HB trio advances at U.S. Open of Surfing
HUNTINGTON BEACH - Huntington Beach athletes Timmy Reyes, Brett Simpson and Chris Waring all ripped their way into the Round of 48 in the men’s pro division Thursday by winning their respective heats at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing at the Huntington Beach Pier.
The Round of 48 gets underway today, following the conclusion of the Round of 96 (heats 21-24).
Reyes, currently ranked No. 14 on the Assn. of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour, overcame a slow start but went on to post scores of 9.17 and 8.60 (out of a scale of 10.00) to win his heat with a combined best two-waves score of 17.77. The 26-year-old emerged victorious out of a heat that included Dusty Payne of Hawaii, Austin Ware of the USA and Jean De Silva of Brazil.
Simpson, 23, is ranked 15th on the World Qualifying Series. He scored a 14.10 total to get past Eneko Acero of Spain (13.97) for the win. Australians Phillip McDonald and Leigh Sedley finished third and fourth, respectively.
Waring, the runner-up in last year’s Junior Pro final, scored a 14.93 total to edge out Patrick Bevin of France (14.50). Alejo Muniz (Brazil) was third and Ola Eleogram (Hawaii) fourth.
Other men’s pro heat winners Thursday: Taylor Knox (USA), Hodei Collazo (Spain), Tim Boal (France), Damien Fahrenfort (South Africa), Adam Robertson (Australia), Dane Gudasudkas (USA), Patrick Gudauskas (USA), Chris Davidson (Australia), Cory Lopez (USA), Greg Emslie (South Africa), Kirk Flintoff (Australia), Kekoa Bacalso (Hawaii), Torrey Meister (Hawaii), Joel Centeio (Hawaii), Roy Powers (Hawaii), Shaun Cansdell (Australia) and Hugo Savalli (Reunon).
Also advancing to the Round of 48 were the runners-up in each Round of 96 heat: Dusty Payne (Hawaii), Eneko Acero (England), Patrick Bevin (France), Kieran Horn (USA), Pablos Gutierrez (Spain), Sterling Spencer (USA), Evan Geiselman (USA), Eric Geiselman (USA), Jesse Heilman (USA), Nick Rosza (USA), Adam Melling (Australia), Dustin Barca (Hawaii), Corey Ziems (Australia), Michel Bourez (French Polynesia), Gony Zubizarreta (Spain), Charles Martin (Guadeloupe), Kiron Jabour (Hawaii), Joan Duru (France), Josh Kerr (Australia) and Nathaniel Curran (USA).
The men’s pro Round of 96 continues at 7:30 a.m. today with heats 21-24. The Round of 48, heats 1-12, begin at approximately 9:10 a.m.
The women’s pro Round of 12, heats 1-4, is scheduled to begin at 2:10 p.m. Friday.
The schedule
TODAY
7:30 a.m.: U.S. Open of Men (Round of 96, heats 21-24)
9 a.m.: Festival Village opens
9 a.m.: Soul Bowl (Skate, BMX registration, open practice)
9:10 a.m.: U.S. Open of Men (Round of 48, heats 1-12)
10 a.m.: Surfers’ Hall of Fame inductions (Huntington Surf & Sport)
10 a.m.: FMX? Arena (practice session)
11 a.m.: S3 Supergirl? Jam (Vert demo)
11 a.m.: Soul Bowl (Women’s heat practice, heats 1-2)
11:30 a.m.: FMX Arena (MX Mayhem demo)
Noon: Soul Bowl (S3 Supergirl Bowl Jam)
1:30 p.m.: Soul Bowl (S3 Supergirl Bowl Jam skate awards)
1:30 p.m.: FMX Arena (Whip It demo)
1:45 p.m.: Soul Bowl (Bike practice)
2 p.m.: Concert stage (Sound Check - band)
2 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Snow inline? rail jam practice)
2:10 p.m.: U.S. Open of Women (Round of 12, heats 1-4)
2:30 p.m.: Concert stage (TBD)
2:45 p.m.: Soul Bowl (BMX Legends Jam)
3 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (clinics)
3:15 p.m.: Soul Bowl (BMX bike qualifier)
3:30 p.m.: Concert stage (The Clique Girlz?)
3:50 p.m.: Boost Mobile Shoot Out (final)
4:30 p.m.: FMX Arena (Best Trick)
5 p.m.: Concert stage (The Donnas?)
6 p.m.: Festival Village closes
Saturday
7:30 a.m.: U.S. Open of Women (Quarterfinals, heats 1-4)
8:30 a.m.: Soul Bowl (Skate, BMX open practice)
9 a.m.: Festival Village opens
9:10 a.m.: U.S. Open of Women (Semifinals, heats 1-2)
10 a.m.: U.S. Open of Men (Round of 24, heats 1-8)
10 a.m.: Soul Bowl (Legends skate practice)
10:30 a.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Skate street practice)
11 a.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Skate street prelims)
11 a.m.: Soul Bowl (Legends Skate Jam qualifiers, heats 1-3)
11:30 a.m.: FMX Arena (MX Mayhem)
Noon: S3 Supergirl Jam (Skate vert practice)
12:30 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Skate vert best trick)
1 p.m.: Soul Bowl (Legends skate jam finals)
1:20 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Junior Pro (final)
1:30 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Inline rail jam practice)
1:30 p.m.: Soul Bowl (Legends skate awards)
1:45 p.m.: Soul Bowl (BMX practice)
1:50 p.m.: They Will Surf Again (Presented by Life Rolls On)
2 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (clinics)
2 p.m.: Concert stage (Sound Check – band)
2 p.m.: FMX Arena (Whip It demo)
2:25 p.m.: U.S. Open of Women (final)
2:25 p.m.: Soul Bowl (BMX bike final)
3 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (inline rail jam best trick)
3 p.m.: Concert stage (Sound Check – band)
4 p.m.: Concert stage (Rebelution?)
4 p.m.: Soul Bowl (BMX Annual Manual)
4:30 p.m.: Soul Bowl (BMX Arrowhead High Air contest)
5 p.m.: Concert stage (Louis XIV)
5 p.m.: FMX Arena (Best trick)
6 p.m.: Festival Village closes
Sunday
7:30 a.m.: U.S. Open of Men (Round of 16, heats 1-8)
8:30 a.m.: Soul Bowl (Skate, BMX open practice)
9 a.m.: Festival Village opens
9:30 a.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Snow rail jam practice)
10 a.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Snow rail jam)
10 a.m.: Soul Bowl (Skate practice)
10:30 a.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Street practice)
10:50 a.m.: U.S. Open of Men (Quarterfinals, heats 1-4)
11:30 a.m.: FMX Arena (MX Mayhem)
Noon: Soul Bowl (Skate jam qualifiers, heats 1-3)
Noon: S3 Supergirl Jam (Street finals)
12:30 p.m.: U.S. Open of Men (Semifinals, heats 1-2)
1 p.m.: FMX Arena (Whit It demo)
1:20 p.m.: Corona Stand Up Paddle Surf Challenge
2 p.m.: Soul Bowl (Skate jam finals, heats 1-2)
2 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (clinics)
2:05 p.m.: O’Neill U.S. Open Junior Pro (final)
2:35 p.m.: On’Neill U.S. Open of Longboarding (final)
3 p.m.: Soul Bowl (Skate best trick)
3 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Clinics)
3:05 p.m.: U.S. Open of Men (final)
3:30 p.m.: Soul Bowl (Skate Jam awards)
3:30 p.m.: S3 Supergirl Jam (Vert demo)
4 p.m.: FMX Arena (FMX best trick)
4:30 p.m.: Festival Village closes
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