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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/GG_NwAdDCc4?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;strong&gt;Billabong Rio Pro Returns To Arpoador To See Top Scores In Round 2&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;ARPOADOR, Rio de Janeiro\\/Brazil (Wednesday, May 18, 2011) \\u2013 The Billabong Rio Pro returned to Arpoador for the second consecutive day and saw top talent including C.J. Hobgood (USA), 39, and Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, earn the highest scores of Billabong Rio Pro Competition in clean two-to-four foot (1 metre) lefthanders to complete to Round 2.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Stop No. 3 of 11 on the ASP World Title Series, the Billabong Rio Pro not only plays a vital role in deciding the 2011 ASP World Champion, but is also an important event for competitors looking to solidify their position among the elite ranks prior to the midyear cut.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;C.J. Hobgood (USA), 31, unleashed his powerful forehand repertoire on Aproador\\u2019s lefthanders in the opening minutes of his match-up against dangerous ASP World Tour rookie Julian Wilson while detonating the highest heat-total of the entire event, 16.50 out of 20. Hobgood\\u2019s impressive opening rides proved to be enough to take the win over the progressive Australian despite a late-heat press by Wilson.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;a href=\\\"\\/1000130948\\/photos\\/billabong-rio-pro-day-2-photo-and-video-highlights\\/attachment\\/cj-hobgood1-2\\/\\\" rel=\\\"attachment wp-att-1000130952\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/05\\/cj-hobgood1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"cj-hobgood1\\\" title=\\\"cj-hobgood1\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"421\\\" class=\\\"aligncenter size-org wp-image-1000130952\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n\\u201cThat\\u2019s what makes those heats fun to surf and it\\u2019s exciting to watch,\\u201d Hobgood said (above). \\u201cI have so much respect for Julian (Wilson) because these kids can come back so easily no matter what scores they need. I had a good start and had to be comfortable with my performance win or lose. It was exciting and I\\u2019m stoked to make it, I have so much fun surfing against these guys.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, current ASP World Title No. 2, stuck to his strategy of waiting for the outside set waves and matched the day\\u2019s highest single-wave score of a 9 out of 10 for powerful backhand surfing to eventually eliminate fellow countryman Kai Otton (AUS), 31.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cA strategy is a strategy and I had seen a few waves out there,\\u201d Parkinson said. \\u201cYesterday the tide came in and just kind of killed me. The wave is pretty tricky here and it\\u2019s kind of a dog fight to try and get a wave.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, rebounded after a close Round 1 loss yesterday and went on an absolute rampage on his backhand in Round 2 to defeat wildcard Ricardo Santos (BRA), 20, with one of the highest heat total of the event, 16.43 out of 20.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt\\u2019s a good rebound after yesterday\\u2019s loss and I\\u2019m really stoked with my performance out there,\\u201d De Souza said. \\u201cI just tried to capitalize on Ricardo\\u2019s mistake in that heat and was really lucky to find two good waves out there. I\\u2019m happy to see all of my friends on the beach, that\\u2019s what\\u2019s most important for me.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;De Souza used his veteran experience on the elite ASP World Tour ranks to calm the nerves that come along with competing in front of his fans, but the passionate Brazilian still admitted he has high expectations for himself at the Billabong Rio Pro.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cWhen I started the tour I was only 17 and I would be nervous and make mistakes in my heats,\\u201d De Souza said. \\u201cI\\u2019ve been on tour for six years now and I think the experience helps me stay more relaxed and comfortable. Although I\\u2019m relaxed, I really hope I can get a good result this year. I was a little disappointed with my performance last year with the 9th and I want to do better at my home event this year.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Adam Melling (AUS), 26, put in a deadly performance to eliminate Alejo Muniz (BRA), 21, while matching the highest single-wave score of the event of a 9 and expressed the importance of each heat win with the midyear cut rapidly approaching.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThe cut is lingering all year, so it always feels good to get heat wins\\u201d Melling said. \\u201cWe\\u2019ve got the two cuts in one year and it\\u2019s on everyone\\u2019s mind. It can throw you off or you can also use it to fire you up a bit.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Michel Bourez (PYF), 25, got the best of a hard-fought battle against Arpoador local and event wildcard Simao Romao (BRA). After several wave-for-wave exchanges, Bourez notched a 6.00 on his last ride in the remaining minutes of the heat to overtake the Brazilian to earn the Round 2 victory.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cSimao surfs really well and he\\u2019s from here,\\u201d Bourez said. \\u201cIt was hard for me to find the right waves out there. I finally got some good scores and made my heat. That was really heavy for me because we were really tight and he had the best score. I realized I really needed a good one and that\\u2019s when I got the score.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Jordy Smith (ZAF), 23, 2010 ASP World Runner-up, looked uncharacteristically sluggish in his Round 2 heat against event wildcard Peterson Crisanto (BRA), 18, but found the scores needed to keep his Billabong Rio Pro campaign alive.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI don\\u2019t know what was going on, usually I kind of go out there and let loose and I was nursing everything,\\u201d Smith said. \\u201cI was surfing really careful because I didn\\u2019t want to blow the waves I got but I ended up blowing them anyway. I\\u2019m happy that I made the heat though.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Billabong Rio Pro will return to Barra da Tijuca tomorrow morning for a 7am call for a potential 7:30am start for Round 3. To watch the event LIVE log on to &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.billabongpro.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;billabongpro.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For additional ASP information log on to &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;Billabong Rio Pro Round 2 Results:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.67 def. Peterson Crisanto (BRA) 7.10&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.60 def. Igor Morais (BRA) 10.17&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.50 def. Simao Romao (BRA) 12.10&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.43 def. Ricardo Santos (BRA) 12.66&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.33 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 11.77&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Bobby Martinez (USA) 12.77 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 11.07&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 7: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 11.50 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 11.40&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 8: Josh Kerr (AUS) 12.74 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 12.17&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 9: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 12.53 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 9.40&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 10: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 16.50 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.70&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 11: Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.44 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 10.40&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 12: Adam Melling (AUS) 15.00 def. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 9.27&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Upcoming Billabong Rio Pro Round 3 Match Ups:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Cory Lopez (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Dan Ross (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Bobby Martinez (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 7: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 8: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. C.J. 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