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Day One Gets Underway at Xcel Pro Presented by No Fear in Hawaii
HALEIWA, Hawaii (Monday, October 29, 2007) - An exciting Day 1 has concluded at the 2007 Xcel Pro Presented by No Fear.
Conditions improved through the day in clean surf on the point at Sunset Beach. Stable offshore winds cooperated, and wave faces increased through the day from 3’ to 6’, reaching 10’ in the second round of competition.
World champion in 2000 and Xcel Pro winner in 1992 Sunny Garcia dominated his Round 1 heat, with a combined wave total of 16.50 - the highest combined score of that entire first round. Competing in his first event after returning to Hawaii, Garcia will surf again in Round 2 when the contest’s second day kicks off.
Sunny Garcia Surfing Xcel Pro Hawaii 2007 Day 1.
Joel Centeio scored the highest wave total of the day with an 18.84 score that included a 9.67 ride - the best-scored wave of Day 1. Centeio will face off against current Men’s WQS ratings leader Jordy Smith and fellow Hawaiians Tory Barron and Torrey Meister in Round 3.
Joel Centeio Surfing Xcel Pro Hawaii 2007 Day 1.
Kauai’s Roy Powers, currently the highest-rated Hawaiian on the Men’s WQS, turned in consistently strong performances, winning both his Round 1 and 2 heats. Powers qualified for the WCT in 2006, and locals are keeping an eye out for Kauai representation on next year’s world tour.
"Very glad to have gotten Day 1 going," says Ed D’Ascoli, Xcel president. "We saw some great surfing out there today. This size Sunset is one of the most high-performance, fun waves on the North Shore. Definitely makes for an exciting contest - challenging those guys to take full advantage of the waves that come through."
Ed D'Ascoli and Suny Garcia Xcel Pro Hawaii 2007 Day 1
If the swell holds through the night, Day 2 of competition is expected to resume tomorrow at 8:00 AM Hawaii Standard Time (HST), when the 9th heat of Round 2 is scheduled to hit the water.
Also set to surf during Day 2 is 2006 Xcel Pro defending champion Evan Valiere, as well as 2006 event finalists Michel Bourez, Gavin Beschen, and Makua Rothman.
The 4-Star 2007 Xcel Pro Presented by No Fear is the only WQS contest held on Oahu’s North Shore before the prestigious Vans Triple Crown of Surfing begins in November. The talented local and international field will battle for valuable ratings points and a $75,000 total purse.
Be sure to check out the official Web site www.xcelwetsuits.com for Surfing Live’s state-of-the art live online Webcast, as well as posted photos, results, and contest updates.
Surf News Network is the official contest hotline at (808) 596-SURF. For more, please visit the contest Web site at www.xcelwetsuits.com.
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