Neymara wins the Women's Title + Men's rounds 4 & 5 completed at the Pipeline Pro

posted on 18th February 2011

Pipeline's notorious Backdoor has revealed glimpses of its tubular best with some high-scoring barrel rides going down on Day 2 of the opening 2011 IBA World Tour event in Hawaii.


Men's Round 4 & 5


The day's best wave belonged to visiting Aussie rider, Tom Rigby (AUS), who was awarded a near perfect 9.9 out of a possible perfect 10 for a long disappearing act in Round 4.

The score saw Rigby advance easily into Round 5 along with French rider Julien Miremont (FRA) and caused the elimination of local Hawaiians Will Petrovic (Haw) and Trevor Kam (Haw).

Tim Hamilton (Kauai, Haw) was another big-scorer, locking in a 9.0 ride to cause the shock elimination of two Pipeline Pro standouts, Andrew Lester(AUS) and Chris Won (Haw).

Lester, who won the event aged 20 in 2000, and Won, a regular in the local line-up, were bundled out unceremoniously in equal 65th and equal 73rd respectively.

Comeback King, Brian Wise (Haw), continued on his rampage, registering an 8.5 high ride for a nice Backdoor drain-pipe which saw him advance into Round 5 behind local Keahi Parker (Haw). Wise has not competed in three years and in that time suffered back, neck and femur injuries in a serious car accident. A new outlook, a fiancé and determination to succeed have reversed his fortunes and his success through four rounds has firmed him as a sentimental favourite heading into the last day.

"It's about perseverance and staying alive and getting through this contest, I got stuck in a couple, I made one ... I got a nice long ride, it opened up and it just barrelled the whole way. I've had a couple close ones, but I'm hanging in there, and keeping the dream alive and just doing what needs to be done. Every heat is a step closer," said Wise.

Australian, Mitch Rawlins (Gold Coast, AUS), revered as the most exciting young performer on the world stage, made his first appearance in the IBA Pipeline Pro in Round 5 and wasted no time in going for the big moves. The 27 year-old blasted into a looping reverse and stuck some critical rolls over the shallow reef to secure his place in Round 6 behind early standout Sacha Specker (ZAF) of South Africa.

"It was my first heat in a while and the first heat of the year so it was pretty nerve wracking, but it was good to shake off the cobwebs. Being in a heat intensifies everything, I haven't been in a contest in a few months now, you'd think it's only 20 minutes so you say to yourself 'I'll just cruise through it', but it's a real work out. To get through a heat at any time is satisfying. Now I'm on into the next round, so looking forward to that," said Rawlins.

Pipe specialist and former runner-up, Spencer Skipper (Haw) was another to hit the water today. Skipper advanced to the last day behind Julien Miremont (FRA) of France.

The South African Update

Round 4 saw the Saffa contingent of Mark Watts, Sacha Specker, Charles Pass and Michael Ostler progress through their heats unscathed.

Round 5 saw Aden Kleve seeded through courtesy of his SABA seeding, however, he was unable to capitalise and narrowly lost out by half a point to Nathan Branch (AUS) and Maxime Castillo (FRA) who won the heat.

Mark Watts advanced through his heat behind Tom Rigby (AUS) who appears in form after he had earlier posted the highest heat score of the day in his Round 4 heat.

Sacha Specker killed his Round 5 heat with the second highest heat score of the day after posting the highest heat score of day 1. An in form Mitch Rawlins (AUS) followed closely in second. (Check the highlights video at 54 seconds for Sacha's deep backdoor tube.)

Wesley Fischer must be thinking he is the luckiest man in the comp after progressing through his heat with a combined heat score of only 6.75 which is the lowest advancing heat score so far in the comp so far. At this stage in the comp you're looking to make sure you advance, however, as a stand-out from past Pipe comps Wesley will no doubt be itching to go big in his next round.

Heat 39 saw two Durbanites come up against each other. Michael "Ratt" Ostler moved through in first, however, it was another African Brahim Iddouch from Morocco who denied Charles Pass who finished third.

Round 6 sees Alistair Taylor seeded through on his International wild card, however, Round 6 has dealt the Saffas a poor hand with 3 fellow countrymen in the same heat as AT will face up against Sacha Specker, Wesley Fischer and Manuel Centano (POR).

Top 16 seeds Mark McCarthy and Jared Houston will ride their first heat in Round 7.

