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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/5CE-C18GtVw&amp;amp;feature?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Watching the Bells event from the comfort of my couch last night a few things caught my eye. The first being that Bells is a wave meant for men\\u2014seeing Parko and Mick Fanning flying down the line and doing huge carves was a thing of beauty and those two guys look particularly lethal out there. Another thing I\\u2019ve noticed is that a lot of guys are over-surfing the wave, trying to kick the tail out when they hit the lip and not utilizing the entire face of the wave. It looks bad and they\\u2019re losing precious amounts of speed. Lastly, I guess you can chalk it up to global warming, but isn\\u2019t Bells supposed to be a cold water venue? Dudes are kicking back on the beach with no shirt on and even Kelly Slater (who wears a wetsuit in 80-degree water) is wearing a short arm full suit!&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Despite the \\u201cBells sucks\\u201d mentality we\\u2019ve been hearing the last couple of years, when it\\u2019s on, the Bells Bowl makes for some great power-based surfing and gives us a break from the flicks and tail chucks we\\u2019ve grown accustomed to.&lt;strong&gt;\\u2014JC&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000145156\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/04\\/Kelly-Slater1.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000145156\\\" title=\\\"Kelly Slater\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/04\\/Kelly-Slater1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Kelly Slater\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"371\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Kelly Slater crushing Nic Muscroft&amp;#39;s dreams of ringing the Bells trophy. Photo: ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/live.ripcurl.com\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach&lt;\\/a&gt; presented by Ford Ranger&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt; ASP Women\\u2019s World Championship Tour Event No. 2 of 7&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt; Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia|&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt; April 3 &amp;#8211; 14, 2012&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Bowl Fires As World\\u2019s Best Light Up Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;BELLS BEACH, Victoria\\/Australia (Thursday, April 5, 2012) \\u2013 The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger, the second stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, enjoyed another full day of action with the world\\u2019s best surfers lighting up the clean four-to-six foot (1.5 \\u2013 2 metre) waves on offer at Bells Beach.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, defending Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach winner, proved the most dominant surfer of the day, posting the day\\u2019s high 18.94 out of a possible 20 for an electric performance in the Bells Bowl. Parkinson\\u2019s unmatched speed, power and wave affinity proved enough to eliminate an on-fire Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), 30. \\u201cI had a blast,\\u201d Parkinson said. \\u201cI wish that heat went for an hour. Freddy (Patacchia) was saying it was the best Bells he\\u2019s ever surfed in a heat. I\\u2019ve had it a lot better, but it was solid and pumping and I had so much fun.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Regarded as one of the best surfers to ever take on Bells Beach, Parkinson was awarded the prestigious Rip Curl Pro Gold Pass today, joining a short but illustrious field of stalwart Bells surfers as the youngest recipient ever.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt\\u2019s an honor,\\u201d Parkinson said. \\u201cWhen you look at the list of people who have received this award, you see it\\u2019s one of those rare things in surfing. It\\u2019s a huge achievement. You just have to love Bells. It can be a real hard wave to surf and a real tricky wave. No matter how good you are out there, you can get stuck. You just have to pick a good line and timing is absolutely essential.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;With projections indicating a potential finish in classic and solid conditions tomorrow, Parkinson\\u2019s afternoon Round 4 win will serve him well as he advances directly to the Quarterfinals. \\u201cBells is a very taxing wave to surf,\\u201d Parkinson said. \\u201cThere are huge faces and powerful sections and that flat spot in the middle that you have to contend with. Skipping Round 5 is definitely an advantage and there are rumors that we may be finish tomorrow. It\\u2019s Bells though so we just have to wake up and see what we\\u2019re dealt.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Kelly Slater (USA), 40, reigning 11-time ASP World Champion and four-time Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach winner, posted an incredible Round 3 win this morning over local wildcard Nic Muscroft (AUS), 29. After suffering a broken board mid-heat, Slater required an excellent score with the clock winding down. Stroking into a wave with seconds left, the iconic Floridian wrenched a number of solid outside turns before punctuating with a massive air reverse on the final section.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cJust to finish that wave I was happy,\\u201d Slater said. \\u201cI thought, if Nic (Muscroft) won then great. We\\u2019ve had great heats over the years. That was one that was a full battle back and forth mentally. Nic got cleaned up by 20 waves and the sets stopped when he got out and then he broke his board and I didn\\u2019t capitalize on those sets. I hadn\\u2019t finished a good one midway through the heat and then he came back really well. I never had any great waves overall. Luckily I got one with about 8 seconds left. I had the carve to start and it went a little dead until the end. The lip launched me perfectly in the air and had a good cushion to land on. I thought it\\u2019d be close either way. I would have been stoked for him, he\\u2019s such a good guy and obviously everyone\\u2019s pulling for him.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Michael Peterson (AUS), winner of the first three events at Bells Beach and an icon of Australian surfing, tragically passed away last week and Rip Curl have dedicated this year\\u2019s event to his memory. The added importance of this year\\u2019s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach is not lost on Slater. \\u201cIt\\u2019s been one week since Michael (Peterson) passed away,\\u201d Slater said. \\u201cSince the event is dedicated to him, we all have the black bands on, and it\\u2019s going to mean a lot to whoever wins this contest. I\\u2019ve got four Bells titles, but it\\u2019s taken me 20 years to do that. I\\u2019ve had a good run, but Joel (Parkinson) is often the guy to beat out here. Nic\\u2019s like that too. He picks the right waves and surfs them well.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Slater would go onto crush his Round 4 heat with an 18.50 heat total this afternoon, advancing directly to the Quarterfinals. Not to be outdone by Parkinson and Slater, Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, two-time ASP World Champion and former Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach winner (2001), was in sizzling form throughout both his Round 3 and 4 heats, posting an 18.46 and an 18.20, firmly cementing himself as the form surfer of the day.