrow (AUS), SECOND - Adriano de Souza (BRA)
QF2: FIRST - Mick Fanning (AUS), SECOND - Jordy Smith (ZAF)
QF3: FIRST - Bobby Martinez (USA), SECOND - Joel Parkinson (AUS)
QF4: FIRST - Kelly Slater (USA), SECOND - Bede Durbidge (AUS)

WHAT ELSE HAPPENED TODAY? TOM CURREN WON THE SECOND ROUND OF THE SNICKERS CLASH OF THE ICONS!
As if the finals of the Rip Curl Pro weren't enough, we had Round 2 of the Snickers Clash of the Icons! That's right, Tom Curren and Mark Occhilupo surfed again after the semis and before the final. If you missed your chance to see two of the most legendary surfers of all time compete again at the Rip Curl Pro, make sure you check the Heats on Demand later today!

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DID I HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT 'THE SEARCH'?
You sure did. The location of this year's Rip Curl Search event has been revealed live on the webcast, between the semis and the final. From Reunion Island to Portugal last year, the Search event has delivered an amazing dynamic to the World Tour for the past five years. So where is it? Click here to find out ...

Videos, photos and highlights from an incredible final day will all be posted soon. Stay tuned!

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EVENT STATUS

  • Event is
    • FINISHED
  • Webcasting
    • OFF
  • Scores
    • OFF
  • Day
    • 11

CONDITIONS / SCHEDULE

  • Men's Event:
    • Kelly Slater is Rip Curl Pro Champ.
  • Women's Event:
    • Steph Gilmore is Women's Pro Champ.
  • Snickers Clash of the Icons:
    • Tom Curren defeated Mark Occhilupo for the second time.
  • GromSearch:
    • Gabriel Medina and Bianca Buitendag are the International GromSearch Champs.
  • Updated:
    • Fri, Apr 10, 2010 at 9:30 AM
  • Local Time:

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SWELLNET OFFICIAL SWELL FORECASTER

 Friday April 9th 8:30am: A faint pulse of new swell was detected at the Point Nepean waverider buoy around 3am (peak swell periods of 15.4 seconds), but there's not enough size or strength in it to activate the reefs in Torquay. Conditions are perfectly clean with light northerly winds so we've triggered a trip down south to Johanna. Wave heights are only small at Victoria's most reliable swell magnet, but with some luck the banks will have improved from earlier in the week and we'll be able to get underway with the remaining heats of Round 4.

If Johanna doesn't come to the party today, we'll have to reassess the 24hr swell potential of a secondary pulse due to fill into Bass Strait later today, ahead of a slow easing trend throughout Saturday. Winds are expected to pick up from the northwest tomorrow as a cold front advances from the west, so Bells Beach will have clean conditions - it's just a knife-edge call as to whether the new swell will offer enough size for a full day of waves. Let's see what the mid morning call at Johanna brings us. //BEN MATSON
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