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ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL
Billabong Pro Maui
Event No. 8 and the final stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii
December 8 – December 21, 2006
TITLES ON THE LINE AT THE FINAL DAY OF THE BILLABONG PRO MAUI
Clean 3 foot lines rolled in to Honolua Bay this morning and with the swell expected to build throughout the day, competition is expected to get underway later today. Pic Credit ASP Tostee
HONOLUA BAY, Hawaii (Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006) – Only three rounds of competition (seven 30-minute heats) are left in the Billabong Pro Maui which will get underway at 10am at Honolua Bay. Due to the intensely close nature of the ASP Women’s World Title Race, the 2006 title could be decided within one hour of competition commencement.
Six-time world champion Layne Beachley (AUS) and reigning world champion Chelsea Georgeson (AUS), each of whom have been Billabong Pro Maui champions at some juncture, will headline proceedings in excellent four to eight foot (two to three metre) waves.
If Georgeson fails to advance out of Quarterfinal 2 against Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Beachley will win world title No. 7 before she even paddles out for her Quarterfinal heat against Rebecca Woods (AUS).
Should Georgeson beat Bevilacqua and Beachley lose to Woods, Georgeson would have to make the final to clinch. If both surfers advance through their quarterfinal heats, Beachley has to bow out in the semifinals and Georgeson has to make the final to win.*
Georgeson has won the Billabong Pro Maui and the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing series for the last two years. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) are the surfers still competing in the Billabong Pro Maui who look like likely contenders for the 2006 Triple Crown Title.
Logon to www.triplecrownofsurfing.com to watch it all live!
*WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POSSIBILITIES – ROUND BY ROUND
Quarter-finals
• If Chelsea is defeated during her quarter-final heat then Layne Beachley becomes the world champion.
• If Layne is defeated during her quarter-final heat then Chelsea MUST advance past the semis onto the final (2nd or 1st place overall) to become the world champion.
Semi-finals (if either girls progress to this round)
• If Chelsea is defeated during her semi-final heat then Layne Beachley becomes the world champion.
• If Layne is defeated during her semi-final heat then Chelsea MUST attain 1st place to become the world champion.
Final (if either girls progress to this round)
• Chelsea can win with a 2nd place only if Layne was defeated during the quarter-finals (ie finishing 5th).
• Chelsea can win on a 1st place only if Layne doesn’t make the final as Layne would beat her with a 2nd place.
• If Layne makes the final (1st or 2nd place) she becomes the world champion, regardless of Chelsea’s result.
Billabong Pro Maui Quarterfinal Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Keala Kennelly (HAW)
Heat 2: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) vs. Chelsea Georgeson (AUS)
Heat 3: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. Rebecca Woods (AUS)
Heat 4: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)
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