October 25th, 2009

Round 2 win in Portugal

The big news out of Portugal today is that Kelly Slater is now out of World Title contention. Kelly was defeated by wildcard Owen Wright in the second round. Mick won his round two clash defeating American Pat Gudauskas in a close heat. Check the video highlights from Mick’s heat and others here. See below for other Round 2 results and stay tuned to the Rip Curl Pro Search to watch the rest of the event unfold.

Mick's pre-heat warm up. © Getty Images

Mick's pre-heat warm up. © Getty Images

RIP CURL PRO SEARCH ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1:
C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.94 def. Nathaniel Curran (USA) 11.50
Heat 2: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.84 def. Roy Powers (HAW) 9.67
Heat 3: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 11.84 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 11.50
Heat 4: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.07 def. Marlon Lipke (DEU) 7.34
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) 14.17 def. Nic Muscroft (AUS) 7.64
Heat 6: Drew Courtney (AUS) 15.67 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 13.73
Heat 7: Kai Otton (AUS) 12.84 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.60
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.43 def. Bruno Santos (BRA) 7.24
Heat 9: Owen Wright (AUS) 14.83 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 14.36
Heat 10: Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.10 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 10.67
Heat 11: Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.90 def. Michael Picon (FRA) 10.24
Heat 12: Damien Hobgood (USA) 8.50 def. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 7.13
Heat 13: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.56 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 14.27