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Blair Roles Through To Quarters In Tahiti |
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Written by Ben Kennings
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 |
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Blair threading it - Image ASP / Robertson
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Kiwi surfer Blair Stewart (Gis) has surfed his way through some barrels on day one of the Air Tahiti Nui ZonZipper Trials in Tahiti.
Stewart won both of his heats contested in solid 6-8ft waves at Teahupoo – the wave regarded as the heaviest in the world.
Stewart was one of 32 surfers from around the world that lined up alongside 32 Tahitian surfers in the trials – the winner getting a wildcard into the main event of the ASP Billabong Pro.
Stewart is only the second Kiwi surfer to ever contest the event behind his close Gisborne friend Maz Quinn who contested the event in 2002.
Stewart defeated surfers from Australia, Hawaii, France, Japan and Tahiti to move through to the final 16 surfers.
The event is likely to be completed tomorrow (Wednesday 18 August).
Results from Stewart’s two heats are set out below. For full results head to http://www.surf.pf/index.php?menu=34&event=28&choix=2.
Heat 1
1, Blair Stewart (NZL) 12.33, 2, Nick Vasicek (AUS) 12.20, 3, Billy Kempur (HAW) 5.23, 4, Ben Sanchez (FRA) 0.00
Heat 2
1, Blair Stewart (NZL) 10.17, 2, Shimpei Hirogushi (JAP) 6.64, 3, Teavanui Dinard (TAH) 6.10, 4, Tereva David (TAH) 5.20
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