JAN Juc’s Xavier Huxtable has upset world number 1 and fellow Australian surfer Jack Robinson in the Round of 32 at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.<\/p>\n
A wildcard entry to the World Surf League tournament, Huxtable rode his home wave at Bells Beach earlier today (Sunday, April 9) with determination to make a huge statement, upsetting the yellow-shirted West Australian and securing a Round of 16 slot.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t really explain it, I\u2019m just so stoked,\u201d Huxtable said following the heat win.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just went out there with nothing to lose, I just found a big section and tried to hit it as far as I could.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was lucky enough to find one early, then found another two in the priority heat and was able to tee off another couple of sections.\u201d<\/p>\n
Huxtable got out in front early with a modest five-point wave, before turning up the heat with big 7.00 and 6.43 totals, accumulating a combined score of 13.43.<\/p>\n
Robinson, who surfed to an easy opening round win against Huxtable and Kelly Slater, tallied 10.07.<\/p>\n
Huxtable now sets his sights on the surf of his life in the Round of 16 in the Championship Tour event. He will surf against Australian Connor O’Leary for a spot in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Full results: Xavier Huxtable, 7.00 + 6.43 = 13.43 def Jack Robinson, 6.07 + 4.00 = 10.07<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JAN Juc’s Xavier Huxtable has upset world number 1 and fellow Australian surfer Jack Robinson in the Round of 32 at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. A wildcard entry to the World Surf League tournament, Huxtable rode his home wave at Bells Beach earlier today (Sunday, April 9) with determination to make a huge […]<\/p>\n