{"id":8498,"date":"2018-04-04T09:56:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T09:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=8498"},"modified":"2018-04-05T05:57:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T05:57:34","slug":"fanning-stays-alive-as-pro-finals-beckon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/fanning-stays-alive-as-pro-finals-beckon\/","title":{"rendered":"Fanning stays alive as Pro finals beckon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Rip Curl Pro was called off for the day yesterday (Wednesday) with improved conditions projected for an exciting Finals Day today (Thursday) at Bells Beach, and the retiring Mick Fanning is still in the hunt.<\/p>\n<p>World Surf League (WSL) commissioner Kieren Perrow said some clean waves came through yesterday but more promising conditions were on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are only 10 heats remaining, so we want to ensure they are run in the best possible conditions, and we believe that those conditions will come on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTune in today as we look to crown our two event winners in great waves at the Bells Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the second stop on the WSL Championship Tour (CT), Caroline Marks \u2013 the youngest competitor to ever qualify for the CT \u2013 will surf the biggest heat of her life when the 16-year-old takes on six-time WSL Champion Stephanie Gilmore in semifinal two.<\/p>\n<p>2009 Bells winner Silvana Lima will battle to continue her epic form when she takes on event standout Tatiana Weston-Webb in semifinal one.<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s quarterfinal two will see a bittersweet result for Aussie surf fans and Fanning, the outgoing legend and three-time World Champion, who comes up against countryman and good friend Owen Wright.<\/p>\n<p>2014 WSL Champion Gabriel Medina wants a solid result when he takes on Frederico Morais in the last heat of the men\u2019s quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>Event organisers will reconvene this morning at 6.15am for a possible 6.30am start.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, all but three of the WSL World Champions were dispatched, with John John Florence, Joel Parkinson, Adriano de Souza, and Carissa Moore knocked out.<\/p>\n<p>Fanning took to the water at Winkipop in Round 4 Heat 2 to edge closer to a fairytale fifth Bells trophy in the last event of his competitive career. He fought off fellow Rip Curl surfer Matt Wilkinson and comeback kid Patrick Gudauskas, and is now the only surfer left in the men\u2019s draw that has rung the bell before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe heat wasn\u2019t too nerve-racking as I was out there with my mates,\u201d he said. \u201cI knew if I lost, at least I was surrounded by some good mates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made that bad decision early giving Wilko (Matt Wilkinson) that wave, but I\u2019m stoked I started to get some good waves after that. I\u2019m really enjoying what I\u2019m doing and getting to surf against my friends has been great. I don\u2019t mind when I go out, just as long as I\u2019m getting waves.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8498 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Stephanie-Gilmore.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Stephanie-Gilmore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Stephanie-Gilmore.jpg 508w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Stephanie-Gilmore-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8467'>\n\t\t\t\tStephanie Gilmore\nhandled the challenging\nWinkipop conditions\nwith powerful turns and control\nto win against Sage Erickson.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Fanning-on-the-famous-Bells-Beach-stairs.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Fanning-on-the-famous-Bells-Beach-stairs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Fanning-on-the-famous-Bells-Beach-stairs.jpg 436w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Fanning-on-the-famous-Bells-Beach-stairs-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8466'>\n\t\t\t\tFanning on the famous Bells Beach stairs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Rip Curl Pro was called off for the day yesterday (Wednesday) with improved conditions projected for an exciting Finals Day today (Thursday) at Bells Beach, and the retiring Mick Fanning is still in the hunt. 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