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt\\u2019s always great to surf Bells with no one out,\\u201d Fanning said. \\u201cI\\u2019m just stoked because after a few waves, I was wondering, \\u2018do we play tactics or just catching waves.\\u2019 We just traded off waves and Raoni surfed good. With someone like him, who can posts 9s, it\\u2019s still a little nerve wracking and I\\u2019m happy to make it through that round. It\\u2019s a crucial one to get through.\\u201d A perennial threat for the ASP World Title himself, Fanning was guarded when commenting on today\\u2019s Round 3 ousting of current ASP frontrunner Taj Burrow (AUS), 33, at the hands of Kai Otton (AUS), 32.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt\\u2019s only been one event and there\\u2019s a long way to go,\\u201d Fanning said. \\u201cKelly (Slater) missed a whole event last year and won the title with one event to go. I\\u2019m not super focused on that part right now. I\\u2019m focused on having fun. I\\u2019m just stoked. Bells is just one of those places. I love to come down to bells and having my main sponsors here, they\\u2019re so supportive and it\\u2019s just a great place. I\\u2019ve been coming here since \\u201997 and it\\u2019s always a great time.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Following the completion of the men\\u2019s Round 3 and 4, the Rip Curl Women\\u2019s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta saw the girls smash up the solid waves on offer at the Bells Bowl for the non-elimination Round 3. Malia Manuel (HAW), 18, 2012 ASP Women\\u2019s World Championship Tour rookie, was explosive in this afternoon\\u2019s Round 3 bout, besting current ASP Women\\u2019s World No. 1 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, with the round high 18.30 out of a possible 20 and advance directly to the Quarterfinals.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI think it was mostly the waves we had that helped me through the heat,\\u201d Manuel said. \\u201cThe heat before had a lot of waves so I thought ours wouldn\\u2019t have many but it just kept pumping. I had to throw everything I had into it and it feels great to come away with the win. It\\u2019s always nice to surf against Steph (Gilmore). She\\u2019s one of my heroes. It\\u2019s always a pleasure to surf against her here.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Carissa Moore (HAW), 19, reigning ASP Women\\u2019s World Champion and last year\\u2019s event runner-up, was another solid performer this afternoon, racking up an excellent 17.94 out of a possible 20 en route to the Quarterfinals. \\u201cI would love a big bell,\\u201d Moore said. \\u201cI think we\\u2019re all really excited that the waves are so good this year and it doesn\\u2019t look like it\\u2019s going to slow down. So hopefully we continue to score great conditions and have a good finish.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 7am to assess conditions for a potential 7:30am start. The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will be webcast LIVE via &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/live.ripcurl.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;http:\\/\\/live.ripcurl.com&lt;\\/a&gt;. For more information, log onto &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.aspworldtour.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.aspworldtour.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 3 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.33 def. Yadin Nicol (AUS) 9.60&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: John John Florence (HAW) 13.97 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 9.63&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Owen Wright (AUS) 13.77 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 7.17&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.17 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 9.07&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.10 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.83&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.00 def. Nic Muscroft (AUS) 16.30&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 7: Kai Otton (AUS) 11.83 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 6.54&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.46 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 15.20&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 9: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 16.70 def. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.60&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 10: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.43 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 10.96&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 11: Brett Simpson (USA) 15.54 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.53&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 12: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 18.94 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 17.37&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 4 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Owen Wright (AUS) 15.87, John John Florence (HAW) 15.00, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.93&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.50, Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.10, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 9.64&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.20, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 10.83, Kai Otton (AUS) 10.33&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.27, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 15.60, Brett Simpson (USA) 7.00&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 5 MATCH-UPS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: John John Florence (HAW) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 1: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. TBD&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. TBD&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. TBD&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. TBD&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RIP CURL WOMEN\\u2019S PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 3 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.74, , Sarah Mason (NZL) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS) 14.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) 18.30, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.50, Paige Hareb (NZL) 10.34&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 17.94, , Coco Ho (HAW) 12.60, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 5.86&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 15.90, Lakey Peterson (USA) 15.20, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 14.93&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RIP CURL WOMEN\\u2019S PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND 4 MATCH-UPS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Sarah Mason (NZL) vs. Paige Hareb (NZL)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) vs. Laura Enever (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Coco Ho (HAW) vs. Courtney Conlogue (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Lakey Peterson (USA) vs. Sofia Mulanovich (PER)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RIP CURL WOMEN\\u2019S PRO BELLS BEACH QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 1: Tyler Wright (AUS) vs. TBD&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) vs. TBD&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) vs. TBD&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nQF 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) vs. TBD&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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