Rip Curl Boardmasters Kicks Off
August 6, 2008 – 6:22 pm PT by MeTags: ASP, Brent Dorrington, Luke Dorrington —
It was an ideal day for waves as the 27th Annual ASP World Qualifying Series 5-Star Rip Curl Boardmasters began with the first round going off in Newquay England. The beaches saw consistent three foot waves as a men’s field of 48 surfers battled it out to earn their way into the second round.
Ironically, the day’s two highest scores came from a pair of brothers from Australia named Luke and Brent Dorrington. Luke who is 23 years of age posted a score of 17.73 to get past Thiago Camarao of Brazil, Chad Compton of the United States, and local brit Reubyn Ash.
“I was pretty lucky out there I guess”, Dorrington said. “The conditions were average this morning but the swell had got better by the time I paddled out and I was able to catch a couple of good waves. It’s my third time here and I usually feel good in Newquay so I will take it heat by heat.”
Dorrington, who has been on the WQS a.k.a the “Grind” for a couple of years, is chasing ratings’ points in England and will be attending all events coming up.
“I am here for the whole leg and hope I can get points and dollars”, Dorrington said. “I want to enjoy and keep the pressure away so I will be relaxed and hoping for this wet weather to change. As long as we have waves, it will be fun.”
ROUND 1 RESULTS
Heat 1: Simon Marchand (FRA) 13.80 pts, Txaber Trojaola (EUK) 12.17 pts, Mark Harris (GBR) 9.00 pts, Sam Lamiroy (GBR) 6.43 pts
Heat 2: Dunga Neto (BRA) 14.33 pts, Steve Noble (AUS) 12.43 pts, Daniel Billon (FRA) 7.43 pts, Edgar Nozes (PRT) 7.37 pts
Heat 3: Ruben Gonzalez (PRT) 14.67 pts, Miguel Ximenez (PRT) 9.00 pts, Alexander El Naib (DEU) 2.60 pts
Heat 4 : Alan Stokes (GBR) 15.70 pts, Thomas Bady (FRA) 14.50 pts, Joss Ash (GBR) 9.36 pts, Micheal Marjanovic (AUS)
Heat 5: Oli Adams (GBR) 14.97 pts, Rowan Aish (NZL) 13.33 pts, Norman Landa (EUK) 10.53 pts, Tony Adams (USA) 9.03 pts
Heat 6: Rafael Ayme (FRA) 13.70 pts, Shaun Burrell (USA) 12.93 pts, Russell Winter (GBR) 11.50 pts, Kellen Ellison (USA) 8.24 pts
Heat 7: Matt Capel (AUS) 12.30 pts, Jayce Robinson (GBR) 12.04 pts, Parrish Byrne (AUS) 12.03 pts, David Richards (ZAF) 11.50 pts
Heat 8: Luke Dorrington (AUS) 17.73 pts, Thiago Camarao (BRA) 17.16 pts, Chad Compton (USA) 11.60 pts, Reubyn Ash (GBR) 10.34 pts
Heat 9: Reubin Pearce (ZAF) 17.60 pts, Nick White (NZL) 15.20 pts, Warren Tuck (ZAF) 8.14 pts
Heat 10: Brent Dorrington (AUS) 16.43 pts, Vincent Duvignac (FRA) 14.17 pts, Dustin Willman (USA) 6.86 pts
Heat 11: Micheal Spencer (AUS) 14.83 pts, Bernardo Lopes (BRA) 10.90 pts, Johnny Fryer (GBR) 9.97 pts, Sam Scoble (GBR) 4.37 pts
Heat 12: James Wood (AUS) 15.37 pts, Nick Riley (AUS) 12.84 pts, Dallas Petersen (AUS) 6.76 pts