Men's Round 5 Results
3rd = 5th GQS placing + 760 GQS pts
4th = 13th GQS placing + 900 GQS pts


Ht33: 1st Bud Miyamoto (Haw), 2nd David Phillips (Haw), 3rd Cade Sharp (AUS), 4th Chad Jackson (AUS),

Ht34: 1st Maxime Castillo (FRA), 2nd Nathan Branch (AUS), 3rd Aden Kleve (ZAF), 4th Jacob Pembrook (Haw)

Ht35: 1st Tom Rigby (AUS), 2nd Mark Watts (ZAF), 3rd Rui Perreira (PRT), 4th Hermano Castro (BRA)

Ht36: 1st Julien Miremont (FRA), 2nd Spencer Skipper (Haw), 3rd Stephan Stamm (BRA), 4th Tim Hamilton (Haw)

Ht37: 1st Sacha Specker (ZAF), 2nd Mitch Rawlins (AUS), 3rd Keahi Parker (Haw), 4th JB Hillen (Haw)

Ht38: 1st Brian Wise (Haw), 2nd Wesley Fischer (ZAF), 3rd Ardiel Jimenez (CNY), 4th Thiago Limeira (BRA)

Ht39: 1st Michael Ostler (ZAF), 2nd Brahim Iddouch (MOR), 3rd Charles Pass (ZAF), 4th Nicholas Bastos (BRA)

Ht40: 1st Sam Bennett (AUS), 2nd Joe Clarke (AUS), 3rd Yoshitada Konda (JAP), 4th Jacob Romero (Haw),


Upcoming Mens Round 6 Heats
3rd = 33rd GSS placing + 652 GSS pts
4th = 41st placing + 596 GSS pts


Ht41: Damien King (AUS), Jarrett Lau (Haw), Bud Miyamoto (Haw), Nathan Branch (AUS)

Ht42: Dallas Singer (AUS), Jones Russell (AUS), Maxime Castillo (FRA), David Phillips (Haw)

Ht43: Michael Novy (AUS), Jason Finlay (AUS), Spencer Skipper (Haw), Tom Rigby (AUS)

Ht44: Guillermo Cobo (ESP), Brad Hughes (AUS), Julien Miremont (FRA), Mark Watts (ZAF)

Ht45: Manuel Centeno (PRT), Alistair Taylor (ZAF), Sacha Specker (ZAF), Wesley Fischer (ZAF)

Ht46: Magno Oliveira (BRA), Luis Villar (BRA), Mitch Rawlins (AUS), Brian Wise (Haw)

Ht47: Mike Stewart (Haw), Kainoa McGee (Haw), Joe Clarke (AUS), Michael Ostler (ZAF)

Ht48: Gastao Entrudo (PRT), Hugo Pinheiro (PRT), Sam Bennett (AUS), Brahim Iddouch (MOR)

Neymara Carvalho wins Women's Title


The Women's Division was completed in deteriorating conditions, but it did not dampen the determination of a tough field. Brazilian duo, six-time champion Steph Pettersen (rep. AUS) entered the final as firm favourite alongside former champ, Neymara Carvalho (BRA).

The deciding moment occurred midway through the final when Pettersen eyed-up a Backdoor right hander, decided not to go and Carvalho pounced - the score was one of the highest in the clash.

Friends chaired Carvalho from the water's edge before she was presented with her second, first-place IBA Pipeline trophy.

Women's Final Results

1st Neymara Carvalho (BRA) 2000pts, US$3000
2nd Eunate Aguirre (ESP) 1720pts, US$1900#
3rd Stephanie Pettersen (AUS) 1460pts, US$1400
4th Minami Hatekayama (JAP) 1349pts, US$1100

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All the action from the final day of the IBA Pipeline Pro will be available for viewing via the LIVE webcast at www.ibaworldtour.com/live. It is the most ambitious ever undertaken by the IBA with multi-camera angles and replays.

Hawaiian fans can see the action via Oceanic Cable channel 16 (OC 16, Hawaii) and FUEL TV will broadcast finals action in Australia. Viewers should check their local listings for times.

The IBA Pipeline Pro is made possible with the support of Turbo Surf Designs, Dave & Busters and Aqua Hotels and Resorts.

For up to minute information, please logon to www.ibaworldtour.com/live.

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